The Milford collection Scented Pine Cones in Red Organza Bag

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Don’t like the idea of rambling around outdoors collecting your own pine cones? You can find bags of pine cones online in various combinations. They don’t cost too much either. But who can blame us when pine cones make such great Christmas ornaments? You can keep it as natural as you want or get your creative juices flowing. 12. Natural Ornaments Scenting them yourself means you can mix a blend of essential oils to come up with your own home scent.

No matter what scent your use – you can’t go wrong with creating your own scented pine cones for the holiday season! However, you could add cinnamon oil to the water and then spray them if they start to lose their scent. If you went a bit overboard on your great pine cone hunt and find that you have enough of them to build a Christmas tree but don't have the ambition to build a Christmas tree - you can use them for other things. To scent your pine cones, choose any essential oils that you like. While many people prefer to use cinnamon because it's associated with the fall and winter months, other good options include citrus, vanilla, peppermint, and even pine essential oils. You can apply just one type of oil, or you can mix and match. For instance, cinnamon and vanilla blend together to form a pleasant, warming aroma.Bake the pine cones for 20 minutes to dry them. When they are dry, the pine cones will open up and feel very light. You may notice some pine cones have not opened yet. Return those to the oven and bake until they are dry and opened. Both of these can be achieved by placing the fresh pine cones on a foil-lined cookie sheet and heating in a 300 °F for about 30 to 45 minutes. Brush each pinecone gently with a light coat of the diluted glue, making sure to cover all the nooks and crannies. I garden, even when the only space available is the rooftop of my apartment. I’ve been a knitter since age seven, and I spin and dye my own wool as well. And if you can ferment it, it’s probably in my pantry or on my kitchen counter. I can’t go more than a few days without a trip deep into the Pennsylvania State Game Lands looking for mushrooms, edible plants, or the sound of the wind in the trees. There are two main ways to make Christmas pine cones. Method #1 – Using Concentrated Essential Oils

You can also put the pine cones in a plastic bag or container and zap them on high for 1.5 minutes in the microwave. Thanks to reader Marci for her suggestion. Making Scented Pine Cones Gather your pine cones - Grab a basket or bag and forage for pine cones of various sizes. If you don’t have access to any in your neighborhood, you can buy them (and in that case, you can skip to step 5). In your mix & pour funnel pitcher, combine 1 oz of fragrance oil with 3 oz of Body & Room Spray Base. Pull the pinecones out and let them cool on the foil-lined cookie sheet until they are room temperature before adding any scent to them. Method 1: Essential oil Put the pinecones in a tall glass vase – try mixing them with small Christmas ornaments for a holiday centerpiece!

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The easiest way to identify pines from other evergreens from far off is by their general shape and the way their branches hang. Spruces and firs have that classic conical Christmas tree shape. Pine trees tend to be rounder and less symmetrical (kind of like me). Pine tree branches usually grow upwards, and there are fewer branches compared to spruce and fir trees. Debugging and Getting Closed Pine Cones to Open Bake closed pine cones to get them to reopen. If you really love cinnamon scented pinecones, I recommend this method because it provides a strong scent, and it’s a breeze to refresh the smell of the cinnamon pinecones when the scent (inevitably) fades by adding a few drops of oil. Give a dozen pine cone fire starters as a Christmas gift to anyone with a fireplace. And don’t forget the family members who love spending summer evenings around the fire pit or the friends who are always going camping.

Instead of using a room spray to freshen up any room, use scented pine cones as part of your decoration. For this purpose, you would scent the pine cones with an essential oil that has a fresh or woody scent. Scenting your pine cones with one of these Wonderful Winter Wood and Forest Essential Oil Blends will infuse your space with refreshing aromas that mimic the outdoors.Be careful when taking your cinnamon-scented pine cones out of the bag. The loose cinnamon powder will fall everywhere. To avoid making extra work for yourself, place a large newspaper on the work table to catch any cinnamon powder that falls.

As an adult living in the modern world, I continue to draw on the skills I learned as a kid. I love my Wi-Fi, and knowing pizza is only a phone call away. But I’m okay with never revisiting the adventure that is using an outhouse in the middle of January. Another method to make them is to add cinnamon oil to water and then spray the cones with that water and let them rest for a few weeks. I found that they didn’t smell as strongly that way. He built our rough-hewn log cabin when I was seven years old, and I spent much of my childhood roaming the woods and getting my hands dirty. Use glasses of varying heights and textures, pine cones, fake snow, citrus fruits, candles, and other baubles to create little vignettes or scenes. Use whatever you have on hand creating different textures and heights. Place them around your home, anywhere you want to add visual interest and draw the eye. 8. Table Setting Spruce up your place settings with a pine cone place card holder.As you can see, pine cones aren’t just for pretty winter décor. These tough little woody treasures are incredibly useful around the home and garden. After I made my Cinnamon Scented Pine Cones, I got an old tray and added the pine cones, two candles, and some holly greens that I got at local craft store. It made for such a gorgeous center piece! And it was seriously so easy to make and put together. Add a decorative center, such as a button or bead, to complete the look. You can use these pine cone “flowers” in different crafts and arrangements. If you go this route, be sure to water the plants below the pine cones, keeping the tops dry. This will further discourage a fungus gnat infestation. 2. Scented Pine Cones Easily create a natural air freshener with pine cones and essential oils.