Bleaching pine cones. For Christmas decor

@annabode because the bleached pine cones have a different look than a painted one

Why don't you just spray paint them white?

I did this last year, I wanted to have gold and glittery mantle, they came out nice I think...I put the puce cones in Clorox and water make sure they are completely under the water fir a couple of days, they will be bleached out.....then I dried them off waited a few days and spray glue on them and put gold glitter, I did leave some just plain with no glitter...will try and attach a pic...

Well, I have no experience with this but the first related post below was this: http://www.hometalk.com/2523689/bleached-pine-cones Good luck!

Why bleach them? The purpose is???

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Mary Munsch
on Oct 7, 2014

Why bleach them? The purpose is???

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Jennie
on Oct 7, 2014

Well, I have no experience with this but the first related post below was this: http://www.hometalk.com/2523689/bleached-pine-cones Good luck!

Bleached Pine Cones

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Andrea Reed
on Oct 7, 2014

I did this last year, I wanted to have gold and glittery mantle, they came out nice I think...I put the puce cones in Clorox and water make sure they are completely under the water fir a couple of days, they will be bleached out.....then I dried them off waited a few days and spray glue on them and put gold glitter, I did leave some just plain with no glitter...will try and attach a pic...

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- Andrea Reed
  on Nov 17, 2014
  
  Thanks. No they don't smell from the bleach. I don't know exactly how long it took to dry just a few days. Good luck.
  
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Anna @Annabode
on Oct 8, 2014

Why don't you just spray paint them white?

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Vibiki
on Nov 10, 2014

@annabode because the bleached pine cones have a different look than a painted one

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- Andrea Reed
  on Nov 10, 2014
  
  Yes they really do, never would have thought they would get like that....Iam doing oer right now...
  
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Bleached Pine Cones

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