Spicy Winter Christmas Potpourri
Visually relaxing and evoking fond memories of Christmas seasons past, Spicy Winter Christmas Basket potpourri is so fragrant it will last the whole season long without needing any preservatives. (For more potpourri ideas; herbal recipes for food—how to make different cheeses, Boursin, mustards, spice blends, etc; herbal healing; natural hair preparations; all [...]
Simple Odor-eating Fragrant Simmer
During this busy season, or whenever your time is at a premium, and you need a quick method to freshen the air in your home, your microwave will again prove to be very useful. Whether in-laws have just phoned informing that they are on their way for a impromptu visit, or [...]
Mint to repel mice Herbal and country lore abound with ways of ridding your house and home of unwelcome pests. Lavender clippings have long been burned on open fires to deter insects and to pleasantly scent rooms. In the Middle Ages sprays of mint were strewn on the household floor to keep both the rooms [...]
A spicy sachet mixture: The sweet flag root has a pleasant long lasting violet scent, while the lavender and rose petals impart delicate undertones to this sachet mixture. The cinnamon, cloves and mace spices balance this mixture’s scent and are noted to deter crawling insects from entering your home. And therefore, the resulting mixture can [...]
Herbal Moth Bags—Moths dislike any pungent herbal fragrance. Herbs such as tansy and southerwood work very effectively, but lavender is perhaps the most irritating to them, and the most pleasing to us. Rather than suffer through clothes infused with the mothball fragrance to deter these pesky moths, you may wish to include these sachets in [...]
