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Any easy project for children to do. They can pick any roses you have that are nearly finished flowering and collect the petals. Different coloured roses are good.Any scented floral oil can be used.


Material

  • 10+ Petals of Fresh Roses
  • 1 Small bottle of scented oil. Rose, Jasmine etc
  • 1 flat tray
  • 1 Small bowl.

Method

  1. Place rose petals spread out on the flat tray until dry. Could take up to three or four days.
  2. Place dry petals into bowl.
  3. Sprinkle scented oil on them, Only a few drops. Place bowl in room where you would like the scent from the Potpourri.

Notes

Putting Potpourri in glass jars with a tight lid would make great Christmas gifts for teachers also.



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  • Sounds lovely but no Roses here in my slice of QLD….probably too hot

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  • I have gorgeous roses and I want to homemake everything for Christmas this year as we are on a budget so I am definitely going to make a few of these for gifts.

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  • Mmmm roses have the best smell ever!

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  • I love the smell of potpuri. I will have to make some to liven up the place with beautiful aromas

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  • I used to always make Potpourri as I could pick the smells I liked. This was a great reminder to get out in the garden and pick some flowers.

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  • Oh I can smell it already. Lovely, thanks for sharing.

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  • Great idea i have a fragipanni plant and I love the smell of the flowers .thankyou will give this a go .

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  • Oh my goodness, I haven’t seen pot pourri in ages! Loving this so much. Thank you for sharing.
    Spring is here so this is such a perfect craft.

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  • what a great idea, I have roses out the front, so might give it a try.

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  • We have many rose bushes out in our garden – thank you for such a great idea for an activity to do with my young daughter! We will be collecting the petals now – including the many that drop and just usually get raked up.

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  • I have a lovely pottery potpourri diffuser that could do with this home made version. Is there other petals l can use?


    • I have only ever used Rose petals as they are strong scented. I suppose you could look around and see what flowers have really good petals.

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  • I love pot pourri. I’ve been told it’s no longer fashionable, but i refuse to believe that. Will be giving this a go!

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  • This takes me back to my childhood when I used to make my own ‘perfume’.

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  • Great idea. Homemade gifts are so amazingly sweet.

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  • What a great idea.Homemade gifts are the best and this would smell lovely.Thanks for sharing.

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