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Making Pine Cone Flowers for Halloween

With Halloween just upon us, Jane suggested I make a bouquet of pine cone flowers in orange, black and white colors. Well obviously I thought it was a great idea, so I quickly gathered up the same supplies I used to make these beautiful pine cone roses along with some other Halloween-themed paint colors and away I went.

A spooky Halloween vignette with orange, white and black painted pine cone flowers and other Halloween decorating elements.

DIY Pine Cone Flowers

Neither my sister nor I are big Halloween decorators. But when it’s using materials from nature such as pine cones or a way to upcycle something around the house like this candy tin pumpkin decor idea, or using rocks to create the cutest mini DIY Halloween terrarium, I get pretty excited for the orange and black holiday.

I painted a bouquet of pink pine cone roses back in the spring – they turned out so beautifully and are one of the most popular projects here on the blog.

Pretty pink pine cone roses

Now, I’m quite amazed at how much I love the look of these painted pine cones in black, especially with the translucent glitter tips. They instantly become elegant yet moody and mysterious.

A bouquet of orangle, black and white painted pine cone flowers in a white vase surrounded by Halloween decor on a coffee table.

Supplies Needed for Making Pine Cone Flowers for Halloween:

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Supplies needed to make Halloween painted pine cone flowers

How to Make Pine Cone Flowers for Halloween:

Check out the video here for the how-to instructions.

Or if you prefer the full step by step instructions with detailed photos, refer to our how to make pine cone roses post. The only difference is in the paint colors, otherwise the instructions are the same.

These pine cone flowers will be the focal point of my Halloween centerpiece for the next month or so. And what’s even greater is that I’ll be able to pack them away and bring them out again every Halloween from now on.

A view from above of black, gold and white painted pine cone flowers with faux spider webbing

It’s a great time of year to craft with pine cones, for more inspiration take a look at our pine cone wall hanging decor idea and our easy DIY burlap and floral fall wreath idea.

A vignette of orange, white and black pine cone flowers in a white glass vase surrounded by Halloween decorations

How much decorating do you do for Halloween?

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Pine cone fowers in a white farmhouse style vase

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Sandy crossley

Tuesday 30th of July 2024

How do you get the sap off the pine cones I soaked them in warm vinegar water and used rubbing alcohol with a tooth brush. But they are still sticky

Jane and Sonja

Wednesday 31st of July 2024

Hi Sandy. Bake them! Pop them in the oven at a low temp (around 220F) for 30-40 minutes. This hardens the sap and sanitizes the pine cones. Hope that helps, Jane

Gladys puckett

Sunday 4th of October 2020

If I wanted scent pine cones (ex) say cinnamon apple or pumpkin spice what would I use

Jane and Sonja

Sunday 4th of October 2020

Hi Gladys, I few drops of essential oils (after painting if you plan to do so) should do the trick. Here are a couple great fall scented blends (our Amazon referral link): https://amzn.to/2GxXdx8 . Hope that helps, Jane

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