Learn how to make a beautiful Christmas tree out of pine cones!
This rustic pine cone Christmas tree is easy to make and pretty much free if you have a pine tree in your yard.
Sadly, our older pine trees don’t produce good pine cones, so I bought a big bag for $2 at our local antique store. I know that sounds like a strange place to find pine cones, but that’s where I got them.
They were dried and ready to go, and I had just enough pine cones to make this craft and one other…check out Rustic Acorn Craft for Fall.
If you need to dry fresh pine cones, there are instructions below!
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dry, Debug, and open fresh pine cones by baking them in a 200°F Oven on a foil-lined cookie sheet for 30 minutes or until fully opened and the sap is melted.
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Supplies
- Pine cones
- Corrugate cardboard
- Clear packing tape
- Scissors
- Garden sheers
- Red foam holly berries
- Hot glue gun
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How to Make a Pine Cone Christmas Tree
First, you’ll need to make a cone out of corrugated cardboard for the base of the tree.
The cardboard cone I made measures 11 inches tall x 4.25 inches wide at the base. Make a cone any height and width you like. Just remember, your final tree will be larger once all the pine cones have been glued on.
My completed tree is 12 inches tall and is 7.5 inches wide at the base.
Gluing the Pine Cones
Hot glue pine cones to your cardboard cone, starting at the bottom and working your way up. I used whole pine cones at the bottom and cut pine cones into smaller pieces as I moved up the tree. Below are tips on cutting them.
Cutting the Pine Cones
The Round Variety — I’m sure these have a name! I found these pine cones to be very tough, some prickly, and they had to be cut with garden shears.
Long Pine Cones — I figured out that I could twist pieces off of the longer pine cones with my hands. Some of mine were so dry they crumbled. Don’t throw crumbled pine cones away; save the pieces to fill in any gaps at the end.
Finish and Decorate
When finished, use small pinecone pieces to fill in any gaps. Hot glue some foam holly berries onto your tree to decorate.
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I got inspired from your post. Just completed my tree and only burned myself once. It was a learning experience
That’s awesome! I’m sure it came out beautiful. I love hot glue but I still burn myself even using finger protectors 🙁