{"id":69,"date":"2011-09-30T21:53:00","date_gmt":"2011-09-30T21:53:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sunandsalt.net\/index.php\/2011\/09\/30\/lavender-everywhere\/"},"modified":"2023-11-07T11:18:54","modified_gmt":"2023-11-07T04:18:54","slug":"lavender-everywhere","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sunandsalt.net\/index.php\/2011\/09\/lavender-everywhere.html","title":{"rendered":"Lavender Everywhere"},"content":{"rendered":"
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I’m not a fan of artificial scents, anymore than I’m a fan of artificial food. To me they don’t smell nice at all. When I’m in a room with air fresheners plugged in,  I can’t wait to leave. I avoid the laundry aisle at the store, and don’t even like being outside when my downy\/bounce loving neighbors do laundry and the smell comes wafting over the fence from their dryer vents. I can’t imagine infusing my clothes in this stuff and breathing it all day – or inhaling it from my sheets and pillowcases all night.<\/p>\n

But I do like nice smells in my house. If you’ve been reading my blog for anytime at all, you probably guess one of my favorites is lavender. I use lavender in many ways throughout the house.<\/p>\n

This summer I used my stems of lavender from my garden to make lavender wands. I also bought small drawstring bags from the craft store and filled them with lavender flowers to make sachets.<\/p>\n

Most recently I made gel air fresheners with gelatin and lavender essential oil. The recipe I used was simple:<\/p>\n

1 cup water
\n2 envelopes unflavored gelatin
\n1 Tablespoon salt
\nessential oil
\noptional: coloring, ribbon, glass pebbles, flower petals, etc.<\/p>\n

Method:<\/p>\n

Heat water to a boil. Add salt and gelatin stirring to ensure both are completely dissolved.<\/p>\n

Stir in about 20 drops of essential oil and coloring if you’re using it, adjusting to your preference. Pour into jars and decorate if you like.<\/p>\n

With the holiday season coming, I’m planning to find some pretty jars make some with cinnamon and other spicy scents.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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