Jill Griggs teaches you how to wire a pine cone in this  free wiring lesson. Pine cones are ideal decoration for winter wreaths, or table centres for festivities with candles, and complement  conifer, dried fruit, berries and nuts in craft decorations. By wiring them you have the choice of positioning them, whereas glue has no such maneuverability. If you are a beginner and would like monthly lessons from leading teachers of floral design, subscribe to floral design magazine, details here

Using florist wire, put the wire through the pine cone segments from one side through to the other

Twist the wire over on itself

Use pliers to twist the wires tighter together

Cut the prongs to the length you require.

You can now insert the wire prongs into dry or wet floral foam, or attach to other plant material and position the cone as you wish.

Harvesting, Preserving & Arranging Dried Flowers. Not only does it tell you how to dry flowers, but it demonstrates step by step how to grow them, and different ways to arrange them. It has beautiful pictures in it with arrangements from elegant, country to modern - something for everyone More...

The Book of Dried Flowers: A Complete Guide to Growing, Drying and Arranging Chapters include instructions for growing the plants, viewing what the plants look like when dried, choosing your wreath bases or making your own, constructing wreaths, hangings, bouquets, swags, and choosing containers for table arrangements.  More...