How to make hand-made articles from cones.

February 14, 2018 handmadebase

Cones are a very suitable material forcreativity, especially for activities with children. Items decorated with them will never be lost, but on the contrary - will become a beautiful decoration of your interior during the Christmas holidays. With the help of pine cones, it is possible to make various wreaths, garlands, pendants, balls and various Christmas tree decorations. The hands of the master can always turn this natural material into all sorts of figurines of animals, birds, angels, Santa Clauses, etc. To create beautiful things from pine cones, you need a little time and desire, and, of course, the pine cones themselves. Use your imagination to decorate your home with original and unique crafts. Such a beautiful item as a pine cone has a number of advantages:

purity of natural material;
pleasant aroma of pine needles;
working on pine cones - a pleasant time spent with our children;
saving money on buying holiday toys.

But before you start working with cones, you should dwell on certain secrets:

cones tend to open up in warmth. You can fix its shape by dipping it into a solution of wood glue. 30 seconds will be enough. This way you will avoid distortions of the finished product shape;
You can change the shape of the cone by soaking it in water and then tying it with a rope. This way, give the cone the desired shape and dry it.

Having familiarized yourself with such simple rules andfollowing them, you will get neat, and most importantly - beautiful products. A pine cone is a suitable material for making crafts with children. It will be enough to just walk into the forest for pine cones once and you will have enough materials for crafts for the entire winter period. You just need to fantasize about the characters that can be created together with the children. The ideas are simple, and the effect is impressive.An example would be making a teddy bear.For the body, take the largest pine cone. Attach other parts to it using the “scale under scale” technique (all the pine cones must be connected to each other in such a way that the scales of one fall under the scales of the other). Acorn caps can be used to make ears and a nose. Take black peppercorns to mark the eyes and the tip of the nose. The finished figure must be attached to a base made of a tree cut using glue. Very often, pine cones are used in interior decor on the eve of the New Year holidays: pine cone garlands are hung, “pine cone” trees are placed in flower pots, etc. The easiest way is to decorate the house with golden pine cones. To do this, you need to soak them in glue, sprinkle them with glitter and leave to dry. A golden pine cone can easily be turned into a pendant by attaching a ribbon to it.You can make it together with your childrenholiday toys, and then jointly decorating your home. A very successful idea is a New Year's wreath of pine cones. It can decorate the doors and walls of any house. Add all sorts of dried flowers, acorns, ribbons and other decorative elements to this wreath. Put in a little effort and you will get your own masterpiece.As the New Year came, so it will go, butthe desire to realize your own creative ambitions always remains. Therefore, do not focus your attention only on Christmas decor. With the help of pine cones, you can create many unique interior items. Be patient and try to create a ball of pine cones. It will serve as a beautiful decorative element. It can be placed on a vase or hung from the ceiling with a beautiful satin ribbon.And what a beautiful candlestick you can make from itpine cones. Prepare a large pine cone, a piece of cardboard, a small candlestick, scissors and hot glue. Carefully disassemble the pine cone into individual plates without damaging them. Cut a circle out of a sheet of cardboard, which will serve as the base of the candlestick. It should be twice as large in diameter as the candlestick. Glue the pine cone plates onto the circle in a checkerboard pattern, going only along the edge. Next, make another layer, placing the plates in the gaps that appeared between the first ones. Continue gluing the layers on top of each other to the height of the candlestick. Then place a glass with a candle inside and the original candlestick made of pine cones is ready to become a decoration for any evening. If you are interested in the idea of a candlestick, but you want to do something simpler, then just glue pine cones to the candlestick or candle and decorate it with additional elements. You can see examples below.You can also make a very cute one from pine conesbasket. Connect about 10 cones in a circle using wire. To make it less noticeable, choose a tone close to the color of the cones. The wire should be attached to one of the cones and the next ones should be simply wrapped with it. Make a second circle in the same way, but of a smaller diameter. Fasten the finished circles with hot glue. Make a handle using the same method as when making rings. Attach it to a frame made of thin wire. Use thick cardboard to make the bottom. Our basket is ready.Take advantage of ideas for creating unusual crafts from pine cones that will delight you on cold winter evenings.

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