Do you love it when the stores start selling the scented pine-cones this time of year? I grew up with that scent of cinnamon. My mom had cinnamon scented things all through the house & the smell lasted a long time. I loved it & now I like to have them in my home too. But now I don’t have to wait for this time of year & I don’t have to pay up to $10 for a small bag of them. I live in north Idaho – pine-cones are everywhere up here. I find it ridiculous to pay for them just because they are coated with cinnamon scent. So I decided to do my own DIY Scented Pine Cones. It was super simple & smell just the same. You can make some too.
First – Collect your pine cones. I like to give them a good spray with the hose to rinse off any dirt & whatever that might be on them if I collected them from the yard. Some people say to bake them to get them to open up. As a wife to a fire chief – I highly discourage this. Pine cones are great fire starters & effective kindling. I do not recommend putting them into a hot oven as any hidden pitch could become combustible & cause a problem.
– Make sure they are dry – then place them in a large zip top bag.
– Using a small spray bottle (mine was 2 ounces) Fill 1 ounce Cinnamon scented oil & 1 ounce water
– Spray the pine cones – in the bag – until they are quite wet with your oil mixture.
– Close the bag & give a good shake to help disburse the liquid.
– Open & re-spray – close & shake again.
– Keep the bag closed & set aside for a couple weeks to allow the pine cones to soak it all in.
– After that they are ready to be displayed in your home & let all that wonderful cinnamon scent be enjoyed.
ENJOY!
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I love this idea. I didn’t realize I could make my own. One question–sometimes I like to spray paint pinecones gold or silver for the holidays. Do you think I could apply paint on top of the scent or would that make the cinnamon smell disappear?
I’m so excited that you want to make some Jennifer. I think the paint would cover the scent because it would cover the oil that you are soaking into the cone. I’ll have to think of a way that we could make that work – Maybe leave a couple unpainted ones underneath the display of painted ones. So they are not seen but you can still smell them.
I’m going to do this! Love it!
That’s a good idea. If I paint them again, I’ll leave a few bare underneath. Thanks for the suggestion. I just love your website, great ideas, great design and color scheme!
Jennifer
What a wonderful idea! I just spent way too much $$$$ on candles!
I would have never thought of this. Great idea and way to spice up the home.
Great idea! I love the scent at Trader Joe’s this year when they sell them!
mmm. I always love those cinnamon scented pinecones. Every time I walk into a craft store during the holidays I’m tempted to buy more!
Great simple idea. Stopping over from weekend retreat linky party. Have a great weekend.
I AM SO THRILLED TO FIND THIS BLOG TODAY. THANK YOU, BUNCHES. PLAN TO TRY THIS SOON.
KEEP UP THE EXCELLANT WORK, GIRL!
Love the smell of cinnamon! I know your house is smelling wonderfully with these pine cones around. Thanks for linking up to Show Me Saturday. Hope to see you there again this week!
I just spray the tips, or dip them in gluey glitter thus maintaining the scent.
The whole pine cone needs to be soaked with the cinnamon oil spray & allowed to sit in the bag for a while for it to soak in properly. I haven’t made a reference to glitter in the post but if you would like to add some I suppose you could sprinkle it onto the pinecones while they are wet from the cinnamon oil. Or you could spritz them with a spray adhesive after they have soaked in all of the scented oil & sprinkle the glitter on then.
I’m looking for a DIY way to introduce the scent of Balsam Fir into our home at Christmastime. Do you think this pine-cone recipe would work with Balsam Fir essential oil?
Possibly – I haven’t tried another scent – but I would think that it would work the same.
Many thanks for the ideas
love the scent —- going to try. Like the little glitter idea. Mix and match. thank you.
Greeting everyone!
I tried making few of scented pine cones and I added some sparkling fairy on their end after applying some glue. It took some time. But then I thought of another idea. I took some unscented water based glue, diluted it with water and added concentrated oil in it , and sprayed this mix on pine cones. Rest of the process remained same. However after third round of spray add sparkle of your choice. Keep them in bag for 5-7 days but ensure that pines are not piled up on each other. This will prevent them from glueing together. Hope it will help!
Take care.