If evergreen are Mother Nature’s Christmas gifts, seed pods are her equipping stuffers. Consider upcycling fallen pine needles throughout the season to take advantage of the trees you welcome in your house. And design other spectacular DIYs that can accent them, too. To fashion a forest of simple and arresting accessories, just spray a selection– pinecones, poppy pods, acorns, plus other natural charms, like sponge mushrooms– with shining metal paint. Include hooks, and they’ll dazzle in your home, or a fortunate recipient’s.
What You’ll Need
Products
Sweetgum seedpods (similar to revealed).
White-oak acorns (comparable to revealed).
Dried sponge mushrooms (similar to revealed).
Dried lotus pods (Ashland Dried Lotus Pods).
Norway spruce pinecones (similar to shown) (NewHampshireNature Norway Spruce Pine Cones).
Dried poppy-pods lot (PetalDriven Dried Poppy Pods).
Silver-plated wire (comparable to shown) (Artistic Wire 20-Gauge Silver-Plated Wire).
Metal spray paint.
Hooks.
Craft adhesive.
Craft scissors.
Instructions.
Spray each natural product with a coat of silver paint; let dry about 10 minutes. Turn each over and spray-paint once again; let dry about 10 minutes. Repeat, making certain to paint from various angles if your products have lots of nooks and crannies.
To re-create our maleberry-pod ornament (2nd from leading left in the image), glue numerous maleberry pods together in descending size utilizing craft adhesive.
Cut a short piece of silver wire; bend one end into a hook. Press straight end of wire into your item; secure with craft adhesive.
