How to Make Dried Orange Garland

 

One of the main pillars of Nordic Holiday style is incorporating elements from nature into your decor. With citrus just beginning to come into season, dried orange garland is a wonderfully simple and cost effective way to decorate for the Holidays. This project is as simple as thinly slicing oranges, drying them out in the oven, and stringing them onto twine to form a garland.

Drape them across the table, string across the window, or even turn them into gift toppers and ornaments; dried oranges are festively versatile. Catch my drift? Scroll down for the tutorial!

 

What You’ll Need:

• 2 navel oranges
• serrated knife
• cookie sheet
• paper towel or lint free cloth
• parchment paper
• twine
• scissors
• scotch tape (optional)

How to Make the Garland:

1. Heat oven to 250 degrees F.
2. Line cookie sheet with parchment paper.
3. Slice oranges crosswise 1/8″ – 1/4″ thick using a sharp serrated knife, and pat slices dry with paper towel or cloth.
4. Place in a single layer on baking sheet and bake for roughly 2.5 hours. Flip the slices over after about 1.25 hours.
5. After 2.5 hours in the oven, remove any slices beginning to brown, and slide the remaining slices back in oven until dried and very slightly browned.
6. Once slices have cooled, use scissors to poke 2 holes about 1/2″ apart on orange slices.
7. Thread oranges onto twine. It’s helpful to wrap the twine end with a piece of tape to prevent raveling.

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