Crafts Expert Kathy Cardinalli offers some inventive and economical home fragrances and gifts.
- Long stalks of dried herbs can be bundled into potpourri wands. Cardinalli lights the end of a wand (figure A), blows it out and allow the aroma to fill the room as the wand smolders in a fireproof dish.
- Homemade potpourri (figure B, in jar) can be made from herbs and spices found in the kitchen spice rack. A simmering potpourri can be made by combining herbs in an old pot and simmering on low heat. Cloves, chamomile, cinnamon sticks, and mint can be combined with essential oils (or used alone) to remain fragrant for days.
- For a pomander, which looks as good as it smells, Cardinalli pokes small holes in citrus fruits and adds cloves around the entire surface. When they're completed, she bundles the fruit with decorative ribbon and finishes with a bow at the top. (figure C).
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