Learn how to make a Dried Orange Slice Garland this year. These lovely garlands make gorgeous holiday decor!
This year I decided to host the Twelve Days of Christmas Crafts on Instagram and we had so much fun!! We’ve made a ton of crafts to go along with my DIY Tree Collar and Holiday Ribbon Picks! Be sure to check out the Twig Star Tree Topper, Holiday Wooden Cutting Board Signs or Scrap Wood Ornaments.
Too busy to make this right garland away?! Pin it for later! Pin this project to your favorite craft board on Pinterest and it’ll be waiting for you when you’re ready.
How to make dried orange slice garland:
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Supplies you’ll need:
- Dried orange slices
- Dried cranberries
- Twine or jute
- Yarn needle
- Wooden beads
- Cinnamon sticks
- Pine boughs or rosemary
Directions:
- Dry the fruit for this project. Oranges and cranberries are fairly easy to dry. Simply slice the oranges into 1/4″ rounds, layer on a parchment lined baking sheet and bake in the oven for 5 hours at 200 degrees. Spread fresh cranberries around the oranges to dry at the same time. I used my trusty food dehydrator but its not necessary to have one for this project.
2. Thread twine onto a yarn needle, tie a know at one end and thread dried fruit, wooden beads, cinnamon sticks and pine boughs onto the twine. The easiest way to attach cinnamon sticks and rosemary or pine is to tie a knot around it using the twine.
3. Finish off with a loop of twine at the end.
We made a number of garlands and crafts with these supplies!
I hung five strands of dried orange slice garland from a branch to create this festive wall hanging.
The mixture of texture and color is absolutely gorgeous!
We also created a longer garland using just twine, oranges and wooden beads. This would make a lovely natural garland placed around the Christmas tree.
This would also be fun hanging from the cabinets in the kitchen or dining room.
Dried orange ornaments are very simple to make as well. They are basically just a shorter garland.
These would be pretty hanging from the Christmas tree or on gifts!
And finally, we used leftover supplies to make Stove Top Potpourri to give to the neighbours this year! We added a variety of aeromatic spices to a mason jar and attached a tag with instructions.
Our stove top potpourri recipe:
- two dried orange slices
- dozen dried cranberries
- cinnamon stick
- 2 Tbsp cloves
- 2″ pine bough
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More essentials for holiday crafts:
- We love using these Apple Barrel Acrylic Paints to add bright color to all of our projects.
- These paint brushes are ideal for most craft surfaces and a great price!
- This art supplies kit is our favorite because it has everything we needed to get started.
- This rolling storage cart helps to keep our craft supplies organized.
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