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Lavender Sensations: Fragrant Herbs For Home & Bath

 

Lavender Sensations includes more than 40 fun and easy to make projects for relaxing bath mixtures, stimulating beauty scrubs, stress reducing eye pillows, lavender soap, fragrant mug mats, closet fresheners, pomanders, and sachets plus delectable treats and mixes to give as gifts, including Lavender Chocolate Fudge, Lavender Potato Soup Mix & Lavender Apple Muffin Mix. Size:  5.5” X 8.5”, Paperback, 60 pages, ISBN: 978-0-9790618-8-2.   $6.95

 

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Pretty embroidered or lace-edged handkerchiefs make attractive sachets for lingerie drawers. Make several to give as gifts. Place about 1 tablespoon of dried lavender buds in the center of a handkerchief. Gather the corners together and tie a narrow satin ribbon just above the bundle of lavender to secure.

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3/4 cup dried lavender buds                3/4 cup flaxseed for filler

 

To make an eye pillow, cut two rectangles approximately 4-1/2” X 9-1/2” from fabric. Sew the two pieces together around two long sides and one short side, with the right sides of the fabric facing each other and using a 1/4” seam allowance. Turn right sides out. Mix the lavender and flaxseed together. Fill the pillow case with the mixture. Turn under the raw edges of the open end of the pillow 1/4” and sew the opening closed.

To use, lay the pillow across your eyes to relieve stress headaches, or warm it in the microwave and wrap it around your neck to reduce tension. If you chill it in the freezer, it can be used to reduce puffiness around the eyes. To help your eye pillow retain its fragrance longer, store in a zipper-type plastic bag when not in use. Squeeze the pillow gently to release more lavender fragrance.

Lavender & Herb Mug Mat From Lavender Sensations

Keep this mug mat on your desk to rest your warm coffee or tea mug. The energizing scent from the herbal blend will help keep you alert.

 

2 (5”) squares of cotton or homespun fabric              2 tablespoons dried sage leaves

3 tablespoons dried lavender                                      2 teaspoons dried lemon peel

2 tablespoons dried peppermint leaves                        2 tablespoons flaxseed for filler

Using a 1/4” seam allowance, sew the two cotton squares together, right sides facing each other, around three sides of the square. Turn the bag right side out. In a small bowl, blend the herbs and filler together. Pour the mixture into the cotton bag. Turn under the raw edges of the open end of the bag 1/4” and stitch the opening closed.

1/2 cup instant nonfat dry milk

3 tablespoons granulated sugar

2 tablespoons unsweetened

     cocoa powder

1-1/2 tablespoons powdered

     French Vanilla flavored

     coffee creamer

1 tablespoon powdered coffee

     creamer

1 teaspoon finely ground, dried

     culinary lavender

Dash of salt

Blend all ingredients. Place in a plastic zipper-type bag. Makes 4-5 servings (about 1 cup of mix). To prepare: Place 3 to 3-1/2 tablespoons of mix in a mug and add 3/4 cup boiling water. Stir until blended. To give as a gift, place the plastic bag of mix inside a fabric gift bag (instructions for gift bags on page 51). Attach instructions for preparing beverage.

Lavender-Filled Christmas Ornament From Lavender Sensations

These ornaments will not only decorate your tree, but scent the room as well. Purchase clear glass Christmas ball ornaments. Remove the hanger and fill the glass ball ornaments about half full with dried lavender. Reattach the hanger. Slip a length of 1” wide purple organza ribbon through the hanging wire and tie a bow. These ornaments make nice Christmas gifts.

 

They also make great party favors. Write your guests’ names on the glass balls using a gold metallic paint pen and they can do double duty as place cards when nestled into a pretty candle wreath and placed beside each guest’s place setting.

 

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