Have you ever wished you could bottle up the scent of the holidays? I have a solution for you! This jar of Simmering Scent makes another great hostess gift, and only takes a few minutes to put together. All the ingredients can be found at your local supermarket! The base of this one is a citrus-ginger. It pairs well with the no-bake cream cheese mints, white winter sangria, and hostess gift tray. Here’s a great tutorial on how to make potpourri.
We did a great DIY last year of a stovetop simering scent that was lovely, but I really enjoy the spicier ginger notes in this one.
Ingredients:
– dried orange slices or peels (for slices, put one layer of thin-sliced oranges on a baking sheet at 200 degrees for 3 hours)
– dried cranberries
-star anise (so pretty!)
-whole allspice
-ginger root (chop this in to chunks)
-cinnamon sticks
Step 1: Layer your ingredients in an appealing manner in a clear container.
Mason jars and jars like the one shown are great. Part of the loveliness of this gift is the presentation of it- the ingredients are pretty AND functional.
Step 2: Decorate your jar with a nice ribbon, or other extras. I’m minimal in style, so I just tied a pretty ribbon that I had lying around.
Step 3: Give as a gift! How to use: simmer on the stove top.
See other hostess gifts:
See the decorations that create a rustic-glam $25 Christmas Tree:
I look forward to the rest of the 12 Days of DIY as well:
Check out the 2013 12 Days of DIY:
Rosemary Peppermint Sugar Scrub
3 Quick Cinnamon Stick Decorations
Salt Dough Handprint Ornaments
Christmas Scent and Hot Toddies