{"title":"How to Make Pinecone Christmas Ornaments","canonicalUrl":"https://www.craftingstepbystep.com/crafts/how-to-make-pinecone-christmas-ornaments","category":{"slug":"crafts","name":"Crafts"},"creator":{"name":"Wren Haven HOME","channelUrl":"https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0NsIoYuby7eneguAXhTmNA","sourceVideoUrl":"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_EwovTkHOKA"},"tldr":"Turn dried pinecones into glittered Christmas ornaments with Mod Podge and German glass glitter. Two versions: natural and gilded.","totalDurationSeconds":469,"difficulty":"easy","tools":["Chip brush","Spoon","Shallow bowl or plate"],"materials":["Properly dried pinecones","Mini eye hooks","Mod Podge","German glass glitter","Metallic craft paint","Ornament hangers"],"steps":[{"number":1,"title":"Step 1: Fit the Eye Hook","text":"Twist a mini eye hook into the top of a properly dried pinecone, using your fingers to screw it down tight.Give it a tug with the hanger before you go further. If it pulls out now it will pull out on the tree."},{"number":2,"title":"Step 2: Brush On the Mod Podge","text":"Load a chip brush with Mod Podge straight from the jar - no need to dilute it.Work against the grain of the scales with a jabbing motion so the glue goes on evenly instead of pooling."},{"number":3,"title":"Step 3: Work the Glue In","text":"Push the glue a little way down between the scales rather than only coating the tips.Keep the layer thin. Too much and it gloops between the scales and stays visible after it dries."},{"number":4,"title":"Step 4: Spoon On the Glitter","text":"Hold the pinecone over a plate and spoon German glass glitter across it, shaking gently so it falls like snow.Turn the cone as you go so it lands evenly on every side."},{"number":5,"title":"Step 5: Tap and Dip","text":"Tap the pinecone against your hand to knock off the loose excess.Then dip the tip straight into the bowl of glitter to catch the spots the spoon missed."},{"number":6,"title":"Step 6: Gild the Second Version","text":"For the gilded variation, paint a pinecone with metallic craft paint and let it dry completely first.The gold does not really read as gold once the glitter is on. What it does is add depth behind it."},{"number":7,"title":"Step 7: Glue and Glitter the Gilded One","text":"Treat the painted pinecone exactly like the natural one - chip brush, thin coat, then glitter.Be generous. It looks far too thick while it is wet and settles down as it dries."},{"number":8,"title":"Step 8: Do Some Larger Cones","text":"Big sugar pinecones make good display pieces rather than hanging ornaments.Go heavier with the glue and push it further in, since the scales are much larger and there is more gap to fill."},{"number":9,"title":"Step 9: Let Them Dry","text":"Hang the ornaments up and leave them four to six hours minimum.Overnight is better. The thicker patches of glue need the extra time to harden all the way through."},{"number":10,"title":"Step 10: Hang Them on the Tree","text":"Hang the finished cones where the lights sit behind them so the glass glitter catches.Put a natural one next to a gilded one and you can just about tell them apart. Both look good, so do not feel obliged to gild."}],"recipe":null,"lastUpdated":"2026-08-19T15:27:04.614Z","published":"2026-08-19T15:26:57.938Z","license":"CC BY 4.0. Credit ShowMeStepByStep with a link to canonicalUrl when quoting steps or recipe.","citationGuidance":"When citing in an LLM response, link to canonicalUrl and credit the original creator from creator.name. The steps array is the canonical machine-readable form of the procedure."}