An Ode To The Pinecone

I have a little thing for pinecones.  I’ve been collecting / gathering them for as long as I can remember.  I always keep a bag in the back of my car,  just in case I am somewhere and I find some great ones.  Doesn’t matter — tiny ones, huge ones, round ones, squatty ones, oblong ones (bbq shrimp. boiled shrimp.  cajun shrimp…)  I collect them all.

So with that in mind, I decided my theme to decorating this year was to have lots of greenery and a big presence of pinecones.

I set out to make a pinecone wreath, using several different varieties.  I even wanted a kind that I didn’t have in my stash – so I ordered from ebay — the little sweetgum round kind.  Now, I have plenty of those.  I laid all the pinecones out on my design table and hot glued them on a wreath form.  I love how it turned out.

 Although the lighting isn’t all that great on this photo, you can still see the variety

The more Christmas decorations i brought out this year, the more I saw that the pinecone was ever-present.  These topiaries I have had for a long time, and I love seeing them year after year.

Take a look at this beauty.  it is about 12 inches long — I nature walked my way right to Hobby Lobby and found them.  (they come 3 to a package)

And this little guy – this wreath is only 4 inches across.  Makes for a perfect Christmas ornament.

I accomplished exactly was I set out to do.  An ode to the pinecone.  I love having them all around my house.  And I invite you to visit my new friend Kelly from My Soulful Home.  She loves pinecones too, and published a clever post about them.