This year to raise money for our charity, we sold a few handmade tree decorations, so this box of pinecones might come in handy.
For years now, we have sold White House ornaments which are different every year. Sometimes they are in the shape of a wreath, the White House, or something related to one of the previous presidents. It seems a lot of charities sell them around the holidays to raise money for their groups.
Dried Okra Pod Ornaments
This year, one of the gardeners also made some holiday tree ornaments out of dried okra pods. It looks like using some type of clay, she made the dried okra pods into either Santa or Grinch faced ornaments. There were also star shaped ornaments made out of pieces of what looked like paper straws. They sold all the ornaments individually or in box sets of three.
What seemed to sell the best, however, were the okra pod ornaments. The okra was actually grown in the farmer’s garden on the property.
Box of Washed Pinecones
So, now I have this box of pinecones which gives me an idea to make into some type of holiday ornaments.
When I work with pinecones, I always make sure they are nice and clean. So, I wash them in the sink with soapy water, rinse and then allow them to dry. Sometimes you will note that bugs or insects are already living in your pinecones. So, if you can, dry them out outside of your home.
The water bath makes the pinecones look brand new and fresh.
Researching Craft Ideas
After the pinecones are dry, now the fun begins in trying to figure out what to do with them.
A simple loop to hang them off the tree is all that is needed. However, for a bit of dazzle, hot glue a little bit of bow on top. I’m also thinking of making them snow touched by rolling them in some craft white paint.
Or I could go a totally different route and wire all the pinecones on a wire wreath with some greenery touches.
Ending Notes of a Box of Pinecones
Lastly, it looks like a box of pinecones is really more than a box of pinecones. In life, you will notice some things are like that.
I’ll get creative at some point and let my Readers know what I came up with. OK, I have months and months to finished up this project.
Nothing like a good head start, right?