A simple, easy project ,
A homemade gift that everyone could use.
Christmas Potpourri........
ingredients you will need:
dried orange slices
dried apple slices
cinnamon sticks
star of anise
small pine cones
dried lemon peel
whole cloves
I dry my own orange slices......
so easy to do........
slice them thin and then lay them on parchment
paper on a cookie sheet..........
at low temp in the oven 200 degrees .........
for about 2 hours.
Do the same with the apple slices.........
Once your fruit has dried..........
gather the rest of the ingredients....
I went out and picked my pinecones then washed them thoroughly.........
Let them dry in a warm oven ...... same as your orange slices............
Placed all my ingredients into a plastic bag...
give it a good shake then leave it for about a week
so the aroma or scents could take on the pinecones.
While this was curring...... I went about making
Cinnamon Dough shapes.......
These are used as tags or can go on the tree....
The ingredients you will need:
1 cup of applesauce....
1 3/4 cup of cinnamon.......
cookie sheet .....
parchment paper....
In a bowl add these ingredients.....
mix till the applesauce becomes dough....
roll out onto a flat surface and then
Knead together .......
Roll out a bit of dough to 1/4 " thickness and
then use your cookie cutters to make the shapes.
I used stars, hearts and Christmas trees.
Use a straw to make a hole in the dough that
can be used to hang your ornament.
Lay out your shapes on parchment paper /cookie sheet and dry in a warm oven at 200 degrees
turning them once, for 2 hours............
Once they have cooled you can add your
hanger.......
I used twine........
I also used a chalk pen and added some sayings...
Now it's time to assemble your bags.
I use clear cello and cut them into squares....
then take a little bit of your potpourri
in the centre of the square..............
pull up the sides and tie tightly with raffia....
finish it off with a tag.........
Have fun with it.............
As always thanks for stopping by
Linda