I've been sitting on this idea for two years now. Yesterday was the day. I was going down to wreath making town. Ohhh Yeaaahhh.
So what had happened was....I bought a ton of pine cones two years ago after Christmas at Target for 90% off. They sat in my closet for about a year until I had the brilliant idea to paint them all different shades of pinks and reds and make a wreath out of them for Valentine's Day. I painted them, admired how cute they were, and then put them back in the closet for another year before I finally created my wreath. Procrastination? Laziness? The answer is just "yes".
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| Wire Heart Wreath found at Jo-Anns |
Once you get your heart frame you will then need pine cones. Small ones, big ones, round ones, fluffy ones, real ones, fake ones...just lots of pine cones. And paint.
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| Some of my pine cones came glittered. BONUS! |
Now affixing the pine cones to the wreath can be a little tricky. Go ahead and slip on a pair of Patience Pants because you really need for the glue on one cone to dry before you can start gluing another one. This was very difficult for me as I had glue gun in hand and just wanted to KEEP ON GLUING!!! I found that one layer of pine cones was just not enough for me. I needed more fluff to my wreath, so I just started gluing more pine cones on top of the other pine cones.
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| Only 1 layer of pine cones |
Behold! My finished product! Pine cone valentine's day wreath.
adorable
ReplyDeleteIt's beautiful! Thanks for (finally) sharing! ❤
ReplyDeleteDid you spray paint or use a paint brush or (I have a friend that used) colored hair spray?
ReplyDeleteDid you spray paint or use a paint brush or (I have a friend that used) colored hair spray?
ReplyDeleteMenards has reasonably priced spray paint. Best bet
DeleteHa, I love the "and..." on your interests; that totally applies to me too. Friends call me Granny sometimes :-D
ReplyDeleteSo Cute. http://cowiescraftandcookingcorner.blogspot.ca/2016/01/turn-your-christmas-pine-cones-into.html
ReplyDeleteGoing to look for the heart frame. Live in a little town with no JoAnn's or Michaels, so might be difficult to find and will have to wait 'til I get into Vegas. I really, really want to make this but now need to find pinecones I had saved. (May be gone! Have a husband that tosses my things like that!)
ReplyDeleteGoing to look for the heart frame. Live in a little town with no JoAnn's or Michaels, so might be difficult to find and will have to wait 'til I get into Vegas. I really, really want to make this but now need to find pinecones I had saved. (May be gone! Have a husband that tosses my things like that!)
ReplyDeleteUse cardboard or use a couple of metal hangers to make a ♡ shape😘
DeleteDo you really need a frame? Couldn't I just glue the pine cones together?
ReplyDeleteLove it
ReplyDeleteLove this idea. Just found the heart frame at Walmart!
ReplyDeleteDollar Tree has the frames for only a dollar!
ReplyDeleteI would like one of the Valentines wreaths as soon as you can. Diane at dianefelmore@charter.net
ReplyDeleteThis is adorable and love the mixed shades of reds/pinks!
ReplyDeleteLove this sooooo much❣️
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