Son of a gun! They look great! I'm passing this on to crafty friends - Thank-you for posting it.

how beautiful!

Me too! Heck, I will send them to you. Lots of them.

What a fab idea......thanks for sharing!

Love it! That would make an adorable centerpiece for a springtime luncheon or shower.

I've done the same by painting them with acrylic craft paint and they do look beautiful! I wanted to cut off my pinecones though, but it was too difficult so that's where I gave up.

Cute! I just raked up a mountain of pine cones from my lawn today.

A friend used to make pinecone wreaths and I remember her mentioning that pine cones have to be de-wormed (some how treated for worms?) before they are used for crafts?

Interesting! Worms! Yikes!

I just Googled - says you have to bake pinecones to remove bugs before using in crafts. Those zinnia ones are certainly beautiful!

Incredible. So clever.

Honestly, people are so flipping clever and inventive that I sit back in amazement. What a great idea!

I've baked them for crafts many times - makes the house smell wonderful! Baking also makes them shiny.

Those are cute! And I was glad not to see peanut butter or bird seed (even if this isn't the forum most likely).

Wow, how clever and cute! I am not crafty but I think even I could do that! I could supply you all with a bag of pine cones.

I'm going to do this, how fun! I have a ton left from Xmas decorations. Thank you for sharing the idea!

What a great idea. I have tons of pine trees but don't get nice pine cones. I may look at Michaels and try to do this!

Isn't that sweet!

Amazing how closely they resemble zinnias.

A few years ago I bought this carrot pine cone wreath from Etsy.

We use pine cones for art crafts and bird feeders. For indoor use, simply soak the cones under a mix of 50/50 water and white vinegar for 30 minutes to drown the bugs. Chalk paint is my favorite way to color them, along with a spray on topcoat to preserve the finish. My granddaughter loves anything that sparkles, so I top coat hers with Krylon glitter coat.

My friend made the zinnia pine cones and they look fantastic! She has them in a felted basket on her kitchen island. Gee, I hope she de-bugged them first!

The carrot wreath is clever and cute too. A friend posted a wreath done with the zinnia panted ones and greenery,

My squirrels seem to tear up all the pinecones around here -- the cars flatten the rest. I will have to go hunting if I want to try any of these.

I don't have to leave my yard to find enough for an arrangement...thank you.