Beautiful DIY pine cone crafts for kids & adults! Best ideas to make free pinecone decorations & easy gifts from spring to fall & Christmas!
Pine cones are some of the best and free materials to make easy crafts and beautiful home decorations for Christmas, Thanksgiving, and year round.
Pine cones have such warm and natural charm, which makes them great for almost any style decor such as modern, farmhouse, vintage, and bohemian. The unique shapes and patterns of pinecones also make them favorite craft materials for kids and family.
We have made so many pine cone crafts and decorations, now it’s time to put them together along with some of our favorite DIY pinecone ideas from other creators all in this fun and inspiring guide!
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Favorite materials and tools for pine cone crafts
- hot glue and glue gun, hemp twine or peppermint twine for making pine cone ornaments, garlands, and gift toppers
- googly eyes and pom poms, larger wood beads like these and colorful craft felt are great choices for pine cone animals and elves.
- Styrofoam cones, Styrofoam balls, and colorful mini pompoms for making pine cone Christmas trees and ornaments
Make giant pine cone flowers: easy spring pine cone crafts for kids
All you need are some free pine cones, magnolia or other thick leaves, some craft paint and hot glue to make these giant pinecone flowers! They are such easy pine cone crafts for kids, and such beautiful decorations for New Year and spring! Tutorial here.
Make pine cone wreath for seasonal home decor
A pinecone wreath is easy to make. You can paint it in any color and embellish it with evergreens, red berries, or ribbons to make seasonal decor for spring, summer, fall and Christmas! Step by step tutorial here to make an easy DIY pine cone wreath.
DIY pinecone snowflake wreath for winter & Christmas
I love this DIY pinecone snowflake wreath made by my friend Bren at Bren Did. Isn’t her snowflake style wreath beautiful?
Easy DIY pine cone star wreath
Another easy DIY pine cone wreath in the shape of a star, perfect for farmhouse Christmas decorations! Tutorial here.
How to make bleached pine cones for farmhouse home decor (no bleach needed!)
There are so many creative ways to use bleached pine cones in home decor. Actually it is so much safer and easier to make gorgeous bleached pine cones without using bleach. Tutorial here!
Scented pine cones for Christmas & year round
Add drops of essential oil to your pine cones or bleached pine cones , put them in a bowl or jar to make your home smell wonderful. Try lavender or lemongrass oil for spring and summer, cedar / fir, sweet orange, or cinnamon oil for fall and Christmas!
Thanksgiving table decorations with Pine cones
The bleached pine cones look beautiful mixed with natural pinecones in this easy DIY farmhouse Thanksgiving table centerpiece.
Fall pine cone crafts: DIY Pinecone turkey
Such a great fall and Thanksgiving craft idea for kids and family! There are different ways to make these cute turkeys. You can use leaves, feathers, or paint the pine cones.
See video above, and tutorial here on how to make pine cone turkey crafts for Thanksgiving!
Fall pine cone table decorations
Collect some colorful fall leaves and pine cones. You can make this gorgeous fall table centerpiece for practically free in 10 minutes, using some recycled cans and jars. Tutorial here!
Make pine cone fire starters: fall and winter DIY gift idea
You can make simple and heartwarming gifts with pine cones. Wouldn’t these adorable pine cone fire starters be perfect handmade Christmas gifts in a stocking? Tutorial here.
DIY pine cone photo frames: beautiful DIY gift & decor
These pine cone picture frames would be such beautiful handmade gifts and ornaments!
Snow covered pine cones: easy winter crafts and decorations
Another fun and easy pine cone crafts for kids! All you need are some salt, epsom salt, glue, or paint to make these snowy pine cones for winter and Christmas decorations and ornaments.
Enchanting DIY Pine cone and mason jar crafts
Use pinecones with Mason jars or recycled glass jars to create beautiful and easy DIY Christmas crafts and decorations!
Snowy tree pine cone table decorations for winter and Christmas
This farmhouse snowy tree centerpiece is another favorite free pine cone craft and decor to make! Save some recycled tin cans, and follow this super easy tutorial!
