How to Make a Pinecone Wreath (without wire or glue)

After taking a half day to make three of these beauties, we’ll be the first to admit it, we’re a little obsessed with making pinecone wreaths. And today we’ll show you how to make a pinecone wreath (just like this one) without the use of any glue or wire.

How to Make a Pinecone Wreath on a Wire Frame

For this particular pinecone wreath, we used the pinecones fallen from easter white pinetrees that grow all over North America as far north as Newfoundland and south as Georgia. Having used them to make these painted pinecone Christmas ornaments last year, they are our favorite type of pinecone to craft with.

If you are wanting to make your own eastern white pinecone wreath, you can check out our Etsy shop where we sell this variety of pinecones along with other varieties as well. It’s simply made with just the wire wreath form, a pail of water and pinecones. That’s it! No need for messy glue or fumbling with floral wire. We’ll be sharing the video tutorial soon but in the meantime, keep reading to find out how to make your own stunning front door wreath.

Materials Needed:

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• 14” wire wreath form
• Eastern white pinecones, approx 150-175
• Pail or large bowl filled with water

How to Make a Pinecone Wreath (without any wire or glue):

Preparing the Pinecones

First things first. If you are purchasing the pinecones from our Etsy shop, then the pinecones are ready and you can quickly get started on your wreath. However, if you are foraging your own pinecones, then you’ll need to first clean them and bake them. Check out our simple and natural technique for cleaning pinecones here.

After the pinecones have been cleaned and baked, soak them in a pail of water for 30 minutes. Make sure they are fully submerged in the water. You’ll quickly notice the pinecones will begin to close up making them easy to work with.

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Sort the pinecones by size:

• Largest pinecones for the outer ring
• Medium sized pinecones for the center ring
• Sallest sized pinecones for the inner ring

Starting with the outer ring and the largest pinecones, insert the bottom of the pinecone between the two outer wires. Push the pinecone to about the 3 or 4th scale on the pinecone and pull it back slightly to lock it in place. As the pinecone dries and opens the scales will wrap themselves around the wire to hold in place.

Continue adding more pinecones to the wire frame, working one section at a time. 

Position the outer and center pinecones so they face outward and then position the pinecones on the inner ring to face straight upward.

When you get close to the end of the section, squeeze the pinecones over as much as possible and wedge another pinecone inside. 

Continue all the way around the wire wreath form. 

Drying the Pinecone Wreath

Put the wreath aside and leave it to dry fully. As the pinecones dry, they’ll begin to open naturally securing the bottom portion of the pinecone to the wreath form. If possible, place the wreath in a dry and sunny location to speed up the time it takes to dry fully.

If you plan to hang the wreath outside where it will be exposed to rain and wet weather, we’d suggest spraying it with a water resistant sealer.

More DIY Wreaths using Natural Materials

• Pumpkin wreath using mulberry branches
• Boxwood wreath
• DIY driftwood wreath
• DIY wheat wreath
• Beautiful seashell wreath
• Evergreen wreath

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