A beautiful, delicate, pinecone wreath caught my attention on Pinterest. Attached to ribbons, the pinecones were delicately suspended from the wreath. I had never seen this done before and felt I needed to make one of these. The pinecone wreath on Pinterest was more natural and woodsy, however, the wreath in my vision had beautiful shiny silver pine cones.
Finding The Supplies For The Pinecone Wreath
At first, the plan was to buy another grapevine wreath as the base, but when I went to the basement storage room, the DIY Christmas wreath I made a couple of years ago caught my eye.
Wouldn’t those silver pinecones look great with the sprigs of greenery and the little red berries? Then, the tiny silvery leaves would echo the silver! So, there was the plan in a matter of seconds.
All of the flowers and the ribbon bow were removed from the wreath. There was basically a blank canvas. Although the wreath previously had a coat of the ‘Deluxe Snow Spray’
, a few more light coats were sprayed over the front and sides of the wreath.
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Pinecones
Next, the pinecones had to be spray painted silver. The cinnamon-scented pinecones were purchased at JoAnn Fabric and Craft store for half price. They don’t have to be scented. That was just a bonus! A search for that ‘mirror’ spray paint at several of the craft stores was fruitless. Then, I settled for shiny silver spray paint, which ran about $3.oo. (I read a review on the mirror paint and the lady wrote that it was just an overpriced silver paint, in her opinion, anyway.)
The pinecones were just placed in a shallow cardboard box and several light coats of the silver paint were sprayed over them, allowing them to dry between coats. I didn’t get obsessive over this. Some of the areas at the base of the pinecone petals were not covered, which was not a big deal. The pinecones had a nice silver shine to them.
Adding Eye Screws
Using a drill and the smallest drill bit I have, a tiny hole was drilled in the top of the pinecone. Some of the stems had to be removed before the surface was flat enough to be able to drill. I just used the needle-nose pliers to break the stem off to make it easier for drilling. The hole makes it much easier to start the eye screw.
The space where the stem was in these pinecones was limited. It was necessary to remove a few of the petals around the stem on a couple of the cones. My fingers would not fit to screw in the eye screw on several of them. I could get them started but ended up using the needle-nose pliers to finish the job.
Attaching The Red Ribbons
The red ribbon is such a bright contrast to these silver pinecones! I love it!
Not sure how long I want the ribbons at first, I thread a ribbon end through the eye screw and tie the ribbon in a knot. Then, hang the wreath on the closet door so the ribbon lengths can be determined. Drape the ribbon through the wreath and allow it to hang down while holding the other end. Hold the end and manipulate until deciding the length of the longest one.
Then, the cut the ribbon and attach another pine cone to the loose end. (I already like this pine cone wreath at this point!)
Use this process to decide how long each length of ribbon, with pine cones attached, needs to be.
Adding The Silver Spray With The Red Berries To The Pinecone Wreath
Once happy with the positioning of the pine cones on the ribbon, wore the tiny silver spray with the red berries to the bottom half of the wreath.
Then, make a bow from the red ribbon.
Standing back, I look at it. The bow removed from the original wreath is really perfect for this wreath, too!
Once attached to the wreath, there is still something lacking. The top half looks plain. It needs something delicate to balance what is going on at the bottom of the wreath. After scouring the craft stores, fabric stores, department stores, etc., nothing seems quite right. The unfinished wreath sits here for a week.
Add Tiny Ornaments To The Pinecone Wreath
Then, I went to Michael’s and they had all of their tiny ornaments on sale – 70% off the regular price! There are little boxes of 1″ diameter silver ornaments and I could envision them on the wreath as the perfect subtle finishing touch. They set me back $1.80!
To attach them to the wreath, instead of using hangers, cut a piece of wire and shape into a ‘U’ resembling a hairpin. Then, slip the wire through the hanger on the top of the ornament. Twist the wire to hold the ornament securely. Twist the two loose wires around the branches on the wreath so they hold more securely.
The pinecone wreath hangs in the dining room. Although this pinecone wreath has a pop of red, it really seems quietly elegant, doesn’t it?
Actually, the title of this post could have been, How To Make A Beautiful Delicate Pinecone Wreath For Next To Nothing!
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