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Lavender Pillow Sachets
2 cups dried lavender leaves
1/2 cup dried cornflowers
1-1/2 teaspoon orris root powder
1-1/2 cup dried lavender buds
3/4 cup dried juniper berries
8 drops lavender essential oil
4 drops rosemary essential oil
Several 4" squares of fabric -- needle and thread
Combine all ingredients (except fabric, needle and thread) in a glazed pottery bowl and cover tightly. Allow fragrances to blend and mellow for at least 2 weeks. Select muslin, calico or homespun fabrics of your choice. Handstitch or sew three edges of two squares fitted together. Fill pouches with potpourri and sew remaining seams closed. Tuck these little "pillows" wherever you need a lift...inside your pillowcase, in your sweater drawer, in the linen closet. Make them as fancy as you wish with ribbon roses, lace and appliques. Make enough to give as gifts or fill a pretty basket.
Art is the colors and textures of your imagination. ~Meghan, Los Cerros Middle School, 1999
Unwrinkling plastic materials.
Heat ironing board with iron, lay materials on, smooth with hands.
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