Oranges are a must in the house in winter. Here's how to reuse the peels to make beautiful Christmas decorations
He is about to end up run over, his mother saves himOranges are a must in the house during the winter. Here's how to reuse the peels to make beautiful Christmas decorations at no cost
Are you looking for new ideas to decorate the table and your home on the occasion of the Christmas and end-of-year parties? The oranges can help you to recreate a pleasant and welcoming Christmas atmosphere in the place where you live.
Fresh or dried orange peels, but also whole or sliced oranges will be very useful for making original Christmas decorations which will give your home a good smell and will also save you money. Here are some ideas for you.
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Slices of dried oranges
The use of dried orange slices to make the Christmas decorations it recalls the South Tyrolean tradition. Here even today the dried orange slices become part of the composition of centerpieces, Christmas ornaments, perhaps in combination with candles and decorations for the Christmas tree, as you can see in these images:
Oranges and cloves
Here is one of the most classic Christmas decorations to make with oranges. Just enter some cloves in the peel of fresh whole oranges. The advice is to prepare these decorations just before the holidays, so that you can still enjoy the oranges when they are no longer needed to decorate the table or the Christmas tree.
To make them even more special you can carve them and indulge yourself with your imagination. Here is the result!
Candles with oranges
How to reuse the peel of the oranges you have squeezed? For example by making a decorative oil candle. All you need is an orange, a sharp knife and any type of vegetable oil to create a decorative oil candle in minutes. To support this candle you can use a glass or a glass jar. THU all instructions.
Read also: How to make candles from oranges in minutes
Roses and tree decorations with orange peels
Create decorative roses with orange peels to decorate the table. Give space to imagination and manual skills and, above all, do not throw away your orange peels. They could be really useful for decorating the house (for example, you can place them on radiators to perfume the environment) and the table in view of Christmas. Follow this simple picture to make roses with orange peel step by step:
Garlands and table decorations with orange peels
With orange peels or dried oranges you can also make beautiful garlands and table decorations. As for the garlands, you just need to cut out Christmas shapes from orange peels, pierce them and join them with string. The same shapes can be used as a place card on the Christmas table, for example as decorations for glass candle holders or napkin holders.
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Read also:
- DIY Christmas decorations from creative recycling according to South Tyrolean decoration
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