How to Make a Potpourri Drawer Sachet

Potpourri can be made at home using fresh or dried petals and leaves from flowers. You can use whatever you can find in nature or make a specific recipe. Potpourri traditionally is left out in the open in a bowl to scent a room, but you can bundle it in a breathable piece of fabric to make a sachet and insert that scent wherever you wish.

Things You'll Need

• Paper lunch bag
• Wax paper
• Measuring cup
• 3/4 cup fresh or dried rose petals
• 1/8 cup fresh or dried chamomile flowers
• 1/8 cup fresh or dried eucalyptus leaves
• 1/8 cup oak moss
• 10 drops rose oil
• Bag clip
• Linen handkerchief
• Small piece of ribbon

Instructions

1. Line a paper lunch bag with wax paper.

2. Measure 3/4 cup rose petals, 1/8 cup dried chamomile flowers, 1/8 cup eucalyptus leaves, 1/8 cup oak moss and pour into the paper bag.

3. Use a dropper to put 10 drops of rose oil into the bag. Shake to mix the ingredients and secure the bag with a clip. Set bag aside in a cool, dark place for two weeks.

4. Shake the ingredients in the bag every other day to mix well.

5. Place the linen handkerchief flat and open on a table. Take a handful of the potpourri and place it in the middle of the handkerchief.

6. Gather the sides of the handkerchief together and secure it closed with a ribbon to form a sachet.

Tips & Warnings

• Put sachet in a draw, purse or car to make it smell fresh and lovely.

• Never pulverize or turn the flowers to powder.

References

• Make Stuff: Potpourri

Resources

• Learning Herbs: Herbal Sachets