Popcorn, Cranberries, and Orange Slices

Dec
14

I’m working on my garlands for the tree! I hope to be finished decorating the tree by tonight.

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12-14
1:08
am

simply beautiful

kim

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12-14
1:48
am

I love the orange slice with the cranberries and popcorn in the garland. Beautiful! Still working on my tree.

Melinda in Washington State

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12-14
6:15
am

Love the orange slice, berry, popcorn garland. Are those just plain raw cranberries?
Cute gingerbread men!

Runningtrails

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12-14
6:19
am

beautiful!! can’t wait to see the tree!! how long do you dry your oranges for? do put a sealer on them when dry? thanks!!

Tracey In Paradise,Pa.

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12-14
6:23
am

No, I don’t put a sealer on them. I dried them for about three or four hours in the dehydrator.

Suzanne McMinn

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12-14
7:40
am

Simply just beautiful! The birds will love it after the tree comes down. The animals will love the cookies. The rabbits and small game will love the tree. What a totally recyclable Christmas tree!

CindyP

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12-14
8:07
am

Suzanne, your tree is absolubely beautiful.

Yvonne

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12-14
8:38
am

Love it! Simple, beautiful, homemade. All truly wonderful things.

Jennifer Millett

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12-14
8:56
am

Suzanne, you inspire me to be more simple in my life! I love your garland. It is “simply” beautiful.

Cheryl Sizemore

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12-14
9:58
am

That is beautiful !!

wheezay

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12-14
10:00
am

your tree is lovely. This inspires me to put up one of my own. Or not. On second thought, I think I will simply enjoy yours!

Miss Becky

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12-14
10:15
am

I love your tree!

Claudia

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12-14
10:17
am

Suzanne,
Your tree is really nice! We don’t even have ours yet…this week I hope to get it (we always get a “ditch cedar”). I have been drying orange peel for firestarter and orange slices for the tree as per your instructions! I am nothing if not an obedient reader. 8-)

It is icy and the temperature is dropping rapidly here today…so off to feed the cattle, then get a few supplies, then have an indexing deadline to make, THEN get to bake stuff for Christmas. Thanks for listening to my little “life for a day” story.

IowaCowgirl

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12-14
10:45
am

How do you get the oranges to string “flat”? Fabulous tree!!

Ms E

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12-14
11:53
am

I thread the needle into one side of the orange then out the other side. That way, it lays flat across the garland. I use white thread, so you can’t see it.

Suzanne McMinn

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12-14
12:03
pm

Thanks Suzanne!! I will be drying oranges and making my tree some gingerbead men tommorow..You inspire me!!

Tracey In Paradise,Pa.

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12-14
2:03
pm

I’ve never thought of putting orange slices on a garland, but seeing yours makes me want to do it. So beautiful.

Suzanne

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12-14
2:34
pm

So pretty..I bet it smells wonderful!

IowaDeb

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12-14
6:02
pm

The anticipation of viewing the entire tree is almost too much to bare.
Though,what you have shown us is ‘SIMPLY’ lovely.

jan 'n' tn

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12-14
7:19
pm

Your tree looks delicious!

Hannah

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12-14
10:10
pm

Do the dogs ear the pop corn from the garlands? Or are they all outside only dogs?

Julia

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12-14
11:21
pm

Yes, they are outdoor dogs! They’d be eating the cookies off the tree if they were in here, LOL.

Suzanne McMinn

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12-15
6:26
am

Beautiful tree! LOVE it – you’ve inspired me to go “green” with our tree. The kids and I are baking cookies for the tree today.

How do you keep the cats out of the tree? We had to give up having a real tree because we couldn’t keep the cats out of it. They love to climb! I can imagine the trouble we’d have with all those goodies on the tree!

Wendy

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12-15
7:12
am

They haven’t been bothering it much except for what’s at the bottom. They’re indoor-outdoor cats, so they are out a lot, too.

Suzanne McMinn

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12-15
10:57
pm

That photo would make a beautiful Christmas card!
JO

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