Before the New Year, you always want something special: a secretly desired gift, unexpected luck, a pleasant surprise from a loved one or an unusual treat. The soul is waiting for a miracle and a little magic. I want my home to be incredibly beautiful and festive and to smell like tangerines and oranges.

So what's the deal? Here are some ideas for this. All that remains is to take it and do it, and a miracle, it will not be able to pass by and will definitely look into the house where it is expected, and there is an aroma of citrus, pine and spicy spices.

A simple arrangement of orange slices, cinnamon sticks and star anise placed in a clear container will fill your home with citrus scents and create a festive mood.

An unusual Christmas tree made of cones, pine needles, cinnamon, rowan berries and citrus fruits will take you to a fairy-tale forest where it smells delicious of orange and sweets (cinnamon).

A Christmas tree pyramid made of bright yellow lemons will give you a sunny mood and refresh the interior.

You can decorate the serving table in an original way by replacing the usual tinsel with a garland of lemon branches and berries.

This composition captivates with its simplicity and originality.

A bright wreath of juicy fruits will delight the eye and give you a sunny mood.

Down with gray tones in the interior! The holiday should be bright. Let's add some color even to the stairs.

The most natural and delicious decoration.

Such a beautiful wreath on the door will remind all household members and guests of the upcoming family holiday.

A transparent vase filled with tangerines, rowan berries and spruce branches, like a small fragrant lantern, creates an atmosphere of comfort and celebration in the house.

This original garland of fir paws, dried orange slices, pine cones and dried fruits is very bright and beautiful - an excellent solution for New Year's decorations.

The incredibly delicious smell of tangerine, yellow drops of fruit on a snow-white table, candles. This is exactly what a romantic New Year's Eve can be like.

Green tangerine, orange orange, yellow lemon. Their bright colors will illuminate the room and fill it with warmth, and snowflakes interspersed with cloves carved on the peel of the fruit will turn them into fragrant New Year's balls.

Eco-style on the Christmas tree. Fabulous, and not at all boring.

A fragrant ball of tangerine and cloves. Mmm... what a smell!

I went into the store today, looked at the oranges and for the first time in a long time I wanted to buy them. The fact is that I practically don’t buy citrus fruits as soon as seasonal berries and then fruits appear. This in no way applies to fresh orange juice or juice, which I can drink at any time of the year and at any time of the day. But as soon as it starts to get colder, there is a desire to break off one or two sunny orange juicy orange slices.

Oranges don’t grow here, unfortunately, but there are many other fruit trees, seedlings of which can be purchased directly from your monitor here https://florium.ua/ru/fruit-seedlings/. The Florium store is simply a lush garden of a wide variety of plants and not only trees, flowers, berries, ornamental shrubs - a lot of things!

And there are already oranges in every store. And the orange season begins not only in the gastronomic theme, but also in the home, decorative and cosmetic ones. I myself use oranges for crafts. The truth is very modest, based on how they can be applied. I dried orange slices, dried small cubes of orange zest and added them to handmade soap, and also made roses from the zest. In fact, there are a huge number of ideas using this popular citrus fruit.

How to dry orange slices

To use dried slices of orange, lime, grapefruit or lemon in decoration, they must be dried properly. I once ruined the whole picture when I dried it in the oven on low heat. It is best to use a clever and simple device made of cardboard. To do this, you will need two strips of cardboard measuring about 10 by 30 cm. On the narrow edges of one strip you need to glue sides made of the same cardboard 2 cm wide. Now you need to pierce holes with an awl, without fear - more and all the tricks. Cut the washed and dried fruits into slices three or four centimeters thick and place them in an improvised dryer (on a cardboard with sides and cover with a second one). Pinch the structure along the edges with binders (office clips) and place it on the battery or in the openings between its sections. Usually two to three days are enough for complete drying. Can be dried in the oven over low heat with the lid ajar. This will take several hours.

This is what the dryer looks like.

Photo from the site good-decor.ru

Now is the time to admire products that use dried slices.

In interior compositions.

For making wall wreaths.

And also for topiary.

For garlands.

For tabletop wreaths, there are also orange peel candles - beautiful!

In making candles.

And this is just on topic: gel candle in orange peel

and an ordinary tablet candle.

Candlestick with roses made of orange peels.

Very beautiful handmade interior fir trees using dried oranges.

And Christmas trees, they can also be used as New Year's toys.

And so this year I plan to decorate the Christmas tree, plus my wickerwork.

