I must admit I am slightly Pinterest obsessed. So by the time Autumn came along and all the fall DIY began showing up on the site I immediately began hunting for pine cones! This is slightly tricky for me as we just moved into the centre of Norwich and there are no forests or parks around for miles! So during a day visit to see a friend about an hour away I decided that it would be an ideal time to hunt for some pine cones and did we find loads! She lives near the lovely forests of Thetford in Norfolk where there are an abundance of trees and plenty of pine cones for us to get our hands on.
So after bringing them home, cooking them in the oven for 30 minutes to kill off all the spiders and bugs (there were so many!), I began frantically searching for ideas. I had my mind set on a heart wreath that I spent days attempting to make with a tiny tub of superglue and some chicken wire. Needless to say, that failed drastically and we now have several marks of superglue on the dining table which my other half isn't too impressed with... So after giving up and shoving the pine cones in a cupboard for 2 weeks I have decided to have another go at it! That and also because December is fast approaching and I really would like to have something on the front door and some pine cones around the house.
So after ditching the heart wreath idea I have decided to have another search on pinterest for what can be made this time that definitely doesn't include chicken wire! These are just a few DIY ideas that I have found... (none of these photos are mine and the link to each tutorial is above the picture on the title).
This is definitely something that I am willing to try. We have several fireplaces in our home and it would be nice to make one of these to hang in the one in the lounge. I might even spray a few of the cones silver and see how that looks.
This is actually insanely easy to make. It just takes a bit of string, some glue and a little bit of ribbon and you are done! We are getting our christmas tree this friday so until then I will be making plenty of these beauts to have on our tree!
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This idea is by far my favourite! All I need to get is a glue gun because I simply don't have the patience to fiddle about with the tiny tub of super glue! Her idea is really simple and I am really keen to try this out... I might even add some beads and a few lights to it? I will probably need some more pine cones though so might have to wait until I find a more local forest.
Well there you have it; my main pine cone inspiration for christmas and all of the ideas I can't wait to get stuck into! I know that there aren't any wreaths in this post but judging by how that went last time, I think it is probably best to start off small before I end up putting something horrendous on our front door... Has anybody else tried anything similar to these?
Jessica xo
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