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Herbal Delights

© Vickie Ferguson

For those of you who have been harvesting dried flowers and herbs over the past few weeks, this week's article includes several links to sites that have numerous recipes for making your own fragrant potpourri. For those who don't have their inventory quite ready to go, I have two links to outstanding herbal sites where you can find a variety of herbs, spices and oils you will need.

First up is HerbalCom located in California. They offer an extensive inventory of herbs at extremely reasonable prices. I also suggest visiting Mountain Rose Herbs whose inventory is also diverse and features organically grown herbs. While you're making your potpourri, why not whip up something tasty for dinner while you're at it!

Making potpourri whether to place strategically around the house in open containers, in jars that can be opened whenever you'd like to freshen the air or to make up sachets to place in the linen closet or chest of drawers, is a technique that has been in practice for a very, very long time. Just think about times past when residents didn't have the convenience we have today of spritzing a can of Glade air freshener to dispel unpleasant odors!

There are many varieties of potpourri you can make from the ever-popular floral concoctions and holiday spices to the fresh, clean scent of citrus. Part of the fun on making your own is the opportunity to experiment with different herbs and flowers, color variations and, of course, fragrances.

At Monterey Bay Spice Co., browse through their extensive catalog offering potpourri ingredients, oils and spices. There are also numerous free recipes including citrus, floral, herb and spice just to name a few.

Another site offering 8 free sense-sational potpourri recipes is San Francisco Herb Co. where you can find out how to make tropical, romantic, springtime, classic, wedding and holiday concoctions.

One of my favorite uses for potpourri (I use pre-packaged available at any craft store) is holiday cornucopias (spice scented), miniature Christmas baskets (fir, cinnamon, cedar) and grapevine wreaths where I create "flowers" using the packaged potpourri pieces. With so many fragrances to choose from, the projects are endless!

In the next article, I'll share a project with you on how to decorate a grapevine wreath using hunter green statice, lacy fern and mulberry-scented potpourri. One of my absolute favorites!

Be sure to stop by and again, till next time, Happy Crafting!!

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