The theme is very close to the New Year, so you can also indulge in a pomander, since it’s such an orange theme!

Perhaps one of the most beautiful ways to decorate your home for the winter holidays is to bring natural beauty and coziness into it. The aroma of pine branches and cinnamon sticks, the citrus scent of oranges, a wreath of refreshing eucalyptus greeting you as you enter the house...

So today we're sharing an incredibly easy way to add a "natural" touch to your holiday decor by creating dried citrus garlands that exude a delicious, spicy aroma. And if you hang them on the windows, then dried oranges, letting in sunlight, will fill the room with warmth and bright orange light, serving as small “stained glass windows” - very beautiful.

How to do it?
Preparation: 5 minutes
Baking: 3 hours

We will need:
Oranges (we took 2 oranges for three garlands)
Sharp knife
Parchment paper or baking sheet
Baking tray
Twine

Preheat the oven to 150ºC. Place parchment paper or baking sheets on a baking sheet. While the oven is heating up, take a sharp knife and thinly slice the oranges: each piece should be no thicker than 3-4 mm. Then place the circles on a paper towel (it is also advisable to cover the top) to allow the excess juice to be absorbed.
　 　 Bake the oranges for approximately 3 hours until the slices are dry. Make sure nothing burns! To do this, do not forget to turn the oranges over during baking (that is, after about 1.5 hours).
　 　 Note: Another recipe recommends drying over low heat (140-160ºС) for 4-10 hours.

When our oranges are sufficiently dried, we begin to create a festive garland. To do this, you need to make two holes in the top of each circle. To avoid accidentally ruining the slice, you can take a sharp nail. Thread the thread through the holes, spacing the oranges evenly apart. When all the thread is full, make a knot at each end.

Ready! Now our garlands can be lovingly hung on windows or walls. If you use them as a decoration for a spruce tree, then these fragrant slices will play the same role as lanterns, absorbing the light of New Year's garlands. And they will look no less original on a chandelier.
　 　 Another option is to add dried apple rings, slices of lemon, grapefruit, lime (in fact, anyone has enough imagination here :)), pine cones, etc. on a string of oranges, then with such a garland you can surround a large beautiful candle on the holiday table. The view will be unique.

If you ask what scent New Year is associated with, you will probably name pine and citrus. Tangerines and oranges, like the sun in miniature, enliven cold winter days with just their appearance.

Citrus fruits are usually considered a New Year's treat, but today we propose using their decorative properties to the fullest.

According to needlewomen, dried orange, lemon and grapefruit slices are so beautiful that they just beg to decorate a Christmas tree, walls or windows. Creative minds have come up with many crafts from them - wreaths, garlands, Christmas tree pendants, even the Christmas trees themselves. Good news for cat owners: these decorations will definitely not be harmed by the ubiquitous furry cats, since the citrus smell is unpleasant to them.

Do you want to know what kind of New Year's decoration you can make from dried citrus slices with your own hands? So this collection of ideas is for you.

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How to prepare dried citrus slices (orange, lemon, grapefruit) for New Year's decorations:

1. Cut the fruit into equal parts, removing the seeds.

2. Place on a baking sheet and place in the oven. Bake for 3-4 hours at 65-95 degrees, turning every hour. Monitor the condition of the slices: they should dry, but not curl. You can also use a special fruit dryer.

Once the slices have cooled, they can be used for decoration. Below, see 7 master classes on this topic (5 main and 2 variations with examples in the photo).

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How to make Christmas tree pendants from orange slices

Tired of traditional balloons? It's time to decorate the Christmas tree with something non-standard - for example, citrus slices.

How to do:
dry the slices, then straighten the paper clip and attach it on top. Voila, you have an original Christmas tree decoration!

The aroma of the holiday: a variation of this master class

Do you want the slices to not only look beautiful, but also smell good? Before drying, put cloves in the center of the star - you will get the perfect New Year's flavor. For an eco-style Christmas tree, you can make additional pendants: in the form of “flowers” ​​from dried citrus peels.

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DIY grapefruit Christmas garland

We are used to not playing with food, much less hanging it on the walls. But why not break tradition? Make a garland of citrus slices, and the house will be filled with a pleasant smell and good mood.

How to do:
dry grapefruit, orange or lemon slices, then thread them onto a cord using a thick needle. Secure each piece with a knot for better fixation.

The garland is ready! Hang it on a wall, window or fireplace.

If the garland is ready, but the material remains, make pendants for the Christmas tree according to the same principle as the garland.

