Ha, I’ll bet you haven’t wondered how to make flowers out of orange rinds - but they’re lovely, in their own, unique way…

Cut an orange (between the stem and the flower ends) in slightly unequal cup-shaped "halves". Carefully scrape out the white insides of the orange, then cut each cup 4 times so that 5 "petals" are formed, being careful to leave a circle of at least1/2" intact in the center. Round off the corners of each petal with a knife or kitchen shears. The petals will probably curve appropriately on their own - if not, gently urge them into a nice-looking shape with your fingers. Set each flower cup to air dry (not in the oven!). You can paint the insides with yellow food coloring, if you like. You’ll place the smaller cup into the larger one... voilà, a flower! 

If you’re placing the flowers on a surface that will take them, a few white-glass-headed florist’s pins through the centers will both make an interesting flower center and hold the parts in place. Otherwise, you can wire or glue the cups together and add another sort of "stamen" to the center.