Looking for a crafty gift idea? Here an easy craft that you still have time to make.

SCENTED PINE CONES

How delicious and pretty is a basket  of cones, scented with cinnamon, and bedecked with a ribbon or a piece of holly?

If you’ve collected the pine cones yourself, you’ll want to make sure they fully opened and bug free.  Do this by spreading the cones out on a cookie sheet and placing in a 150F oven. When they have opened up, they’re done!

Shake out the seeds and discard.

Using a small brush, paint the pine cones with cinnamon essential oil. The more oil you use of course, the stronger the scent, but try not to go overboard.

Once the oil has dried, place the cones in a basket or mesh bag, add a ribbon or a sprig of fresh greenery and you have a great hostess gift!