Learn how to make a pinecone wreath for Christmas in minutes with just a few supplies – this DIY pinecone wreath is such a lovely holiday and winter display!

Skills Required: Beginner. Even if you’ve never crafted before, you should be able to tackle this project pretty easily. You’ll be painting and gluing pinecones to a wreath form.

Hi DIY Candy friends! This is Liz from The Pretty Life Girls and today I’m going to show you the fun holiday wreaths I made for my dining room for just pennies.

I’m going to show you how to make a pinecone wreath for your Christmas decor – one of my favorite Christmas crafts of all time.

These mini Christmas wreaths are simple to put together, will looks gorgeous in your home, and cost less than a milkshake at DQ.

pine cones on wreath forms painted white

How do I prepare the pinecones to make a wreath?

First you’ll soak them in sink full of hot water + 1 cup of vinegar for a few minutes. In order to bake out all the beasties and melt the sap, you’ll want to put the pinecones in the oven on a LINED cookie sheet at the lowest temp. Bake them for about 1 – 1.5 hours and let them cool.

How do you cut a pine cone for a wreath?

I find that gardening shears or snips work the best for cutting pine cones. The 8″ pruning shears work the best. However, I’m sure you can make it work with longer or shorter snips if you need to. Just be careful when cutting!

two pine cone wreaths hanging in windows

I didn’t cut pinecones for this project; I left them whole. But if you want the tops to face you, you’ll want to cut them. That’s when I’d use the shears.

Gather These Supplies

Wreath form (I used a foam one from the dollar store)
Pine cones (found mine for free, courtesy of the trees at our local high school)
Craft paint (I used an acrylic chalky paint from Michaels and I love the chalky/distressed/matte finish it gave the wreaths)
A knife, X-Acto or other sharp variety
Hot glue gun and glue sticks
Paintbrush

Are you ready to get making? Get some hot chocolate, turn on some White Christmas and let that Christmas spirit get the best of you! I love that you can keep these up pretty much all winter as well.

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How to Make a Pinecone Wreath

Learn how to make a wreath out of pine cones the easy way! This is a perfect project for the holidays, and goes with a variety of decor styles.

Prep Time1 30

Active Time2

Total Time3 30

Type: Christmas Crafts

Yield: wreath

Cost: $5

Equipment

Materials

Wreath form
Pine cones
Acrylic paint white
Ribbon(s) Red

Instructions

Soak your pinecones in a sink of hot water with 1 cup vinegar. Then bake them at your oven's lowest setting for 1 – 1.5 hours. This will get rid of bugs, get rid of the sticky sap, and dry them out. Plus, it will make your house smell OUTRAGEOUSLY good.
If the wreath form isn't flat, use a knife to trim the front and make it flat and smooth. Paint the wreath form with the same paint color as your pinecones and let dry.
While the wreath form is drying, paint the pine cones. More bristles helps you get into the tight areas.
Once the pine cones are dry, hot glue them to the form. Keep them tight for good coverage.
Hang your pinecone wreaths using the red ribbon (cut lengths with scissors).