Festive and Fruity with Dried Orange Slices
Dried orange slices add shape, colour and a zingy and festive fragrance to potpourri. They are always a lovely addition to Christmas potpourri mixes and are prevalent in many Christmas crafts.
Dried Orange Slices at Christmas
For Christmas, try making a chunky orange and cinnamon potpourri. We suggest mixing orange slices with cinnamon sticks, star anise and whole cloves. Try this for a warm and spicy blend over the winter months (or buy it ready made on our website!). Plus, you can enhance the aromas with cinnamon and orange fragrance oils.
Another great option is to cut up orange slices into halves or quarters and mix with other small potpourri ingredients. This mixture can the be added to Christmas-coloured organza bags as a sweet stocking filler or Christmas tree decoration. For this, check out our post on Christmas scented bags that will give you ideas as to which ingredients to mix together. Turn your Christmas tree into a sensory experience!
A fun and unusual craft idea we love is using dried orange slices to make a wreath, perfect for autumn and winter. If you are looking for inspiration, there are other natural wreath options, using a variety of ingredients, in our list of natural wreath ideas.
You can find an abundance of Christmas potpourri ideas utilising dried orange on our blog. There are also lots of other craft ideas such as dried orange for seasonal decoration or around a ramekin in our natural home freshener recipe.
For more inspiration, check out our orange peel, lemon peel and dried fruit pages, that will all help add a fruity dimension to your potpourri!
You can find many tips and tricks for potpourri making over on our blog – driedflowercraft.co.uk.
Check out our other potpourri ingredients, or if you want to find out more about dried orange slices, just contact us!