| If you have a herb garden, how about using it to | | | | You can also make similar muslin bags and stuff |
| make delightful little gifts for your friends and | | | | them with dried mint, tansy and pyrethrum to |
| family with the help of fresh herbs? These gifts | | | | make moth repellants. These are great for |
| would be personalized as well as carry the | | | | keeping your linen cupboard fresh. |
| fragrance of your home-grown herbs that will | | | | If you have a friend or relative who suffers from |
| remind the receiver of you. | | | | insomnia, gift them a sleep pillow. Make a muslin |
| Take a small piece of muslin and sew it up into a | | | | bag, 6x4 inches in dimension and fill it up with |
| small bag. Stuff it with dried herbs from your | | | | lavender, lemon balm and mint or even lavender |
| garden and sew up the top. Make a series of | | | | and hops. While sleeping, your loved one just |
| such herbal bags and gift them. They can be used | | | | needs to slip in this herbal pillow in between the |
| to keep baths, linen cupboards and kitchen | | | | pillow case and the pillow. |
| shelves smelling fresh. | | | | You can also make great gifts for those of your |
| You can also use herbs to make a milk and | | | | friends who love cooking. |
| lavender bath bag. Sew together a small muslin | | | | You can make a herb mixture out of chopped |
| bag and fill it with skimmed milk powder and | | | | dried parsley, chervil, chives and tarragon. The |
| lavender buds in equal proportions. Use a thin | | | | chives and tarragon should be half the quantity of |
| ribbon to tie up the mouth of the bag, leaving a | | | | the parsley and chervil. Put the mixture into a |
| loop which can allow you to hang the bag over | | | | pretty glass jar and you have a great gift waiting |
| the tap in your bathtub. | | | | for you. You can make a bouquet garni by |
| When water flows over the bag, the milk and | | | | stuffing a muslin bag with chopped dried parsley, |
| lavender combine to make the bath water | | | | thyme, marjoram and one bay leaf. |
| soothing and sweet-smelling. These milk and | | | | To make scented oil, just pour olive oil into a |
| lavender bath bags make a great gift and you | | | | pretty glass bottle and add a few sprigs of mixed |
| can make a batch of these to give away. Wrap | | | | herbs into it. Leave the bottle in a warm place for |
| them in decorative, tissue lined box. You don't | | | | about two weeks. |
| have to restrict yourself to milk and lavender. | | | | You can use your imagination to create a wide |
| You can fill the bath bag with rose petals, | | | | variety of fragrant gifts and surprise your loved |
| rosemary, lemon or even chamomile. | | | | ones. |