When looking up DIY wreaths for the Christmas season, we stumbled upon this beauty from Romantic Homes. Check out her step by step instructions on how to create this wreath below!
What You’ll Need
-Six to eight (in total) oranges and clementines (more if you want leftovers)
-Six to eight evergreen boughs trimmed in 12-inch lengths (we used juniper)
-Dried floral bits (we used magnolia leaves, seeded eucalyptus, silver brunia berries)
-Floral wire (or any thin wire will do)
-Snips
What You’ll Do
Cut the citrus in about one-quarter of an inch slices. Compost the end pieces that have the orange rind covering them. The variety in the sizes of the discs will add visual interest to your wreath.
Line two baking sheets with parchment paper and lay out your citrus circles in rows. Bake in an oven at 200 degrees Fahrenheit for about four hours, flipping the fruit over at about the two-hour mark.
When your oranges look dried and wrinkly, they are done. Remove from oven and let cool on the baking trays.
Make the base of your wreath with evergreens cut in 12-inch lengths. With some floral wire, attach your juniper boughs tightly together to form a circle.
Using the floral wire, create dried orange bundles (each with three slices) by threading the wire through the circles. Leave enough wire on your bundles so you can attach them to the wreath.
Use the same process to make little bundles with the dried florals – or simply poke the dried florals into the wire that is holding the wreath together.
When you’ve finished positioning the citrus bunches, fill the wreath in with dried florals. Magnolia leaves, seeded eucalyptus, and silver brunia berries add texture to the wreath and allow the vibrant citrus to truly shine.
Finish off with a pretty silk ribbon bow and hang in a spot where the winter sunshine will illuminate the citrus slices.
