Herbal Potpourri Sachets

Herbal Potpourri Sachets

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Sachets are dry potpourri blends that have been finely chopped and mixed

with a filler to go into bags and pillows. The color of a sachet is not as important (unless you are using a sheet fabric) as the fragrance and the

properties of the botanicals. These recipes include blends to help you sleep, discourage bugs, freshen linens, and keep you alerts at the computer.

Sachet fillers can be any unscented material that helps to fill out the sachet. I prefer buckwheat hulls, but cornstarch also works well. All the botanicals are coarsely crushed or processed in a blender until finely chopped. Use a mortar and pestle or spice grinder for the hard spices and an old blender

for the leaves and petals To make paper sachets, simply decorate an envelope with rubber stamps or stencils, fill with your sachet blend and seal.

You can also create beautiful envelope sachets from decorative papers by taking an envelope apart carefully and using it as a template.

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Shut eye Sachet Recipes:

Blend:

1 cup chamomile

1 cup mint

1 cup sweet woodruff

1 cup rose geranium

Add: 1 cup buckwheat hulls

Optional: 1 cup dried hops

Use:

Let mellow in a closed container for one week. Replace after six months of use.

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Linen Sachet Recipe:

Fill sachets with this blend and tuck into your closet to keep your linens smelling fresh. Or place this mix into pretty paper envelopes, sealed tight, for a lovely gift to tuck inside a suitcase:

Blend:

1/2 cup finely ground lemon peel

1 tablespoon crushed coriander

1 tablespoon grated nutmeg

1 tablespoon crushed whole cloves

1/4 cup lavender buds

Mix and Add:

1 teaspoon powdered orris root

1/2 cup cornstarch

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Critter Gone Sachet Recipe:

Keeps bugs away:

Blend:

1 cup cedar chips

1 cup lavender

Add:

1 tablespoon coarsely ground black pepper

1/4 cup coarsely chopped cinnamon sticks

1/4 cup ground cloves

Add:

1/2 cup vermiculite (found in garden centers)

10 drops lavender oil

Use:

Let mellow for 1 week. This blend can be scattered on a rug, left for a day, and then vacuumed up. Leave the blend in your vacuum bag, and you will get a shot of fragrance every time you vacuum that is pleasant to us but not pleasant to bugs.

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Computer Companion Sachet Recipe:

This energizing blend clears head, eases eye strain and keeps you alert at your computer:

Blend:

1 cup lavender buds

1 cup peppermint leaves

1 cup lemon verbena

1/2 cup sage leaves

Mix and Blend:

10 drops peppermint oil

5 drops lavender oil

1 teaspoon powdered orris root