This gift is a center piece for my Mom's Christmas dinning table. She goes all out for the winter holiday season. She was super excited when she got this deal on pine cones and wanted me to perk them up a bit.
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| Here goes a Perki Giver Original! |
What you need:
Pine-cones
Fine red glitter
2 Tbsp of cinnamon
Spray adhesive
Basket
Red or white Christmas lights
1) Mix red glitter and cinnamon in a paper bowl . Put down paper over your work surface and don't spray over your glitter bowl or it will stick more to the bowl than the cone.
2) I strung my red lights through an opening in the basket weave. Place fake snow or paper-towel (its just keeps the glitter from spreading everywhere) in the bottom of the basket.
3) Spray pine-cone with spray adhesive. Watch your fingers they'll stick together from the glue.
4) Roll pine cone around in the glitter bowl. I used a plastic spoon to scope the glitter over the cone to get it all in the nooks and crannies. tap lightly on the edge of bowl to knock off excess glitter and set aside to dry.
5) Repeat for each cone. Spray , Roll, Tap!
6) Once your pine-cones are dry place them in the basket and artistically wrap the lights around the cones. The heat from the lights helps the cinnamon emanate throughout the room. Hmmm smells like Christmahanakwanzika!
Tips:
- I used 2 bag of pine cones for this one basket and it took me two hours and 10 mins to arrange.
- Be as liberal as you want with the glitter and cinnamon the more the smellier which is a good thing in this case.
Enjoy!
Kiss Kiss,
Natrina The Perki Giver
