Get creative with your ingredients. If you love roses, add some petals in. If you find some amazing cedar bark, give that a try as well.
Fruit peels are another great ingredient to include for your potpourri.
To dry your ingredients faster, place them in direct sunlight.
Use a mason jar and a lid for small ingredients. Seal a large bowl with plastic wrap or a lid.
Rose oil, cinnamon oil, lemon oil, orange oil, honeysuckle oil, and bayberry oil are all great choices for potpourri.
Try putting your mix in a closet or a dark bedroom to let it sit.
Dry flowers will be flaky and crumbly to the touch.
This container is not the one that you’ll display your finished potpourri in, so it doesn’t have to look aesthetically pleasing.
You can leave your container sealed for up to 8 weeks for a stronger smell.
You can find orris root powder at most grocery and health food stores.
Potpourri generally smells good for about 2 months.
You may even notice more of a smell as you start to move your potpourri around.
Lemon oil and orange oil are great for citrus potpourri. Rose or lavender oil are both good for floral potpourri.
