Douglas Fir tree cones have a peculiar extra piece or bract, which resembles the rear end of a mouse. These bracts stick out from the cone stem, centered on the round cone scale above.
To make bracts for Douglas Fir cones, use a daisy punch to cut out several small (about 1/4 to 3/8 inch) daisies. Separate the daisies into separate petals by cutting into the center of the daisy. Use your sharp scissors to cut a notch into both sides of the wide end of the daisy petal, about 1/4 of the way up the petal. Trim the centre of the petal into a narrow tail above these notches, which represent the feet of the mouse as they appear on the Douglas Fir Cone Bract. You can see the bracts in this Photo of a Douglas Fir cone
When you have cut several of the bracts, dab a little glue on the base of the bract with a pin, and set it in between two cone scales, so that it is centered on the cone scale above it. Place these bracts on most of your cone scales for each Douglas Fir Cone.
