WOW FACTOR CHRISTMAS ORNAMENT

WOW FACTOR CHRISTMAS TREE ORNAMENT-A super easy and very impressive Christmas ornament! A mix of beautiful natural elements and bright plaid!

I’m a pinecone picker-upper! I have a private mantra that goes…”never leave a pinecone behind”! Woodland walks usually end with my pockets filled with them along with sappy fingers! I search for evergreen trees just to scoop up their pinecones!!! I think pinecones are beautiful and useful and their many conical shapes intrigue me! And they remind me of Christmas! So this year I’m using pinecones in all their glory and making them the star of my Christmas decor. I’ve even created a WOW FACTOR CHRISTMAS ORNAMENT that features a big sugar pinecone! It’s so so easy to make and will add a big organic/glam statement to my tree! Let’s make a knock-your-Christmas-stockings-off ornament! I’ll show you how!

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Today I’m joining in  31 HANDMADE CHRISTMAS ORNAMENTS! A big thanks to Diane at AN EXTRAORDINARY DAY, Mary Beth at CUPCAKES AND CRINOLINE, Malia at YESTERDAY ON TUESDAY, and Steph at  THE SILLY PEARL for making this fun Christmas diy series happen!

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Disclaimer: So sorry for the poor images. My good camera is broken and I’m waiting for it to be fixed. It could be another month! Sob!

I can’t wait for you to try your own hand at this super simple to make pinecone ornament! And here’s the best part… you are only limited by your imagination! Use big sugar pinecones like I did to make a few WOW-factor ornaments for your tree or make an ornament using smaller pinecones or long white pine pinecones! Find a ribbon you love and show it off on this ornament. And use embellishments of your choice! You can even add snow to your pinecone and flock it!

Just be creative!

WOW FACTOR CHRISTMAS TREE ORNAMENT-A super easy and very impressive Christmas ornament! A mix of beautiful natural elements and bright plaid!

If you make one new Christmas ornament this year… make it have WOW FACTOR!

Let’s begin!

Here are the materials you will need…

WOW FACTOR CHRISTMAS TREE ORNAMENT-A super easy and very impressive Christmas ornament! A mix of beautiful natural elements and bright plaid!

  • sugar pinecone
  • small faux wreath of greens
  • extra bits of assorted greens
  • faux berries
  • small Christmas balls
  • fabulous ribbon… It’s all about the ribbon!
  • hot glue gun
  • u pins

WOW FACTOR CHRISTMAS TREE ORNAMENT-A super easy and very impressive Christmas ornament! A mix of beautiful natural elements and bright plaid!

  1. Glue the wreath to the top of the sugar pinecone
  2. Glue more greens to the wreath. I used pine sprigs, more evergreens, and boxwood. All faux.
  3. Make a big, pretty bow! Glue it to the top of the wreath. Glue it down with lots of glue! If you want to know how to make a Christmas bow, go HERE.

WOW FACTOR CHRISTMAS TREE ORNAMENT-A super easy and very impressive Christmas ornament! A mix of beautiful natural elements and bright plaid!4. Use a U pin to create a loop on the pinecone so a hanger can be attached. I attached the U pin after I put on the ribbon. But to show you how I attached the U pin to the pinecone I left off the bow to demonstrate.

5.   Press the U pin into the pinecone just behind the bow. Add hot glue to make sure it holds

6. Embellish with berries and Christmas balls

Beautiful!

WOW FACTOR CHRISTMAS TREE ORNAMENT-A super easy and very impressive Christmas ornament! A mix of beautiful natural elements and bright plaid!

I’m making 6 of these WOW FACTOR Christmas ornaments for my tree this year! How about you? Will you add one or a few to your tree or front door or stairs this year too?

And wouldn’t these make a pretty gift?

WOW FACTOR CHRISTMAS TREE ORNAMENT-A super easy and very impressive Christmas ornament! A mix of beautiful natural elements and bright plaid!

You might like to see these other easy Christmas ideas…

BLEACHED PINECONES

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SPARKLING WITH LANTERNS CHRISTMAS ORNAMENTS

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FROSTY MASON JAR LANTERNS

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HOMEMADE SNOWFLAKE ORNAMENTS

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Make sure to visit Amy  MOD PODGE ROCKS tomorrow to see her Handmade Christmas Ornament!

You might like to follow me on Pinterest and see all the great things I’m finding to pin HERE.

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WOW FACTOR CHRISTMAS TREE ORNAMENT-A super easy and very impressive Christmas ornament! A mix of beautiful natural elements and bright plaid!

