Pine-cone creatures
By Veronique Christensen — Sunday, November 25th, 2007
Today Maggie and I spent a lovely (quiet) time making creatures out of pine-cones and random bits found outside. This is a project we do every once in a while, and first read about in
Nature’s Art Box
All you need is a dinner/craft table strewn with bits and pieces dropped from trees, and some glue — we opt for the hot glue guns, though they do require a bit more adult supervision than our typical projects.
This has got to be one of the most satisfying art projects out there.
It’s really pretty–I wish we had pinecones like that here. You’d think they’d be bigger around here or something . . .
And by the way, I’ve been enjoying your blog lately.
[...] pieces from our garden to turn into magical creatures. And she was right, we’ve been making these for several years — I’d just never thought of them as a tradition before. It is so nice [...]