How to Make Herbal Sachets

Herbal sachets provide an easy way to keep your clothes smelling fresh, either in a closet or a drawer. They can even be used to freshen a car or camper. With these easy instructions, you'll soon want them everywhere.

Things You'll Need

• 2 5-inch squares of fabric
• Dried flowers/herbs:
• Peppermint or any mint
• Monarda (bee balm)
• Acacia
• Jasmine
• Rose
• Lilac
• Linden
• Madonna lily petals
• Stargazer lily petals
• Mock orange
• Orange blossom petal
• Apple blossom petal
• Lemon balm
• Rosemary
• Lavender
• Cedar fronds
• Pine needles

Instructions

Making the Herbal Mix

1. Decide where the sachet will be put in order to choose the best scent. Cedar is best for a closet, as it also repels flying pests that eat clothes.Mixing and matching scents is as easy as procuring equal amounts of dried leaves or blossoms and gently mixing them together.For each pillow, you will need approximately 3/4 cup of herbal mixture.

2. Place your fabric together, right sides together and stitch along three sides, leaving a 1/2-inch seam. Hand sewing requires very small stitches to keep the herbs in. Use a sewing machine if possible.Sewing several at a time is a great time saver.

3. Turn the bags so that the outside fabric is on the outside and gently place the herbal mix inside. It doesn't need to be full; the idea is for the herbs to have some space to rub on each other to release the scent.

4. Hold the fabric bag with the open top up and set it on a table. Tie twine, string or ribbon firmly around the top so that the herbs cannot come out.

Tips & Warnings

• These sachets make wonderful gifts. When making several at a time, do the sewing all at once.

• To help banish odor from a closet that holds smelly shoes, make a sachet using activated charcoal, which absorbs the odor.

• Some people have allergies, so check before you give a sachet as a gift.

• Although these sachets contain natural substances, they aren't meant as toys, so keep them away from little hands.