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DRIED ORANGE GARLAND: NATURAL CHRISTMAS DECORATION

Are you a fan of using oranges as part of your Christmas decor? Today, we want to share one of our favorite ways to add natural elements to your home during the Christmas season: a dried orange garland: a natural Christmas decoration.
Prep Time10 minutes
Active Time20 hours
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Total Time20 hours 10 minutes
Keyword: dried orange garland, holiday crafts, holiday season, natural elements
Yield: 1 garland
Author: Cloches & Lavender
Cost: 20

Equipment

  • 1 a drill with a thin drill bit
  • 1 sharp knife
  • 3 sheets of parchment paper optional
  • 1 large baking sheet
  • 1 roll of clear fishing line
  • cooling rack
  • 1 Piece of paper towel

Materials

  • 1 bag navel oranges
  • 1 bag green apples optional
  • 1 bag red apples optional
  • 1 bag faux chestnuts optional

Instructions

  • Step 1: Adding Natural Elements Faux Chestnuts
    Using faux chestnuts is an easy way to introduce a rustic element to your orange garland.
    Drill a small hole through the center of the chestnut and string with a clear fishing line.
    Dry red and green apple slices using the same process as the citrus slices. Red apples are beautiful for their deep red color, which adds a lovely red accent to this Christmas craft. To dry the apples, follow the same instructions for drying the oranges.
    Use large baking sheets lined with parchment paper and set the oven to low heat. 
  • Step 2: Putting The Dried Fruit Garland Together
    After drying all your fruit, do a dry run to ensure the size of the dried orange garland is correct. This will also help you determine if you need to adjust the spacing between the dried fruit slices. 
    Organize your orange and fruit slices and create stacks with the number of orange and fruit slices in each section. This will help ensure a snug fit.
  • Step 3: Stringing The Christmas Garland Together 
    To assemble the garland, thread a large needle with a clear fishing line. Begin stringing the dried orange slices, apple slices, and chestnuts. This process doesn’t take a long time.
    Once finished, tie a knot and hang your garland to enjoy throughout the entire Christmas season. 
  • Step 4: Displaying The Simple Dried Citrus Garland
    Finally, displaying your finished garland.

Notes

DRY ORANGE GARLAND

 

Step 1: Adding Natural Elements Faux Chestnuts

 
Using faux chestnuts is an easy way to introduce a rustic element to your dried orange slice garland. 
drilling-hole
drilling-hole
Drill a small hole through the center of the chestnut and set it aside until you are ready to string with a clear fishing line.
Dry red and green apple slices using the same process as the dried orange slices.
Red apples are beautiful for their deep red color, which adds a lovely red accent to this Christmas craft. To dry the apples, follow the same instructions for drying the oranges.
There's no need to use a paper towel to remove the juice.
apple-slices-on-rack-dried-orange-garland
apple-slices-on-rack
Use a large baking sheet lined with parchment paper and set the oven to low heat. 
 

Step 2: Putting The Dried Fruit Garland Together

 
After drying all your fruit, do a dry run to ensure the size and spacing of the dried orange slices are correct to display the garland.
This will also help you determine if you need to adjust the spacing between the dried fruit slices. 
Organize your orange and citrus slices and create stacks with the desired number of dried orange slices in each section.
This will help maintain uniformity and ensure a snug fit.
dried-fruit-for-dried-garland
dried-fruit-for-dried-garland
 
measuring-dried-fruit-dried-orange-garland
measuring-dried-fruit-dried-orange-garland

Step 3: Stringing Your Dried Fruit Garland 

 
To assemble the dried fruit garland, thread a large needle with a clear fishing line.
Begin stringing the dried orange slices, apple slices, and chestnuts. This process doesn’t take a long time.
sewing-needle-with-clear-fishing-line
sewing-needle-with-clear-fishing-line
 
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measuring-the-length-of-dried-fruit-pieces
 
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section-of-dried-fruit
Once finished, tie a double knot in the clear fishing line and hang your dried fruit garland to enjoy throughout the entire holiday season. 
*Remember to check all our tips in the blog post*
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garland

 

 
 
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