I don't know about the rest of you parents but my daughter loves to do craft projects of almost any kind.  I am always trying to find simple enough ones that she can do primarily by herself that are fun, practical, and inexpensive. 

She is currently in the process of making sachets.  Some of them will be turned into car fresheners with a bit of ribbon added to them. We have both had fun finding pretty material and wonderfully smelling potpourri to fill them with. We have raided scrap boxes and remnant aisles for our material "treasures"

How To Make:

Materials:

  • fabric cut into approximately 5 inch squares (2 for each sachet)
  • fabric glue
  • potpourri
  • yarn, string, ribbon etc..  (If you want to turn them into car fresheners)

Directions:

What we do is glue 3 sides of the 5 inch squares together, sealing them inward for a full 1/2 inch or so.  Then let them dry thoroughly.

Then we stuff it with potpourri and seal the 4th side the same way.  Let dry again.

Use pinking shears to trim the edges to keep them from unraveling and to finish off the look.

After it is done you can further decorate it if you choose to.

Additional tip:  We have found it is easier to seal the 4th side if we glue part of it initially and just leave a small opening in the middle to insert the potpourri into.