Mabon Crafts: Make a Pinecone Swag for Mabon
Mabon Crafts: Make a Pinecone Swag for Mabon – Materials You Need
You’ll need several materials to make a pinecone swag for Mabon. These items can be found at your local hobby and craft store or florist shop. Some of them can be gathered from nature, such as the pinecones and dried flowers.
Materials needed to make a pinecone swag for Mabon:
3 pinecones – one five inches long, one 4 Ã?½ inches long, one 3 Ã?½ inches long
6 clusters of dried flowers, �½ inch in diameter in fall colors, or more if you like
3 �¾ yards grosgrain ribbon, 1 inch wide, in a traditional Mabon color of brown or orange
2×2-inch piece of wood, Ã?¼ to Ã?½ inch thick
Polyurethane spray
Hot-glue gun and glue sticks
Floral pick
Floral pins
Medium-gauge floral wire
Wire cutters
Scissors
Mabon Crafts: Make a Pinecone Swag for Mabon – Step #1
The first step you’ll take to make a pinecone swag for Mabon is to bake the pinecones at 200 degrees F for at least 25 minutes in the oven. This will kill any insect eggs or larvae that may be present within the cones.
Allow them to cool completely and then spray them with the Polyurethane spray.
Mabon Crafts: Make a Pinecone Swag for Mabon – Step #2
While the pinecones are baking, you can perform the second step to make a pinecone swag for Mabon is to cut the grosgrain ribbon into four pieces. One piece should be 2-yards in length. The second piece should be 25-inches long, the third piece 18-inches long and the fourth piece 13-inches long.
Mabon Crafts: Make a Pinecone Swag for Mabon – Step #3
Now, the third step to make a pinecone swag for Mabon is to glue the dried flower clusters randomly around the pinecones with the hot-glue gun. The pinecones will hang from their bases so keep that in mind while gluing.
Mabon Crafts: Make a Pinecone Swag for Mabon – Step #4
Next, fold under about Ã?¼ inch of the 25-inch piece of ribbon on one end. Hot-glue the folded strip to the base of the largest pinecone. Position the folded tab so that it won’t be visible from the front of the arrangement. Use the floral pick to hold the ribbon against the pinecone until the glue has dried.
Mabon Crafts: Make a Pinecone Swag for Mabon – Step #5
The next step to make a pinecone swag for Mabon is to trim the legs of the floral pins to �½ inch and insert one of the pins through the glued ribbon for a little extra hold.
Mabon Crafts: Make a Pinecone Swag for Mabon – Step #6
Now, repeat steps 4 and 5, attaching the 18-inch ribbon to the medium sized pinecone and the 13-inch ribbon to the smallest pinecone.
Mabon Crafts: Make a Pinecone Swag for Mabon – Step #7
The next step to make a pinecone swag for Mabon is to make a hanger for the arrangement. Cut a 22-inch length of the floral wire with the wire cutters and make a loop with tails about 8-inches long. Twist the wires together directly under the loop and wrap the wire ends around the block of wood. Secure the hanger by twisting all the wires together just under the loop.
Mabon Crafts: Make a Pinecone Swag for Mabon – Step #8
Next, hot-glue the end of the longest ribbon to the center of the piece of wood. Glue the medium ribbon to the right and the shortest ribbon to the left.
Mabon Crafts: Make a Pinecone Swag for Mabon – Step #9
The next step to make a pinecone swag for Mabon is to make a bow to cover the piece of wood. Using the 2-yard long piece of ribbon, make a large bow with six inch streamers, wiring the bow around its center. Cut the streamer ends diagonally.
Mabon Crafts: Make a Pinecone Swag for Mabon – Step #10
The final step to make a pinecone swag for Mabon is to glue the bow to the wood, effectively covering the ends of the hanging ribbons.
You’ll now have a beautiful pinecone swag for Mabon that you’ll be proud to display!
