Quick and Easy Rustic Harvest Aromatherapy Air Freshener

During one of my demonstrator team get togethers we made different spa and home decor recipes, including a body butter, an oatmeal and chamomile facial, and this autumnal scented air freshener.

 

It was a big hit! First we traced the outside of the bottom of the jar ring (the part with the threads) with a pencil onto a piece of Rustic Harvest Designer Series Paper. We cut out the circle with paper snips and inserted the circle into the jar ring.

Then we filled the glass canning pint jars half full with Epsom salts and dried lavender flowers. We added the essential oils and stirred it well to combine. The essential oils are optional. The lavender flowers smell amazing on their own too. Gently crush them in your hands before adding them to the Epsom salts.

Next we added Epsom salts and lavender flower buds to fill the rest of the jar, added a few more drops of essential oil, and stirred well to combine. Adding the Epsom salts and lavender in two parts makes it a lot less messy. The first time I made these air fresheners I made a mess with the Epsom salts all over my kitchen island.

Finally, we put the lid on and added some holes to the designer series paper with the Take Your Pick Tool to allow the scent to fill the room.

 

Please, note that this air freshener is intended to be placed in an area away from children and pets. This blog post is not intended to treat or diagnose anything, and is not advice of any kind. This blog post is anecdotal only of the steps we took to make this air freshener.

I put this air freshener in the powder bathroom in my house. The door stays closed almost all of the time, so the cats don't have access to it unsupervised.

Below are the measurements and supply list to recreate this fall scented air freshener. If you need supplies to recreate this home decor project, please, shop my online store HERE.

Measurements

• Designer Series Paper Lid: 3-3/4" x 3-3/4" (Rustic Harvest Designer Series Paper (DSP))

Supply List

Paper
#159633 Rustic Harvest Designer Series Paper (DSP)


Embellishments
#159662 Silver-Threaded Twine


Tools
#103579 Paper Snips
#130148 Grid Paper
#152392 Paper Trimmer
#144107 Take Your Pick Tool
Glass Canning Jar with Lid Ring
Epsom Salts
Essential Oils (optional)
Dried Lavender Flowers
Fork


I could have added more decoration, but I didn't want the decorations to get wet or get soap on them. If this air freshener were for another room, I would definitely add more decorations like the banner stamp and die from the Hello Harvest Bundle. 

How would you decorate your air freshener? Leave me a comment below telling me what embellishments you would add.

I hope you enjoyed today's Rustic Harvest aromatherapy air freshener. If you need supplies to make this autumnal air freshener, please, shop my online store HERE.

If you have any questions about today's project, please, don't hesitate to ask me.

Thanks for stopping by!
Beth

4-in-1 Aromatherapy Inhaler Gift Box

Happy International Essential Oil Day! This international day for essential oils was started in 2018 by Jared Turner the then COO of an essential oil company to celebrate the founder's birthday.

Today I am sharing an aromatherapy inhaler gift box. I love to make different aromatherapy blends for myself, my family, and my friends. I store my most frequently used blends in 15 ml stock bottles. I also add my blends to aromatherapy inhalers, glass and metal roller ball bottles, and to my lip balms and lotions. 

 
So when my mom asked me to make one of her friends an aromatherapy inhaler, I jumped at the chance to make a new blend for her friend. This is her friend's first time using an aromatherapy inhaler. The shape of the aromatherapy inhaler is a little unusual if you have never seen it before, so I created a little gift box for it.

Not only is the gift box a cute way to give an aromatherapy inhaler, but the box also protects the aromatherapy inhaler from dust and dirt.

 
An aromatherapy inhaler is a small tube with holes on the end. Essential oils are applied to a cotton wick and inserted into one end of the tube. Then a cap is placed on the end of the tube to hold the cotton wick inside. Next, a cover is added to the tube to protect it from getting dirty.

To use it, remove the cover and inhale slowly from the end with the holes with one nostril and then repeat on the other nostril. The inhaler comes very close to your nose, so once you use an aromatherapy inhaler that becomes your personal aromatherapy inhaler. 

 

Aromatherapy inhalers can be plastic, metal, or glass. For today's project, I am using a plastic aromatherapy inhaler. All of the gift box's measurements are based on a plastic aromatherapy inhaler.

Measurements

• Gift Box Base: 4-1/2" x 5-1/2"; scored at 1", 2", 3", & 4" on the 4-1/2" side and at 1/2", 1-1/2", 4-1/2" on the 5-1/2" side (Soft Sea Foam Cardstock)
• DSP Mats (cut 4): 7/8" x 2-7/8" (Hues of Happiness Designer Series Paper (DSP))
• Greeting Tag: 1" x 3" (Soft Sea Foam Cardstock)

Supplies

•  #159133 Simply Fabulous Stamp Set
• #146988 Soft Sea Foam Cardstock
• #158822 Hues of Happiness Designer Series Paper (DSP)
• #147099 Gorgeous Grape Ink Pad
• #151326 1/4" Basic White Crinkled Ribbon
• #110755 Multipurpose Liquid Glue
• #102300 Bone Folder
• #103579 Paper Snips
• #130148 Grid Paper
• #152392 Paper Trimmer
• #149653 Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine
• #118489 Clear Block G
• #154330 Potted Succulent Dies

Although aromatherapy inhalers can last a long time, they can lose their scent over time. When the cotton wick needs a refresh, carefully remove the cap, take out the wick, and add more essential oils to the wick. Then put the wick back inside tube and replace the cap. You can also use a new wick instead of refreshing the old one.

 
Aromatherapy inhalers can be refreshed using single essential oils or a blend of essential oils. You can swirl the wick in a small bowl with essential oils or drop the essential oil(s) from a bottle directly onto the wick. Making a small 15 ml stock bottle of the inhaler blend would also make a nice pairing with the aromatherapy inhaler.

 

 
Once I made the inhaler gift box, I realized the shape of the box could easily be changed to fit a 15 ml stock bottle, a roller ball bottle, and a lip balm tube! I modified the height and the width of the original inhaler box to make boxes for each of the other 3 containers, making 4 boxes from 1 one box shape.

 

Below is a video showing how to make the aromatherapy inhaler box or watch it on YouTube HERE.

 

Have you made an aromatherapy inhaler before? Leave me a comment below, I would love to hear what your favorite essential oil blends are! If you need supplies to make this 4-in-1 aromatherapy inhaler gift box, please, shop my online store HERE.

If you have any questions about today's project, please, don't hesitate to ask me. I am happy to help you with your stamping questions!

Thanks for stopping by! Have a great day!
Beth

 

P.S. This blog post is for educational purposes only and is in no way intended to be advice or a substitution for advice of any kind - medical or otherwise. This blog post makes no claims of any kind - medical or otherwise. This blog post is anecdotal and educational only.