How to Make Christmas Ornaments With Dry Lemons

This project is fun and very easy! It is also aMake a loop with a small piece of ribbon and
great project to do with your kids or friends.attach a pin or tack through the two ends of the
Make these for your own tree and as gifts! Youbottom of the loop. Now stick this tack into the
will need to dry some lemons first. Just placevery top of the lemon and use a touch of glue,
about 10 or 20 lemons somewhere in a darkso your ornament will last for years to come. This
corner for 1 or 2 months. They will just shrivelis how you will hang your lemon onto the tree.
and darken a little bit as they slowly dry. CheckStep 2:
up on them every now and then.At this point you can decorate your lemon. You
Materials:can paint it with glitter paint and let it dry before
10-20 dried lemons.you start adding embellishments. If you don't
Bits and pieces of ribbon, beads, jewelry, tassels,want to paint it then just start decorating it. Let
and anything else that you would like to use toloose and have fun. Each lemon can look different
embellish your lemon.or you can make sets of 4 or 6 which look similar
Hot glue gun for gluing your embellishments.or have a similar color theme. Attach a small
Pins or tacks for applying beads and sequins intotassel or a short string of beads at the very
your lemons.bottom of your lemon. The tassel is at the South
Scissors for cutting ribbon bits.Pole and the loop is at the North Pole of your
Glitter paints and glitter glue for decorating yourlemon. You can glue a piece of ribbon around the
lemon.equator of your lemon.
Basic Techniques:Well, that is all there is to it. Super easy and super
Step 1:fun!