This is a fast and easy way to paint pinecones for FREE Christmas and Winter decor. Finding cute ways to decorate your home for Christmas doesn’t have to mean spending a fortune…
When you’re looking for ways to save money over the holidays, you’ll need to get creative and think outside the box to get the look you want – for pennies on the dollar vs. what you’d spend in the decorating department of any store.
This year, I decided to take some large pinecones I’d gotten from my Momma and paint them white. Since I painted my dining room black this Fall, I knew I’d want to keep all my decor (Christmas or otherwise) light colored and neutral.
I already painted white Christmas trees here and I have one of them sitting pretty in my black room.
Now, for the white pinecones.
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Set up is fast and easy
Thanks to this small spray shelter and my Super Finish Max from HomeRight, this project was a piece of cake. I love that the shelter quite literally pops up on it’s own after I take it out from the storage bag. It makes me giggle every time. 😀
I laid down a drop cloth, placed the shelter on top, then laid the pinecones on the floor of the shelter.
DIYer Note: the Super Finish Max is pretty powerful, so the pinecones moved around a bit in the shelter, but it actually ended up helping me because I didn’t have to flip them over – they turned by themselves! 😉 Score!
How to paint pinecones – done in under 2 minutes
This went so fast, it was laughable. I LOVE speedy projects!
The pinecones dried while I ran to pick up the kids from school and by the time I returned, they were ready for hanging.
They now grace my huge thrifted chalkboard in our dining room.
I kept it simple again, just like my neutral Christmas living room. White cotton twine was perfect for hanging! Small push pins on the back of the frame hold the twine/pinecones right where I want them.
A couple shots of the bookshelf below, for kicks and giggles.
See the fluffy pom poms in the large platter on the bottom shelf? So fun!! You can see how I made them here. 😉
This year I’ve vowed to keep the holidays simple. Keep them sane. And I wish the same for you, sweet friend.
Bring the joy. Be the light.
Warmest wishes from my family to yours!
Denise says
January 11, 2018 at 8:31 pmI love everything about this picture…most of all the white popping off the black wall. Thanks for sharing this with us at the Waste Not Wednesday link party. Can\’t wait to see what you are up to this week.
1915house says
January 15, 2018 at 12:56 pmThank you, Denise – and thank you for hosting! <3
Sam- Raggedy Bits says
January 9, 2018 at 4:47 amSuper cute, Sarah! How easy and man do I need to get one of these sprayers in my life!! Love how you have displayed your pinecones and your photos are just beautiful!
1915house says
January 15, 2018 at 1:01 pmOh, thank you, sweet Sam! You’re such a dear. Have a great day!
Denise says
January 7, 2018 at 4:22 pmYou are seriously the queen of the Homeright sprayer. I love how this whole vignette pops off of the black wall. Thanks for sharing with us at the Waste Not Wednesday Link Party. Looking forward to seeing what you are up to this week.
1915house says
January 15, 2018 at 1:04 pmHa ha!! Thanks, Denise! 😀 And thanks for hosting!
Emily says
January 7, 2018 at 3:25 pmI love how easy this is 🙂 And they\’re perfect to display through the winter season, too! Thanks for linking up with Merry Monday – I\’ll be featuring your pinecone decor at our upcoming party!
1915house says
January 7, 2018 at 4:08 pmThanks, Emily! Easy projects are the best. 😉 And thanks for hosting!
Shirley says
January 6, 2018 at 8:50 pmSo glad you share your creativity with us at Merry Monday. Can’t wait to see what’s new from you next week!
1915house says
January 7, 2018 at 4:07 pmThank you, Shirley! And thanks for hosting! 🙂
Toni | Small Home Soul says
December 19, 2017 at 11:10 amThese look great hanging on your chalkboard. I got out my pinecones from last year with every intention to doll them up this year but it never happened. I decided not to stress about it and just enjoy the season. I hope your Christmas morning with your boys is a beautiful one!
1915house says
December 26, 2017 at 4:24 pmThanks, Toni! There’s always next year for your pinecones! I’m glad you decided not to stress about it, too. 🙂 Merry Christmas! 🙂
Ruth penny says
December 16, 2017 at 8:38 pmThank you for sharing and I read the instructions on making Pom Pom’s so easy I’m going to make some for my granddaughter to hang in her room love it thank you again
Merry Christmas to you and your family
1915house says
December 26, 2017 at 4:24 pmOh, I know she’ll love them! 🙂 Merry Christmas, Ruth! 🙂 I hope you had a wonderful time!
Lisa says
December 15, 2017 at 5:34 amI love the way these pine cones turned out! Is there anything you can’t paint with the Home Sprayer?🤣♥️
1915house says
December 26, 2017 at 4:25 pmLOL! Thanks, Lisa! Merry Christmas!! 🙂