It’s finally December! Time to settle into the enchantment of Christmas!
In addition to food, Christmas lights, festive decorations and Christmas music are the best things to set yourself into the mood for the season. And the scent of a Christmas tree, is there anything better really? I don’t think so! đ
Dried orange slices bring a lovely color and scent into a Christmassy home and you can show them off in a variety of ways! Place them in a beautiful bowl, add a little extra something to your Christmas wreath, place them on the table to make them a lovely part of your table setting, use them as an element in your gift wrapping station, or make the coolest new Christmas tree ornaments with them!
Dried oranges
What youâll need:
Oranges
Sharp serrated knife
Cutting board
Cookie sheets
Parchment Paper
Line baking trays with parchment paper. Slice oranges to 0,5 cm thick and place in a single layer to the baking trays. Blot with paper towel to remove excess moisture and to speed up the drying process.
Place in the oven and bake for 5-6 hours at 75-100C or until the oranges start to turn slightly brown and dry. You can turn the slices in between so that they dry evenly.
If you finish the slices before Christmas rushes, they are best stored in a paper bag in a dry place.
First things first, make sure you have all the materials and tools you need for your Christmas wreath at hands reach. Use a metal ring as the base for your wreath or prepare a self-made ring out of branches. Choose the materials according to your choices available. For example, lingonberry is perfect for thinner, lighter wreaths. Conifers such as spruce and pine are suitable for softer, more abundant wreaths. Cypress, various eucalyptus, and blueberry stalks serve as a beautiful addition. And in nature you can find other wonderful materials suitable for the purpose.
Lovely Christmas Wreaths
What you’ll need:
Materials according to your choices
As a base, you need a sturdy metal backing, you can also twist a suitable base from a wicker, for example
Spool (Thickness of material according to choice)
Sharp cutters
Hot glue for gluing orange slices or cones, for example
First, make sure you have all the materials and tools you need for your Christmas wreath at hands reach. Use a metal ring as the base for your wreath or prepare a self-made ring out of branches.
Cut the branches you have picked out into the appropriate length and make bunches of 2-3. Cowberry is an excellent choice as they are the perfect length without any trimming. If you want your wreath to be more compact, use shorter branches, and if you want it to be a bit airier and looser, longer ones will do the trick.
Take your roll of wire and tie the tip properly onto the wreath base. You don’t want it to come loose when you’re halfway. Start attaching the bunches to the wreath base one at a time by wrapping the wire twice around each branch bunch. Keep the same piece of wire going all the way around. Try to attach the branches as evenly as you can, on the sides too if the base is thick, so that the whole base ring is covered. Keep the wire as tight as you can throughout the process.
Once your wreath is done and you’re about to finish, tie the wire properly to make sure it doesn’t come off. At this point, you can use the wire to make a hanging hook on the back of the wreath if you’d like.
Attach the decorations you’ve chosen with hot glue or more wire, depending on their style and size. Hot glue is excellent with dried orange slices, for example. Now that your lovely wreath is complete, go ahead and hang it on your wall, or give a beautiful gift to one of your loved ones! â€
The writer Cristina Moborg is an Italian-Finnish foodie, an entrepreneur at HEIROL, and a mother of four. For Cristina, cooking is a passion and a way to show bottomless love for her loved ones. The artistic side of Cristina can be seen in her cooking, as the end result is often picturesque, even though the road there can be a bit messy. Follow Cristinaâs cooking adventures on Instagram!
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