Add color, sparkle, and glam to your holiday home decor with these DIY glittered pinecones...an easy and inexpensive Christmas craft!

These DIY glitter pinecones are a fun way to add some sparkle to your home for the holidays, and you wouldn’t believe how easy they are to make!

What a great opportunity to have fun with kids and make something pretty for the holidays. For the 12 days of Christmas Blog Hop day 4, I chose how to glitter pinecones with my grandkids. My grandkids are 2 and 1 1/2 years old. They are really amazing and love to do crafts. I thought...

Yesterday, while heading back uphill after walking little Mr. down to school, my wee Bloom and I passed a great big tree with lovely little pinecones strewn about beneath. It made me think of this project. Of course we had to stop... And pick up more pinecones! I left the sack of pinecones in the kitchen, and look who came out to visit with our new pinecone friends!? In honor of this happy pinecone day, I am re-posting this pinecone gnome tutorial, just for you! ORIGINALLY POSTED DECEMBER 11, 2011 I was walking through the garden with my wee Bloom this morning and heard a small rustling of leaves. Our attention was drawn down to the roots of a great pine tree. Nestled among the roots, pine needles and fallen leaves were these two little fellows, doing their best disguise themselves among the pinecones. The two little gnomes squeaked in terror when they realized they'd been spotted, but after my wee Bloom and I knelt down and assured them we meant no harm, they invited a third friend to join them. Introductions were made with a "How do you do, and a how do you do, and a how do you do, again..." (the gnomes in my garden are, apparently, very formal little fellows!) We talked about the weather, the fallen leaves and the migrating birds. Then our new friends said they must be on their way to help the local squirrels hunt a few last acorns, so we parted ways with a very formal "Hope to see you, and a hope to see you, and a hope to see you again soon!" And I'm sure we shall... If you would like to see some pine-cone gnomes in your garden, you'll want to find some smallish pinecones and 1-inch wooden beads with 3/8th inch holes like these. As you can see, I made a simple pattern for the hats out of newsprint... These hats are about 2 1/2 inches high. To help the little gnomes balance, you may want to cut some feet from matching felt and glue them to the bottoms of the pine-cones. One of my pine-cones was still a little wobbly so I reinforced the felt base with a piece of cardboard (and if your pine-cones are really wobbly, you can add some weight by gluing a penny to the base...) If you want your gnomes to have mittens, you can cut 3 inch lengths of pipe-cleaner, run a line of glue along the center 2 inches and then place it in among the bristles through the middle of your pine-cone. Leave an inch, or so, of the ends of your pipe cleaner sticking out in front to form two arms. Then glue your bead to the top of the pine-cone, glue the hat to the top of the wooden bead and mittens to the ends of the pipe-cleaner arms. Finally, if you wish, you can paint or draw little faces. For these gnomes I used colored pencils to draw the faces, and I think it worked out nicely. Don't you? Dear Readers: Did you know that, even if you "Like" we bloom here and/or Making Peg Dolls on Facebook, you may not be seeing updates and messages from me in your Facebook feed? Did you know that you might be missing tutorials for lovely, quick-to-whip-up gifts? Missing information about the upcoming blog tour? About book give-aways, and other give-aways? Here's what you can do so you don't miss anything: once you’ve liked the we bloom here and/or the Making Peg Dolls page (thank you!), use the dropdown menu right under the “liked” button to select “get notifications,” or "see first" in your news feed. This lets Facebook know, going forward, that you really do want to know when I've posted a new tutorial, give-away, and other assorted nonsense. Another way you can hear from me is to have a look at the right-hand sidebar of this blog, and find the widget which allows you to "follow by email." Once you've typed in your email, you will get notifications delivered directly to your inbox. I don't have access to information about who signs up for email through my blog, so there is no way I could add you to some list and send you junk-mail (not that I would ever consider doing such an annoying thing anyhow, I promise). Thanks for visiting! Please say "hi" any time -- I love hearing from you. xo mb

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Black felt, pinecones, and wiggly eyes are all kids need to create a small colony of creepy-cute Pinecone Bats! Children of all ages will enjoy

Painting pine cones is perfect for any holiday decorating because pinecones and free and so this is budget friendly! Make a batch of painted pinecones DIY!

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Craft central. Merry Christmas, Ya'll! Here are some of the christmas crafts I have working on. I finished up today! Pine cone angels Nativity scene I made calendars for the dads full of darling grandson photos. Me and the boys made Christmas angels for the moms out of pine cones, acorns and maple leaves from the yard. I made Jack and Charlie house shoes. I made Christmas wreath cards with a family photo in the middle. (Unfortunately, I forgot to take a picture of them finished.) I made stockings too. I also made a pine cone nativity scene. Writing this I feel a little stay-at-home mom dorky, but whatever. Christmas on a budget! My favorite creation is for Charlie. I made him pretend food out of felt. He loves imaginary play with his animals and is always feeding them imaginary food. So, I thought I'd make him some unedible treats! (I made edible ones too. Mmm, chocolate covered pretzels!) Happy Holidays. I hope you are making warm memories. Yummy food for all the stuffed animals!