 

Here are all 31 Bloggers in order of their appearance:

Day 1 – The Silly Pearl :: Day 2 –Yesterday on Tuesday
Day 3 – Cupcakes and Crinoline :: Day 4 – An Extraordinary Day
Day 5 – Knick of Time :: Day 6 – Pet Scribbles :: Day 7 – Simply Kelly Designs
Day 8 – Town and Country Living :: Day 9 – Petticoat JUNKtion
Day 10 – The Everyday Home :: Day 11 – Up on Tippy Toes
Day 12 – Remodelando la Casa :: Day 13 – DIY 180 :: Day 14 – 504 Main
Day 15 – Sum of their Stories :: Day 16 – At Home with Jemma
Day 17 – The Kim Six Fix :: Day 18 – Shabby Art Boutique
Day 19 – Morena’s Corner :: Day 20 – My Uncommon Slice of Suburbia
Day 21 – Our Southern Home :: Day 22 – Domestically Speaking
Day 23 – The Crafting Nook :: Day 24 – Sweet Pea
Day 25 – Dukes and Duchesses :: Day 26 – Heathered Nest
Day 27 – Lovely Etc. Day 28 – Stone Gable Blog :: Day 29 – Mod Podge Rocks
Day 30 – Running with a Glue Gun :: Day 31 – All Things Heart and Home

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93 Comments

  1. Yes! I’ve been searching for ideas for large pinecones as I have a farm full of them and most of what I’ve found is just so-so. This project is high end. I’ve seen your bleached pinecones and would enjoy seeing any other ideas you have! Your website has kept my attention for years. Thank you!

  2. Brilliant, loads and loads of pinecones here, this one is saved, in November or early December I shall be making this with the children. the craftiest of them all, our 11 year old, just saw this post with me (they are on autumn holidays) she gave it the thumbs up!

  3. Pam Griner says:

    So cute! I live on 7 acres of pinecones…I am always collecting them.

  4. This is lovely!
    I hesitate to bring the sappy pine cones I collect indoors. Do you bring them directly imto your home after your walks or do you let them age a little in a cool place? Thank you, Ruth

      1. Great post. Thanks, Ruth

  5. Babette Thurston says:

    Beautiful Yvonne! I live in South Florida so I will have to buy my pine cone but this is an easy, beautiful craft! Thanks!

  6. Very tasteful, very pretty, Yvonne. I could easily see a whole tree decorated with those and be enough (with lights, of course).

  7. Going to give it a try, have not seen the greenerywreath anywhere here, but I will keep looking. Love natural stuff.

  8. nancy mcneill says:

    love it…i am same with pinecones. there are so many outside our office and i pick them up for friends too!

  9. Alice Prince says:

    Fabulous Christmas decoration! Clever you! I do not have pine-cones in my yard…but I shall check out the craft stores.. love the look! I have this friend that is like a ‘sherrif’ with a glue gun….she will ‘lock-up’ this decoration idea! Thanks for all the diy’s… Christmas is beautiful!

  10. Karen VanLoo says:

    This is AMAZING! I absolutely love it. Yes, it would make a beautiful gift for friends and family! I’m definitely going to pin this, and make some of these!

  11. today will be a good day to search outside for some pinecones – great gifts for friends!

  12. Lynne Gill says:

    Thank you for the inspiration. I decorate 38 trees in a hospital each year for Christmas, 16 years so far. I think I will post on Facebook that I’m looking for pine cones to help decorate our trees. I love the bleaching idea.

  13. Karin Hensley says:

    I love pine cones too! I’m hoping to bleach a few this year! I love that look. Until then, I know what I’m doing with the sugar pine cone I bought last year! Thanks for the great DIY!

  14. This looks so easy and gorgeous. I also can’t pass up pinecones so I have a substantial amount to work with. I did your bleached pinecones when you first posted the how to and still use them for the holidays. Thank you for all the great decorating ideas.

  15. I love to decorate with pine cones and this idea is great! I could see one of these hanging on the back of each chair at my kitchen table and for sure a great hostess gift. Thanks for another wonderful idea!

  16. Love this pine one ornament,!!!!!!

  17. Very pretty, Yvonne! We have lots and lots of pine trees in the preserve behind our house. They fall abundantly in our yard. Truthfully, I’ve always hated pinecones. Guess I’m a picker-upper too, but not in the way you like to collect them. I have to pick them up several times a day, its a loosing battle. My Springer Spaniel, Foster likes to play a game with them. He runs around the yard, picking them up and throwing them in the air and catches them. When he tires out, he lays down and starts to chew them. That’s the bad thing! Anyway, since I’m surrounded with pinecones, I’ve decided to make your Christmas ornament, but not for my tree. I thought these could be used as a swag for two of my lanterns. Guess I really don’t hate pinecones after all, especially the sugar pinecones! Thanks for the inspiration on this post! xo

  18. Another great idea Yvonne. Thanks – I will b trying this soon.

  19. Great idea. I will take my grandson for a walk and we can gather up some pine cones. I like the idea of hanging them in a window and what a fun project.

