How to Dry Pinecones

Pinecone
Oven
Parchment paper or foil

spread pinecones on a parchmoent or foil lined cookie sheet and set oven at 200 degree, or lower oven until all the cones have opened

Ususally an hour or two, depending ont he size of your pinecones the slower you dry the cones the less brittle they will be

Once the pinecones are dry, You can spray paint them gold if you like, or just the tips white for snow