|
Potpourri
Containers
Half the fun of potpourri
is in finding the right container. While you could display it in
any non-metal container that can be covered -- even an old mayonnaise
jar -- that defeats the elegant Victorian spirit of a perfect potpourri.
The container should match the scent.
For Victorian floral
blends, choose cut or pressed glass, such as candy dishes or compotes,
or a simple round rose bowl set on a saucer. At night reverse the
order, setting the saucer on top as a lid. Chinese ginger jars are
also good containers for rose-based blends, although they don't
show off the colors as a glass or open container would.
Spicy or woodsy blends
look at home in sturdy pottery bowls or pots, or in a glass bowl
or wide jar set inside a rustic vine basket. Wooden boxes make good
containers, too, but they will absorb the fragrance from the oils,
and smell like potpourri long after they've been put to some other
use.
Look for containers in
flea markets, garage sales, church bazaars, and second-hand shops,
and be alert for attractive jars such as those used for premium
brands of jams and preserves. A metal lid is not a problem, as long
as the potpourri does not stand in metal.
|
