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Here's how to make a beautiful, professional-looking pinecone wreath that is painted and flocked. In this video, we discuss 5 issues we solved after making our first pinecone wreath. We use wires to attach our pinecones so the wreath will last many years. Below is a list of supplies we used.
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1. 80-90 pinecones
2. 4 cans of spray paint
2 cans of black- https://amzn.to/42OEPG2
1 can of off-white- https://amzn.to/49mSc2M
1 can of red-https://amzn.to/3PhM0kT
3. white craft (acrylic) paint
4. a toothbrush (4-pack. Dollar Tree)
5. a baking dish
6. a strainer-https://amzn.to/3wtF39G
7. measuring cups
8. canisters-https://amzn.to/3IcU7ey
9. spoons
10. color tempera powders (You can buy Decoart 8 oz. tempera powders on Michaels website)
black-https://amzn.to/49IoJQG
blue-https://amzn.to/48yaQUa
red-https://amzn.to/3wCRCPO
yellow-https://amzn.to/3TalHzm
11. a bag of Colors of Love Ravishing Red Powder-https://amzn.to/3wtgPfM
12. 2 lb. bag self-adhesive flocking-https://amzn.to/3uAIFGp
13. a spray bottle with water (Dollar Tree smaller clear or smoky ones)
14. 14" wire wreath frame (Dollar Tree)
15. 26 gauge wire (Dollar Tree)
16. 90 16" 22 gauge wires-https://amzn.to/3T76Zci
17. gloves (optional)
18. coated picture framing wire at least 20lb. compacity-https://amzn.to/3I70Kit
0:00 Intro
0:15 Solving these five issues
0:53 Treating pinecones by baking them
1:15 Spray painting pinecones
2:05 Stipple white paint on pinecones
2:44 Sprinkle color flocking on pinecones
5:08 Wrap wire around a 14" wire wreath form
6:07 Wiring the outside and inside pinecones
8:24 Adding the smaller pinecones in the middle