Greener Living Tips: 10 Ways To Reuse Pine Cones!

Hello again, savvy savers! For this weeks Greener Living Post, I wanted to share with you a short list of ways that one can re-use pine cones around your home and yard! 

• Consider making a wreath; a simple pine cone wreath can be a great way to decorate your home for the entire winter season.
• Make scented pine cones! Soak pine cones in a mixture of two cups filtered water with 20 drops of essential cinnamon oil, left to dry for two days, can create a wonderful smelling cone, for a fraction of the price of most retail shops! 
• Help nature! Smear peanut butter on pine cones, sprinkle bird seed over the cones, and hang from trees in your yard as a treat for native non-migratory birds this winter! 
• Use dry pine cones as fire starters for fire pits, grills, chimineas, and the like! 
• Stack pine comes in a pyramid shape, to decorate flower boxes over the winter! 
• Indoor decorations! Consider using glass jars filled with pine cones, both in their natural state or themed painted, as simple, natural decorations in your home. 
• Ornaments! Re-use pine cones, spray painted and glittered, as inexpensive, natural holiday tree ornaments. 
• Vase filler. Use pine cones, hidden in decorative vases, as dried flower stabilizers. 
• Use pine cones in flower beds, spread as chunky mulch in beds with larger bushes and shrubs as a natural ground cover for the winter!
• Hanging cones! Consider hanging pine cones, from ribbon or string, from chandeliers, for a natural winter themed project! 

So, there’s a few ideas for re-using pine cones this season! If you have other ways you use pine cones in your home or garden, please leave me a comment below! 

Here’s to greener living,