It was titled Good Scents. Below is my craft experience.
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I tweak my crafts to fit my materials and circumstances. If I have something that will do, why go out and buy extra stuff? What's the point of recycling if you're just gonna buy more stuff?
I had an old greeting card that I used as cardstock, potpourri from the Dollar Store and used dryer sheets from my own laundry room.
I ironed the dryer dryer sheets as instructed .
I cut the cardstock/greeting card so that it would fit as a flap over the opening of the sachet. The problem here was that once it's folded over , one side will have the picture upside down. If you don't want that problem, use cardstock with a pattern that can go either way or a plain piece of cardstock.(Although, I think plain is kind of blah :(
I used OK To Wash-It glue, though I don't plan to wash it. This just happens to be the glue I had that came out in a line without me fighting with it. I like Tacky Glue but it has to be prepped and primed like a 1950's Chevy before it'll come out of the bottle. I folded the sheet on itself crimping the sides to make a pocket.
The directions were to glue the cardstock to the sachet ,fold it over the top and glue the back.
Did I do that?
NOT!
Instead, I stapled the top closed, folding it over a bit so that the card stock would fit and then I stapled it again. Below you see my finished results. One for hanging and one to go into a drawer.
I placed this one inside my buffet drawer where I keep my cloth napkins and letter opener. I'll check it out tomorrow to see if it gives the drawer a pleasant fragrance.
I used a piece of knit T-shirt string that I'd been using for another craft to hang the other sachet in my closet with my winter clothes.
1. I would do a neater job ( no stapling) if I were giving this as a gift and I wouldn't use dryer sheets unless the person I was making it for was heavy into recycling, carbon footprinting and being green. I'd probably use a sheer fabric of some sort ie. organdy, tulle.
2. I would caution against allowing the potpourri sachet to rest against clothing or any other item you don't want to become discolored. Sometimes the oils that are used in potpourri can harm fabrics.
3. Many potpourris can be revived after time with a few drops of essential oil of the original fragrance.
* Purchased cedar chips or blocks would work in the sachet bags also. To revive a cedar chest or block of cedar, sand it lightly. (I learned that from The Furniture Guys back when I had cable TV)
The Big Green Book of Recycled Crafts has numerous projects I plan to try. The projects cater more to adults than children which I like. They are simple and useful. I'm into useful crafts not cutesy stuff.
That's It***
