How Tuesday - Making ornaments with pine cones

In November I taught a class on making decorations with pinecones.

We painted them, tied them into garlands and attached them to ribbon to create swags.  We also made a few fun decorative crafts and ornaments with the pinecones as well.  I thought I would do a HOW TO on making these fun decorations.

My Christmas tree is decorated in pine cone ornaments.  Many are glass, but a large number are real pine cones, so making ornaments for my tree this year was extra fun for me.

Pinecone Reindeer
1 Pine cone
2 Felt ears
2 Twigs
2 Googly eyes
1 Red bells for nose
Tacky glue/hot glue
Patterns for felt parts

 Step 1: Cut felt pieces to make two ears. They need to be leaf shaped, about 1 inch to 1 1/2 inches long. 

Pinch one end of the ear and glue into the pinecone near the wide end with hot glue. 

Step 2: Take two twigs and glue with hot glue closer to the top of the wide end, to the back side, above the ears.  

Step 3: Glue two googly eyes about mid-way on the pinecone.  

Step 4: Add the red bell to the pointed end as a nose. 

Step 5: Add a hanger to top, if desired. 

Step 6: Set aside to dry.

Pine cone Snowflake Ornament
5 mini cones
2 Foam snowflakes
Hot Glue
Jute for hanger 5 inches long

Step 1: Take 5 mini cones and using hot glue, 

 glue the cones together at the wide base, points pointing out,
















to form a star/snowflake shape. 

Step 2: Add a jute hanger, if desired, by tying through the center hole.

Step 3: Place a foam snowflake on both sides in the middle of the star shape over the middle and glue in place. 

Step 4:  Allow to dry before hanging on your tree.

Later this month I will show you how to make a cool dry snow globe.