Ideas for decorating the Christmas tree with dried oranges and Christmas cookies
If this year you got tired of the usual Christmas balls, bows and stars, and you are looking for creative decorations for your Christmas tree, the oranges and spiced biscuits are for you!
Decorate the Christmas tree with oranges
Making the Christmas tree decorations with the use of oranges it is very simple, just have at hand:
- oranges
- spiced Christmas cookies
- ribbon or hooks
- thin iron wire
- scissors
More than to create the ribbons and hooks for decorations, most of the time it will be to wait for the slices of oranges dry up.
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Let’s see the whole process.
The first step is to cut the slices into slices oranges (1 or 2 cm thick), and dry them, placing them on radiators, turning them often, or even in the oven (at 40 ° for 6 hours).
On radiators, it will take about 1 week for complete drying.
At this point the oranges they will be ready to hook them to the classic hooks or silk ribbons.
The same goes for i cookies, which will have to be pierced with a thin iron (if they do not already have the hole), and which can be hung on the tree with ribbons, depending on your personal taste.
Spiced biscuits are ideal, as they release a wonderful scent into the air.
The result? A tree that will certainly appeal to young and old alike.
What can I say, with a few euros, you will have a original Christmas tree, different from the usual trees decorated with balls, angels and stars and above all you will have a very fragrant Christmas tree!
And if you want to be daring, you can also use chocolate, cinnamon, apples, pine cones and everything that will make your Christmas decorations unique.
Photo: Christmas tree decorated with oranges
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