RECIPE FOR SOOTHING BATH BAGS/Potpourri tips

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RECIPE FOR SOOTHING BATH BAGS

 

1 c oatmeal

1/2 c powdered milk

3/4 c of dried cut lemon peel

1/2 c of chamomile, rose, lavender mixture.

Mix together and fill your sachet.

 

HERB & SACHET BAGS

 

Freshen your clothes, bed linen or closet with a fragrant sachet or

herb

bag.

 

First you'll need to make a dried potpourri mixture to suit your

personal

preference.

Try a rose recipe as a pillow sachet that will aid in sleep. Choose

mixtures

that are not to bulky or the sachet may look lumpy.

 

For a simple sachet that requires no sewing at all take a square

piece of

fabric, put a small ball of padding in the center and add a scoop of

potpourri. Bring the edges up and around the padding and secure them

with a

ribbon.

 

Use natural fabrics that allow the scent to escape best.

 

You can also add lace edging around the square piece of cloth before

securing.

 

RECIPE FOR DRIED POTPOURRI

 

 

The general method for making a dry potpourri is to combine dried

petals and

leaves thoroughly, with fixatives and blenders, such as herbs,

spices, rinds

and fragrant essential oils.

 

 

For best results, pick flowers and leaves in their prime, on a dry

day;

before noon to avoid the hot sun. Pick only as much as you can dry.

 

 

Set up drying racks on your porch, in your attic, basement or

somewhere with

good ventilation away from the sun. Window screens are excellent for

drying

your flowers.

 

 

Spread flower petals along the screen in a single layer to dry

completely.

 

 

If you do not have quite enough dried petals for a nice batch of

potpourri,

store them in a covered container in a cool place to ensure they

won't lose

their fragrance when you want to add to them later.

It's perfectly okay to be a late bloomer

USE SAND TO DRY PANSIES

 

 

Place the sand along the bottom of a dish, then place your flowers

on top.

Completely cover Pansies with more sand and allow 3-5 days to dry.

I'm not aging, I just need re-potting

DRY ROSES IN YOUR MICROWAVE

 

 

Wrap rose petals in paper towel and microwave on medium heat for 2

minutes

or

until dry.

Too much thyme on my hands

ENJOY DRIED STATICE YEARROUND

 

 

Remove leaves from the stem and arrange in a vase with water. Allow

the

water

to completely evaporate and spray with a firm hold hairspray RECIPE

FOR ROSE

POTPOURRI

 

1 tablespoon cinnamon

1 cup of lemon verbena

2 cups of dried lavender

1 cup of cornflower petals

1 tablespoon of ground allspice

1/2 cup powdered orris root

3 drops of rose essence oil

3 cups of dried rose petals and buds

 

RECIPE FOR CITRUS MINT POTPOURRI

 

1 cup of dried mint

1/2 cup lemon verbena

1 teaspoon crushed cloves

2 drops of bergamot oil

2 cups dried rose petals

2 tsps. of crushed orris root

1/2 cup of dried lemon peel(crushed)