DIY Christmas Pinecone Basket!

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This adorable DIY Christmas Pinecone Basket is thrifty to make, and will add such a lovely touch to your Christmas decor this year!

It’s that time of year again! I LOVE decking the halls for Christmas, don’t you? Every nook and cranny of our homes are just begging for some DIY fun!

And this DIY Christmas Pinecone Basket is such a pretty decoration that you can create it in just a matter of minutes!

You can even use the basket and pinecones over and over again to create a themed basket for other holidays and seasons. Just swap out the colors for Fall and Winter, and you’ve got a gorgeous pice of decor that can be easily modified throughout the year!

This pretty holiday decoration can also double as a Christmas Pine Cone Centerpiece for your dining room table or coffee table. It’s such an easy way to add some Christmas cheer to an empty table or lonely corner of your home!

So what are you waiting for? Here’s what you’ll need to get started…

DIY Christmas Pinecone Basket

Christmas Pinecone Basket Supplies Needed:

You’ll just need a few simple supplies to make your beautiful, festive holiday pinecone basket!

Woven Basket {I opted for one with a plaid liner}
Pine Cones {if you can, just take a walk and collect them from your yard or park. They can be any size, but I LOVE these gigantic ones I found in Northern California last year!}
Artificial Christmas greens wreath picks from your craft store. {I found these full and fluffy wired pick bunches at Hobby Lobby with little pops of red Holly Berries, and just needed 2 bunches}
Optional: Small additional red pops of color {I added in two little red bows… or you could place some miniature red ornaments in the basket, too!}

How to Prepare Pine Cones for Crafts:

Now before we get started the first thing we’ll want to do is to bake our pine cones. This will ensure any itty bitty bugs that might be hiding in there, aren’t going to takeover our homes.

Here’s how to bake pine cones…

Preheat oven to 250 degrees.
Line cookie sheet with aluminum foil, place pine cones on foil, and bake for 30 minutes. {this will help clean up the pine cones and take care of any little bugs that might have been hiding inside} So long buggies!
Remove tray from oven, and allow pine cones to cool completely.

How to Make Christmas Pine Cone Centerpieces in a Basket:

Start by adding your wreath picks to the basket.
Primp and shape wreath picks as needed.
Then begin adding in your pinecones, and arranging as desired.
Finish off with any additional pops of color… like mini ornaments, tiny bows, etc!

It’s about as quick and easy as a craft can be, and will make a lovely personalized Christmas decoration for your home!

How to Add Cinnamon Scent to Pine Cones:

Want to take your festive Christmas Pine Cone Basket to the next level? Use this simple trick to add a delicious cinnamon scent with essential oils!

You won’t believe how EASY it is to create your own Cinnamon Pine Cones, and they smell AMAZING!! Here’s what you’ll do…

DIY Cinnamon Pine Cones

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