Handmade Pinecones

Handmade Pinecones

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October 25, 2011

Craft your own pinecones from felt or fabric. Download our template and follow the step-by-step instructions to make them, then try our suggestions for displaying and using these festive beauties.

Handmade Pinecones

Materials
Foil
Fabric*
Downloadable template**
Sharp scissors
Hot glue gun

*Tip: Use wool, corduroy, felt, foam crafting sheets, or repurpose fabric from an old sweater or shirt. You can use all one color, or alternate with different colors.

**Tip: Our template was created with an average-sized pinecone in mind, about 4” tall and 2” wide at the base, and it fits roughly in the palm of our hand. Feel free to alter the size of the template by changing the scale in your print window.

Instructions

1. Mold aluminum foil into an egg shape (the big end will be the bottom of the pinecone). The size of the foil egg depends on how big you’d like the pinecone to be.
2. Download and print our template, then cut out the three pinecone pieces.
3. Using double-sided tape or pins, attach the template piece to your fabric and cut out the shapes. You’ll only need one of each for the top (A) and bottom (C), but the scales for the middle (B) depend on how big you make the foil egg shape. Cut a bunch at first, then clip as you go.
4. Starting at the top, dab glue on the A piece and attach. Move your way downward around the foil egg using B pieces (feel free to alternate colors or fabrics), overlapping the rows as you go.
5. When the entire shape is covered, dab a little glue to the C piece and attach to the bottom.

Quick Tip Clean up big items like felt and fabric scraps, as well as small pieces of dust and dirt with Swiffer® SweeperVac. It helps clean the big and small stuff better than a broom and dustpan, even on textured surfaces.

Fun Decorative Ideas

• Tie them to holiday packages or hostess gifts for a creative adornment.
• Attach them to a seasonal wreath or garland.
• Hang a bundle from a doorknob and create a warm welcome for your guests.
• Stack a few in a bowl for a simple, festive centerpiece.
• Glue a pin back (available at your local craft store) to one of the scales and make a crafty accessory or gift.
• Make one for each of your holiday guests, attach a nametag, and you’ll have clever place cards!
• Tie a bundle to a dowel rod or plant stake and stick it in the soil of your houseplant to liven up the pot.

Posted 2 hours ago by Dawn Shive

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