7. December

Do you also just love cones? I do.. in all forms. That's why there are always pine cones when I decorate for Christmas. Branches with pine cones can create a mood during zero point five when you place them on tables, shelves and in dishes together with a few tealight holders, candlesticks or Christmas baubles. As you can see a few examples of here.. It's an easy way to conjure up a little Christmas spirit if you're pressed for time.

The other decorations I will show you today are not as easy to make, but nevertheless, disturbingly beautiful decorations that can be reused for many years once they are made. It is a really beautiful wreath and a "tree" of pine cones. The wreath is made on a straw wreath and the cones are glued on with a glue gun. The flower binders will say that the right thing to do is to thread all the cones and tie them on one by one. However, my patience is not up to it. It's time consuming enough to glue them on, I think! However, it is also a really pleasant job, where you can turn off your brain and just glue one cone on at a time. Peace and quiet. The wreath in this picture is filled with all sorts of different kinds of cones, but it's also really nice to only use one kind.

The arrangement with the tree is made over a stick, which is broken into clay. Then you start by tying green on from below. We first tied some moss on to make the bottom full. Here you have to thread cones to make them form the shape. We have turned them upside down. Moss is, as I said, tied on the inside and then cones and "hungry" pine. - which are branches that come from tortured pine trees. As you tie on, you shape the tree and make it narrower and narrower. At the top there are no cones or greenery, just the bare pine branches that form the top of the "tree". The steel wire that holds the whole thing together can be bent and make the tree more or less crooked.

Hugs from Vivian