Bye-Bye Bugs Potpourri

Bye-Bye Bugs Potpourri

Great Scent with Insect Repelling Properties

Ingredients:

40 drops pennyroyal essential oil

20 drops eucalyptus essential oil

20 drops citronella essential oil

1 cup cedar chips

2 Tablespoons cloves

2 Tablespoons cinnamon chips

2 cups dried feverfew flowers and foliage

2 cups dried scented geranium leaves

1 cup dried calendula flowers

1 cup dried lemongrass

1/2 cup dried tansy

1/2 cup dried southernwood

1/2 cup dried patchouli leaves

Instructions:

1.  Add the oils to the cedar chips, cloves, and cinnamon chips.

2.  Shake often while allowing scents to mingle for 48 hours.

3. Add remaining ingredients.

4.  Store in an airtight container for four weeks.

5. Shake occasionally to further blend aromas.

Lavender and Cedar Chips

Sources:  

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

or

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

Photo Credits: 

Cedar Chips:  Photo Credit:  https://www.pineconesplus.com/cedar_chips_bag

Cloves:  Photo Credit:  http://balconygardenweb.com/how-to-grow-cloves-cultivation-and-growing-cloves/

Cinnamon Chips:  Photo Credit:  http://www.iherb.com/frontier-natural-products-organic-cut-cinnamon-chips-1-4-1-2-16-oz-453-g/31193

Dried Feverfew Flowers and Leaves:  Photo Credit:  http://www.woodlandherbs.co.uk/acatalog/Feverfew_Herb.html

Dried Tansy:  Photo Credit:  https://www.mountainroseherbs.com/products/tansy-herb/profile

 

Pelargonium (Scented Geranium) Leaves:  Photo Credit:  https://willowcottage.wordpress.com/tag/dried-geranium-leaves/

 

Dried Calendula Flowers:  Photo Credit:  http://www.bulgarianroseotto.com/Bulgarian_dried_flowers_herbs.html

Dried Lemon Grass:  Photo Credit:  http://vdeltagoods.com/dried-lemongrass-2

Dried Southernwood:  Photo Credit:  http://www.herbcottage.com.au/dried-herbs/australian-grown-organic-dried-herbs.html

Dried Patchouli:  Photo Credit:  https://www.etsy.com/listing/57258719/12-pound-dried-patchouli

Lavender and Cedar Chips:  Photo Credit:  https://www.etsy.com/listing/166243373/lavender-and-cedar-wood-mixsachet