Before you take down your Christmas tree, snip some little branches off for a nice, piney winter potpourri. Now add some spices.
Cinnamon sticks.
Star Anise. (But not too many maybe. They are gorgeous, but they smell like licorice.)
Whole allspice.
Cardamom pods.
I mixed the spices with Christmas tree greens, spruce greens, three different shapes of conifer cones, oak branch lichen, fresh lavender, and fresh rosemary in a big beautiful copper leaf bowl. I then sprinkled plenty of ground cinnamon, allspice, nutmeg, and cloves. Not all of these things are fragrant, but I wanted to create a potpourri with fragrance, texture, and beautiful forms, too. The fragrance itself is very natural and subtle. You probably have to get close. But, mmmmm, it smells so good.
10 comments:
What an excellent idea!
I LOVE this idea... I can smell it through the screen. Just what I needed today becuase it really smells like boy in here. yuck.
beautiful as it is fragrant, I'm sure!
Sounds glorious. We don't have a real tree( gasp!) but have loads of different evergreens on our land. A great project to do with the children in my earth school!
Another award for you because you constantly inspire me :)
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happy day!
love marcia
This is wonderful! Thank you for sharing.
Dear Beth
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I love this idea! I will have to use this.
Thank you.
Alyson
www.peacefulmamma.blogspot.com
I love the way that natural elements rarely clash as long as they are in balance. A bit like life!
This is such a great idea and it looks so natural!
This is delightful and a very good reason to get a real Christmas tree.
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