DIY Christmas Cones

Christmas Cones have many holiday uses– they can be hung on your Christmas tree as ornaments; they can be used as place settings at a dinner party; or they can be hung on doors and elsewhere for decoration.  Look over the materials list and see what you can find in your holiday decor and supplies before going out to buy them– Christmas Cones are sometimes considered a “scrap ornament” which means you make them from what you already have.  Ironically I have run out of “scraps” and had to buy new materials this year.  I bought my supplies from Silver Crow Creations which can be found here:  http://www.silvercrowcreations.com.  I have also seen similar items sold at Michael’s and other craft stores this season.

Materials needed to make Christmas Cones:

• Paper mache Christmas Cones
• Sheet music (or patterned paper of your choice)
• Thin red ric rac ribbon trim
• Other ribbons of your choice (optional)
• Christmas or other holiday images of your choice (optional)
• White glue
• Scissors
• Cotton or polyester fill or paper shreds to fill the cones
• Decorations to fill the cones such as holiday cupcake toppers (such as the snowman with broom in the photo); plastic deer figurines; plastic red mushrooms; plastic pine or holly sprigs; jingle bells; pine cones; elf figurines; small Christmas tree decorations or baubles; vintage style miniature toys.
  

Directions for making Christmas Cones:

1. Cut your decorative paper to fit each paper mache cone. The easiest way to do this is to start wrapping the cone in your paper; trim along the side edge of the cone with your scissors; then trim along the top edge of the cone as you roll it, then trim down the side edge when the paper finally wraps around the cone.
   

Bonnie Thomas

Bonnie Thomas works as a child and family therapist in southern Maine and is also an established artist and author. She has published several books with Jessica Kingsley Publishers, including Creative Coping Skills for Children: Emotional Support Through Arts and How to Get Kids Offline, Outdoors, and Connecting With Nature.

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