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    Home » DIY Projects

    Make a Pinecone Flower Wreath for Fall

    by Patti Estep · Sep 2, 2019

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    Two images. Top is a flower pine cone wreath on a door. Bottom is a closeup look at the pinecone flowers.

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

    Pinecone flower wreath

    You may have seen the bottom of pine cones painted to look like pretty dahlias. They are so pretty. However, I noticed that pinecones with some of their tops cut off look a lot like daisy flowers so I decided to make a pinecone flower wreath.

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    How to Make a Pinecone Flower Wreath

    Supplies

    • Pine cones 
    • Grapevine Wreath
    • Wire Cutters
    • Loppers
    • Acrylic paints
    • Glue gun and glue sticks
    • Burlap Ribbon
    Pinecone cutting clippers

    Start by removing some of the scales from the center stem of the pine cone. I used wire cutters for this but you could try strong scissors or pliers.

    Pine cone with middle scales removed

    Next, you need to cut the pinecone in half. I tried to do this with the wire cutters but it was too hard. Then I tried a hand saw but it took too long.

    Loppers cutting pinecone

    Finally, I used a pair of tree loppers and it was juuuuusstt right. Fast and efficient.

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    Two pieces of pinecone

    See how the bottom of the pinecone looks like a flower? The top also has a flower quality but not as much. I ended up using both parts for this wreath.

    Painted pine cone flowers

    Now for the fun part. Painting the pine cone flowers. I went back and forth on this part. On some, I painted the middle with gold metallic paint. Then I switched to yellow. In the end, I left most of them natural and only painted the petals.

    Use hot glue to attach the flowers to a grapevine wreath. 

    Concentrating on the bottom middle section first then work your way up the sides. 

    Sometimes when I'm making something like this I will lay out the flowers without glue and take a photo with my phone. That way I can play around a bit to get them just the way I want them before using glue to permanently set them in place, and I have the picture to refer back to.

    Painted pinecone flowers

    Great Reader Tip:

    Jill writes: "May I suggest putting the pine cones in the oven at 300 for a few minutes on a foil-lined cookie sheet or a quick dip in bleach water just to be sure that all uninvited guests (bugs) are dead."

    This wreath will hang on my front door for fall so I used lots of orange and red. However, I think it would look great with different colors such as spring colors or bright colors for the summer. You could even choose no color at all for a pretty natural look. The choice is yours.

    Pine cone wreath to look like flowers

    A little burlap bow tops off the wreath and is ready for fall.

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    Flower pine cones painted in fall colors and glued to a grapevine wreath with a burlap bow.
    DIY Pine Cone Flower Wreath
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    Make A Pinecone Flower Wreath

    This colorful DIY pine cone wreath will look great on your front door to greet your guests all season long.
    Prep Time30 minutes mins
    Active Time45 minutes mins
    Total Time1 hour hr 15 minutes mins
    Course: Crafts
    Yield: 1 Flower Wreath
    Author: Patti Estep
    Cost: $10-$15

    Equipment

    • Wire Cutters
    • Loppers
    • Hot glue gun and glue sticks
    • Paint brushes

    Materials

    • Pine cones
    • Grapevine Wreath
    • Acrylic paints
    • Burlap Ribbon

    Instructions

    • Remove some of the scales from the middle of the pine cone with wire cutters.
    • Cut the pinecone in half. I used a pair of tree loppers.
    • Next, clean them up by brushing away any dirt or pine cone debris.
    • Paint the flowers in whatever colors you like. You can also leave some natural.
    • Use hot glue to attach the flowers to a grapevine wreath. 
    • Start at the bottom middle section first, then work your way up the sides. 
    • Now it's ready for hanging.

    Notes

    If you have some pine cone flowers left over you could attach a stem with some flower wire or twigs from the yard and create a pine cone bouquet of flowers. Place them in a vase for a beautiful centerpiece.
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    About Patti Estep

    Patti is the creator of Hearth and Vine, a home and garden blog filled with projects to inspire your creative side. She loves crafting, gardening, decorating and entertaining at her home in Pennsylvania. When she is not working on a project at home or searching for treasures at nurseries and thrift stores with her girlfriends, you’ll probably find her with family and friends, at a restaurant, or home party enjoying new and different food adventures.

