Potpourri Gifts

By Guest Blogger Kathy Zengolewicz

If you’re anything like me, then you need to have a small gift to give your host/hostess when you are invited to visit. Whenever I go to a friend’s home, whether it’s a planned visit or if I know that I’ll be in the neighborhood and plan to call and see if I can pop in, I always like to take a little something with me to give to that person. It doesn’t have to be something big, or expensive. I like to spend time working with my crafts. It helps to relax me and keeps me productive at the same time. I’m going to share with you how easy it is to make a few little gifts to keep on hand. You never know when you might need one.

Potpourri gifts are great because they don’t just look good, they smell terrific. You don’t have to be crafts guru to make these pretty pieces. To get started you’ll need a glass ivy bowl. When I make these crafts, the two sizes that I most commonly use measure about 4 inches for one and 5 ¼ inches for the other. One tip, if you’re filling the bowl with potpourri, make sure to use the same color potpourri as any ribbon or bow that you might use to decorate your bowl. If you have leftover ribbon from a previous project, that will fit just right around the top of your bowl, under the lip. A little bit of lace and a few small flower buds make a big difference.

You can make one small and fancy bowl with ribbon and bows (4 inch)

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Or you can make it a little bigger and plain with a scalloped top ivy bowl. (5 ¼ inch)

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Another way you can create these ivy bowls is to glue a few decorative, material leaves to the outside of the bowl and place a small votive candle inside.

So you see, you don’t have to spend a lot of time and money to make something that looks pretty, smells great and will match your décor.

Kathy Zengolewicz is an author, ghostwriter, editor and proofreader. To learn more about Kathy and her services, visit her website at kathyzengolewicz.com.