Before vacation, some part of me decided I needed to wash all of my clothes. Every. Single. Thing. Don’t ask – even I have no explanation for my radical behavior. Load after load, I began to realize the reason for the heap of clothes on my floor… I had no more room in my dresser or closet for clothes. I don’t ever remember having so much… As ashamed as I am to admit, I’ve always been one of those people who had a closet, dresser and floor full of clothes, yet had “nothing” to wear. I hadn’t worn half of my clothes in over a year (thank you, freshman fifteen) and decided that I needed to purge some things. While going through my closet and dresser, I found a few scent sachets. I thought I hit the jackpot (I mean, who doesn’t want their clothes to smell delightful all of the time?), only to find out that they don’t have a scent anymore.
Now stick with me here. I promise this mind-numbing story has a positive outcome.
Here I am, with two “problems” and a ton of creative juice flowing. Problem #1: I have piles of clothes to get rid of, some that aren’t in good enough condition to give away because of stains or holes. Problem #2: my clothes are boring and scentless thanks to unreliable scent sachets (this one may be less of a problem and more of an excuse to get crafty).
Here comes the thing we’ve all been waiting for… the solution. A cheap, easy way to make an endless supply of your own customizable scent sachets. Almost everything you need can be found in your home!
Materials:
- Fabric (any scrap fabric, old t-shirts, etc.)
- Rice
- Your favorite essential oil
- Thread & needle (or sewing machine if ya have one)
- Ruler
- Scissors
Lay your fabric flat. Grab your ruler and scissors and cut a rectangle that’s 6 inches long and 3 inches wide. The edges do NOT have to be perfectly straight.
Fold your rectangle in half, making sure that the patterned side (or the side you want to see when you’re all done) is on the inside.
Sew two of the three open sides. Gently flip the square right side out, so that the patterned side (or the side you want to see in the end) is now on the outside.
Measure out a ¼ cup of rice into a small bowl and add 5-10 drops of your favorite essential oil. I used Simply Earth’s lavender essential oil. Mix the rice/essential oil mixture.
Gently spoon the scented rice into the sachet. Sew the remaining side closed.
And there you have it! With little time and effort, you managed to reduce waste and make something that will leave your clothes smelling fresh!
Let me know what scents you decide to use!
Naturally,
Ari.
28 comments
Wow! love this idea! This is great for when I’m packing up my winter clothing to keep it smelling good when you’re taking it back out! Also for suitcases! repinned this one! Thanks
Love that you were able to reuse your old clothes to make something awesome. I’m sure your clothes smell wonderful.
I’ve never though of making my own oil sachet. It looks so simple & easy to do! I would totally stick one in my closet/drawers
What a great idea to save money and be environmentally-friendly! I would love to keep some of these in my purse/suitcases. I’d probably use the lavender essential oil! It’s my favorite <3
What a great idea. I love essential oils and I use a diffuser. This is so nice to keep all the time.
I never thought of doing this….and now I am definitely making these!! I am going to use lemon and lavender!
That looks enough that I could do it!
I love to use essential oils!! This sounds like a great sachets for essential oils.
I love this! I never would have thought to do this and it would be prefect for my sons closet. Nothing floral but something to get that sick smell out of there!
How cool! This is a fabulous idea.
Oooh I love this. So creative and I can use some of those scent baggies. I resorted to putting lavender dryer sheets in my closet, but this would work so much better. Time to get creative!!!
NiceI love the essential oil I use, and this is a great idea for a Christmas gift!
This is such a great idea! I think this is so cool. I want to try making these. It looks like a fun DIY.
What a great zero-waste project for purged clothing this season, thank you!
This one is such a smart idea! I used essential oil every day and this might be easy for me.
I need one of these for when I get a headache.
This would be great! I love that my cloth smell good and this just made it easier.
Too bad I didn’t see this before I purged my closet and drawers! I think I might have one or two tees that I could use to make these sachets. What fun and how easy. Not sure what scent I would use.
Awesome idea! I could make these and put it in my closet to keep my clothes smelling lovely every time! Thanks for sharing!
I love this! What a great way to use up some of the old clothes you didn’t want anymore! 🙂
I’d add one to each drawer at home. I know they sell these at stores but a different scent for different articles of clothing would be great. lavendar for intimates, fresh and floral for summer clothes and something rich for the winter sweaters
I like the looks of these satchels. It looks easy to make too, will be saving this for a future project
Woah!!!! I would of never thought of making these!!!! Such a cleaver idea. I will have to make one for my oils
Such a great idea! I love rice sachets because they can be used in so many different ways. I wouldn’t have thought about making them out of old clothing though.
I love repurposing old shirts! What a great idea. These would make wonderful presents!
What a great idea!!! I love the benefits of essential oils, and upcylce projects like this are always fun to do!
That’s an amazing idea and it’s easy to do as well. I travel a lot and it’s definitely going to be of use for me.
I think it’s nice to be able to do something like this. No chemicals or anything just pure essential oil. Love the idea!