old fashioned
Almost Self-Reliant
A few years ago I wanted to spruce up our wreath hanging on our front door, and got an idea. Though it's so simple I'm sure most have already thought of it, but I'll share anyway.
What I did was take an orange and an apple, slice about 1/4 inch thick and sprinkled both with ground cloves. The apple slices also were sprinkled with ground cinnamon and a dash of nutmeg and then dehydrated. This made the whole house smell wonderful. Then taking the dried slices of fruit, poke a small hole at one end and run a thin ribbon thru and tied to the wreath.
It makes a "natural" decoration, and anyone coming into the house gets a whiff of apple pie and citrus. This year I also did some lemons, but with no seasoning and plan to put some on our tree as well. I usually use red delicious apples because of the star shaped core, but any variety would work. The fruit can rehydrate depending on humidity levels in your area, but doesn't cause any problems. After the holidays are over you can toss em.
Also, if done without seasoning can be used on landscape trees or bushes as a treat for wild birds. I'm gonna try this too along with strung popcorn, bread cubes smeared with peanut butter, beef fat rolled in bird seed.
These are just a few ideas about decorating the home inside and out.
Does anyone have other great ideas? I'd love to hear.
What I did was take an orange and an apple, slice about 1/4 inch thick and sprinkled both with ground cloves. The apple slices also were sprinkled with ground cinnamon and a dash of nutmeg and then dehydrated. This made the whole house smell wonderful. Then taking the dried slices of fruit, poke a small hole at one end and run a thin ribbon thru and tied to the wreath.
It makes a "natural" decoration, and anyone coming into the house gets a whiff of apple pie and citrus. This year I also did some lemons, but with no seasoning and plan to put some on our tree as well. I usually use red delicious apples because of the star shaped core, but any variety would work. The fruit can rehydrate depending on humidity levels in your area, but doesn't cause any problems. After the holidays are over you can toss em.
Also, if done without seasoning can be used on landscape trees or bushes as a treat for wild birds. I'm gonna try this too along with strung popcorn, bread cubes smeared with peanut butter, beef fat rolled in bird seed.
These are just a few ideas about decorating the home inside and out.
Does anyone have other great ideas? I'd love to hear.
