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Pine Cone Christmas Tree for Your Holiday Home

Make a lovely mini pine cone Christmas tree to display in your holiday home, or all year long as a fun nature craft.
Prep Time45 minutes
Active Time45 minutes
Total Time1 hour 30 minutes
Course: Christmas Crafts
Yield: 1 Tree
Author: Patti Estep
Cost: $20

Equipment

  • Hot glue gun

Materials

  • Small Clay Pot
  • Floral Foam
  • Kraft Paper
  • Moss to cover the foam
  • Dowel Rod or Branch for trunk
  • Styrofoam Cone
  • Mini Pine Cones
  • Paint - white green, brown

Instructions

  • Gather mini pine cones.
  • Start securing them to the foam cone. Run a line of hot glue at the bottom of the foam cone about 2 inches long.
  • Place your cones on the glue as close together as possible.
  • Continue around the cone, gluing small sections at a time. 
  • Move up just above your first row.
  • Repeat the process in small sections, until the cone is completely covered.
  • Add a circle of craft paper to hide the bottom of the cone.
  • Add a dowel rod to act as a trunk.
  • Whitewash a couple of clay pots.
  • Then add a little green and brown paint to make it look like moss.
  • Insert floral foam into the pots to hold the dowel in place.
  • Add a few pennies inside the pots to weigh them down.
  • Cover the floral foam with sheet moss.
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