How to Make a Lavender Sachet
by
Three Dogs in a Garden
(IC: blogger)
Winter means doors are closed and windows are shut tight. Freshen your wintery interior with a homemade lavender sachet.
Didn't grow any Lavender last summer? No problem! You may be able to find Lavender flower buds at a local store that are already scented and ready for use. Whole Foods, for instance, sells bags of lavender flowers in their cosmetics department. All you need do in this case, is to fill your sachets.
Last summer I purchased a lavender plant and nurtured it through the summer. By the end of the season, I had a small harvest of lavender buds.
Materials you will need to make a sachet:
If you would like to grow and dry lavender in the future, it is best to harvest it when the buds are out, but the flowers are not open. Cut the lavender flowers at the base of the stem just above the foliage.
Once the lavender is dry, you can remove the buds and begin to make your sachets.
Gather the flowers into a small bowl. I had exactly 1/4 cup of flowers. Adjust this recipe depending on the quantity of flower buds you have available.
Pour you lavender flowers into a paper bag. I ended up using a parchment paper bag that generally has culinary uses. (Note: the bag must be paper, which will allow the lavender to breathe. Don't use a plastic bag!)
Once the lavender has cured, you are ready to assemble your sachets. Sew a little flower onto the front of your sachet just below the drawstring. I found these ribbon flowers at the craft store.
Fill your sachet with lavender and pull the drawstrings to close it. Tie the bag's drawstrings into a bow.
Lavender sachets can also be used to freshen a room. I like to hang a sachet on the back of a bedroom or bathroom door.To make this sachet modification is easy. There are instructions on my blog.
Tour a garden filled with lavender and heather on my blog. There are also tips for growing lavender in this post.
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Published January 9th, 2016 10:00 AM
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Tanya Glover on Jan 12, 2016My favorite site for ordering organic lavender essential oils and products is hoodriverlavender.com. They distill their oils on site and no additives.
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Dana on Jan 13, 2016I have found a great way to have your home-grown rosemary year-round. if you know your plant will die back in the winter, cut the branches back to the main stem- rinse and clip each branch into smaller pieces, then put the smaller cut pieces into ice cube trays. once frozen store the frozen cubes in baggies in the freezer. this way you have your home grown fresh rosemary year round. I also use my rosemary when cooking lamb, and also in spritzers for our pet spray. I mix lavender oil and add fresh rosemary in a spray bottle, and store it in the fridge for those hot days to spray our canine baby down.
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