One of my favorite (and cheapest) holiday crafts this year was glitzing up pinecones into beautiful, sparkling decor! I had a large bag of Christmas scented pine cones sitting on the bottom shelf of my apartment. Instead of throwing them out I added a few strokes of paint paint and a dash of glitter to each to fit the color scheme of my apartment.

This DIY is so easy and impossible to mess up!

To half of the pine cones I painted the edges with different shades of blue, green and some white. Wait for them to dry and that’s it! I arranged them in my Christmas tree to add more color.

I’m a sucker for anything that sparkles and decided to add glitter to the second half of the bag. With a paintbrush, add a dollop of any type of glue (I used mod podge) to the outer parts of the pine cone. Immediately sprinkle glitter of your choice and repeat until the entire pine cone is covered.

 

You can customize this DIY for holidays or as an easy fix before a party.

You will need:

– Pine cones
– 2 to 3 paint colors of choice
– Paint brush
– Glitter  (I used the Martha Stewart set because it appears extra shimmery)
– Glue