Drying Orange Slices and Holiday Scents

This was a simple DIY project but took a bit of time. 

First, I sliced the orange into thin slices. 

I patted them slightly dry with a paper towel then laid them out on a cooling rack. 

I placed the cooling rack over a cookie sheet lined with aluminum foil and baked them on 200 degrees for 30 minutes. 

After 30 minutes, I flipped the slices and put them back into the oven for another 30 minutes. 

I repeated this process 4 or 5 times until my orange slices looked nice and dry but not burned. 

The trick is to not cut your orange slices too thick. 

Now for decorating with them! 

The oranges smelled good but not as fragrant as I would have thought. 

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I arranged the slices in a bowl with cedar sprigs and cinnamon sticks then (affiliate) sprinkled them with doTerra essential oils in Holiday Peace.

Holiday Peace was the perfect scent because it is a beautiful combination of three firs - Siberian, Douglas, and Himalayan - complimented by Grapefruit, Frankincense, and Vetiver. 

This calming scent made my home feel tranquil and serene; just what we needed this time of year. 

In another bowl I once again arranged the orange slices, cinnamon, and greens but this time (affiliate) I sprinkled the arrangement with Frankincense essential oil. 

Frankincense, as you may know was one of the gifts brought to the baby Jesus. 

Perfect for the Christmas season! 

The Frankincense scent is a spicy scent that also has soothing and beautifying properties and is used to rejuvenate the skin. 

Baking orange slices is going to be the new family tradition in our home and adding doTerra Holiday Peace and Frankincense essential oils makes them even better! 

I made a DIY shelf to hold all my essential oils you can make yourself.

Also check out the garland I made with the finished orange slices! 

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Another fun thing to do is to add three or four drops of one of these beautiful holiday scents into a diffuser and let the mist fill your home with calming scents this season. 

 (affiliate) This beautiful LaLuz doTerra diffuser makes a great gift for the holidays, choose your favorite oils, and add some dried orange slices to go along with it! 

It lights up while diffusing these beautiful scents in your home. 

Here are a few more ideas for using Frankincense and Holiday Peace:

• Rub Frankincense on your hands after a long day of gardening.
• Apply Frankincense topically to help reduce the appearance of skin imperfections.
• Massage Frankincense oil to the bottoms of feet. 
• Apply one or two drops of Holiday Peace to a clay ornament to add a touch of festive spirit to the home. 
• Create a spritzer with a few drops of Holiday Peace and mist your holiday decor for a grounding, woodsy scent.

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