Despite looking complicated, you can make German stars in under 5 minutes. Ornaments are made from 4 colored paper strips and a few simple repeated folds.

www.shop.thewoolacorn.com I've been asked to create a tutorial for my Pinecone Trees which are currently on the cover of Holiday Crafts 2010 magazine. It's super easy and I have a kit in my shop with all the supplies you need to make them!!! Keep in mind that you can whip them up in any color combination and use them for Halloween, Thanksgiving, Valentine's Day, Easter, New Year's Eve or any other holiday. I did mine in a combination of bright colors that I just happen to like for Christmas. (You supply the reindeer). The trees are decorated with needle felted wool balls. Needle felting is the process of poking wool roving with a special kind of barbed needle. It is insanely sharp! As you poke the wool, the barbs on the needle cause it to "felt" together... much like that time you washed a sweater and it came out the size of a potholder. Now, before you start, I want you to raise your right hand and repeat after me. I {state your name} do solemnly swear that, while poking the needle, I will not glance at the TV, give my children the stinkeye, or shoot a knowing glance at anyone in the room. I will keep my eyes on the needle at all times!!! You're still going to poke yourself but I bet you catch on real fast! First thing... use a bottle brush and scrub the pinecone to loosen any seeds and dirt (do this over a trash can). If the pinecones are sticky, you can bake them in your oven at 170 degrees for an hour to harden the sap. Make the balls: Take a small wisp of wool and roll it into a ball. You can always add more wool to make it larger, but you can't take wool away if it's getting too big. So begin with just a little bit. Start poking your needle into the wool, turning the wool and moving it every few pokes so it doesn't stick to the foam pad. If you keep rotating the wool, a ball shape will appear. After you've made a bunch of balls, head to the sink. Using hot soapy water, gently roll the balls one by one, in the palm of your hand. This will really tighten the fibers together and give them a nice round shape. If they start to look orb-like, use less pressure. Squeeze them with a towel when you're done. They will dry pretty quick if you just leave them on the counter. Using the Tacky Glue, stick them onto your pinecone. I make about 25 balls for a 2-2.5" pinecone. To make the base, cover the wooden spool with glue and roll it in German Glass glitter. Let dry. Use the same glue to attach the base to the pinecone. It's OK if you have to play with it a bit before it sits just how you like it. If it's sitting crooked, you can tuck a little ball underneath to balance it out. Ta-da, you're done!  Shop.theWoolAcorn.com The kit contains 3 real pinecones, 6x8x2 felting pad, 2 felting needles, 3 wooden spools, German Glass glitter, .66 oz bottle Aleene's Tacky Glue and Pure Wool Roving in 8 colors. Directions included as well. Feel free to email me if you need a consult! But, really, it isn't hard! Click here to purchase! Linking up with these fabulous bloggers: http://myuncommonsliceofsuburbia.blogspot.com/ http://itsablogparty.com/home-for-the-holidays-party/ http://itssoverycheri.com/ http://alittlelovelyblog.blogspot.com/ http://itssoverycheri.com/2010/11/14/its-so-very-cheri-party-time/ http://iamalongfortheride.blogspot.com/2010/11/saturday-is-crafty-day-22.html http://www.finecraftguild.com/diy-craft-tutorial-linky-party-20/ http://www.iamonly1woman.blogspot.com/ http://www.houseofhepworths.com/ 733blog.blogspot.com Craft-O-Maniac http://happytodesign.blogspot.com/ http://sumossweetstuff.blogspot.com/2010/11/market-yourself-monday_15.html thethriftyhome.com

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Now that the nights are getting nippier, snap those windows shut and bring fall inside with these sweet seasonal DIYs you can do in an afternoon. Here are our top five picks… Glitter gal Transform a small pumpkin into a dazzling...

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First of all, you guys were so kind about that Dream Tree Challenge (#JustAddMichaels) tree that I shared on Tuesday. It really was so fun to make and that was satisfaction enough…….but those rockin’ sweet comments put me over the edge! Don’t worry…..I’m back to normal again. Ha. ;) Anyway, several of you asked …

Do you enjoy making crafts with natural materials? This fall and winter, use pine cones to make a wide variety of easy craft projects including wreaths, Christmas ornaments, turkeys, and more.