We believe this is the last craft to reveal. Lavender sachets. It was actually one of the first we made. Probably one of the least creative, which may be why I saved it for last. lol.
If you all recall this header:
And husband/Daddy, learning how to use the machine and sew, all in about 2 minutes, (and then hogging the machine, because he was having so much fun)……….
(One-handed showoff)
…..while the ‘other kids’ were working at the other end of the table…….
He did let {A} get in there for a LITTLE bit….
….until he kicked her back out, because he wanted another turn, and couldn’t take it anymore.
It was definitely a gift-making family affair!
NOTICE how the sachets are hung out to air out!! It’s a comical little story, really……
We had bought real dried lavender. That is what the 4 kids in the photo up there are doing….cleaning the buds off the sticks. WHICH, mind you, smelled NOTHING like lavender, flowers, or ANYTHING NICE. It smelled like…well, dried weeds.
SO, we had lavender scent oil drops that we had bought, and had planned on adding a drop or 3 anyway. Just give it a little boost in smell. But from the smell of that bowl of dried buds….it needed LOTS of help. And our sweet little helper was there, ready, willing and waiting, to help….A LOT……..
That is, until we ventured to take that saran wrap off and spoon some in our sewn sachet bags anyway. HOLY…..the SCENT SURELY SHOWED UP!! Gees…it was through the whole house, and stuck in our noses for DAYS. We made all of the sachets, but man….they were SO POTENT!! Really…just…..a little MUCH.
So I hung them out one day….ALL DAY. Not sure if that helped, much. When it came time to package them with other crafts, for Christmas gifts, we triple zip-locked them.
And-you-could-still-smell-them. Grandma was so kind about how nice hers smelled, with her little telling-giggle.
If it is true, that a lavender scent helps you sleep well, these babies will knock you out for a lifetime!! They did smell like SOMETHING NICE in the end. Just a little more than necessary. : ) Update-2016: These days, I know to use 100% real natural lavender essential oil, as opposed to the concoctions they sell in the store. (We use doTERRA, for all of our essential oil needs.)
It’s been fun, showing you all of our craft-gift ideas this year! Hope you’ve been enjoying it, as well.