We're well and truly in the Christmas spirit here at Betty, the Christmas songs have been on repeat and we are not sure how many more mince pies we can handle. This week we've been putting up our Christmas tree and making decorations that smell and taste as good as they look.
Baked oranges are an easy and cheap way of adding that festive smell to your tree, simply cut up large orange into slices (make sure you do this the right way to get the cross section of the segments) and lay on a lined baking tray. These should then go into the oven at 100 degrees for two to three hours, this slow cooking on a low heat dries out the oranges, and gives them their glassy look. Once baked, leave for half an hour before cutting a little hole where you would like your ribbon to go, and then hang up! For an extra Christmassy smell to fill your house, you can coat them in icing sugar and cinnamon; but they won't come out the oven as transparent looking.
The next food decorations we have added to our tree are popcorn garlands. It is so easy, and can be done whilst you are curled up watching a festive film. Buy (or pop) some corn and using a needle and cotton, thread the kernels onto the cotton, easy as...popcorn! We then added candy canes, retro candle fairy lights, tied blue velvet bows to the branches, and placed some Babysham-esque Raindeer on the tree for a distinctly retro vibe.
Have you made anything for your Christmas tree this year? Tomorrow we will share with you our last minute wrapping tips and some tasty homemade treats for those unexpected Christmas guests.
Betty
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Merry christmas to all of you !
ReplyDeleteThanks for the inspiration , I love your magazine and blog!
Your Christmas tree is so ridiculously adorable (and delicious looking). But of course I'd expect nothing less from a Bettette ;)
ReplyDeleteHope you're having the most wonderful Christmas week!
Briony xx