No man’s land. That’s a pretty good way to describe the post-Christmas winter months. The Christmas tree and stockings don’t look right anymore, but it’s way too early for Spring decor. This quick little DIY makes a cute mason jar pinecone tree that you can leave out all winter long! I even used a large cinnamon-scented pinecone that will keep our home smelling great!
This week I am joining three other bloggers to bring you a week’s worth of DIY gifts in jars. This pinecone tree would be sweet gift that can be displayed even after Christmas is over.
I originally thought I might want to use the mason jar lid for this project by decorating it with glitter tape. Halfway through the project, I ditched the tape for more cotton batting, and I like the look much better. I also considered adding glitter to the faux snow, but nixed that idea too. Feel free to experiment as you create your own pinecone tree.
I started out by lightly coating the “branches” of my pinecone tree with faux snow. This is the same product I used for my Christmas Cottage, and I love the way it looks when it is dry!
Next, I filled my half-pint jar with cotton batting, using my glue gun to hold the batting in place both inside and outside of the jar’s rim.
Finally I glued my pinecone tree in place on top of the batting. If you would like a little sparkle on your tree, you could add glitter to the tree or to the batting. I really like the wintery look of this little tree. What do you think?
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- Cinnamon pinecone
- True Snow
- Plastic spoon or knife
- Half-pint wide-mouth mason jar
- Cotton batting
- Glue gun
- Hot glue
Be sure to check out today’s tutorials from this amazing bloggers:
Mason Jar Succulent Terrarium – The Country Chic Cottage
Garlic Confit in a Jar – The Cottage Market
I’m Nuts about You Gift in a Jar – Yesterday on Tuesday
You might enjoy these other winter DIYs:
I LOVE this! You can put this out right after Thanksgiving and not have to put it away until the first bloom of Spring!!! Brilliant idea and it is so easy (YAY!!!) Hugs…
And where I live, the snow sometimes doesn’t go away until April! ;P
What a beautiful idea, Jessica! Pinecones and mason jars are two of my faves.