DIY Rustic Flocked Pinecone Christmas Ornaments

First, let’s make the mixtures:

In a bowl mix paint and glue, 60-40 or 50-50 will do. You don’t have to measure much just where visually seems like good proportions.

In another bowl mix the white and the silver glitter.

Then roll pinecones around in the paint and glue mixture making sure that the cone was evenly covered from top to bottom, leaving the inner parts paint-free.

Immediately after that, roll the pinecones around in the glitter mixture. Make sure you get glitter in every place where the paint is.

What I love the most about this technique is that the paint gives the pinecones a snow tipped look and then the mix of white and silver glitter gives a cute snowy, icy effect on the pinecone edges.

It has a much more dense frosted appearance and I love how they look against the green from the tree.

Leave the pinecones on a paper towel to dry for a few hours.

Once the glue has dried completely, tap the frosty pinecones onto the paper towel to remove any loose glitter. This still won’t prevent the whole house to be covered in glitter but at least will do less mess LOL.

While the pinecones dry, let’s work on the cute bows for the perfect touch.

Cut a small piece of ribbon, it will depend on the pinecone size of course. But let’s say between 10 to 15 cm (3-6 Inches), you can go up or down if your pinecones are larger or smaller.

Lay it on your table and fold it in three sections as follows:

Try that where the ends overlap to stay in the middle of the backside.

Then with a needle and thread, make some stitched right in the middle.

Pull your thread all the way to create a ruffle.

Wrap the thread around the center twice and then go through from top to bottom of the bow with the needle.

Make a knot and cut the thread.

Now take your twine and insert 2 jingle bells or your faux berries if you chose to use them, for a beautiful pop of contrast.

Wrap it twice around the middle of the bow making sure the bells are on the front and tie a knot at the back. Cut any excess.

The final touch is cutting the ends to make it even prettier. Just fold each end in half lengthwise and cut diagonally towards the fold.

There you go! You got your bow.

Now that your pinecones should be dry after about 20 bows… LOL just kidding! Let’s finish our rustic Flocked Pinecone Christmas Ornaments, Just click to keep reading!

Lastly, cut a strip of twine to create the loop to hang it. Using hot glue, stick both ends to the center of the pinecone base.

Finally, the finishing touch, glue your cute bow to the look at the base as well.

That’s it. Our rustic Flocked Pinecone Christmas Ornaments are done and ready to rock our Christmas tree.