So many people asked me if these were for sale at the Christmas Bazaar! Instead I told them how easy it was to make these...and of course I'm going to tell you too!
1. First collect some pinecones -collecting is such a fun activity with kids - we are lucky to have a tree next door that kindly drops pinecones on our steps - I like it (it drops the pinenuts too!) but my husband worries they are going to drop on Yashar's head! Yashar had fun collecting up the pinecones...with no head injuries ;)2. Make sure the pinecones are nice and dry - we had ours indoors for a while.
3. Spray with white paint. Make sure you do this in a well ventilated area (we did it outside). That's it! Perfect for a white Christmas.
Apart from the Bazaar I also used them in some photos for the Light Garden shop (I will add these little wrap packs in the next few days) and now I have them around the house for a little bit of early Christmas atmosphere. I like how you can still see parts of the browny grey on the inner parts of the pinecone and the white shows up the beautiful and intricate natural patterns of the pinecone. Hmm...I think I'm getting inspired!
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These are nice, and the white colour really brings out the beautiful structure of the pine cones! :)
(Oh and I've linked you at my blog... hope you don't mind! :))
I also like spraying and painting a lot of things white! Nothing is safe for my paintbrush lately! Lovely pinecones, giving me another idea... so i'm off to another project...
Those look great and your prints are beautiful.
Warm wishes.
These are so pretty they really get you in the spirit :)
Can you paint them white too? I would like to do this with my preschoolers.
Hmm, I haven't tried painting them but this would definitely be more kid friendly! I can't think of why you couldn't paint them...
thanks for the idea! I've featured this in a holiday decorations tutorial roundup on my blog, The Handmade Experiment. http://wp.me/pkcUM-pE
Thanks!
Emily
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