Lavender Forever Potpourri

Lavender Forever



Ingredients:

4 big handfuls of lavender flowers

wide-mouth gallon jar

1 handful of oakmoss

1 ounce of cloves, cracked

1/2 ounce allspice, cracked

1 ounce soft (ground) cinnamon

1 fresh vanilla bean, snipped into small pieces

2 ounces fine-cut orris root

1/8 ounce lavender essential oil

1/8 ounce bergamot essential oil

Instructions:

1. Put the lavender into the jar.

2. Add the oakmoss.

3. Blend the cracked cloves and allspice in the blender with the cinnamon.

4. Add this mixture to the jar.

5. Add the pieces of vanilla bean.

6. Stir in the orris root.

7. Scatter the lavender and bergamot oils over the surface.

8. Stir well.

9. Age for 3 weeks.

Lavender Forever Potpourri

Source:

Shaudys, Phyllis. The Pleasure of Herbs. Pownal: Storey Communications, 1986. Print.

or

Shaudys, Phyllis V. Herbal Treasures. Pownal: Storey Communications, 1990. Print.

Photo Credits:

Dried Lavender Flowers:  Photo Credit:  https://www.etsy.com/listing/106749205/3lbs-highest-fragrance-dried-lavender

Wide-Mouth Gallon Jar:  Photo Credit:  https://www.amazon.com/1-gallon-USDA-Fermentation-Glass-Jar/dp/B006ZRBGSC

Dried Oak Moss:  Photo Credit:  http://www.custompaper.com/dried_papermaking_flowers.html

Cracked Cloves:  Photo Credit:  http://www.ebay.com/sch/Spices-Seasonings-and-Extracts/14314/bn_1642005/i.html

Cracked Allspice Berries:  Photo Credit:  http://theshaveden.com/forums/threads/making-homemade-bay-rum.34274/page-6

Ground Cinnamon:  Photo Credit:  http://lovenaturalsunshine.tumblr.com/post/20281825040/foodology-ground-cinnamon

Vanilla Beans:  Photo credit: kendiala via Visualhunt.com / CC BY-NC

Orris Root:  Photo Credit:  http://www.herbco.com/p-1344-orris-root-peeled-cs.aspx

Oak Moss Potpourri:  Photo Credit:  http://www.imgrum.net/tag/perfumerh