Debbiedoos

Thrifty home decor, dollar tree crafts, stenciling, decorating blog.

  • Home Tours
  • All things good food
  • Crafty gallery
  • Dollar tree Christmas and Winter crafting ideas
You are here: Home / Christmas / Winter snowy pine cone craft

Winter snowy pine cone craft

By 12 Comments

FacebooktwitterpinterestFacebooktwitterpinterest

Hi there!  Welcome. Today, I am sharing how to make winter snowy pine cone craft that will be beautiful for the winter season, that make for a pretty display.   This is pretty much almost a free craft project.  You can enjoy doing this craft with family, kids, the grands or a gals evening get together. First, collect an array of pine cones from the yard.  We are loaded with pine trees here so there is never a need to go to the craft store and purchase them. However, if need be you can find them and they are pretty reasonable. If you purchase them from the store you will not have to do the next step.

First things first! Let’s get rid of the critters:Did you know tiny little spiders and other insects love to live in pine cones? They do, trust me, and the last thing you want is them in your house. They are teeny-tiny and loaded with them.

First soak your pine cones for about 30 minutes in about 1/2 cup of  vinegar and water. You can simply do this in your kitchen sink.  Then proceed with the oven method.  Baking your pine cones on a low temperature for about a half an hour can be just the thing to keep your home from unwanted pests. Preheat your oven to 200 degrees and place your pine cones on a foil lined baking sheet or casserole dish. Place the pine cones in the oven, making sure to check them often so they don’t burn. Once the pine cones have opened up and the sap has had a chance to seep out and dry up, the pine cones are done. This should only take about 30 minutes.

Plain pinecones

Supplies needed:

Pine cones

Spray paint

faux spray snow

pretty bowl for display

faux cardinal and winter greenery

Spray painted pinecones

When I spray paint I like to use a box.  Makes clean up easy.  As you can see I used a matte metallic aluminum color by Krylon.  You could use white if you do not have any faux snow on hand or can’t find it at the craft stores.

After I spray painted the pine cones and let them dry, I then used the faux snow and

gave them a good spray.

faux snow

spray painted winter pineconesThe coverage was perfect after only one coat of spray paint.

I love the snowy look after one coat of the snow in a can.  Again, I do all my spraying in a box to avoid mess and clean up.

Fayux snow on pinecones

How to create wintery pinecones

snowy pinecones and cardinalThe cardinal and greenery spring add a nice addition to the winter bowl display.

Winter pinecone bowl displayYou can find these little picks and sprigs at dollar tree or your local craft store.  I found mine at the dollar tree.

As you can see I lightly sprayed the bowl as well to have the snowy winter look.

Winter snowy pinecone arrangement

I hope this simple winter pine cone display inspires you to create your own.

Pine cones also make for lovely table place card setting holders

So get collecting those pine cones! These will be a perfect craft project for after Christmas when you want to add a touch of the winter season. Everything always looks so bare after the holiday.

I think my Home sweet Home stencil is going to look lovely with this display for winter.

Home sweet home stencil by debbiedoo’s

found on Amazon (affiliate links)

Faux snow in a can

Thank you so much for visiting with me today.

If you are new here, welcome! I am also very excited to share my new stencil line with you.

Shop Debbiedoo' stencil line

Farmhouse/rustic stencil line by Debbiedoo’s HERE

Stencil creations by Debbiedoo's @www.debcreates.com

Thank you for your visit today!

I share all things, thrifty home decor, crafts and a recipe or two on occasion.

I have also created my own custom apron. “I work by the flour” logo on linen deep front pocket. My husband was the witty one with that slogan:)

Sold on Amazon Debbiedoo’s custom apron.

Debbiedoo's custom apron

If you would like to commit to becoming a subscriber, I would love for you to join me.