  20. Yvonne, I knew we were kindred spirits~~I also collect pinecones everywhere I go! I’ve been known to bring the car to a screeching halt to gather some or come out of the woods with a stack stuck together with the sap in each hand! Love your beautiful hanging creation. I must make one! Thanks for the inspiration, always. Linda

  21. Vicki N. Martin says:

    Yvonne, I love pinecones too. I love decorating for the Fall season and Christmas too with all natural things around the house. I usually put the big pinecones from my front yard,(large pinecones) in a basket. I also put greenery from the pines along with the pinecones and holly berries and magnolia leaves on the bench on the front porch.

    Last year I tackled making a magnolia leaf wreath for the front door. I was really pleased. It makes you feel good when you accomplish something that you made. I love reading your site. It gives me things that I like and some that I haven’t thought of.

  22. Pamela Howell says:

    This “ornament” would be a nice topper for a large Christmas package or give one as a hostess gift. Very nice! Thanks for the morning inspiration!

  23. Theresa Kleinschmidt says:

    Just yesterday, my granddaughter and I went out in our yard and gathered white pine, norway spruce,douglas fir, and scotch pine cones. We are going to try your idea of bleaching some of the cones for holiday decorating. Thanks Yvonne for the wow factor inspiration!

  24. I collect pinecones everywhere we travel. I have a hemlock tree that produces very tiny pinecones. So I have a lot of those. I don’t have a sugar pinecone… yet. These decorated cones would be great on a swag or just hanging in a window or even as a kissing ball. Awesome!

  25. Beautiful fall arrangement. Thanks for sharing.

  26. I also collect pinecones. One year I made a huge pinecone wreath for over our fireplace. I may try bleaching pinecones this year. I love your phrase “knock your Christmas stockings off”. I think I’ll use that this year. Ha! Ha!

  27. What a great idea. The bow will be the hard part for me, as I am all thumbs when I try making them. But this is so pretty I will give it a try!

  28. This is beautiful! Can’t wait to make some!

  29. What a wonderful idea for the box of sugar pine cones that were sent to me from a friend in CA. I also happen to have the same ribbon that you used….should have bought a few more rolls of it…just love it!
    Your blog is one of my absolute favorites! I moved to Beautiful Lancaster county (actually Strasburg) to be closer to my parents a few years ago and discovering your blog has provided such enjoyment and inspiration.
    I share your love and appreciation of all things “”home” !

    1. Oh, Lisa! We are neighbors!!!! You are so so lucky to have sugar cones!!!!!!!! Did you get the ribbon at THE OLD MILLHOUSE SHOP?

      1. Hi Yvonne
        I did buy the ribbon at the Mill House a few years ago. Wondered if you have been to Homestead in Maytown? If not I think you would enjoy a visit(I went two weeks ago and was thrilled with it)…

  30. Teddee Grace says:

    Your craft project posts are always my favorite. This is stunning.

  31. Love the ornament and I too will have to buy mine. FYI I was at our local Kmart yesterday and say they have many black and white items for Xmas. Perfect for you! Ribbon, ornaments, checked tree shirt, lots of checked items in black and white. Thought of you right away!

  32. I love pine cones. I will be making a few of these for Christmas.

  33. Christi Maze says:

    This is one of the most beautiful uses of pinecones I have ever seen! Think I might do a few of these to hang in front of my windows (on the inside) to complement my tree. As always, thank you for such beautiful ideas with complete instructions!

    Blessings,
    Christi Maze

    P.S. Your pictures were great, even if you didn’t have your usual camera!

  34. Thanks for sharing. I’m a newbie to the pinecones. I’m just loving theses ideas and the DIY instructions. Oh Happy Day.

  35. Yvonne… you are right! It IS all about the ribbon!!!
    I’m a huge pine cone collector, too. Right now I’ve only been finding medium sized ones… but my eyes are peeled for the tiny and big ones. You tree is going to be fabulous with the large statement piece pine cone ornaments for sure!!

    Thanks for joining us again for our 31 Day blog hop. 🙂

  36. Yvonne this is just beautiful. And the best part is that you can use bits ‘n baubles and some beautiful ribbon to make this. I had to buy sugar cones too but was well worth the cost. Can’t wait to try making some of these. *pinned* xxoo, Barb

  37. Beautiful! I’d like to have a tree full of these pretty ornaments.

  38. WOW is right. Just love this new idea

  39. I too am a life long pine cone collector. I’ve carried pine cones home on planes from vacations and business trips, while walking the dog, walking with friends – everywhere! My family thinks I’m a little nuts. They are my favorite winter decorating item!

