Homemade xmas pot pourri etc

Rachie_B · 15 December 2007 at 4:46PM

I would like to have a go at drying orange slices etc,and using cinnamon sticks / scented oils to make a nice display

I am sure I read a thread about it but cannot find it now!

any pointers ?

rosekitten · 15 December 2007 at 7:23PM

me too I fancy trying this

*niptuckfan* · 15 December 2007 at 10:30PM

im going to do also, have seen on net you silce orange and put in low oven for few hours, cinamon sticks im going to tie with ribbon

HariboJunkie · 16 December 2007 at 1:09AM

I made this a couple of weeks ago and took a pic of it for a friend.

I just dried clove studded orange and aple slices in a really low oven for a few hours and added to my pine cones collected on holiday. Then I used cinnamon essential oil to make it smelly.

Rachie_B · 16 December 2007 at 12:17PM

HariboJunkie wrote: »

I made this a couple of weeks ago and took a pic of it for a friend.

I just dried clove studded orange and aple slices in a really low oven for a few hours and added to my pine cones collected on holiday. Then I used cinnamon essential oil to make it smelly.

yum ! that looks lovely

can you use cheapy oranges eg tesco value

?

and roughly how thick are the slices before they go in the oven ?

really want to attempt something like this :

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Homemade xmas pot pourri etc

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