Learn how to easily make a batch of DIY Cinnamon and Clove Pinecones to add a wonderful Autumn and holiday scent to your home all season long!

I absolutely cannot wait to start decorating for Fall! This year I really want to share some natural and budget-friendly ways that you can make your home feel festive and cozy for Autumn. My first idea to share with you is so easy, really inexpensive and packs a punch! These DIY cinnamon and clove pinecones are the perfect way to kick off cozy season.

Making your own batch of scented pinecones only takes a few minutes and then you just have to leave them bagged up for a few days (or at least overnight if you can!) You wont believe how amazing these scents will be in your home and how fun it is to be able to smell the cinnamon and clove all throughout the house.

I like to keep mine near the front door or in the living room so when guests visit they for sure get to enjoy the scents of the season.

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Supplies to make DIY cinnamon and clove pinecones:

Pinecones
Cinnamon sticks (optional)
Cinnamon pure essential oil
Clove pure essential oil
Orange Essential oil (optional)
Gallon Ziplock bag

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DIY Cinnamon and Clove Pinecones

Skip the cinnamon pinecones at the store and make your own that will last all season!

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Ingredients

18-20 Pinecones
Cinnamon sticks Optional
Pure Cinnamon essential oil
Pure Clove essential Oil
Orange essential oil Optional

Instructions

If you have foraged your own pinecones, spread them on a baking sheet with a parchment paper or aluminum foil.
Set oven to 200° and "bake" pinecones for 1 hour. This will help remove/kill any bugs as well as drying mold or any debris you don't want in your pinecones.
If you're using store purchased pinecones you can omit the baking step.
While the pinecones are on a covered baking sheet, we will now add the scented oil to them. Pure essential oils are very strong so be sure to take caution while working with them as they can irritate your skin and eyes. I used about 5 drops of cinnamon essential oil per pinecone. I then used about 1 drop of clove oil per pinecone (it is very strong!)
If you are also adding orange essential oil, I did even less of this and only added the orange to maybe 1 out of 3 pinecones.
After dropping the oil on the pinecones and cinnamon sticks, I used tongs to transfer them into a gallon ziplock freezer bag. I did not drop the oil directly into the bag because the oils can degrade the plastic.
Seal the pinecones in the ziplock bag and allow to sit anywhere from 24 hours up to a week! The longer they stay sealed the better they will keep the scent when you remove them.
Set pinecones out flat to dry for a couple of hours after removing from bag.
Style in a bowl or basket and place around your home to enjoy the scents of Autumn and the holiday season!
It would also be so fun to bag these up in small cellophane baggies with ribbon to gift to neighbors, teachers or friends during the holidays.
When pinecones start to lose their scent, simply repeat this process and reuse them! Enjoy them all season long for an inexpensive décor piece and as a wonderful non-toxic aromatherapy for your home.