Pine Cones Everywhere?!?! Well, here are some craft ideas.
Craft ideas for pine cones. This winter was the worse I ever saw for pine cones. I Live In RI and my aunt lives in NH she said the same thing, she has seen nothing like this before. So with pine cones filling our yards why not collect some for crafts. I picked up a couple of hundred the other day I suppose, the ones from my deck were a bit cleaner than my muddy winter yard. This lens is full of craft Ideas for pine cones. As well as the possible reason for so many fallen cones this year.
Why Are There So Many Pine Cones This Year?
Declare Your Curiosity
Normally this time of year, you might have snow covering your yard, but if you have a pine tree or two, chances are you have a slew of pine cones blanketing the ground.
That spurred Maggie in Chelmsford to Declare her Curiosity:
"I'm curious about the pine trees this year having excessive amounts of pine cones. I can't ever recall seeing so many."
Scientists confirm the trees are producing an unusually large amount of pine cones this year.
Maureen Foley of Jamaica Plain can hardly take a step in her front yard without crushing one.
Read more and watch the WBZ News clip here.
Arrowhead Pine Cone Festival
If you watch this clip 2/3 through you will see so many wonderful crafts made with pine cones. Just goes to show what a good imagination can come up with. and what a wonderful festival would love to go someday!
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Pine Cone Air Fresheners / Potpourri
You will need ground spices, glue, and a sponge brushAllspice,
Cloves,
Apple Pie Spice
Cinnamon,
Nutmeg
Paint pine cone edges with glue using the sponge brush and sprinkle with any combination of, or all of, the spices listed and then let dry.
Another way to give scents to pine cones is by using essential oils. This can be expensive, but a has a longer lasting effect, and there are many scents you can purchase. Use any oil you like, cinnamon is the type used most. Spay cones and place in sealed bag or add a few drops in a sealed plastic bag with cones and shake several times, and then let set over night.
Ideas for scented pine cones:
Add a small ribbon or twine and hang them as decoration.
Or, place in baskets with some cinnamon sticks and greens to decorate or even use as centerpieces.
Also, you can pin or glue to items. I placed and pinned some to on an old straw hat and also to my straw hanging basket in the kitchen.
Or, you can simply lace into any kind of jars as gifts or to decorate.
And click here for an air freshener idea.
How To Clean Pine Cones For Crafts
When making things with pine cones you have collected you first need to clean them. So when you get home with you freshly gathered pine cones and are ready to clean them, you have a choice between 2 methods. You can soak and wash them or you can bake them. The washing method will remove the sap, and the baking method will glaze the sap. In either case, it will get rid of any stickiness so they can easily be used in crafts.
Line large baking pans with foil. The foil protects your pans from the sap. Heat your oven to 250 degrees and bake the pine cones for at least 30 minutes. This should take care of removing the sticky sap as your pine cones will become glazed where there was any. It is VERY IMPORTANT that you do not leave the kitchen when you bake the pine cones because you want to keep checking on their progress. They may need a little more time or a little less depending on pine cone size and how your oven generates heat. You may even decide to raise the oven heat for a few minutes, but not by much and only when completely supervised. This baking kills any bugs or spider mites that live in them. This also allows the seeds to fall out and sap to dry up. If you want your pine cones to close up tight, try plunging them in ice cold water after baking. This should make them close up tight, they will later re-open when dry.
If you choose the wash method, the best way to clean them is in a double sink. A large laundry tub type sink works great. You will place the drain stop in your sink and lay the pine cones down inside the sink. Then you will squirt some antibacterial dish liquid soap over the pine cones and begin filling the sink with very warm water. Be generous with the soap. Let the pine cones soak for at least 20 minutes, then return to the sink and let the water out. Now you can begin rinsing them. When the pine cones are drained and you can see they don't feel sticky, then give them a good rinse. If they are still sticky, then repeat the procedure, this time using some all purpose non toxic or disinfectant household cleaner. When you are done washing the pine cones, lay them on some plastic garbage bags or grocery bags on the floor to dry. Be sure it is in an area where children or pets won't tamper with them.
If you want to use natural unpainted pine cones in your crafts, you can spray them with a multipurpose polyurethane spray. Be sure to do that outdoors, and wear protective gloves and eyewear.
Line large baking pans with foil. The foil protects your pans from the sap. Heat your oven to 250 degrees and bake the pine cones for at least 30 minutes. This should take care of removing the sticky sap as your pine cones will become glazed where there was any. It is VERY IMPORTANT that you do not leave the kitchen when you bake the pine cones because you want to keep checking on their progress. They may need a little more time or a little less depending on pine cone size and how your oven generates heat. You may even decide to raise the oven heat for a few minutes, but not by much and only when completely supervised. This baking kills any bugs or spider mites that live in them. This also allows the seeds to fall out and sap to dry up. If you want your pine cones to close up tight, try plunging them in ice cold water after baking. This should make them close up tight, they will later re-open when dry.
If you choose the wash method, the best way to clean them is in a double sink. A large laundry tub type sink works great. You will place the drain stop in your sink and lay the pine cones down inside the sink. Then you will squirt some antibacterial dish liquid soap over the pine cones and begin filling the sink with very warm water. Be generous with the soap. Let the pine cones soak for at least 20 minutes, then return to the sink and let the water out. Now you can begin rinsing them. When the pine cones are drained and you can see they don't feel sticky, then give them a good rinse. If they are still sticky, then repeat the procedure, this time using some all purpose non toxic or disinfectant household cleaner. When you are done washing the pine cones, lay them on some plastic garbage bags or grocery bags on the floor to dry. Be sure it is in an area where children or pets won't tamper with them.
