How to Make a Pinecone Garland

Learn how to make a pinecone garland using hot glue, pine cones, and twine in this rustic garland idea for your mantel!

Step 1: Cut a piece of twine slightly longer than you want your finished garland to be.
(The extra length lets you tie two hanging loops.)
Tie hanging loops at each end.
Step 2: Draw a line of hot glue across the flat part of the pinecone.
This is technically the bottom of the pinecone, but we will be attaching the pinecones to the twine upside down for this garland.
Step 3: Lay the twine onto the hot glue.
Use a silicone finger protector if you have one so you don't burn yourself.
Otherwise, use a popsicle stick or other tool to help you push the twine down into the glue without burning yourself.
Hold the twine into the glue until the glue cools and hardens.
Step 4: Lay the twine out and set pinecones along the twine at even intervals to get an idea about your preferred spacing before you glue the second pinecone to the twine.
For this garland, I glued them 3-4 inches apart.
Glue the second pinecone onto the twine the same way you did for the first one.
Repeat until the whole garland is complete; then it's ready to hang!

If you can't find pinecones outdoors where you live, check craft stores, Amazon, Ebay, or Etsy to buy them.
Any shape of pinecone will work as long as they aren't too big and heavy to stay adhered to the twine.
If you don't have twine, you can use yarn, string, rope, ribbon, or a strip of fabric to hot glue the pinecones onto!