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This year, I decided to have a little tree in my kitchen decorated with citrus-fruit decorations. The first things we made were tangerine pomanders. Another easy make the whole family can do. Here's what is needed (plus tape- I forgot to add that to the photo):
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First you criss-cross tape around the tangerine where the ribbon will eventually go. Then, with a toothpick or paperclip, you poke holes in your tangerine wherever you want to place your cloves. Insert cloves in the holes.
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This can be a bit messy as the holes seep juice when you poke them- simply wipe with a paper towel before you insert the cloves.
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When you are done with your clove pattern, remove the tape and add ribbon where the tape used to be finishing at the top with a bow. Finally, if you are hanging these on a tree, make a simple loop by tucking a length of through the top of the bow and tying. Alternatively, you can just put them in a bowl for decoration. The smell is so delicious and reminds me of Christmas.
Here's mine:
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Here's Abby's:
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Note#1- As your tangerine dries, it will shrink and you will probably need to tighten the ribbon.
Note#2- This is probably obvious, but you are totally not limited to tangerines- any citrus fruit will work. I have also seen beautiful dried flower and herb ones... but you'd miss out on that wonderful aroma.
Also beautiful! I have a small tree I sometimes decorate with gumdrops and gingerbread men. Next year I am decorating with dried citrus and tangerine Pomanders! Thanks so much!
ReplyDeleteMy seven year old daughter Amie and I thought that this was a great blog, and we really like the name too. Thank you!
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