December 22, 2008 at 4:00 am by Luanne Bradley
Top Drawer Sachets for Scent and Shooing Moths
Sometimes my daughter Syd’s drawers smell a bit gamey, like her soccer uniform after a match of living up to her title as “the finisher”. She’s a darling girl, don’t get me wrong. But she has a frightful habit of tossing items into her drawers to avoid that exhausting chore of putting them in the hamper. Enter drawer sachets. They give off that happy floral odor that can even compete with dirty socks.
Here are a few nicely packed bundles gathered from from the natural garden.
Show at top, and pretty enough to give as a …
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