DIY Cotton Stems (In a few Simple Steps)

Firstly, Start out by pulling a bunch of the scales off of a pinecone. Any kind of pinecone will probably work for this, but I just used what I already had.

Sometimes it’s hard for the scales to come off, so what I did was press it up until I heard a click and then I pushed it down and to the sides, it came out almost completely.

Fluff your cotton balls. I used large cotton balls.

Next, it was time to start gluing!

Apply hot glue to the inner curvy side of the pinecone scale and glue it to the cotton ball.

Then glue 3 or 4 more like a flower.

Now, apply hot glue to the cotton ball (between the pinecone scales) and glue one on to the end of each branch section.

Add as many cotton balls as you like.

If you see spots on the branch that doesn’t have anything on it, you can stick the cotton ball to the main part of the branch using glue. You won’t be able to tell that there was no branch there.

You can make as many branches as you like.

When you are happy with your branches, you can put them in a jar, bottle, or pitcher.

I finished the steps for a few more branches, plunked them in a pitcher, and I was all done!