Just put the whole lot in a plastic bag and shake with a few drops of fragrance oil.
Our recipe (see photo above): 3 handfuls of orange slices 5 broken up cinnamon sticks 5 whole mandarins 1 handful star anise 1 handful dried rose hips 1 handful cloves 10 drops in total of cinnamon and orange fragrance oils.
Or cheat and buy it - made by us! 100g hand packed in a clear cellophane bag, enough for one smallish bowl. £4.49 plus 50g extra FREE!
500g bulk pack supplied in a clear plastic bag £16.99 plus 100g extra FREE!
Variation: Try varying this Christmas potpourri recipe by adding some scented wooden balls to the mix (see below), or chillis, nutmeg, or pine cones.
Christmas cinnamon stick bundle. Put 5 cinnamon sticks in a plastic bag and add a couple of drops of Cinnamon fragrance oil and shake together. These can be then tied together in a bundle with raffia to scent your room. Or buy it from us ready made hand packed in a clear cellophane bag. £2.79 each
Scented wooden balls. These can be used to fragrance small areas like drawers. Buy ready scented wooden balls in Cinnamon fragrance, Orange Grove, Celebrate or Cinnamon & Spice, or add to your own Christmas potpourri.
See also... decorative dried chillies Try threading them together to make a garland.
Important Avoid contact of the oils (and products they have been used on) with painted, plastic, synthetic or polished surfaces. They may mark textiles. None of the ingredients listed here are intended for food use.
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Buy ready made Christmas potpourri and other Christmas home fragrance products Including Christmas room spray Christmas fragrance oil Christmas scented candles Cinnamon fragrance Celebrate fragrance Satsuma Walnut home fragrance Spiced Apple home fragrance