If you are on the hunt for a perfect forsythia craft, let us help you stop the search because we have a great one for you right here!
The Perfect Forsythia Craft
If you’re a flower person, you know the beauty that is within a forsythia.
Also called a “golden bell,” these flowers are actually within the olive family. They are native to Eastern Europe and are known to be extremely low maintenance. They actually start appearing in the very early part of spring, usually before the rest of the flowers start blooming. In a way, these beautiful reminders are the foreshadowing of spring coming!
These flowers are elegant and unique and a great conversation starter. Making a forsythia craft is a great way to have forsythias in your house year long! And don’t worry about being able to find the right items, we have them right here in our Etsy shop!
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Materials Needed
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- Eastern white pinecones (we sell these in our Sustain My Craft Habit Etsy shop) or collect and clean your own
- Cut twigs and branches, approx. 15” long
- Acrylic or chalky paint in yellow (we use Rejuvenate Chalky Finish and Leaf Green acrylic paint)
- Paintbrushes
- Hot Glue Gun
- Clippers
- Vase
How to Make a Fabulous Forsythia Bouquet from Pinecones
Use a mix of whole eastern white pinecones and pinecone halves. To make the pinecone halves, cut each pinecone in half with clippers lengthwise.
After cleaning the pinecones, paint each pinecone in yellow or green or a mix of both shades on one.
Let the paint dry and add more paint if needed for better coverage. Once the paint is completely dry, use a hot glue gun to glue the pinecones to the ends of the cut twigs.
Assemble all in to one large vase for the finished forsythia pinecone bouquet.
More Pinecone Flower Crafts
Crafting with pinecones is kind of our thing and the proof is here with these creative pinecone crafts you can also make at home.
- New Years Centerpiece Craft
- Pine Cone Flowers for Halloween
- Pink Pine Cone Flowers
- Cherry Blossom Pinecone Art
- Spring Pinecone Flower Arrangement
- Pinecone Flower Clothespins
And there it is, a beautiful forsythia craft that you can make any time of the year! Even though these are known as springtime flowers, the beautiful natural and neutral colors allow this to be a craft that can stay in your house year-long. This is a huge bonus!
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Crafting a Fabulous Forsythia Bouquet from Pinecones
Materials
- Eastern white pinecones
- Cut twigs and branches approx. 15” long
- Acrylic or chalky paint we used Rejuvenate Chalky Finish and Leaf Green acrylic paint
- Paintbrushes
- Hot Glue Gun
- Clippers
- Vase
Instructions
- Use a mix of whole eastern white pinecones and pinecone halves.
- To make the pinecone halves, cut each pinecone in half with clippers lengthwise.
- After cleaning the pinecones, paint each pinecone in yellow or green or a mix of both shades on one.
- Let the paint dry and add more paint if needed for better coverage.
- With a hot glue gun, glue the pinecones to the ends of the cut twigs.
- Assemble all in to one large vase for the finished forsythia pinecone bouquet.