If you want to use natural unpainted pine cones in your crafts, you can spray them with a multipurpose polyurethane spray. Be sure to do that outdoors, and wear protective gloves and eyewear.
Decorating not just for Christmas. A country look for your home
Pine cones can be used to decorate your home or parties all year, whether it is place settings, hanging items, or other craft ideas. I love the country look they give to my home, just use colors that go with your home's color palette rather than Christmas ones. You can use many craft ideas, can you imagine a pine cone wreath with fresh cut seasonal flowers, roses, lilacs, etc. Use small water clips on back of the wreath to keep them fresh or perhaps use crafty items like flags on the Fourth of July, or tiny country dolls, or fruit. There are so many possibilities.
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Gnome, Sheep, Glitter Cones, Christmas And More
As far back as I can remember we would collect pine cones for the holidays to make tree ornaments, the way we chose was to completely paint them either gold or silver, or to paint on glue and glitter them some, only lightly glittered to keep a natural look on tree along with the festive cones. You can see some of these done below in videos...
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More Ideas for Pine cones
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- Pine Cone Photo Holder
- Pine Cone Angel
- Pine Cone Angel
- Pine cone squirel
- Pine cone squirel
- Pine cone light
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- Simple Centerpiece
- Simple Centerpiece
- pine cone Centerpiece
- pine cone Centerpiece
- Apple candles and pine cone dressing
- Apple candles and pine cone dressing
- Another pine cone angel
- Another pine cone angel
- Pine cone fruit vace
- Pine cone fruit vace
- Pretty pine cones and candles
- Pretty pine cones and candles
- Pine cone tree
- Pine cone tree
- Place cards
- Place cards
- Snow people
- Snow People
- Pine Cone Easter Tree
- Pine Cone Easter Tree
- Christmas tree cone
- Christmas tree cone
- Pine cone craft Ideas
- Pine cone craft Ideas
- Pine cone card and decoration
- make a holiday card
- children pine cone crafts little ski kids
- children pine cone crafts little ski kids
- Pine cone carolers
- Pine cone carolers
Some Pine Cone Products On The Net
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Pets And Pine Cones
Vet Answers
Are pine cones OK for pets?
Pine cones are not toxic unless trees are sprayed with chemicals. Some animal bedding and litter is made from shredded pine cones, and the Cat Fancier's Association recommends decorating Christmas trees with 'nontoxic' decorations such as pine cones.
However, fallen pine cones CAN harbor insects that you don't want your dog ingesting or being bitten by. They can also pose a choking hazard if your dog swallows large pieces. And a big problem is there being able to pass them if the pieces are too big. In ending as long as you supervise the pet playing with them, check for bugs, and not allow the chewing of them, then short pine cone play is OK.
Are pine cones OK for pets?
Pine cones are not toxic unless trees are sprayed with chemicals. Some animal bedding and litter is made from shredded pine cones, and the Cat Fancier's Association recommends decorating Christmas trees with 'nontoxic' decorations such as pine cones.
However, fallen pine cones CAN harbor insects that you don't want your dog ingesting or being bitten by. They can also pose a choking hazard if your dog swallows large pieces. And a big problem is there being able to pass them if the pieces are too big. In ending as long as you supervise the pet playing with them, check for bugs, and not allow the chewing of them, then short pine cone play is OK.
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Pine Cone News
- Give someone the boot, the Wellington Boot
- Fern, the talented mind behind the whole operation, hand crafts each and every piece, composing entirely unique and enchanting designs to titillate the little girl in every one of us grown women. The maximum price I found looking through her collection ...
- Clary's creates A Day of Enchantment
- There also will be a few donated materials available, and families are encouraged to bring their own materials from home such as pine cones, feathers, colorful pebbles, dried grasses, seashells, and fruits/nuts that already have fallen to the ground ...
- Art and Theater Listings
- 3fishgallery.com Pinecone + Chickadee, Portland: "Monsters," through June 3. pineconeandchickadee.com Coleman Burke Gallery at Port City Music Hall, Portland: James Marshall, "Continuance," sculpture, through June 25. colemanburke.com.
- Morris County historic sites waive admission for 'Be Our Guest' event
- A special event occurring this weekend will be led by Gioia Weber, historical program specialist, and runs from 1 to 3 pm; children will be prompted to name objects that can be made from a basket of ?raw materials,? which include a corn cob, pine cone, ...
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I would love to make a gallery or movie slide show of pine cone crafts made by you all here at Squidoo! So please send photos, or any you have at zazzle I cant wait to see.
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I hope you enjoyed your stay?
Have you made any pine cone crafts?
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- I love pine cones! I once collected them everywhere I went, then each place got its own basket. I then decorated, scented, and just plain enjoyed them as-is all around the house. Hmmm... might have to collect a basket or two...
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- Wonderful lense. I like making pinecone candles. They smell so good!
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- Great Lens with great resources!
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- I was in the neighborhood and just had to stop back and enjoy your pine cones and your wonderful crafting ideas here. You bring back memories of making pine cone wreaths and trees for the church sales and of course we made extras for home. There are so many different types and sizes of pine cones that the possibilities are endless and certainly not just for Christmas. I love bringing the outdoors in and pine cones are a perfect way to do that.
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