DIY pine cone Christmas ornaments
We can always use more ornaments in our Christmas trees.
These DIY hanging pine cone ornaments are so festive. Such an easy Xmas pinecone crafts idea for kids and family! All you need are some colorful mini pompoms or beads , and hot glue. Tutorial here.
DIY pine cone Christmas trees : easy crafts for kids and family
A pine cone already looks like a Christmas tree! I could see so many variations such as metallic paint colors, or pom poms as lights. These mini pinecone trees would be such fun Christmas crafts for kids! Tutorial here.
These elegant snowy DIY pine cone Christmas trees would be beautiful table decor in a farmhouse kitchen or living room. Another great pine cone crafts idea for kids to make! Tutorial here.
Make pine cone Christmas tree decorations
Another DIY pine cone Christmas tree idea is to use pine cone scales and glue them around a paper cone or Styrofoam cone, which you can make from cardboard or cereal boxes. Tutorial here.
This pine cone Christmas tree uses whole pine cones, some floral wire, and a Styrofoam cone. Tutorial here.
DIY Christmas centerpiece with pine cones
There are so many ways to use pine cones to spruce up Christmas table decor. This 10 minute easy DIY Christmas centerpiece looks beautiful with pinecones as accents.
White pine cone centerpiece
Even a tray of spray-paint snowy pine cones with candles can make lovely table decorations. ( Original image source lost, please let me know if you find it! Similar tutorial here. )
Easy and free Christmas gift wrapping with pine cones
Follow this easy tutorial to make beautiful & FREE Christmas gift wrapping with recycled brown paper bags, hemp twine or peppermint twine, hot-glue gun, and mini pine cones.
DIY pine cone reindeer Christmas crafts for kids
A family with children will most likely have craft felt and googly eyes in their craft bins. Use them on pine cones to create cute reindeer ornaments this Christmas. Tutorial here.
You can also make a mini reindeer sculpture! Tutorial here.
Make pine cone elf Christmas crafts and decorations
Such an easy and adorable Christmas pinecone craft for kids and grown-ups. Use these DIY pine cone elves for elf on the shelf decorations or Christmas ornaments. Larger wood beads like these and some colorful craft felt are great choices for pinecone elves and angels.
You can also make pine cone angels and fairies in a similar way. Use DIY pine cone elf and fairy on your Christmas tree as ornaments or share them as gifts! Tutorial here.
Make pine cone animals : fun crafts for kids
There’s something magical about handmade pinecone animals such as pine cone owls, foxes, hedgehogs, and penguins. and more penguins. Use larger wood beads like these for heads! They are such great pine cone ornaments and gifts to make!
They make lovely additions to a winter wonderland or an enchanted forest theme fall and Christmas decorations. Video tutorial below.
Make pine cone flowers: free pine cone crafts for kids and adults
Can you already see flowers in pinecones? DIY pine cone flowers are fun and easy year round crafts for kids and adults. Tutorial here.
DIY pinecone garlands and swags
Garlands and swags are easy ways to use pine cones for DIY Thanksgiving and Christmas decorations. You can hang them on a railing, wall or door frame, or as tree ornaments. All you need are some pine cones, hot glue and glue gun, hemp twine or peppermint twine.
DIY pine cone kissing ball
Got a Styrofoam ball? This could be a wonderful over-sized pinecone Christmas ornament! Tutorial here.
DIY pine cone topiary table decorations
If you can make a newspaper ball, you can make this beautiful pine cone topiary decor for Christmas and Thanksgiving!
Farmhouse DIY pine cone topiary
Similar to the pine cone kissing ball ornaments, this farmhouse pinecone topiary also uses a Styrofoam ball as the starting point. I really like the idea of using dark plastic bag over the Styrofoam ball to make it easier to adhere the pine cones and soften the background color. Tutorial here.
This pine cone topiary uses floral pins to attach pine cones to Styrofoam ball. Tutorial here.
