18 Diy Ways To Make Your Home Smell Like Christmas !
These easy and fun DIY projects will fill your home with all your favorite Christmas scents, including Christmas scented candles, scented Christmas garlands, DIY home fragrance oils, and simmering potpourri recipes.
0:00 - Intro
0:00:12 - Balsam Fir Scented Sachets
0:00:21 - DIY Applesauce Cinnamon Spice Pomanders and Acorns
0:00:30 - DIY Homemade Lavender Rosemary Candles
0:00:39 - Stove Top Potpourri
0:00:48 - Stovetop Potpourri
0:00:57 - Scented Cinnamon Ornaments
0:01:06 - Simmering Christmas Pot
0:01:15 - DIY Scented Ornaments
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DIY Christmas Scents in a Jar | GH
These three different scents in mason jars make great gifts.
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Christmas Tree Potpourri | Turn your Christmas tree or evergreen trimmings into potpourri
???? Make a lovely scented potpourri with cuttings from your dried-out ???? Christmas Tree! Or, use fresh evergreen cuttings from your yard or neighborhood to craft this thrifty potpourri. It is sure to uplift the ????holiday feel in your home and makes a lovely gift when stuffed into a very simply sewn pouch for a sachet. Smells amazing!!! Stores well!!!
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PLEASE check thrift stores and yard sales first for items you may need to complete any of my craft ideas and projects. You shouldn’t have to spend a lot of money. The good deals are waiting for you! BUT, if you can’t find what you need locally and desire to purchase something new, feel free to explore the links below.
✳️ORRIS ROOT POTPOURRI FIXATIVE
I suggest supporting a local herb business in your city or town, if possible. If you must order online as I do, here is a link to one of my favorite garden centers that carries a very high quality orris root powder and is wonderful to do business with.
????????????CHRISTMAS TREE POTPOURRI ????????????
12 cups fir needles or clippings (add some cedar, if desired)
1 cup dried tangerine peels (orange peels are good, too)
Small pinecones (alder or fir)
2 tablespoons ground cinnamon or several broken cinnamon sticks
2-3 tablespoons whole cloves or 1 tablespoon ground
2 tablespoons orris root powder (this is a fixative that helps potpourri hold its scent)
Essential oils: tangerine, cinnamon, and clove (or scents you associate with Christmas)
I used about 20-30 drops each; less of the clove oil as it is more pungent.
Toss everything together in a large glass or ceramic bowl. Transfer to a gallon jar, cover, and set aside to mature for 30 days in a dark, cool closet. When mature, display Christmas Tree Potpourri in bowls around your home. Decorate the top with found items such as moss, lichen, more pinecones, leaves, etc. Stitch up a quick fabric pouch or two for your linen closet or to give as gifts. Enjoy!
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Place 4 candles in your pan for 3 minutes, the result will surprise you
???? You only have to put four candles in the Pan and leave them there for three minutes. You will love the result you will achieve with this, and you will want to have known it before.
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Potpourri for Gifts
Dry thin slices of fruit (oranges, lemons, apples, grapefruit) for 8-10 hours in 170 degree oven**. Cool and add the following to a gift bag:
1 each slice of orange, lemon, apple
Handful of cranberries
2 cinnamon sticks
Small stick of rosemary
1/2 teaspoon whole cloves
Also can add a tablespoon of dry cider mix
Place in bag, tie with bow, add instruction tag to bag: “Add contents to small saucepan of water and simmer on stovetop for the smell of Christmas”*
*Can also use a small crock pot
**OR place whole Orange, lemon or apple in bag with direction to slice
FRENCH VANILLA CAPPUCCINO MIX
1-1/2 cups instant hot cocoa mix
1 jar (8 ounces) powdered French Vanilla nondairy creamer
1 cup nonfat dry milk powder
1 cup confectioners' sugar
1/2 cup instant coffee granules
In a large bowl, combine above ingredients. Store in an airtight container in a cool dry place for up to 6 months.
Yield: 16 servings (4 cups total).
EACH SERVING:
1 cup hot water
Sweetened whipped cream and baking cocoa
To prepare cappuccino: Place 1/4 cup mix in a coffee mug. Add 1 cup hot water; stir until combined. Top with whipped cream; sprinkle with baking cocoa. Yield: 1 serving
CHICKEN NOODLE SOUP MIX IN A JAR
1 t dried parsley
1t sweet, dried basil
¼ t garlic powder
¼ t poultry seasoning
¼ c chicken bouillon granules
¼ c dried/minced onions
¼ c dehydrated carrots
¼ c dehydrated celery
2 c dried egg noodles
1 large can cooked chicken (or other chicken)
7 c water
Salt and pepper to taste (add when serving)
Use a 32 oz. mason jar, layer the dried vegetables in order. Start with the onions, carrots, celery and then the noodles.
Place the parsley, basil, garlic powder, poultry seasoning and bouillon in a small bag. Seal the bag, it will go on the top of the dry soup mix ingredients. Place a lid on and seal the jar (can use a FoodSaver).
When ready to cook, place all dry ingredients (including items in bag) in soup pot.
Add water and bring to boil.
Simmer 25-30 minutes or until vegetables and pasta are cooked to perfection.
A cooked chicken, stir until heated through.
Season with salt and pepper to taste.
Enjoy!
CINNAMON HONEY BUTTER
1/2 cup butter softened
1/2 cup honey
1/2 cup powdered sugar
1 teaspoon cinnamon
½ t vanilla
1/8 t sea salt
Combine above ingredients in a medium sized bowl. Using a hand mixer beat (scrapping down the sides of the bowl as needed) until the ingredients are whipped and combined (about 5 minutes). You can easily double or triple the recipe.
Helpful hints:
Butter: Have the butter at room temperature for easy mixing.
Honey: Thickens and adds the extra sugar flavoring.
Powdered Sugar: This helps
Cinnamon: Add in a little spice into the butter.
How long does it last?
Refrigerate: Just like most butter, you will want to refrigerate when not using. This will last in a jar or Tupperware for 5 to 7 days in the refrigerator.
Room Temperature: Leaving the homemade butter on the countertops at night is okay. The butter will last about 1-2 days long.
Reheating: Honey butter does not need to be reheated. Just whip it with a fork and it is ready to spread!