DIY Project: Christmas-Scented Potpourri
Mix up your own natural potpourri with fruit, pine cones and spices to perfume your home or give as a gift
Materials:
- 1 apple
- 1 orange
- Baking pan
- Parchment paper
- About 20 small pine cones
- 1 cup star anise pods
- ½ cup chopped cinnamon sticks
Step 1: Cut the apple and orange horizontally into 5-millimetre slices and lay them out to dry for a day.
Step 2: The next day, lay the slices on a baking pan lined with parchment paper. Bake at 110°C for three to four hours.
Step 3: Turn off the oven, open the door and let the fruit slices cool.
They will look like this after they have dried and cooled.
Step 4: On a large plate, combine the dried fruit with the pine cones, star anise and cinnamon.
The result looks stunning, and the fragrance makes any corner of the house festive. Mix the potpourri from time to time to release its aroma.
Tip: You can put your potpourri in a glass jar and dress it up with a nice jute ribbon for a special gift.
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Tip: You can put your potpourri in a glass jar and dress it up with a nice jute ribbon for a special gift.
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How do you fragrance your home for the holidays? Share your tips in the Comments below.
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Read more fun DIY projects
It’s easy to find beautiful pine cones in different shapes. Combine them with an apple, an orange, star anise and cinnamon to give your home the aroma of a Christmas cake baking in the oven just in time for the big day.