DIY Potpourri from the Garden
Learn how to make potpourri with flowers you have picked and dried from your backyard.
Yield: 1 Bowl
Cost: $10
Materials
- Plant Material whole spices too
- Fixative orris root, cellulose fiber, or oak moss
- Essential oils or Fragrance Oil
Instructions
- Gather some flowers, herbs, and seed pods.
- Spread them out on an old screen in a warm place to dry out.
- In a small bowl add several drops of fragrance or essential oil to the fixative and stir well.
- In a large bowl mix together the dried flower heads, petals, scented leaves, and seed pods, discarding larger stems.
- Add in the fixative and any other materials you have on hand, such as whole spices or other dried materials.
- Gently stir together and place in bags or jars for gifts, or simply set it out to enjoy.
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