DIY: spruce cone candle holder
The weather has been getting quite chilly over here. It's just about the time to pull out scarves, mittens and knitted sweaters. The season of layering has begun. And while the hands are searching for something warm I'm having thoughts of taking up on felting again. Maybe write a few tutorials about the basics of felting. It really is a thing that I am so keen on doing in Fall/Winter. I'm pretty sure you would love it too, of course, if you are not in love with it already.
Today I was looking at the spruce cones on my desk trying to figure out where to use them. Why do the spruce cones remind me of Christmas so much? Am I crazy to start thinking about Christmas when September isn't even over yet? Oh well, the spruce cones somehow turned out into a candle holder. I really love the way it looks in my room. It gives coziness and also works as a pretty Fall decoration. Again, it is super easy to make and I am even a little ashamed, it took me just about 5 minutes to finish. Gathering all the spruce cones around a vase/glass (whatever you have) might be a little tricky but once you tie them together it becomes rock hard. Good luck and patience! :)
tips: Double sided tape or even hot glue would come in very handy in this project. Unfortunatelly, I didn't have any at that moment. But if you do have, stick the pine cones to the vase one after another and then very easily tie them with the twine. If you don't have any glue you most certainly have a friend. Four hands are always better than two. Try to find the spruce cones that are quite of the same size. Do not leave unattended if the candle is burning!
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I love this idea. And I have to say that I just found your blog today and found it to be the easiest site. Thanks for making a beautiful, easy to use blog, that I will continue to come back to.
Thank you for stopping by and thank you for such kind words. I really appreciate that! :)
Love this tutorial! Something easy to try out… =)
Thanks, 3lin! Good luck. :)
Love this! Looks simple and elegant. I’m going to make a view of these for fall decor to put on the mantel :)
Thanks, Kate! I think that the mantel itself is a perfect fall decoration! :))
That’s absolutely adorable! oooer.. ya know if you got some balsam or cinnamon oil you could dribble some on the cones and let it sink it. the slight amount of heat from the little bulb would make it warm just enough to make the whole room smell wonderful! Great job!
Wow! What an amazing tip, Jeanie! I love the smell of the cinnamon. Must try this. :)
it’s super cute! great idea!
Thanks, Letizia. :)
Waouh, what a lovely result!!! And yes you’re right, I do feel the same as you. After looking at the pine cones, I can hear Xmas carols from afar…and you do have a real knack for turning plain things into something warm and pretty!!!
Have a nice and warm evening,
Stéphanie
Can’t wait for a tutorial on felting…
Thank you, Stephanie! Christmas season seems to be approaching soon, can’t wait! :)
I have a craft class at our apartment house, and last year I had a lg quantity of pine cones from Florida {a gift} the cones were huge, so I glude them to a thread spool {empty} for the stand, painted on snow, on the tips, and went to Michael’s and found several small ornaments, and decorated them, they made great Christmas trees!!! This idea is great, I’ll use it this year! We have many cones here in R I. thanks Enid
That is such an amazing idea! Making a Christmas tree from pine cones! I think I should try making one this year. Thanks, Enid. :)
its very simple,but usefull and pretty.
Thanks! :)
This is such a great idea! It look so pretty! :)
Thanks, Kaylah! :)
I love it! I am going to make this. You could also spray paint the pine cones silver/gold or what ever color theme you are decorating with this year and tie a coordinating ribbon around in place of the twine.
Thank you for such a good idea! :)
What a great idea. I think I am part squirrel I always collect the cones and acorns. They are so beautiful. Now I have another project to use them for. Can I be so bold as to tell you these long cones are not in fact pine cones but Spruce cones from the Norway Spruce? These are the tall regal spruce trees that always remind me of angels. If you look closely at their branches they flare out at the bottom like the sleeves of an angel’s robe.
Me too! I love acorns. I guess I’m a squirrel person too. Thank you for sharing such interesting information. I never knew they were called Spruce cones but now I will. The trees are very beautiful too :)
I really love your idea and the choice of cones you used is absolutely perfect!
If people are searching for those same cones online they will however need to search for “Spruce Cones” not “pine cones”. (A common misnomer) Just wanting to help people find the same cones that you used since they are really the perfect cones for this project. It is a very lovely candle holder. Thank you for the inspiration. =D
Hello Patty! Thank you so much for pointing that out. I’ve just corrected it, so as not to mislead people. :)