We associate the smell of Christmas with sweet oranges, spicy cinnamon and refreshing anise. Whether it's baking Christmas cakes or decorating a Christmas tree, we fill our homes with a wonderful fragrance and a festive mood. It is worth introducingnaturally fragrant Christmas decorationsinto our apartment, hanging them on the Christmas tree or decorating the table with them. Seehow to make Christmas decorations from oranges and clovesto make our holidays even more aromatic and colorful.
Christmas decorations of oranges and carnations
How to make orange and carnation decorations
Fragrant oranges during Christmasreign in our homes, so it's worth taking advantage of this fact when preparing Christmas decorations.Dried orange slicescan be hung on the Christmas tree with festive accents.whole orange fruits look great on coniferous twigsYou can hang them on a decorative ribbon or decorate the table on Christmas Eve. Dried cloves are in perfect harmony with the citrus fruit. Come mainly known for seasoning sweet dishes such as compotes, cakes and desserts, cloves look good on theorange Christmas ornament
Decorating orangesstarts with preparing colorful ribbons and carnations. Cloves are an indispensable element in this type of decorations due to their structure. The dried flower buds of the spicy clove have a very strong smell and a slightly burning taste.Sharp ends can be easily hammered into the fruit, arranging fancy patterns, which are additionally durable.
Orange and carnation decoration ideas
Christmas decorations made of oranges and carnationscan be arranged in various ways. One of the ideas issticking carnation buds in orangesarranging various patterns of stars, Christmas trees or hearts. They will look good from the bottom to the top, dividing the fruit into several parts. You can also slightly cut the orange peel to create spirals or artistic lines of flourishes. Interestingly, the lines cut in the skin resemble meridians and parallels on the globe, connected at the intersections with carnation buds.
Another idea for a Christmas ornament iscombining oranges with decorative ribbonsWe twist the ribbon around the fruit in the same way we decorate gifts - creating a bow at the top. This is how we visually divide the fruit into 4 parts. Drive the cloves into the resulting quarters from the bottom upwards in a straight line.A similar way of decorating is to divide the orange with a ribbon into eight parts this time and decorate each of them with carnation buds. Tie the fruit with a ribbon as before, twisting it twice to get a diagram of eight parts.
An original way to make a Christmas ornament is todecorate oranges with clovesby sticking them into the whole fruit or only half of it. Place the spicy clove buds neatly next to each other on the orange. Finally, we can coat the fruit in ground cinnamon or sprinkle it with golden spray. Tie a decorative ribbon and hang it in a representative place.
Any Christmas twist on an orange will go well with it. So let's invite your loved ones to decorate and brainstorm an orange and holiday season.
MSc Eng. Joanna Białowąs
