So your home will smell as festive as it looks.
Here are some easy ways to do it.
Make a Citrus Garland
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Kristen Pumphrey, co-founder of the home fragrance brandP.F.
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Candle Co,suggests getting a little crafty to fill your home with a lovely, Christmas-y scent.
“One of my favoriteholiday craftsis making orange garlands.
Slice orangesor limes or grapefruitsthinly and bake them in the oven at 180 degrees for several hours.”
“Then, use a tapestry needle and weave through the orange pieces with twine.
The orange slices represent prosperity and a little bit of sun on short winter days.”
Think cinnamon, sugar cookies, pine trees, ginger, peppermint, vanilla, and mistletoe.
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Use Leftover Wax to Make “Fire Starters”
Have some old candles lying around?
Pumphrey suggests putting them to good use by making homemade wax fire starters.
Use paper muffin liners and a muffin tin as your mold.
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Simmer it on the stove to fill your home with those mulling scents.
Just keep an eye on the water level and add more as it starts to evaporate.
You could use a diffuser, but then you wouldn’t have a treat to munch on afterward.
Instead, bake up a batch of some of themost popular Christmas cookies in America.
It doesn’t have to be fancyeven peppermintliquid hand soapwill do the trick!
Stash sachets in all rooms to create a cohesivescent throughout your homefor the holidays.
Craft Some Pomander Balls
Craft developed by Blake Ramsey.
you might also easily add citrus to your greenery for an added scent.
To start, wash and dry your scavenged pine cones.
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We recommend cinnamon, orange, or pine.
(Bonus: The leftover solution can be used as aroom spray!)
Place them wherever there is a need for a little extra holiday cheer!
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