Here is another great frugal gift idea- Room & Linen spray. Making linen spray is so simple to do and much less expensive than going to a department store to buy it. You know exactly what is being sprayed onto your linens or in your room and have comfort in knowing that only pure natural products are being used. The toughest part of making these is deciding what scents to use.
Ingredients
- 1/2 Cup distilled water
- 1tsp vodka or witch hazel
- 5 to 6 drops essential oil (Dragon Marsh $4.50)
A small (1/8th oz) bottle of essential oil goes a long way!
Use 4 oz. clean spray bottle (Michael's craft store - $1.49) with fine mist spray nozzle. In a small bowl, mix essential oil and vodka together. The alcohol works as an emulsifier, allowing the oil and water to mix evenly. Pour the essential oil-vodka mix into the spray bottle, add the 1/2 cup filtered water, and shake. Make sure to shake well before each use.
Great holiday essential oils to use: eggnog, cinnamon, hollyberry, vanilla, cranberry, or orange (Dragon Marsh does carry these oils, although they may not be listed online - email them, they'd be happy to help). Favorite year round scents to use: lavendar or vanilla. Or you could mingle scents to enhance the aromatic experience with these 5 blends:
Dragon Marsh
Location: 3643 University Ave. Riverside, California 92501 ( 951 ) 276-1116
Blend #1
3 drops Vanilla
2 drops Cranberry
1 drop Clove
Blend #2
3 drops Grapefruit
2 drops Cypress
Blend #3
3 drops Bergamot
2 drops Clary Sage
Blend #4
3 drops Lavendar
2 drops Sandlewood
Blend #5
3 drops Spruce
1 drops Fir Needle
1 drops Pine
To find 10 more essential oil blends for the holidays and another great use for room & linen spray, click here.
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