 

FacebooktwitterpinterestFacebooktwitterpinterest

Filed Under: Christmas, Christmas decorating, Winter

Image Map

Comments

  1. Judy says

    December 10 at 8:16 am

    Simple, rustic, economical, and perfect! Thanks for the inspiration! Have a great weekend. 🙂

    Reply
  2. carol says

    December 10 at 10:29 am

    Your painted pine cones are very pretty. I like to bring nature inside too; especially at Christmas. We have two huge pines in our yard so, like you, I have an abundance of cones to craft with. Wishing you and you family a very MERRY CHRISTMAS. I have truly enjoyed you over the past year and look forward to all the new 2017 bright ideas coming my way!!!

    Reply
    • debbiedoo's says

      December 11 at 9:45 am

      Thank you so kindly Carol. I have enjoyed every minute of you ladies being here with me. Merry Christmas and a very blessed new year to you and your family. XO

      Reply
  3. Jeanie says

    December 10 at 12:22 pm

    Love these cones Debbie!! I just ordered your beautiful apron for a Christmas gift!!!

    Reply
    • debbiedoo's says

      December 11 at 9:44 am

      Wonderful! Thank you so much Jeanie.

      Reply
  4. Linda says

    December 10 at 1:22 pm

    What an awsome idea I have tons of pine cones and this is just a great idea also never thought if spraying in a box 📦 what a great little trick can’t Waite to do this easy peezy craft

    Reply
  5. Doris Raab says

    December 10 at 2:56 pm

    Such a great idea. I love the simplicity and beauty of it!

    Reply
  6. Linda @ Itsy Bits And Pieces says

    December 10 at 7:19 pm

    These are beautiful, Debbie…great tutorial, too…I want to make some! Thanks!

    Reply
  7. Naomi S says

    October 22 at 10:24 pm

    Lovely little display, Debbie. Thanks for the information on “cleaning” your pinecones. I had heard you should do something to them before bringing them into your house, but couldn’t remember what it was. I love pinecones and have been collecting them for years. I have quite a few and some quite big ones from N. Carolina when I visited once.

    So thanks for the reminder that I can do something creative and simple with my own pinecones.

    Reply
    • debbiedoo's says

      October 23 at 8:56 am

      You are welcome! Enjoy.

      Reply
  8. Pat says

    October 23 at 12:15 am

    lovely!

    can u suggest how to make them scented with a favorite Essential Oil or something else u wd prefer?

    Reply
    • debbiedoo's says

      October 23 at 8:56 am

      Sure Pat you can use essential oils, like a cinnamon would be lovely. I would imagine just a drop or two on each pine cone would do the trick. I have never done it before, so I don’t know how to advise.

      Reply

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published.

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

Subscribe today!

Looking for something?

Social butterfly

FacebooktwitterpinterestrssyoutubeinstagramFacebooktwitterpinterestrssyoutubeinstagram

Follow me

FacebooktwitterpinterestrssyoutubeinstagramFacebooktwitterpinterestrssyoutubeinstagram

Recent Posts

  • Christmas decorating
  • Dollar tree Splatter Screen Seasonal Wreaths
  • Country Christmas kitchen decorating
  • 5 Minute Dollar Tree Christmas Wreath
  • Budget friendly Christmas Crafts

Printables & Images Policy: Please do not use my printables for anything that is sold or alter them in any way. Please do not post one (or more) of my printables on your site without my permission. If you would like to feature one of my images, please ask first. This includes, but is not limited to, other blogs, round-up sites and magazine publication sites. I can be reached at debbiedoos43@gmail.com

Debbie Manno (Debbiedoo's) is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to (Debbiedoo's) (amazon.com). I also grant ZERO permission to use one or any of my photos/printables or any other content here within my website for features or "round ups" without prior permission. Thank you. I also would like to credit Pixabay.com for their CCO use of images. Noting that I can download, modify, distribute, and use them royalty free for anything I like, even in commercial applications. ANY recipes of mine that have inspired you to make and create, please always reference to finding the original recipe on my site and not sharing the entire recipe on your site for no incentive to visit the original creator. Thank you.

Copyright © 2019 Debbiedoo's · Log in

This website uses cookies to improve your experience. We'll assume you're ok with this, but you can opt-out if you wish.Accept Reject Read More
Privacy & Cookies Policy

Necessary Always Enabled