Pine cone as a Christmas tree craft - DIY decorations and crafts

February 15, 2018 handmadebase

Autumn has long since arrived, and winter is very close.We are certainly not heroes from the Game of Thrones, but we are also going to prepare for winter! For this, we have many options and, of course, unique crafts, decorations to diversify your home or make a unique gift to a loved one.

Pine cone as a Christmas tree craft - DIY decorations and crafts

It would seem that these are completely ordinary autumn objects.can become unique decorations for winter. Have you ever thought that the shape of a pine cone is perfect for making a unique version of a New Year's composition? So we thought about creating something new and unique. So, even autumn objects can have the necessary charm and charisma to become real winter objects! For example, a pine cone. It is unique in its kind. If you look at it from one side - we see a completely familiar and standard example of autumn art of nature. If you look from the other (try painting the pine cone green), you can see - that this is an excellent decorative item for the home, a good gift for a guest or even - an ornament! A pine cone is a new Christmas treeFirstly, this type of decoration is greatwill be suitable for the exterior decoration of your future Christmas tree and will be able to decorate your home for many years. On the other hand - it is very convenient, because such a craft will not require too many resources. After all, the main foundation and frame for our creativity will be the cone itself. In addition, it is not shameful to present such a cone as a small, souvenir gift for the New Year and Christmas for a loved one. Or, make a present for another occasion - on the first day of winter! After all, the cone symbolizes autumn, and we will decorate it as a New Year's gift! So, we will need certain resources, with the help of which our cone will have a second life and will be able to survive this winter in warmth and comfort! It is worth noting that working with the cone will not be too difficult. The element has all the necessary characteristics for processing. The cone is easy to dry, it can be painted and of course, the possibilities with decoration also remain at the same level as, for example, with paper. The only thing is that you won’t be able to draw a figure.

Obviously, we need to collect or get the bumps (which have blossomed)
Next, we need a special felting needle
Also, take glitter from glass
Take the glue
It will take wool for our felting

Our task is to formChristmas tree from a pine cone. A ripe pine cone has one drawback - it is sensitive to changes in humidity in the air. In dry weather, it opens its cover. Therefore, compressed pine cones must be pre-processed. They must be dried using an oven (near the door) or next to a radiator (in winter). When you see that the pine cone is ready for deformation for the benefit of the craft - start your work! The sticky pine cone should be baked in the oven at a temperature of 170 degrees. Thus, its structure hardens. How to form the appearance of a pine cone toy? Next, we form the toy itself. We need to take a needle for felting and pieces of wool, which we must twist into small balls. They need to be made more, but adding a little wool. The more wool - the more difficult it is to separate it. You need to be careful, because the felting needle is a dangerous tool. Now, we form balls and dip them in warm water, then roll them between our palms. We get fibers with an elastic composition, which will allow us to make balls in a round shape. After these water manipulations, we blot the balls with a towel (terry), and then - wait for our wool to dry completely.After - the Christmas tree needs to be decorated.To do this, you need to put the balls on an adhesive base. A regular cone of five to six centimeters requires 23-25 balls that need to be secured. We will take a thread spool as a stand. The spool can also be decorated, but for this you need to take transparent glue and roll it with glass glitter. Then, we fix the cone Christmas tree on the base. After that, you need to put our wool balls on the product using hand-made elements. Experiment to get what you like. It is advisable to take a large set of cones so that there are more opportunities for change and improvement. Also, the cone can be treated with paint so that it really is a real Christmas tree. But, regardless of painting, it is best to add varnish. It will allow you to preserve the original look of our cone and add the "gloss" effect, which is so necessary to obtain a unique and interesting thing. You can also use beads, various beads, glitters, brads for decoration. There are many ways to decorate a cone. But only you decide which one will suit you. In addition, it is highly recommended to make a set of cones, combining a variety of patterns and solutions in order to decorate and improve the version of a beautiful and excellent cone for the New Year.

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