Natural Christmas Decor // Dried Orange Slices // Cranberry + Popcorn Garland // Fragrant Pinecones

[@youandmeequalslife3466]

Wow incredible. Thank you for sharing because now living in the countryside, I have fallen in love with nature and want this holiday season to be special in a way. Blessings to your family.

[@juliebarrett943]

Thank you for this cozy reminder of using simple, recyclable materials for fall/winter decorations! 🎄

[@ewe392]

Im so excited i wish November would hurry

[@mommygarcia9137]

Wow ! This natural Christmas décor looks absolutely beautiful & so elegant ! I love it

[@stuartmoorestextiles]

Yay! I hope you give it a try!

[@Mareezyweezy]

Thank you!! My 🍊 slices turned out so pretty.

[@stuartmoorestextiles]

Yay! So happy to hear this! 🍊

[@carolyndaughton3373]

Everything is gorgeous! I'm so happy I found your channel. Thank you!

[@stuartmoorestextiles]

🥰🥰🥰

[@monicahernandez1494]

I absolutely LOVE all of them!!

[@stuartmoorestextiles]

Yay! And it's that time of year again, I can't wait to make more! 🎄☺️

[@Ray-h7x8e]

Put cinnamon on the oranges before dehydrating them use lemons and limes too.

[@stuartmoorestextiles]

Great suggestions!

[@chloehansen6620]

Thank you for this tutorial, I've been looking for something like this! How long are you usually able to keep these decorations up? (Specifically the oranges and cranberries)

[@stuartmoorestextiles]

So glad to hear that! :) If you dry the orange slices all the way, they will stick around for months and months and months. The cranberries will look nice for about a month if you weed out the already shrivelled up one when you are making the garland initially. The popcorn stays really nicely for a few months too if it stays untouched and the pinecone hangers can last for years. Hope that helps!

[@chloehansen6620]

@@stuartmoorestextiles Thank you! I didn't realize they'd last that long, now I'm even more excited to make them!

[@stuartmoorestextiles]

@@chloehansen6620 Happy merry making! :)

[@inspiremearts]

Do the cranberries attract anything like gnata as they decay over month er I bought cranberries and a grapefruit this year I been dying to do this for years can't wait but paranoid about rotting fruit

[@dhiemhiecraftdiy]

amazing

[@stuartmoorestextiles]

🤗🙏thank you!

[@olgaperez4476]

So beautiful, how long will the cranberries last?

[@stuartmoorestextiles]

It just depends on how hot your home is but in my experience 3-4 weeks. ☺️🎄

[@qnocco1557]

I'm trying to follow along on translation so i apologize if this is already stated. Can you sell cranberry ornaments at a fair or something? Do they have to be dried first or can they last without. Just not sure. Thanks!

[@stuartmoorestextiles]

There are wooden versions you can buy that look just like string cranberries. This version is just cranberries, not dried. They last a few weeks if your house is very warm, a month if it's cooler.

[@tammyhollandsworth6783]

Did you use this for the birds too?

[@stuartmoorestextiles]

I haven't in the past because we have lived in the city but now that we are further out I plan to! ☺️

[@peacefulpear8]

Can you use regular sewing thread and needle?

[@stuartmoorestextiles]

For the popcorn, yes! Highly recommend but just double up the thread. ☺️

[@kanvasjacobson1917]

What kind of yarn did you use?

[@stuartmoorestextiles]

For which part?

[@kanvasjacobson1917]

@@stuartmoorestextiles The oranges. Do you think yarn is best for a cranberry garland or fishing wire? Also how long do both the cranberries and oranges last?

[@stuartmoorestextiles]

For the oranges I use twine and for the cranberry garland I used cotton tapestry yarn which is the same size as household cotton twine for baking (found at any hardware store). Hope that helps! ☺️👍

[@jadejade5303]

Can i use salted microwave popcorn???

[@stuartmoorestextiles]

I would avoid buttered popcorn because it makes the popcorn soft and you need the popcorn to be strong enough to stay in one piece when you thread it with a needle. If there is microwave popcorn without butter I would give it a go! And let me know how it goes if you do! ☺️

[@tammyhollandsworth6783]

Are these cranberries from the bag or frozen?

[@stuartmoorestextiles]

Fresh from a bag. One thing I have noticed, I always use what is around, one year I used organic one year regular. The regular cranberries last much longer!

[@lidip8700]

I came here to see how to dehydrate cranberries. You didn't show this, so did you dehydrate the cranberries you showed in the video????

[@stuartmoorestextiles]

Nope, all cranberries in this video are normal cranberries. Dehydrated cranberries look like raisins.

[@lisalundstrom1591]

I came on here because I thought that there was instructions on how to dry out pomegranates. I can’t seem to find it anywhere. I want to draw a whole pomegranates for decor.

[@stuartmoorestextiles]

Dehydration is pretty straightforward: cook at really low temperatures until the fruit loses moisture. A whole pom might take longer than an orange slice but it's the same process.