I have a bag of pine cones, any ideas on what to do with them?

There are several things I do with pine cones guss. 1. Until you truly find something to do with them, stack them in a large wooden bowl as a centerpiece. You would be surprised how many people will notice the 'arrangment' sitting in the middle of a table. 2. Get a very large pot. Fill it with water to boil. Add a whole bottle of cinnamon to the hot water. You can add other spices as well - depending on the smell you want. Dip the pinecones into the water and let them steep for about 5 to 10 minutes. Remove the pinecones and let them drain on a rack or paper towels. Then, you can hang them in bunches or arrange them for a table piece. The smell is awesome. 3. Wrap a wire (for hanging) around the top of each pinecone. Cover the pinecone in lard or peanut butter. Press bird seed into the peanut butter and hang from trees or rafters for the birds to eat. Once you begin to hang these delicacies outside, you must continue as the birds will begin to depend on them for food. I hang mine just outside my kitchen window. Each morning as I begin my day, the outside area is filled with all kinds of birds, fluttering around and eating the seeds. You can also make a pinecone wreath out of them by wiring them together in a string, then forming the string of pinecones into a circle. You can make them all the same size or make three different sizes and hang them together in a bunch. Pinecones are beautiful throughout the year. If you are crafty, you can cut the pinecones in half. Use a drill to drill out the center - just large enough to hold a taper candle. Spray paint them any color or use clear lacquer. Set the candle inside the hole. Use different size pinecones and set several of them in the center of a table. Very chic.....

My mom purchased a wonderful Christmas ornament that was made of pine cones placed in a basket with clear Christmas lights between them. Also there were tiny white flowers with glitter on them to add a bit of extra sparkle. Then the person attached a bow to the side of the basket. They sold like hot cakes! I have also seen birds made from the leafs of the pine cones, it was one or two that were used for the birds, and they had the details painted on them with little wire legs. You can make some very cute animals out of the pine things cut off the original cone.

are they the giant pinecones? if they are you can frost them with that canned snow and use them for Christmas time decorations. I have seen small ones hot glued together to form a Christmas Tree too. You could plant them and grow more pines. Some people dip them in wax and make fire starters out of them for the fireplace. I guess they burn a beautiful variety of colors too.

We always used the extra we collected as mini birdfeeders also. We cover them in peanutbutter (or bacon grease) and roll in a pan full of bird seed. The birds love the winter treat!! We also use them for out Christmas tree decorations at home and send them into school. We get tons of them, since we live in the "Pine Barrens" region of NJ (yes the Pine Barrens Region that was made famous by the Sopranos TV show!)

Well, when I was younger I remember sometimes we use to paint them up and put glitter on them. Just a suggestion...

three different suggestions.. one of mine and my little girls favorite thing to do over the winter holidays is to head out into the woods.. collect the "perfect" pinecones.. bring them home, arrange them in a pretty basket with ribbons.. and place them under the artificial tree near the heating vent to add that pine tree scent to the house. its both functional, and decorative second.. ornaments for the aforementioned tree. some ribbons and glitter.. a few well placed sequins or gemstones.. and youve got a very pretty ornament for the tree.. or a package decoration to give to another. third.. birdfeeder. coat the pinecone in suet (aka bacon grease) and roll it in birdseed until its fully loaded to capacity. chill it so it gains a nice firm texture.. hang outside, and the birdies will LOVE you for it!! have fun with yer projects whatever you decide to do!

I have lots of pine trees around, so I try and use them for crafts and all. One thing I did was to take them, dip them in a little colored wax, and place them in a basket for fire starters for the fireplace. They're pretty, plus you can get those chemical packs to sprinkle onto the hot wax on the cone so that you get the colored flames. Another thing I did was at Christmas. Last year I had my grandson (then 4) paint them with glue and then roll into glitter. Once dried we wrapped some up to give to his parents to keep on their tree. (What kid doesn't like to glue and glitter?! lol) Then I had him do a whole bunch of them and scattered them through the tree and laid them on branches here and there. You could see them in the daylight, but at night with the lights bouncing off of them, it was really pretty. Each year we make a set of ornaments for the tree and keep a list of what they made each year. Big cones get dipped in peanut butter and rolled in bird seed, then froze until it's time to put them out (if you make a bunch at a time.) If you saw pinecones into slices, they look like flowers. You have to be careful doing it, because they break easy! I dip mine in some polyurethane paint (clear) let them dry, and then add them to winter floral arrangements, wreaths, or use on the tree.

well my friend and i run crafts for a kids group at our church and she saw somewhere where they took a pinecone, turned it upside down and decorated the 'boughs' with tiny beads and sparkles (she sprayed them green ahead of time)and they turned out to be quite cute little christmas trees!

If you wanna make some money on Pine Cones, go to your nearest Beekeeper and buy some unfiltered beeswax. Melt the wax and dip the cones into it. When the wax hardens the cones burn with a lovely bright red flame. They are wonderful to burn in a Fireplace!

I am sure that this has been mentioned, but put peanut butter on them and roll them in birdseed. You can also use them to start a fire in the fire place. Decorate them with a string and glitter and make them into Christmas ornaments. Break them apart and use them for a potpori mix also. I hope that you find the right project that you are looking for to use the pinecones.

I've seen pine cone wreaths for Christmas, but I don't know how they're put together. They would make a pretty centerpiece for the holidays, too.

give them to meeeee!!!!:D

You can put peanut butter in them and then roll them in bird seed and hang them outside for the birds.