Orange Peel Box

Journey into Creativity Orange Box

This here is another beautiful orange peel box after the orange peel tea pot, the orange peel box and the orange peel box II.
Additionally I have already presented the oil lamp from orange and the embellished oranges for you to make yourself.
So you are now prepared for the next oranges season ;-)

 


Links:
Orange Peel Box (Orange jewellery box) (Greek)
via: Orange Jewelry Box

Here at unikatissima:
Oil Lamp From Orange
Orange Peel Tea Pot
Orange Peel Box
Orange Peel Box II
Embellished Oranges

Orange Peel Box II

Grand Illusions Orange Peel Box

I presented an orange peel box before, but because I’ve found better basic instructions (English Google translation), because it’s time for oranges again and this here is painted and not cut out I decided to make this second entry ;-)

 


Links:
Orange Peel Box II (Natural Orange Box)
via: My dried orange peel box
via: A Box Made From A Dried Orange Peel
via: A Box Made From a Dried Orange Peel

Instruction: muy buena cajas con cascara de naranja … (Spanish)
via: Comment at ‘My dried orange peel box’
English Google translation of the instruction

Here at unikatissima:
Orange Peel Box

Orange Peel Box

MyBrazilianCoffee Orange Peel Box

I presented embroidered orange peels before and even an oil lamp from orange peels but I find a whole box from orange peels box from orange peels great, too!
I really must give it a try one day ;-)

 


Links:
Orange Peel Boxes By Regina Nunes
Orange Peel Boxes

Here at unikatissima:
Embellished Oranges
Oil Lamp From Orange

Orange Flower Bouquet

recyclart Orange Flower Bouquet

Now is the time for oranges anyway, then you can make from the orange peels a fragrant orange flower bouquet :)
But there’s more that you can make from orange peels.
Sounds like a very healthy time ;-))

 


Links:
Orange Flower Bouquet (DIY : Christmas bouquet)

Here at unikatissima:
Entries containing the word ‘orange peel’

Embellished Oranges

unikatissima Embellished Orange

This time it’s no ‘real’ instruction but an inspiration: Embellished Grapefruits Embellished Grapefruits. (Click there for the actual pieces on the thumbnails and see e.g. Two Pods Two Pods.)
Because I’m always impatient I preferred to use a piece from an orange – grapefruits are so big ;-)

While working I had a lot of fun.
I like the embroidery of orange peels nearly as much as embroidery on paper. The most uncommon thing I had to do was to give my needle a wash ;-))

 

unikatissima Embellished Orange After the embroidery I put the orange peel between several layers of tissue paper in an old telephon book and let it dry ‘flat’.
Actually I had hoped that I can coat it with medium gel afterwards and wear as a pendant, but I don’t really like the ‘flat version’ of my orange peel.

 

unikatissima Embellished Orange I find worst that the threads now stand up now like croquet wickets, I really don’t like this.

 

At the next opportunity I will see if I can make it better.
If it works I will perhaps embroider beads on, that should be interesting, perhaps Paisleys or simply Freeform.


Links:
Grapefruit – click there for the actual pieces on the thumbnails and see e.g. Two Pods
The original site doesn’t exist any more and is now available through webarchive:
Grapefruit – click there for the actual pieces on the thumbnails and see e.g. Two Pods

Embroidery stitch descriptions (English)
Embroidery stitch descriptions (German)

Here at unikatissima:
Paper Crazy Quilt
Freeform Bead Embroidery
Bead embroidered Paisleys