What do you do about winter home decor?
Do you ignore those long, cold and boring weeks between when you take down your holly jolly Christmas decor and when you can drag out your bunnies and Easter baskets?
Not me, I fill those weeks with pinecones.
And a few deer thrown in for good measure.
If you think about it, pinecones are a natural for your winter home decor:
They’re Cheap
At the after-Christmas sales you can pick up a bag of pinecones at the craft stores on clearance. I try to buy a bag a year and add it to the ones from previous years, so I always have a stash of cones.
I’d rather have a stash of ice cream cones, but pinecones will do.
They’re Easy
Let’s face it, what’s easier than taking a bowl and filling it with pinecones. Done. On to watching some Netflix.
They Never Go Out Of Style
Well in summer maybe, but they’re sort of the little black dress of winter home decor. They were popular in 1916, they are popular in 2016 and they will be popular in 2116. Although I possibly might not be around to see them in 100 years.
No pinecones in this shot, but I wanted to show you that I kept my holiday chalkboard up, added a pom pom garland to the scene (don’t they look like snowballs) and threw some deer on the shelf for a wintery scene.
BTW, that olive bucket FULL to the brim with pinecones in the first photo? I stuffed grocery bags in the bottom and the pinecones are only about four inches deep.
Don’t look too closely at my home decor, it may blow away in a good breeze.
So let’s recap, shall we:
- Pinecones
- Use them
- They’re cheap
- They’re easy
- They never go out of style
Do you use pinecones this time of year? If so, what’s your favorite way to use them?
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I adore pine cones for wreaths, a basket on the hearth or a bowl full to use in the entry way. The textures and colors are so pleasing. When I lived in Bastrop, TX we had acres of pine trees. I was all about gathering them. I took my friends out one time to gather a bunch and we were going to wire them to a wire wreath form. All the pine cones were shriveled up! I was devastated! Little did I know that when they got wet they closed up! It took me a day to figure that out. We got our wreaths made and used them for many years.
Wishes for tasty dishes,
Linda
Oh my gosh, yes on the pinecones. I have them everywhere.
I decorate three times a year. I live on a lake so I decorate for spring and summer and do beachy, lake, seaside things. I decorate for fall. I decorate for Christmas and winter….I put up minimal Christmas so the house needs only a few things changed out after Christmas and the house looks awesome til spring. I use pine cones. I have a large round, flare dish with large pine cones surrounding a winters candle and with a tiny string of LED lights. I also have an antique copper boiler that I have some pieces of wood that I whitewashed to one side and filled the other side with large pine cones and white Christmas lights I put on a timer.
Wow, girl, you are just full of good advice! I do not need another show to watch, however. ???? Love that sweet deer holding remotes AND the pine ones in the urn. I may steal that for my porch!
I’m a deer and pine cone kinda girl, too! And I love the look of the the urn, with the wreath around the cones!
I love pinecones, too and use them wherever I want a little spot of something special!!! I love how they look in the olive basket!!!
I love pine cones used as decor in the winter – from my pine cone wreath on the front door to a few baskets and bowls throughout the house. In fact today and hit the pine cone jackpot at Target. The remainder of their Christmas items was 90% off so I bought 10 bags of pine cones for 50 cents a bag. I couldn’t pass them up. I will keep some and share the rest with friends. BTW, love the deer holding the remotes. So cute!
Decorate? I just got done with Making A Murderer! 10 hrs of TV and I’ve been trolling the Internet ever since. Brilliant and must watch TV. Oh, and my remotes are in a duck similar to your deer. Let me know what you think about that show when you come up for air!
I bring a garbage bag full of beautiful pine cones home from every trip I make to my family’s house in VA. They’re my favorite décor.
I ordered a Clover pom pom maker yesterday! Just got an email from UPS saying it will be delivered tomorrow.
Happy January!
And one more thing … Making a Murderer is SO stressful. I had to take a break! I’m always angry when people are taken advantage of by the legal system. There is a lot of that here. I absolutely thought I’d explode I’ll be watching the last two episodes tonight. Hopefully I’ll survive it. haha I’d like to know your opinion when you’re finished with it.
Have you tried bleaching some of the pine cones? They look so cool. I have a large jar of dark ones n the bottom and the light ones on top. I love it.
I’ve got pinecones all over our house and the Aframe. I love them so. Your chalkboard drawing is darling! I might need to do something different on our’s aside from Josie’s weekly spelling words. Everybody has been talking about Making a Murderer. Looks like I need to check it out.
I usually bring out my winter snowmen and then
on to Valentine’s fun.
M : )
Thanks for the great ideas. I always hate when the Christmas decorations come down as everything looks so bare.
Wishing you a great 2016 and have a great weekend.
Mary
I have got to find some little pinecones to hoard up for winter decorating! Thanks so much for the inspiration!