Are you one of those people who want to fill the December holidays with tradition? Decorating your own four walls festively is undoubtedly one of the rituals that beautify our home, create a very special atmosphere and put us in a relaxed mood. If you really enjoy sitting at the kitchen table to create great DIY projects, you will find lots of inspiring ideas for Christmas decorations with oranges and other citrus fruits in this post. You can use them to make beautiful and wonderfully fragrant decorative elements for the Advent season.
Garland made from dried orange slices
Fill your home with Christmas spirit and make a pretty, fragrant Christmas decoration out of dried orange slices. This garland of orange slices can decorate the staircase, walls or windows at home. Keep in mind that this project will take a few days due to the time it takes to dry the oranges.
Materials required:
Oranges or clementines
baking tray
baking paper
Paper towel
Yarn/ribbon/string
Nadel
Scissors
Step 1. Dry the oranges
The first step in making Christmas decorations from oranges is drying the orange slices. Cut the oranges into slices and place them on a baking sheet lined with baking paper. Dry them in a preheated oven at 100 degrees for 2-3 hours. Turn the slices occasionally. As soon as the edges start to brown slightly, take the baking tray out of the oven and leave the orange slices on a rack for 2-3 days.
Some patience is required here. The pulp must dry completely otherwise it will tear when threading. If you want a more intense scent, you can put a few drops of essential oil on the slices before drying. Now you can thread the dried orange slices onto a string. Cut the cord to the desired length and then tie the two ends together.
Step 2. Cut out letters and shapes
Beautiful Christmas decorations can also be created from orange peels. Therefore, do not throw them away. You can use citrus fruit peels and various cookie cutters to create chic decorative elements that you can then assemble into pretty garlands or use on their own as chic ornaments for the Christmas tree. When peeling citrus peels, try to keep them as undamaged as possible. Provide various mini cutters - letters, gingerbread men, stars, bells, etc.
Place the shells on a piece of kitchen paper and cut out the desired shape. Thread the winter molds and place the garland between 2 sheets of baking paper. To ensure that your home-made Christmas decoration with oranges dries flat, place some heavy books on top. As soon as the citrus peels are dry, you can decorate them wherever you want or give a good friend a loving and personal gift.
Step 3. Assemble the garland
Let your creative imagination run wild when designing garlands with citrus fruits. Combine the fragrant orange slices or peels with sprigs of rosemary, handmade three-dimensional figures made from cinnamon sticks such asthe Swedish Himmeli, fabric ribbons, dried fruits, star anise, etc.
Great craft projects - wreath made of green branches and citrus fruits
Oranges, lemons and clementines are also particularly suitable for making and decorating Advent wreaths. Such a wreath looks good at the front door and welcomes your guests. But it is also natural and harmoniousTable decoration during Advent. For this great craft project you will need a wreath frame or ring, florist wire, fresh green branches and small citrus fruits. First, you need to weave the pine or other green branches into the frame in one direction until it is no longer visible. To attach the mini oranges, you need to push two pieces of wire crosswise through the fruit and wrap the protruding ends around the fir green.
Make Christmas ornaments out of oranges
You can combine the dried citrus fruit slices with other spices and use them to conjure up pretty, fragrant ornaments for the Christmas tree. Simply thread the orange slices onto a piece of ribbon and tie cinnamon sticks between the individual fruit slices. Whether you want to make multi-part ornaments and hang individual orange and lemon slices as Christmas tree decorations, decorating with citrus fruits exudes a magical Christmas atmosphere.
These beautiful lemon ornaments are an aromatic and inexpensive decoration for Christmas. Cut off the top of the lemon and scoop out the pulp. Use a sharp object to make a hole through the lemon. Use a wooden skewer to thread a pretty ribbon for hanging. Secure the lemon half with a knot and repeat the same process with the other half. The charming lemon ornaments are sure to attract everyone's attention.
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