How to Make a Pinecone Wreath
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How to Make a Pinecone Wreath
by Ananda from A Piece Of Rainbow
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How to make a Pinecone Wreath: Materials and tools
- pine cones: 55 to 65, sorted into 3 size groups (small, medium, large). If you don’t feel like gathering your own, you can check out some options on Amazon.
- a 12″ wire wreath form
- hot glue gun and hot glue sticks
- optional: LED fairy lights; evergreen branches, real or synthetic; berry sprigs.
How to make a pinecone wreath, Step 1: Glue medium pinecones to inner wires
Start with the inner ring. Take cones from the medium size group, add a dab of hot glue on each of the two inner rings, and quickly place the first pine cone onto the hot glue.
Repeat the step until you have glued an entire circle of pine cones like shown below.
How to make a pinecone wreath, Step 2: Glue large pine cones to the outer wires
Using pinecones from the biggest size group, glue a whole circle of pine cones onto the two outer wires of the frame.
The process is the same as in Step 1.
How to make a pinecone wreath, Step 3: Glue small pine cones to the middle
Using pine cones from the smallest size group, glue them to cover all the middle gaps.
These cones are a little trickier to glue than the first two groups, but just find a spot where it rests securely on the cones below. Use a lot of hot glue on the bottom of the small cones to stick them securely.
Vary the direction of the cones a bit to make it look more natural.
Now you have a basic pinecone wreath!
There are many ways to decorate this wreath, such as ribbons, green foliage, colorful berries, small ornaments… Just have fun!
How to make a pinecone wreath, Step 4: Add greenery
I took some evergreen cuttings and sprigs of berries, and tucked them in between the pine cones.
How easy is that?
Of course we can get more festive and add some LED fairy lights!
These lights operate on small battery packs that are easy to hide.
I can also see these wreaths being used as centerpieces on a table. Considering how easy one is to make, why not make a few and use them on the door and on the table?
Ours is hanging on a wall in the hallway and we love it!
We’d love to see your pinecone wreath — drop us a photo here or tag #imaremodelaholic on Instagram — and be sure to check out all our other Creative Christmas series projects, and holiday printables. Be sure to follow along over on Facebook, Instagram , and YouTube with #CreativeChristmas so you won’t miss any of our Christmas tutorials, recipes, and printables!
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Wishing you a beautiful holiday season! Happy creating!
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Originally published 11/2/2016 // Updated 11/30/2020
Ananda is an artist and garden designer. Her work in landscape architecture and art led to many creative diy ideas and projects that she shares here at Remodelaholics and at her popular blog, A Piece Of Rainbow.
These wreath’s are beautiful! I was just thinking about how I wanted to put up a wreath on our door. Definitely going to make my from scratch!
I have tried making pinecone wreaths from real cones I collected. I prepare them using the oven method . The pinecones keep breaking apart. Every time I touch them more of the cone falls out What am I doing wrong
How long are you baking them for? Sounds like you are baking them to long. Or the temperature is too high. Maybe 200-250 degrees. I never bake or soak my pine cones and have never had problems with bugs.
Help. What’s the secret in getting the pine cones to stick to the glue gun.
hi wendy, some hot glue is less strong than others. use a strong high heat one, and sand the the wreath form a little can also help! =)
I can’t get pine cones to stick to the wire ring. I have hot glued them some 3 times and they still fall off. Help
hi judy! some hot glue is less strong than others. use a strong high heat one, and sand the the wreath form a little can also help! =)
instead of hot glue i used floral wire and wired the cones on last longer and can take temp changes better
I also use floral wire and wire the cones onto the wreath as i store my wreaths in a barn after Christmas and the hot glue wouldn’t last and the cones would fall off.
Won’t he cold ,make the glue let lose?
Yes! I made a beautiful wreath glue and pinecones and in a couple of days it started to fall apart. I live in WI.
I am using floral wire to attach the pine cones to the wreath form. I’m sure I’ll use some type of glue–glue gun, contact cement (my personal favorite)–when I start attaching things. I half way there.
We’d love to see pictures when you finish, Carol!
Should we do anything to the pinecones that we find outside to prepare them prior to assembling the wreath? Thanks!
Some people bake them to kill bugs and spiders but i never do and have never have a problem. The pine cones i used didn’t have sap on them. Some people soak them but then they would close up and need to dry to open up again.
When making the pinecone wreath using glue to stick them to the metal wreath, do not put the wreath outside where it is cold. I had a beautiful wreath that I made this way and put it on the outside of the house. Well in a couple of days it started to fall apart. I live in Wisconsin.
Darn! I’ll add a note to the post. Thanks for the comment, Amy.
Hi Cassity… Is the wreath frame flat or bowed a bit?
Diana
Hi Diana, it is slightly curved — most wire wreath forms are. You could probably do this with a flat form, but the curve gives it some extra depth that is nice.
Thank you for getting back to me so quickly! One more question… Can you tell me where I can purchase the Fairy lights for the pinecone wreath and how long is the strand?
Diana (Massachusetts)
I am using floral wire to attach the pine cones to the wreath form. I’m sure I’ll use some type of glue–glue gun, contact cement (my personal favorite)–when I start attaching things. I half way there.