Orange Slice Ornaments
How to make dried orange slice ornaments for decoration and to use on gifts! Add that old-fashioned Christmas feel to your home and to the presents you wrap up for loved ones!
Equipment
- Darning needle
- Optional: hot glue gun
- Optional: Mod Podge
Ingredients
- Dried orange slices
- Twine jute cord, ribbon, etc
- Optional: other decorative elements see notes!
Instructions
- Take a dried orange slice and a darning needle threaded with your desired type of string. Push it through the edge of the orange just after the line of the skin or through the center if looking to do a stacked style ornament.
- Tie off your string so it creates a loop. If creating a stacked ornament: Add a bead, cranberry, or bell to the bottom and tie it off. String a layer in between each slice you add. (Cranberries, wooden beads, and bells work perfectly for this!) Create as many layers as desired and then tie a loop at the top.
- Add any additional decorative touches and display! (Optional: seal with Mod Podge.)
Notes
- Optional decorative elements: Cinnamon sticks, star anise, cloves, bells, rosemary, ribbons, wooden beads, popcorn, cranberries, bay leaves, small bits of pine branches, etc!
- Hang them so the face is flat or stack them to change up the look.
- Store in an air-tight jar to enjoy again next year! Can last 2-3 years or more.