Step #4 | How to Make Pine cones Look Like Pure Gold

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This next step is very exciting. Now we're about to paint the pine cones to a Superior Gold Lustre. You can paint them any colour you wish, however I particularly like gold because its very close to the natural look, but much brighter.

At first we tried using can paint that required brushes. Whitney really enjoyed dipping her favourite paint brushes in multi-tubs of colourful paints. She made lots of multi-coloured (rainbow like) pine cones.

You can add ribbons, sequins, beads – the possibilities are endless. It’s kind of like decorating Easter eggs – there doesn’t have to be a set pattern to anything.

But seriously, to make the Christmas Tree say WOW!

You will want to use a spray paint that can make the pine cones reflect your mini-lites on the tree. This is how to get your friends to say their Oh's and Aw's. And feel proud of a job well done.

There are so many various types of industrial gold paints. We even tried using glitter dust, but after the cones dried the lustre would fade and appear dull.

The best paint to use is spray paint. You can even use a transparent sealer if you want to retain its natural colour.

We used a Clear Satin transparent sealer to preserve the original beauty of the pinecone.

It seals, protects and revitalizes for a beautiful, durable finish. This RUST-OLEUM™ - Painter's Touch can be used Indoor or Outdoor.

It's fast drying and non-yellowing which is awesome. And just like the primer sealer, the room must be at room temperature and the surfaces must be dry and clean before you spray. 

At your right, is a pine cone treated with a transparent satin primer. See how handsome they are?

We used a variety of Gold Spray Paints to reach the lustre and beauty we wanted. You can find them in mostly every hardware or home building store in your area.

The best paint I found was located at a Craft Store. 24KT Pure Gold gave us an outstanding lustre and shine. At first I hesitated to purchase it because the top cover was black. So I thought what the heck, I gave every other paint a chance why-not this one. Boy! Was I glad I did!

Now we experimented on an ugly tree just to see what the cones would look like. And the picture I took was with a digital camera, so as you can see its not the best image I could present to all you nice folks visiting my site. And by the way... thanks a million for visiting. Whitney and I hope that we were helpful in any future plans with your own pinecone craft projects. 

Click the image if you want to see a larger version of the Pine cone Christmas Tree.

Pine cones can be hung from the tree branches either upside-down or right-side-up. The choice is yours. Use wire and wrap the wire around either the top or bottom of the cone, making sure that you push the wire as far into the opening of the cone as you can so that it doesn’t show. Form a hook from the end of the wire, and it is ready to hang on the tree.

After Christmas wrap each individual decoration and store them in a big, airtight plastic container if possible. This will keep air and moisture out, but it won’t prevent the ornaments from being affected by heat. Therefore, if your ornaments may suffer from heat, don’t store them outdoors or in attics. Instead, store them in a closet, basement or spare room. 

Note that you don’t want your decorations ‘squashed’ by other, heavier decorations. Place your decorations into the container carefully. Put a piece of cardboard over top each pine cone layer.

By making your own decorations, you will find that Christmas is indeed special.

Not only can you say ‘I made that myself’ when you are complimented, but by including the whole family in Christmas projects, you will all be sharing this special time of the year together – more closely.

Step #5 - How to Download a FREE Copy of Christmas Crafts Decoration Ideas.

I included simple pinecone crafts your children will just love to do on their own.

Download your Free Christmas Craft How to eBook here.

Again, We thank you ever so much for visiting www.pinecone-crafts.com and wish everyone a very Happy Merry Christmas.

Lonnie & Whitney Amirault
Father & Daughter Team

www.PineCone-Crafts.com