  40. Love this idea! Thank you so much for sharing. I will be making this weekend and hanging it from my chandelier.

  41. I know I am supposed to be out there walking for exercise, but the truth of the matter is I pause so often to fill my pockets with acorns, pine cones and chestnuts that I a man beginning to think I may have been a squirrel in my previous life. This project is a must do. At least I can park my car in the furthest spot at Michaels and get some real walking in that way 😉

  42. Ann Black says:

    A great easy fun project! Love the bow!! Cannot wait for more ideas!

  43. Sandra Gumm says:

    B.U.T.Ful! Can’t wait to try this project! Thank you.

  44. I love what you did with the pine cone! Beautiful ribbon and greenery, every touch is fabulous! You are going to entice me to pick up more of them!

  45. pamela Lepage says:

    your Ornament is so pretty, and looks easy to do. Thank you for the how too’s will be pinning this.
    Be Blessed

  46. This is so pretty Yvonne! I’ve really love the bleached version for the last few years but the colour and WOWness of this year’s pinecone ornament really appeals to me too! You sure know what you are doing. I am going to make these, I just wish there was a way to use fresh greenery and keep it looking great throughout December.

  47. Sheila Gunderson says:

    Just gorgeous Yvonne. I’m always on the lookout for a craft project to do with my granddaughter Anna, she is 10 years old. We do something together every Christmas to give as gifts. I just read your bow making tutorial. That will be the biggest challenge for us; as you say it’s all about the bow!

  48. Sherry Pelle says:

    All I need is ribbon! Love it!

  49. Gorgeous. I just collected an entire bucket of pine cones from our yard and can’t wait to use them. Each Christmas I bring out the big sugar pine cones my bff gave me years ago. The tree used to stand on her parent’s property, but eventually had to come down. They are a nice memory.

  50. Love pine cones and this ornament.
    So simple yet so elegant.The ribbon
    is everything !

  51. Love this! I love pine cones. The only thing I do with them is put them in a bowl, but I would love to make your ornament. Beautiful and elegant!

  52. Love the pinecone decoration! Thank you

  53. Love love your Xmas ornament idea. Going to gather “stuff” I already have and go for it!!! Thx Yvonne

  54. I adore your ornament. This would be love on a couple of trees I have outside. Lovely idea.

  55. bobbi duncan says:

    I love pinecones– always reminds me of the 1950’s village where I grew up, with tons of different pine tree species, and tons of pinecones. We would add glitter or snow, leave them plain or decorated–didn’t matter, they just added such a natural, rustic cabin-in-the-woods feel to the house. Your gorgeous ornament is enticing me to go gather once again.

  56. SOOOOO Pretty!!! Love it and it’s so easy to get it done! I’ve got tons of pinecones… this could be one idea to make with them!

    Hugs

  57. I have some huge pinecones! I need to try this because right now they are just on display and I don’t know what to do with them.

  58. Simply awesome! I love to decorate with pine cones, so easy and inexpensive!

  59. These are so elegant and beautiful, Yvonne! I had my kids collect some pine cones for me the other day but I don’t have any THIS HUGE! I’m going to have to go hunting in the woods. 🙂

  60. I really feel like I can make this one! Now I’m on the hunt for a sugar pinecone! Thank you for the inspiration!

  61. Yvonne, my two daughters and I made these during a Girl’s Night over Thanksgiving weekend this year. Boy, did we have a ball! It was the perfect activity for reconnecting and catching up on all the grandkids and family news, while munching cookies and sipping cocoa. The glue gun got a workout and we were all proud of our handiwork! Thanks for a great idea.

  62. Cecilia Williams says:

    I love all of your hand made ideas! Thank you for sharing!

  63. Joan reilly says:

    The ornament ideas are awesome!

  64. Norma Rolader says:

    Oh my what wonderful and beautiful inspirations Thank you

  65. Pat Forrest says:

    I searched high and low on the internet and the WOW pinecone is EXACTLY what I was looking for. I have one question though – I’d like to make mine with fresh greenery. Would you be able to comment on what I should change in your directions to make it fresh? I think I’ll have spray it to keep it green but that’s ok. thanks in advance! Pat from Canada

    1. Hi Pat, the fresh greens will eventually die and drop off. If you want to keep your pinecone creation year after year I’d use great faux greens.

  66. I love your suggestions & decorating ideas!

  67. Wendy Howell says:

    This is so pretty. I love pinecones as well 🙂

  68. I simply love your comment about pinecones. I am a habitual pinecone picker upper too. I live in the Sierras and I never come home from a walk or hike without some. My husband and friends always tease me. If I don’t use them for a craft, they always make great fire starters. I want to thank you for the fabulous wow factor pinecone!! I have recently found a secret place to find the sugarpines. Haha but now I never go hiking without a plastic bag!! The pitch is horrible! I will be following you as I was introduced by On Sutton Place! I love you bloggers and your ideas!
    Thank you
    Marcia

    1. Oh, I wish I could go walking with you to chat and pick up sugar pinecones!