Christmas Potpourri

Ingredients

• 3 cups fresh juniper sprigs, , with berries
• 6 drops cinnamon oil
• 5 whole dried fresh rose petals
• 3 cinnamon sticks (3 inches long)
• 2 cups red rosebuds
• 1/4 cup cinnamon bark
• 10 drops rose extract
• 3 drops pine oil
• 1 tablespoon orrisroot chips (from most health food stores)
• 20 assorted pinecones, gold
• 1 cup bay leaf
• 2 tablespoons cloves

Directions

1. 1

   Combine the juniper, rosebuds, bay leaves, cinnamon chips, cloves and cones in a big ceramic bowl.

2. 2

   In a separate dish, mix the oils with the orrisroot.

3. 3

   Stir this mixture into the first and put into a closed container to mellow for a few weeks, stirring occasionally.

4. 4

   Place potpourri in a dish and scatter the roses and cinnamon stick on top.