Homemade Christmas Ornaments
"Sparkling Pinecones"
Submitted by Mary Nienhouse
Materials needed:
Pinecones (various choice of sizes are available at craft
stores - I used Hemlock because they are small and cute)
Ribbon (any color or pattern choice you like)
Leafs or berries (could be silk, mylar or plastic-again the options are
limitless!)
Glue (this can be Tacky glue or hot glue gun)
You will need two pieces of ribbon per pinecone-each piece should be
approximately 5 inches long.
Loop the first piece of ribbon, making a half circle, attaching each end to the
top of the pinecone. Glue this in place.
While glued ribbon is drying on the pinecone, take this time to make your
bow (your second piece of ribbon) to glue over the two ends of your first
ribbon at the top of the pinecone.
After the glue is dried, you can embellish the pinecone with berries or
leafs-anything that will make the pinecone sparkle in the light of your
Christmas tree!
I used mylar leafs-found at the craft store by the sequins.
I think even something as simple as plastic berries 'brushed' with glitter glue
would look beautiful. To do this, take a small craft brush and dip it into
the glitter glue. Paint this right onto the berries. You could
also paint just the pinecone with the glitter glue. Really the imagination
and options are limitless with this Sparkling pinecone!
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