Diy Paint Dipped Pinecone Garland

Make a Pinecone Garland

Posted by chelsea mohrman | farm fresh therapy

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I gathered these little pinecones at the beginning of the fall and have been hoarding them in my craft room while trying to figure out a plan of them. I have seen some of these dipped pinecones around lately (and in fact made some large ones last year for our dining table holiday centerpiece), but the ones I gathered were naturally fallen and a bit small. I decided on making this simple little garland for our master bedroom fireplace.

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You Will Need (1 thing)

  • Pinecones

Steps (3 steps, 60 minutes)

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    1. Dip pinecones in paint and let them dry- to really get the best results, dry by hanging them upside down. I am lazy and just let them dry on the table after I dipped them (I think they turned out fine). I dipped a few in Martha's metallic paints available at Michael's, and the rest in various sample Valspar paints from Lowe's.

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    2. After the pinecones dry, you can create your garland by wrapping twine around each pine cone at the base. I wrapped and tied the twine tightly around each one and left some excess at the ends to hang.

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    They work perfectly for our rustic inspired holiday decor and to (finally!) dress up this mantle!