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Any ideas what I can do with pinecones? Get loads falling off my trees every year.  
Any ideas what I can do with pinecones?

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I bleached mine so looked frosted then put the in a large goldfish bowl vase with led wire lights. Lovely feature. on my coffee table x
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@indohittite12 can I see xx
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Paint and make tree ornaments, for garden  
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Do you have an open fire or fire pit? They make fantastic kindling x
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Go on Pinterest. They have many ideas about using pinecones
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Make a pine heart
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Make 1 of those stick hearts, but with cones instead  
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Plant one and make a little house plant
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Add essential oil after cleaning and put in a bowl as an air fresher. Google it
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Nice in winter on an opem fire smells amazing
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Bug house
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Burn them in a chiminea apparently they look really pretty
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Make a heart
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Bug hotel, Christmas decorations
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Brush edges with glue, add glutter or flocking and use in centerpieces
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Send them to me, never see any  
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Keep them for Xmas decorations u can never find them in December
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Give them to your local nursery or primary school for arts and crafts (when they re-open of course)
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Christmas decorations or big houses
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You cud make this to hang on your wall x
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Give them to anyone who has trouble with cats in their garden
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@legate why what do you do with them? Xx
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@legate what do you do with them pls
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Christmas decorations also you can make bird feeders using them
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Get cardboard make a heart stick them on the heart then spray paint and put on your wall.  
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I think this looks lovely ? Could also make a Christmas version !  
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@reminiscent is this stuck on a polystyrene ring or entirely made of pine cones
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Fire lighters! If you've got a log burner.  
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Rub peanut butter on them and roll them in bird seed and hang them
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Start making wreaths and sell? Xmas is only round the corner lol
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Mulch for the garden
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Xmas decorations sprayed gold, silver, red etc.  
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Maybe make into a bug house
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Make some pine cone wreaths as Christmas gifts
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I saw them being used instead of bark chippings
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Keep them in a dry place, ready for autumn and Christmas decorations
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Burn them
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Nurseries and playgroups etc. Bag them up and offer on free sites or charge a small fee for them. I work in a nursery and go through a fair few.  
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Natural Fire Lighters .  
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Sell them on ebay
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