I’m loving the look of the simple dried orange garland for my holiday decor this season. Not only is it a refreshing change from the red and green color scheme but it brings a new energy to an otherwise dreary time of year. It’s also a very sustainable decoration since oranges and twine are compostable!
As much as I love DIY projects I’m not the first one to jump into a complicated craft at the end of a long work day. I don’t keep many crafting supplies at home (but like, who really does?) and I can never come up with cute ideas. This is just reality for us busy gals out there.
When I saw this on Pinterest, however, I thought this was maybe one I couldn’t screw up. The big selling point was I didn’t need to go to a craft store to make it happen.
A dried orange garland is probably the easiest craft you can find. I’ll walk you though what I did step by step, I promise you can do it and it will be gorgeous!
What you need: 2 oranges, a cookie sheet, parchment paper, twine or a very thin string.
Step 1: Get about 2 oranges and slice them thin *about 1/4 of an inch*
Step 2: Place them on parchment paper on a cookie sheet and pop them in the oven on a low heat setting such as 200 degrees fahrenheit. *remember you’re not baking so it’s hard to screw up if you vary the temp a bit*
Step 3: Wait. This is the hardest, but they will need at least 3 hours in the oven. As long as they are not burning you can leave them in for a while.
Step 4: Once you take the orange slices out of the oven and let them cool off use a pencil or a pen to poke two holes on either side of the orange and string your twine (or string of choice through) the holes. Knot off the edges an hang anywhere you like!
