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    Home » DIY Projects

    Homemade Floral Sachets with Peonies, Lavender and Mint

    July 15, 2020 by Patti Estep 8 Comments

    Two homemade floral sachets stacked on top of each other with dried flowers on white background.

    Make your own homemade floral sachets with flowers from your garden. Today's project includes dried peonies, lavender, and mint leaves.

    Two flower petal sachets stack on top of each other with a few dried whole flowers on top.

    My favorite flowers, Peonies, are so short-lived. When they are in full bloom I often grab a bunch and dry them for crafting. I've made a dried peony wreath and peony shadow box in the past.

    Fresh peonies, lavender and mint on a table.

    Today I'm sharing a simple way to take flowers from the garden like these peonies, lavender, and fresh mint cuttings and turning them into beautiful sachets.

    Dried peonies, mint and lavender.

    Let the plants air dry. You can easily just let the mint and the lavender lie somewhere in a shady spot where there is good air circulation.

    The peonies are hung with some butchers twine in the basement in small bunches. They normally take about 2 weeks to dry. The lavender and mint will probably dry much faster.

    Dried flower petals in a bowl

    Once your flowers are dry, crumble them up loosely into a bowl like a garden potpourri.

    Lilac colored spool of tulle in front of dried flowers.

    I picked up this pretty lilac tulle at Hobby Lobby. They have it in all kinds of colors.

    Sew side of tulle to make a bag with an opening on top.

    Fold the tulle and use a zigzag stitch to sew up the sides to make a bag.

    Don't have a sewing machine? You could whip stitch the side seam easily by hand with a needle and thread. Perhaps a bit of colored embroidery thread would look pretty.

    Dried flowers in a tulle bag.

    Fill the bag with as much of the flower mixture as you like. I kept mine rather flat because I want to place them between the sheets in my linen closet.

    Two homemade floral sachets with peony petals, mint leaves and lavender pieces.

    Zigzag the top closed and trim any excess tulle and the sachets are finished.

    Filler Options

    • Roses, of course
    • Rosemary leaves
    • Lemon verbena
    • Lemon Balm
    • Dried lemon or orange peels
    • Scented geraniums
    • Cinnamon sticks

    The dried peony, lavender, and mint floral sachets smell wonderful. However, they will lose their scent over time. If you wanted you could add a little cellulose fiber and add some essential or fragrance oils to it.

    Another great candidate for gift giving, right?

    Two homemade floral sachets, one large and one small in front of dried peonies with text overlay.

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    About Patti Estep

    Patti is the creator of Hearth and Vine, a home and garden blog filled with projects to inspire your creative side. She loves crafting, gardening, decorating and entertaining at her home in Pennsylvania. When she is not working on a project at home or searching for treasures at nurseries and thrift stores with her girlfriends, you’ll probably find her with family and friends, at a restaurant, or home party enjoying new and different food adventures.

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    Comments

    1. C. Peters

      January 18, 2023 at 5:01 pm

      Hi Patti,

      Have you tried to make sachets using dried sweet pea flowers? I don't know if that will work, I need your advice. Thank you.

      Reply
      • Patti Estep

        January 18, 2023 at 5:40 pm

        Though they are beautiful, I have never grown or dried sweet pea flowers. However, a quick Google search shows that it can be done.

        Reply
    2. Jen Lyon

      May 11, 2021 at 1:03 pm

      Hi Patti,

      I would love to know the dimensions of the sachets. I work for a library and we will be doing the sachets for a Take and Make program. We are drying the roses in my office, we got them on sale after Mother's day!

      Thanks,
      Jen

      Reply
      • Patti Estep

        May 11, 2021 at 1:39 pm

        Jen, you can make them any size you'd like however, the ones I made ended up being 5" x 7" and 2.5" x 3." Have fun at the workshop.

        Reply
    3. MrsSW

      July 17, 2020 at 11:04 am

      Very clever.
      Steve gave me roses again this week 🙂 and I have yards and yards of illusion left from my bridal business - I see sachets in my future.
      Thank you, Patti.
      Sheila
      Pinned - as was the pie.

      Reply
      • Patti Estep

        July 17, 2020 at 11:28 am

        Definitely Sheila and using roses from a loved one's gift is the perfect reason to make them.

        Reply
    4. Carole West

      July 15, 2020 at 9:13 am

      This is great and pinned to my Get Creative board. Always had sachets in my closet and dresser growing up. They were encouraged by my grandma.... So one time my aunt gave me a box of fancy chocolate mints, I stashed them in my dresser and everything smelled minty. I decided that was my new interpretation of a sachet. Unfortunately my mom didn't agree. LOL

      You know I love dried flowers so this is a great idea and love that you used a whip stitch with the tulle. This one brings forward that heartfelt personal touch. Well done friend...

      Hugs,
      Carole

      Reply
      • Patti Estep

        July 15, 2020 at 9:19 am

        Thanks Carole. Love your chocolate story!

        Reply

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