Pine Cone Crafts for Adults You'll Really Love

Enjoy natural pine cone crafts for adults that are easy to create. Their natural beauty makes them a sure bet for gorgeous home decor and gifts.

Collage of pine cone crafts including an ornament, fire starters, bleached pine cone garland, a wreath and scented pine cones.

Decorating with nature is one of my favorite things to do because the beauty of nature is always a sure bet. Today I'm sharing several easy DIY pine cone crafts of mine along with a few others that you can enjoy creating for your own home decor.

I feel like they are geared more toward adults but there are a bunch here that could be made with kids too.

How to Prepare Pine Cones for Crafts

If you are buying your pine cones in a craft store you are set to go. However, if you have access to pine cones in your backyard or someone you know, you will want to prepare them first before crafting.

You never know what's hiding in those pine cones. Insects, eggs, mold, and other spores are not something you want in your home.

Most people bake their pine cones in the oven on a foil or parchment-lined baking sheet for an hour or so at a low temperature like 200 degrees. This should kill any unwanted problems. However, if you don't want to use the oven Tipnut has several other options for preparing pine cones for crafts.

16 Fabulous Pine Cone Decorating Ideas

Whether it's seasonal decorations like Christmas ornaments or other creative ways to craft with pine cones you will surely find inspiration here.

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Make a Pinecone Flower Wreath for Fall

Learn how to make this fun and colorful pinecone wreath in fall colors that looks like flowers. Perfect for your fall decor, this pine cone wreath will look great on your front door to greet your guests all season long.

DIY Scented Wax Pine Cones

Learn how to make scented pine cones with wax and scent for a wonderful fragrant decor with fragrance or essential oils. These pumpkin spice pine cones are easy to make and you could use them as great fire starters too.

Pinecone napkin ring with the name tag Laurie.

Pine cone Napkin Rings: Bring Natural Beauty To The Table

Pinecone napkin rings create natural beauty for your table any time of year. They are simple to make, and also double as name tag holders.

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How to Make Pinecone Animals (Penguin, Owl, & Mouse)

Learn how to make pinecone animals including a penguin, owl, and mouse. They are fun as ornaments and as natural play toys for school age children.

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How to Make a Pine Cone Garland - Town & Country Living

Learn how to make a glitter pinecone garland for a shelf or your mantel. Complete with little red and white stripped bows. It’s easy, affordable, and pretty!

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These Festive Pine Cone Fire Starters Make a Crafty Gift and a Fun Project - Garden Therapy

Looking for an easy, seasonal gift to DIY? Make these fun pinecone firestarters and get ready to cozy up by the hearth!

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Mini Pine Cone Kissing Ball Ornament and a Giveaway - Uncommon Designs

Mini Pine Cone Kissing Ball Ornament is an easy and fun way to use mini pine cones for a gorgeous addition to the tree or hang it in the foyer for everyone to enjoy a kiss under.

Two evergreen swags on a double front door.

Easy Front Door Swag for the Holidays

Learn how to make a front door swag with evergreens and pine cones for an easy alternative to a wreath this holiday season.

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Turn Pine Cones into Adorable Gnome Ornaments

These DIY pine cone gnome ornaments are a creative and cost-effective way to spruce up your Christmas decor. Get the simple DIY tutorial.

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Winter Luminaries: Snowy Pinecone Candle Jars for Winter

Make pretty winter luminaries that appear to be covered with freshly fallen snow! Oh so gorgeous and perfect for the holidays, they are very easy to make.

Pine Cone Christmas Tree for Your Holiday Home

A Styrofoam base, plenty of hot glue, and a bag full of mini pine cones are all you really need to create a pine cone Christmas tree.

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Giant Pine Cone Christmas Wreath - Upright and Caffeinated

Make this giant pine cone wreath with pine cones from your own backyard. This is an inexpensive DIY Christmas or any time of year wreath idea!

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Can you believe these are pine cones?

Learn how to make pine cones look like succulents for a beautiful and simple craft idea.

Handmade Rustic Christmas Decorations for Your Tree

Enjoy these handmade rustic decorations including snowy pine cones for your Christmas tree. All are easy to make and create a nice homey feel.

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How To Use Pine Cones For A Unique Fall Mason Jar

Its fun to decorate Mason jars, here I have crafted a unique fall Mason jar. I’ve decorated the Mason jar with decoupage and a pine cone lid.

Faux Bleached Pinecones with Paint

This faux bleached pinecone craft is easy to create and gives you beautiful light-colored pinecones without all the toxic smell and mess with bleach.

I hope that you are inspired to try a few of these pine cone crafts and make them your own this season.

Collage of pine cone crafts including faux succulents, an owl, bleached garland, waxed scented pine cones a flower pine cone wreath and more.

Comments

Heather

August 25, 2024 at 11:09 am

I can see I’m going to be so busy, there are so many wonderful crafts. Thank you for sharing them.
p.s. I can’t wait to make the little animals for Christmas happies.

- Patti Estep
  
  August 25, 2024 at 11:29 am
  
  Heather, that's so great to hear. Have fun!
  
Marie Holmes

August 21, 2024 at 9:46 am

I have three good size boxes of pin ones in my basement. They are all ready to craft. I have been pinning ideas on Pinterest. I really want to make some of the “flower” wreaths. They are so pretty. Great ideas here Patti.

- Patti Estep
  
  August 21, 2024 at 10:53 am
  
  So glad you like them Marie. Have fun!
  
Carole West

October 07, 2019 at 9:23 am

Good Morning Patti, I'm waking up to cooler temperatures and rain this morning. Which means your pine cone suggestions are perfect timing. I've got Christmas on the brain and I'm ready to get back home and move forward and even decorate this year. Always love your posts they inspire me to not give up on keeping the season alive beyond my heart. Have a great day, Carole

- Patti Estep
  
  October 07, 2019 at 11:27 am
  
  Thank you Carole. As always your warm and encouraging comments make me so happy. I'm hoping fall will stick around for a while but I know that where we live winter will be here before we know it.

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