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I made this pinecone wreath years ago and it has held up well over the years. I found these directions online which pretty much describe the process of constructing a wreath. Since you can often find pinecones in your yard (my yard is strewn with them !) or by the side of the road, they are easy to come by and craft stores sell the wire frames as well as assortments of smaller decorative pine cones.
Use a wire frame and insert the pinecones around each section. First soak the cones outside in a large bucket overnight. This causes them to close up and any bugs will come out. After they are closed, they are easy to insert into the wire frame. After the frame is completed, hang it in a warm spot for a few days and as the cones open up, they are permanently secured in the frame. Then spray with acrylic sealer and decorate with ribbon etc. as you choose. (Be sure to wear gloves as the pine tar is very hard to get off your hands.)
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I had no idea they closed up when you soaked them! Very cool!
What a beautiful wreath this is! Very nice. I'm so happy I found you blog. You've got a lot of great stuff here! I'll definitely be back.
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Girl, I almost became a follower yesterday but didn't see the area to do it and rushed off too quickly. I am a follower now! I found a pinecone wreath curbside 1 year in my neighborhood and loved using it. Lovely to meet you...see ya again soon.
i've always wanted one of these because my mom had one when i was growing up. thanks so much for sharing. come visit and enter my very first giveaway for a pottery barn giftcard and some of my designs at www.barefeetonthedashboard.blogspot.com.
Years ago? Seriously? It truly looks like it is "freshly" made! That is gorgeous and right up my decor alley! Thanks for sharing!
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Love your wreath. I made a pine cone 'tree' at Christmas this year. Posted a short tutorial on my blog when I did. It took a while and those pine cones are prickly!
What a great idea and the tip about soaking them would never have occurred to me. Thanks for linking up to my party!
Sweet! Be blessed. Cindy
Great looking wreath...with all our pinecones, I should make one of these! Thanks for coming to NTT:)
Blessings,
Linda
I love this! Love wreaths in general, and especially love the 'natural' feeling the pinecones give it... It would go fabulously on my door... :)
We have a Friday Fun Finds party- if you're interested, we'd love it if you'd link to this!
Love it and will be storing this in my file for winter! Great job!
-Ann Marie
Awesome idea! I didn't know they close like that...neat! Thanks for linking to Mad Skills Monday at SSB. Feel free to link up as many projects as you want and see you nest week!
Blessings,
Ginger
such fun..thanks for sharing :)
That wreath is awesome!!!
That is a great wreath!
This wreath is great! I love all the different things people are doing with them...I had no idea about soaking the pine cones! Thanks for linking up to Ta-Dah Tuesday!
I love the way you arranged them! Great tip for the bugs too. Thanks for sharing with Made it Monday! Jules
Beautiful wreath! I can almost smell it.
This is so pretty..
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Whoever thought pine cones were just for the holidays was dead wrong! This is fabulous!
Jeanine
I found your from from Life with Lori...love the wreath....it's so full and pretty.
I've been wanting to make a pinecone wreath... Thanks for the directions. This looks great.
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I really like all the texture and the variety of pine cones you used.
I never knew about soaking pine cones in water. Thanks for the tip. I am glad to know it gets rid of the bugs. Your wreah looks great. We don't have many pine trees around here. In fact, we hardly have any trees. I wish we did so I could make one of these.
Cute! I love that you could make this work for different seasons!
Thanks for linking at Lucky Star Lane!
It's so pretty! Thanks for the great tips! :0
Roeshel
Do you need glue at all to keep the pinecones in place? Thanks!
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