Easy DIY Pine Cone Christmas Tree
Sharing the tutorial for making beautiful tabletop pine cone Christmas trees to display for the holidays!
Ingredients
- acrylic paint in white and metallic silver optional or leave pinecones natural (unpainted)
- eastern white pinecones approx. 40
- 6 1/4" thick wooden dowels cut to 6 inches each
- 3 inches birch branch for base 3" diameter x 2" high, with six holes drilled
- Fine Gauge Floral Wire
- Rubber Bands
- Tree Topper Ornament optional
Instructions
- If desired, paint the pine cones with an acrylic paint in any color of your choosing and let them dry fully before proceeding.
- Drill six holes in the birch branch base to fit the wooden dowels starting with the center hole first and then evenly around the base.
- With the floral wire, wrap the wood dowels at the top to create a cone shape.
- Next wrap a rubber band around the dowels towards the bottom and place a row of pine cones around the base with the rubber band holding them in place.
- Take some floral wire and secure the bottom row of pine cones and tighten the wire.
- Repeat steps 4 and 5 all the way to the top of the cone.
- For the top layer of pine cones use the hot glue gun to help secure them.
- Place a decorative tree topper with the hot glue gun if desired.
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