Pine cones fall from pine trees all year round, but particularly in the fall. Take a walk as the temperature begins to drop and collect the materials for these Christmas craft projects. Instead of using jarringly bright colors of red and green, these holiday decorations use natural nuts, pine cones and dried seed pods. Because they are neutral, these decorations can really be up anytime of year.

Natural Nut and Pinecone Christmas Tree Star, Stocking- Decorate inexpensive foam with natural materials for lovely, understated holiday ornaments.

Pine-cone Candle Holder- This natural candle holder makes a great centerpiece for your holiday table, whether Christmas or Thanksgiving.

ANd for those that must have color

Yo-Yo Stuffed Pinecone- Stuff a regular pine cone with yo-yos in various fabrics. Use holiday fabrics for Christmas decorating. Yo-Yo’s can also be used to make Christmas ornaments.

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119 Days Till Christmas: Pine Cones

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I was stumbling along in the category of crafts when I came across this wonderful tutorial from Build/Make/Craft/Bake for making Hammerd Flower and Leaf Prints. Collecting flowers from my mother’s garden and pressing or drying them was one of my favorite hobbies growing up. Hammering leaves and flowers so that the natural dyes seep out onto paper is a great alternative way to to use flowers and leaves, perhaps before pressing or drying?

The leaves used for this print are “Japanese Maple” and aren’t they lovely? The author of the tutorial, Wendy remarks, “Ahh the beauty of brute force.” This funny conclusion got me thinking. Hammering something with the result of a pretty craft has to be the ultimate stress relief. Do we have any hammering crafts at FaveCrafts? Why yes we do (of course).

1. Hammered Copper Cuff Bracelet
2. Garden Girl Plant Stake- Is it as satisfying to hammer with an eraser? If the median is pliable enough to be hammered repeatedly by an eraser, definitely.
3. Copper Sunflower Garden Stake

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Hammer+Crafting=Ultimate Stress Relief

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