Make Your Own Color-changing Fireplace Pinecones Recipe

How to make it

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• Prep Your Pinecones: (If you use pinecones you purchase at a craft store, you can skip this step.)
• If you’ve gathered pinecones from the great outdoors, you’ll need to bake them in a 200 degree oven for one hour to remove bugs and open up closed cones.
• Line a cookie sheet with aluminum foil first, as sap will drain from the cones.
• Allow them to cool.
• The Process:
• Pour 1/2 gallon of hot water into the bucket.
• Add 1 cup of the colorant of your choice, and stir until dissolved.
• Add pinecones to the mix.
• Be sure to add only as many as can be completely covered by the solution.
• Soak for 8 hours or overnight.
• Remove the pinecones and set on newspapers to dry completely – at least 3 days.
• Now your pinecones are ready to burn! Simply add them (one at a time) to your fireplace and watch the colors appear.
• Tips and Precautions:
• You can make several batches of different colors, but don’t mix the colors in a single batch.
• Burn only one color of pinecone at a time.
• Do not use colored pinecones on cooking fires or BBQ grills.
• Always use common sense and caution with open flames.