Lavender Scent-Crafts

 This is my home-made version of a reed scent diffuser.  With a huge cache of lavender harvested before the first freeze, I had to do something with the stems I had left after pulling all the leaves off.  The oil in the bottom is a mixture of canola and drops of scent oil (the type you put into a wall-plug diffuser).  I had a small mayonnaise jar with a plastic lid. I was able to drill a messy hole into it and stuff in a few wooden skewers and stems.  We will see if it scents my bedroom.

My goal was to make room sachets/potpourri, so that meant finding jars with a lids that had holes. I picked up large cheese shakers for a buck a piece at the Dollar Tree.  They are painted white with Rustoleum -- because that was what I had on hand. I would have preferred spray paint.

The jar has the leaves and a few chunks of Yardley lavender soap, plus a few drops of the scent oil.  If the smell begins to fade, I can put a few more drops of oil in.  There's also enough room to shake it up, which will probably help release the scent.



I kept one jar for myself and then wrapped up two for give-aways. I sealed the top with plastic wrap and then the cloth, screwed on the lids and tied around with twine.  That should keep the scent in.  I have plenty of lavender left still, so I will make more. I might try the next set without coloring the glass.  I just thought the white would go with the gentle scent.

These days, I have very little time for projects and crafting.  However, I just did not want the herbs to go to waste.  Not being a big fan of lavender, I was sold after putting a few sprigs in my room for a guest and realizing how relaxing the scent was.  Maybe it will help me sleep better!  In any event, I thought it was a cool thing to do.