How to Make Spice Ornaments

These fragrant gifts will be a hit.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Small Terra-cotta Pots
• Cinnamon Sticks
• Cotton Balls And Swabs
• Fragrant Essential Oils
• Small Dropper Bottles
• Gel Markers Or Paint Pens
• Gold Or Silver Hanging Strings
• Spray Paints

Make the Ornament

1. Spray paint a mini terra-cotta pot.

2. Decorate it with gel markers or paint pens in a holiday theme.

3. Make a loop of gold or silver hanging string.

4. Poke the loop through the hole in the bottom of the pot (now the top of the ornament).

5. Put the loop around a scented cotton ball inside the pot. The cotton ball will keep the loop from sliding back through the hole.

6. Tie a cinnamon stick or other suitable item to the top of your ornament, and it's ready to hang.

Add the Scent

7. Mix, in a small dropper bottle, 30 drops of fir needle oil, 35 drops of tangerine oil, 25 drops of cedar wood oil, 10 drops of juniper oil and 5 drops of cypress oil to create "Winter Wood."

8. Mix 30 drops of sweet orange oil; 25 drops of clove bud oil; 15 drops of lemon oil and 5 drops each of ginger, nutmeg, and cinnamon oils to formulate "Cozy Home."

9. Mix 30 drops of frankincense oil, 25 drops of myrrh oil, 20 drops of lemon oil, 15 drops of juniper oil and 10 drops of cedar wood oil for "Deepest Christmas."

10. Shake the bottle gently and squeeze five drops onto each cotton ball.

Tips & Warnings

• Instead of painting the pot, glue on tiny Christmas ornaments such as angels or teddy bears, or glue a strip of wrapping paper around the wide part of the pot. Then cover with clear matte or semi-gloss spray.

on 11/22/2005 Pour any glue into a disposable bowl. Mix cinnamon, cloves and any other aromatic spices in another bowl. Take any size styrofoam balls, roll in the glue and dip into the spices. Allow to dry. Insert ornament hangers and tie with a bow.