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Christmas wreath made from dried citrus fruits

A wreath is a universal decor that can be made from anything. Bright citrus slices are perfect to decorate a door, wall, window - basically, anything.

To make this garland, you will need dried slices (about 12-14 oranges and 6-8 lemons) and a wicker or foam wreath base. In this selection we included 2 master classes from different needlewomen.

How to make a wreath of oranges on a wicker base:

1. Arrange the slices on the base to represent the desired result. Then glue them on using a glue gun.

2. Add a sprig of rosemary, tie a silk ribbon for hanging - the wreath is ready!

How to make an orange wreath on a foam base:

1. Prepare the slices. Wrap the wreath in fabric and tie a ribbon for hanging.

2. Glue the slices, starting with the largest ones, or secure them with pins. The author recommends combining both options.

3. Add flavor: sprinkle the slices with orange essential oil and glue on anise stars. Hang the wreath in a prominent place and admire it!

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DIY Christmas tree made from dried orange or grapefruit slices

What would New Year be without a Christmas tree, at least the smallest one? If the dimensions of the room do not allow for a full-fledged tree, make a miniature Christmas tree... yes, from the same orange slices. You will also need a foam base, some brown fabric and glue.

How to do:
wrap the bottom of the future Christmas tree with fabric - this will be the trunk. Then attach the slices using glue and pins. Spray the finished Christmas tree with glitter spray to make it look even more festive.

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New Year's candlestick with decor from a citrus slice and a berry

Orange slices themselves are beautiful, and if you look through them into the light, they are simply magical. Give yourself a New Year's mood by combining two attributes of the holiday - citruses and candles.

To make this candle holder, you will need a glass jar, jute rope, artificial red berry or bead. Pierce each slice with a thick needle and thread a rope through it. Add a berry and tie a string around the neck of the jar to make it look like in the photo.

Here are just a few ideas of what you can do with dried citrus slices. Get inspired, try and come up with new ones!

There is very little time left before the New Year, and therefore many people are already beginning to think about how they can decorate the New Year tree so that it will amaze everyone around with its beauty. Of course, now in stores you can find a large variety of Christmas tree decorations for every taste and wallet size.

But if you want to ensure that no one else has a Christmas tree like yours, then you can use original decorations made from improvised materials to decorate it. Don't know where to start? Then remember the stories of your mothers and grandmothers. Previously, the New Year tree was decorated with fruits and sweets. So why don’t you make the same “delicious” decorations yourself?

Of course, candies on the Christmas tree won’t last long, especially if there are children in the house, but fruits will be a real boon for you. It is best to use oranges or tangerines for this purpose, as their aroma goes well with the smell of pine needles. Moreover, even the smallest family members can participate in making toys from citrus fruits.

How can you make such fragrant decorations?

There are several options for making Christmas tree decorations from oranges.

You can simply cut them into circles, the thickness of which should not exceed 15 mm. After this, the oranges need to be placed on a baking sheet covered with foil and placed in the oven for 4 hours. The temperature should be minimal - no higher than 65ºС. The circles need to be turned over every hour. After you remove the oranges from the oven, you need to place them on a napkin to cool.

Then you need to make a hole in them and stretch a rope or ribbon through it. That's all - your New Year's decoration is ready. You can hang one circle or several at once on one string. You can also create a fragrant composition from dried oranges and cinnamon sticks, or make a whole garland from citrus circles. You can look at the photos on the Internet for options for such jewelry.

You can use citrus fruit peels to create Christmas decorations. Tangerines are good for this, but you can also use oranges. You can use a pen to draw any shape you want on the inside of the peel. After this, it needs to be cut out with scissors or a knife. Sometimes the orange peel is too thick.

In this case, it is necessary to scrape off its white layer with a knife. If you want all the figures to be the same size, you can use cookie cutters to cut them.

An important point is that a hole for the rope must be made in the peel immediately, before it has dried.

After this, the resulting figures need to be placed on paper under a heavy press, which can be used as a large book. This will prevent the peel from curling while drying. Your decorations will be ready in just a few days.

You can also make your own New Year's orange balls. First, several incomplete cuts must be made on the whole orange, after which it must be placed on the radiator overnight. And in the morning you should get the pulp out of it, slightly widening the cuts. You need to make a hole on top for the rope. After this, the orange must be placed on the battery again. In this way it is dried for 4 days, turning it periodically.

As you can see, you can make many beautiful and original Christmas tree decorations from orange. To do this, you just need to show a little imagination.