Tutorial to make a homemade potpourri for Christmas - Marie Claire

By Auriane CamusUpdated on

How to make a potpourri for Christmas?

Making a homemade potpourri for Christmas is not very complicated. The advantage? All the ingredients for the perfect olfactory journey are at your fingertips, in nature or in your kitchen. A bit of fir, cinnamon sticks, a few dried oranges, and voila! Assemble them to form a unique bouquet of scents, which will perfectly embody the warm spirit of Christmas and the most bewitching scents of the season can be found in your interior. Your potpourri, to keep or to offer, will perfume the living room for a few weeks, while bringing an ideal decorative touch for the holidays!

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Make a homemade potpourri for Christmas: The equipment

To make your homemade potpourri for Christmas, you will need:

Make a homemade potpourri for Christmas: Step 1

If the natural elements of potpourri alone will perfume your living room or bedroom, we offer them everything even a little boost! To do this, put a few drops of Scots pine essential oil on the fir branches. They will then subtly embalm your room and bring it a warm atmosphere, ideal for summoning the Christmas spirit.

Make a homemade potpourri for Christmas: Step 2

Fill your jar with fir branches, cinnamon sticks and slices of dried orange. To this, you can add vanilla pods, cloves, or even star anise. Let nature be your main source of inspiration!

Make a homemade potpourri for Christmas: Step 3

Tie a festive ribbon around the jar, with the image of fir trees, stars, or even little gingerbread men. Unleash your creative spirit with the Posca marker and draw snowmen, Santa Clauses or holly branches directly on the glass. Add in your best handwriting a “Merry Christmas”, and your potpourri will be ready to be displayed!