HomeArts and Crafts IdeasNature CraftsHow to Make a Pinecone Wreath (without wire or glue!)

No need for messy hot glue gun or fumbling with floral wire.

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The first step is to confirm your pinecones are clean.

Check out our simple and natural technique forcleaning pinecones here.

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After the pinecones have been cleaned and baked, soak them in a pail of water for 30 minutes.

double-check they are fully submerged in the water.

Youll quickly notice the pinecones will begin to close up making them easy to work with.

Completed pineone wreath hung on a wall with white accessories.

Continue adding more pinecones to the wire frame, working one section at a time.

Use the small and medium pinecones for the inner concentric circle.

Continue all the way around the wire wreath form.

Completed pineone wreath hung on a wall with white accessories.

Put the wreath aside and leave it to dry fully for 2-3 days.

As they dry, the pinecones will open naturally and wedge themselves to the wire form.

And there you go!

Close up image of half of the completed DIY pine cone wreath, showing the details of the Eastern white pinecones.

Use some twine or a red ribbon to give it a festive touch to your holiday decor.

You could even simply lay your new wreath down as a table centerpiece in the dining room.

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Close up image of half of the completed DIY pine cone wreath, showing the details of the Eastern white pinecones.

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How to Make a Pinecone Wreath (without wire or glue)

Materials

Instructions

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Materials needed to make a pinecone wreath including a wreath form and pinecones.

Materials needed to make a pinecone wreath including a wreath form and pinecones.

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Pinecones placed on a baking sheet.

Pinecones placed on a baking sheet.

Pinecones soaking in a bowl of water.

Pinecones soaking in a bowl of water.

Hand holding pinecones.

Hand holding pinecones.

Sorting pinecones around the wreath form based on size.

Sorting pinecones around the wreath form based on size.

Inserting two pinecones onto the outside of the wreath wires.

Inserting two pinecones onto the outside of the wreath wires.

Adding more pinecones into the wreath form.

Adding more pinecones into the wreath form.

Continuing to make a pinecone wreath.

Continuing to make a pinecone wreath.

Adding the last pinecone to the wreath.

Adding the last pinecone to the wreath.

Finished pinecone wreath.

Finished pinecone wreath.

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