How To Make Mini Pinecone Wreath Ornaments
Learn how to make mini pinecone wreath ornaments for your Christmas tree! You’ll love this simple pinecone craft, it’s so easy to make and perfect for your rustic farmhouse style holiday decor. Topped with homemade faux snow they sparkle like real snow does on a bright moonlight night.
Yield: 1
Equipment
- Hot glue gun
- Scissors
- Paintbrush
Materials
- 6 Pinecones
- 1 cup Epsom salt
- 1 - 3 Tbs. Silver glitter
- White chalk paint
- Hot glue
- Twine
Instructions
- In a plastic container combine the epsom salts and glitter. Stir well to combine and set aside.
- Glue 2 pinecones together so the edges are just touching and the inside edges are even. Continue to add pinecones until you have made a circle of 6 small pinecones.
- Turn the wreath over and add some extra hot glue in between the cones on the back to help hold them securly.
- Paint the tips of the pinecones with white paint to look like they have been just coated in fresh snow.
- While the paint is still wet sprinkle the wreath with the faux snow so that it sticks to the paint.
- Make a simple twine or ribbon bow as a hanger for your mini wreath ornament.
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Notes
The homemade faux snow mix makes enough to coat many wreath ornaments. If you have extra store it in an airtight container until needed.
If desired you can spray the wreaths with polyurethane to keep the faux snow from falling off.