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.

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.

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.

Supplies Needed for Making Pine Cone Flowers for Halloween:

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• Pine cones (learn how to clean them for crafting) (or you can find some in our Etsy shop)
• DecoArt Americana Acrylics in Titanium White, Lamp Black, Jack-O-Lantern Orange
• Paint brush
• Wooden skewers
• Floral tape, green
• Drill with small drill bit (same diameter as wooden skewer)
• Clear drying craft glue (I used Elmer’s clear craft glue)
• Glitter, extra fine

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.

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.

How much decorating do you do for Halloween?

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