These trees are quite easy to make and they would look great on a table or any small place you would like to put them. They also seem to be the right size to go with the miniature villages that are so popular these days.
This would be a great kids craft with adult supervision. Plan an outing with the kids to gather the cones. Make it even more fun and take along some hot chocolate and donuts. The best part about this craft project is that it is almost free if you live in an area with pine cones. It is also a recycling project as you are reusing old scratch CDs or DVDs.
Time to complete one tree: about 15 minutes
As you can see from the picture this is a very easy project of gluing the pine cones onto the CD in a pyramid shape. So your bottom row will have more cones than the top layer.
Happy crafting!
About The Author: Debra Frick is a mother of 5 and a grandmother to 8 grandsons and one granddaughter. She is a published author and poetress. Recycling and saving money are her passions. She also loves crocheting and cooking. She is also a pet rescue volunteer and has many pets of her own.
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That's a great idea. I have hemlock trees around and they have Really small cones...I'm going to try them with beads as the ornaments.
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