How to make Pine Cones Open

Next blog I'll show you how to make pine cone people. If you can't find any pine cones open here's what you can do. 

Have you ever had a project that needed pine cones and you couldn't find any open?   You can either take the unopened pine cones indoors and leave them out for a few days they will usually open on their own or if you need them right away here's how to get unopened pine cones to open more quickly.

Place them on a cookie sheet. Then bake them at 300 degrees for about twenty minutes. Keep checking them to see if they have opened because some open sooner than others. Once they're open as far as you want them to open take them out and let cool before using them.

Pine Cone People