Dried Citrus Christmas Decorations

These great smelling ornaments can be made from the leftovers.

Dried citrus christmas decorations.

They ll warp and curl if they re thinner than a half centimeter. Dehydrated fruit is beautiful inexpensive and compostable. Slice your oranges with a sharp knife about a half centimeter to a centimeter thick. Natural christmas tree pretty christmas trees easy christmas ornaments decoration christmas simple christmas handmade christmas diy christmas tree decorations ornaments ideas house decorations.

Dried citrus slices for decorations first of all you will need to make some dried citrus fruit and this is the first step to a festive home filled with gorgeous scent. The yellow green and orange hues will add life to your home. How to dry citrus slices for decoration. The first step to dry fruit for christmas decorations is to cut the fruit into 6mm slices on a table with a sharp knife except for citrus fruits mix 500 ml of lemon juice with a tablespoon of salt and let the fruit soften in this solution for one minute so it doesn t acquire a brown color.

This really does make a difference in the beauty of the finished slices. The thinner they are the more transparent they ll be but make sure not to cut them too thinly. Here s a step by step instruction on making dried citrus ornament. They re simple to make and inexpensive too.

Wash your fruit well. It s also a great way to make memories with my family. Start with firm quality fruit. I love using a variety of citrus fruits since the different sizes and colors of the dried slices add such a wonderful variety and interest when used in decorating.

Bake for 3 4 hours flipping every hour until the fruit is dried though not completely shriveled up. But in trying to keep decorations simple i ve learned to make them myself is the cheapest option. Dried citrus diy christmas ornaments for the tree are an eco friendly way to decorate. Ideas inspiration tutorials and more.

Arrange the fruit slices onto a baking sheet and place in a warm oven set to about 150 170 f. Here s how you can make your own diy dried fruit ornaments. Easy to make and their natural beauty really shines. So liven up your interiors during christmas with these 30 citrus themed decoration ideas.

Learn how to make dried citrus ornaments to embellish your wreaths and to hang on your christmas tree. Doesn t it sound exciting. How to make dried citrus christmas ornaments step by step. So many people loved the dried orange slice garland project so i thought i d make some whole dried citrus ornaments to decorate the house this christmas.

See more ideas about dried oranges dried orange slices christmas floral designs. One thing we re doing this year is decorating our tree with dried fruit ornaments. This took a little trial and error but in the end they turned out really nice.