I went for a walk the other day. Yes, I have been known to wear pretty necklaces when I go for a walk.
As I walked, I collected a few items in my hat. I love collecting things and then challenging myself to create something with the items.
Below is one of the decorations the kids and I made with my collection.
Materials
Small pine cones or any other of a similar size (gems, buttons, pipecleaners, pebbles, pom poms, cellophane, paper scraps, sequence)
Craft Glue
Ribbon
Instructions
Simply glue the pine cones on the curtain ring and attach ribbon to hang.
Use
- Napkin holders
- Tree decoration
- Above table decorations
- Gift for teachers, grandparents friends
- School holiday activity (go on a nature hunt to collect seed pods and then do the craft at home)
To see what I did with the green leaf prongs, click this picture:
Other Links
To view the entire range of Christmas Crafts on this blog, click here: Christmas Craft.
To view the entire range of handmade Christmas Tree Decorations, click here: Handmade Christmas Decorations.
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Hello,
My mom used to make ornaments when we were younger with those same pinecones. Is there a chance you may know the name or type of tree they come from? any help would be appreciated.
You can email me at xjdroid@gmail.com ,
Thanks,
Matt
Hi Matt. I asked Sophie, a seed artist, and she suggested the pinecones (pods/seeds) are from a Casuarina tree (see response below). I recgonise this as the tree I collected them from. You can read more about it here. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casuarina
It’s wonderful that you have these special memories of times with your mom.
Kelly
Hi Kelly,
good to hear from you!
This looks like a Casuarina species to me. Just google Casuarina to see the wiki entry and have quick look at it.
Have a great festive season!
Sophie
Thanks so much Sophie!
Just had a look and that’s exactly it. Thank again and have a lovely holiday season.
Kelly
Kelly,
Thank you so much for your response. Now I know what to look for to make these ornaments with my daughter =).
Thank you aswell Sophie, I wish you both a very blessed and happy holiday.
Matt
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