Do-it-yourself Christmas wreath of fir cones
Such a product not only looks good, but also fills the house with the smell of resin and wood, creates a cosiness and an atmosphere of expectation of a miracle. In order to make a New Year's wreath from spruce cones with your own hands, you need to start collecting basic materials in advance. 
Pine cone base
To form the base, you need a sheet of thick cardboard. You need to draw a ring on it, determine the diameter yourself. The size should be based on the interior in which the wreath will be placed. You can attach cardboard to this place and apply contour marks.
If you don't have a compass on hand, use two round plates or bowls of different diameters. Draw the outline with a simple pencil and cut out the base with a knife (put something under the cardboard so as not to damage the table).
To add volume to the future product, you will need paper tape and wrapping paper.
Crumple the paper, attach it to the ring, and wrap it with paper tape. Carry out the procedure along the entire diameter of the base. It will look like a paper donut.
Another option is a base made of birch branches, which are easy to bend. Branches birch have the flexibility you need and will look good. To prevent them from falling apart, use twine, which is tightly wrapped around the branches along the entire diameter.
You can make a base of foam, then the cones and the rest of the decor will be conveniently attached with pins. Alternatively, use wire or metal rings.
Another way to make a base is to unbend a wire hanger. Then you don't have to make a loop for the wreath, a hook will serve it.
Follow the shape of the base, the wreath should not turn out to be square or oval. It should lie flat on the table surface.
Base decoration
To make a New Year's wreath of fir cones with your own hands indistinguishable from a store one, you need to decorate the base:
- Take a piece of twine.
- Tie the rope to the base so that there is a loop for hanging the wreath later.
- Next, wrap the base with tape around the entire diameter. You can use both decorative satin or cotton (for example, scarlet or green), and linen, similar to burlap.
- Each turn is fixed with a glue gun. The structure is wrapped gradually so that the tape fits beautifully.
- Hook the rope loop through the linen tape.
Now the base is completely ready and needs to be filled.
We decorate a New Year's wreath of spruce cones
A short master class on creating a New Year's wreath from cones:
- A glue gun is required for fixing.
- Attach the cones to the base, place them as they will then lie. Pay attention to which side they are adjacent to the base. Glue will need to be applied to this place. You can place the cones in a continuous layer, spreading them clockwise. Alternatively, lay out one after the other, alternating the top and base turn to the center.
- You need to glue the cones gradually, step by step checking the pattern and location of the material. You can glue them together.If you get a lot of glue, you need to cut it off, and then it will hide under the decor.
- If large decorative elements are used (berries, leaves, coniferous branches), they are all attached between the cones to the base. There should be no gaps left.
- The process takes a long time, immerses you in a meditative state. The main thing here is to maintain consistency and not lose your presence of mind.
- To add shine, glue spray and free-flowing glitter are used. After application, shake the wreath so that any glitter that does not stick has fallen off.
This is how you get a ready-made wreath of cones in a simple design, but you need to add details to it to make the product look more spectacular.
You can't spare glue. The cones and base have an uneven surface, due to this they do not adhere well.
Decorative elements
Cone wreaths give birth to many ideas for inspiration.
How to decorate wreaths:
- Flowers from felt. To do this, cut out a circle with a wavy outline. Next, cut a circle in a spiral shape with a zigzag. Make the loops wider closer to the center. Twist the resulting ribbon, stylizing as a rose. Each turn is glued together with a gun. Glue the base of the flower with the center of the former circle.
- Dry natural flowers. White gypsophila balls, limonium are suitable for this.
- From a satin ribbon, make a loop, bows, intercept the wreath around the entire diameter. Ribbons of contrasting white, red, green look good.
- Christmas decorations... They should be small in size, match in color with the rest of the composition.
- Beads. Stick directly onto the bumps.
- Figures of animals, Santa Claus. They are placed in the center of the wreath, it looks like they are sitting on it.
- Leaves. Pre-coat them with varnish so that they do not break and spoil the appearance of the product. Or even use artificial ones. It is not necessary to glue them, it is enough to insert them between the cones.
- Garland. The lights look good on large wreaths. Better to take solid yellow flashlights.
- Dry fruit pieces, cinnamon sticks. Beautiful dried fruits and spices, in addition to presentable appearance, will give the wreath a pleasant aroma that invigorates and fills with energy.
- Sweets, gingerbread. The cute elements will especially delight children.
- Covered with artificial snow from a spray, the wreath looks unusually beautiful after this procedure. Choose quality snow that does not leave marks.
Hang the wreath by the eyelet on the door or wall. The back of the garment should remain as flat as possible in order to fit snugly against surfaces.
Almost any elements can be made with your own hands; natural materials look the most harmonious in the New Year's wreath of cones. The product will be an excellent gift for loved ones, it looks very beautiful and stylish. It is customary to decorate houses in Europe and America with such wreaths. They go well with all modern interior designs.