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    Comments

    1. Marie Holmes

      October 02, 2020 at 8:47 am

      I have a whole laundry basket FULL of different sizes of pine cones. They've all been baked and are ready to do for this project. I just need to start cutting them up!!

      Reply
      • Patti Estep

        October 02, 2020 at 8:48 am

        Enjoy crafting with them Marie.

        Reply
    2. Doris

      October 07, 2019 at 7:29 am

      Hi Patti, Love this wreath!! How many pine cones do you need for this project? Can you get more than one flower from each pine cone? Thanks

      Reply
      • Patti Estep

        October 07, 2019 at 7:48 am

        Doris, I'm so glad you like the wreath. The number of pine cones you need will depend on how big of a wreath you make. I believe mine is an 18 inch wreath and I probably used approximately 2 dozen pine cones. You can get two pinecone flowers from each pine cone. However, the tops are spikier and less flower shaped but if you look close you can see that I some of each, mostly the bottoms.

        Reply
      • Daphne Webb

        October 09, 2022 at 4:43 pm

        I made one, I wanted to use as much foraged material
        As I could do I made the palm frond fish into a ribbon. I picked the pine ones outside and added lights! I love it. Thanks for the inspiration and tips!

        Reply
        • Patti Estep

          October 10, 2022 at 6:59 am

          Daphne, that sounds great! I love it when people take an idea and make it their own. Thanks for sharing.

    3. Cathi

      September 05, 2019 at 9:46 pm

      Love the color pallet you chose! And good call on leaving the centers natural. I'd hang this on my front door.

      Reply
      • Patti Estep

        September 06, 2019 at 7:06 am

        Thanks Cathi, I think I'm going to try something without any paint next.

        Reply
    4. Barbara Chapman

      September 03, 2019 at 6:40 pm

      This wreath is beautiful, Patti! Thank you for showing us how to make it.
      Hoping for fall weather soon,
      Barb 🙂

      Reply
      • Patti Estep

        September 04, 2019 at 7:36 am

        Thanks Barbara. Me too. I love fall.

        Reply
    5. Julie Briones

      September 03, 2019 at 2:42 pm

      Such a great idea! Love that you can paint these any color your heart desires! Pinned!

      Reply
      • Patti Estep

        September 04, 2019 at 7:35 am

        Thanks Julie. I was even thinking of not painting them at all but with fall just around the corner I just had to go with color.

        Reply
    6. Loren

      September 02, 2019 at 1:07 pm

      Very pretty. Very creative and the colors you picked look very nice.

      Reply
      • Patti Estep

        September 04, 2019 at 7:34 am

        Thanks Loren. I'm so ready for fall.

        Reply
    7. ROBIN LAMONTE

      September 02, 2019 at 10:17 am

      Patti,
      What a wonderful idea!
      I have so many large pinecones this will be a wonderful DIY project!
      Hugs,
      Robin

      Reply
      • Patti Estep

        September 02, 2019 at 11:01 am

        Thanks Robin. So glad to hear others like it too.

        Reply
    8. Jill

      September 02, 2019 at 10:05 am

      Patti,

      What a super cute idea! I love a pine cone project and I can’t wait to try it! May I suggest putting the pine cones in the oven at 300 for a few minutes on a foil lined cookie sheet or a quick dip in bleach water just to be sure that all uninvited guests (bugs) are dead.

      I love how you see the beauty in the everyday!

      Reply
      • Patti Estep

        September 02, 2019 at 10:08 am

        Thanks Jill, and great point about baking any pine cones you find outside.

        Reply
    9. Susan M.

      September 02, 2019 at 9:25 am

      This is such a creative use of pinecones - they look so pretty! Great tip to use the tree lobbers.

      Reply
      • Patti Estep

        September 02, 2019 at 9:28 am

        Thanks Susan. The loppers were my husband's idea. A saw worked but it took to long and was messy. Since I have no patience the loppers were the way to go for me.

        Reply
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