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Potpourri
Recipes
Floral Blend
- 1/4 cup pink roses
- 1/4 cup lemon verbena
- 1/4 cup lavender
- 1/4 cup chamomile
- 1/4 cup rosemary
- 8 bay leaves
- 1/4 cup eucalyptus
- 1/4 cup broken stick
cinnamon
- 2 tablespoons orris
root
- 4 drops rose oil
- 2 drops lavender oil
Woodsy Blend
- 1/4 cup cedar shavings
- 1/4 cup broken cinnamon
stick
- 1/4 cup oak moss
- 1/4 cup balsam needles
- 1/4 cup eucalyptus
- 1/4 cup lemon verbena
- 1/4 cup birch bark
curls
- 1/4 cup hemlock cones
- 2 tablespoons orris
root
- 3 drops each bay,
balsam and cedar oils
Spicy Blend
- 1/4 cup orange peel
- 1/4 cup lemon peel
- 1/4 cup broken cinnamon
stick
- 1/4 cup whole cloves
- 1/4 cup whole allspice
- 1/4 cup lemon verbena
- 8 broken bay leaves
Tropical Blend
- 1/4 cup orange blossoms
- 1/4 cup orange peel
- 1/4 cup lemon verbena
- 1/4 cup calendula
- 1/4 cup chamomile
- 1/4 cup broken cinnamon
- 1 tablespoon whole
cloves
- 2 tablespoons orris
root
- 3 drops each gardenia,
orange and hyacinth oils
Your Own Blends
To create original blends, use this basic formula:
- 1 cup fragrant flowers
- 1/2 cup herbs
- 1/4 cup whole or broken
spices or citrus peel
- 2 tablespoons chipped
orris root
- 5-10 drops essential
oil
You can vary this as
you gain confidence, experimenting with new combinations by crushing
a few petals or leaves together in your fingers - at the very least,
your hands will smell good!
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