The holidays are a joyful time. The lights, parties, decorations & of course friends, family and food!
Capture the essence of Christmas with this easy to make scent for your home. Best of all, you can continue adding water and/or apple cider for a few days.
Your home will smell amazing. This also makes a fresh & beautiful gift. Package up the smell of Christmas for friends, neighbors & more.
What you need:
- 1 ½ cups fresh cranberries
- 3 tangerines, halved or sliced
- 3 whole cinnamon sticks
- 1 tsp whole cloves
- 1 inch piece fresh ginger
- 3 vanilla beans *Note you can use 1 vanilla bean or just substitute vanilla extract if you want to lower the cost*
- 1 tbsp vanilla extract
- 1 small branch fresh pine
- 1 cup apple cider
- Water as needed
What to do:
- Combine all the ingredients in a medium-size saucepan. Add water to the pot until it is ¾ full.
- Place the pot on the stove and bring to a gentle boil. Reduce the heat to a simmer, adding more water as needed.
- You can continue simmering, being sure to continue adding water, for 2-3 days. Let cool overnight.
- Note: This makes a great gift! Just combine all ingredients except apple cider and water, place in mason jar, and gift wrap with instructions.
Watch our Christmas Scent video tutorial.
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