DIY Fall Pinecone Swag Tutorial
Step-by-step instructions on how to make easy pinecone swag for your fall porch.
Yield: 2 Swags
Cost: $10
Equipment
- Hot glue gun
Materials
- 6 Large Pinecones
- 4 Medium pinecones
- Approx. 20 very small pinecones
- 2- six inch round grapevine wreaths or appropriate size for your light fixture.
- Frayed Velvet Ribbon in Terra Cotta and Moss Green
- Wild Honey Yellow Spray Paint
- Sundried Tomato Spray Paint
- Moss Green Spray Paint
- Jute Twine
- Wheat Stems optional
Instructions
- Spray paint all the pinecones and a variety of the three colors
- Hot glue the small pinecones around the edges of the small wreaths and fill in with small pieces of wheat stems in the gaps.
- Add jute twine to make a hanger at the wide end of the 10 larger pinecones.
- Hot glue ribbon and wheat stems to the tops of the 6 large pinecones. Ensure that the twine hanger is still visible.
- Attach the grapevine wreath with pinecones to the bottom of your light fixture with wire or twigs.
- Tie two bows to the bottom of the light fixture with the terra cotta ribbon. Use approx. 1 1/2 yards of ribbon and off center the bows so that you have some short tails and some longer.
- Begin attaching the largest pinecone to the first light fixture by pulling the longest ribbon end through the jute twine loop. Tie to secure.
- Add the second largest pinecone slightly closer to the light fixture with the bottom of the cone slightly overlapping the top of the first pinecone.
- Add the third pinecone to a short length of ribbon with the bottom slightly over lapping the middle pinecone.
- Add the two middle size pinecones to balance the swag.
- Repeat on the other light fixture.
Notes
You only need minimum embellishments on the large pinecones.
Attempt to hang both swags evenly. Don't tie the ribbon tight, so you can play around with your arrangement until you are satisfied with the results. Once you are happy with the balance pull the ribbon tight. If you are using a satin ribbon, you will want to tie a knot.