Bleached Pinecones - Winter Arrangements - December 2023
On my winter evergreen arrangement-making journey this year, I also added a new side-project: bleaching pinecones. I've shown a few of my arrangements - including the original and some V2's and all of them featured a number of foraged pinecones. Some of them were on the tips of the pine branches and others were tucked in with a piece of wire. When we were last up in Wisconsin, I picked up a few pinecones that were on the driveway. They were dropped by the upright pine trees. Here's what they look like pre-bleaching: One-way-or-the-other, I came across the idea of bleaching pinecones as a winter project. There are dozens of how-to articles like this one that show you the very simple process: find acorns, put them in a bowl that contains a water and bleach mixture, and weigh them down so they don't float. That's what I did: I tucked two into a bleach and water bath overnight. 15-or-so hours later, I pulled th...