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For the foyer in my own home & even my office, I scent pine cones & keep them displayed in open pottery or baskets.  I also scent crushed corncobs (super cheap huge bags at Wally World) & fill them in rustic mason jars, decorative burlap, etc. Works very well for me.  

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Lets see if I can post this..  Thanks so much for the idea, I think this will look cute in my sons cabins down in Arkansas.  Just ordered smelly jelly lids and will get shorter squatty mason jars and I think this will work.  Thanks again!

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Lets see if I can post this..  Thanks so much for the idea, I think this will look cute in my sons cabins down in Arkansas.  Just ordered smelly jelly lids and will get shorter squatty mason jars and I think this will work.  Thanks again!

I love that!  

 

 

Marcuset, that sounds just like my style (farmhouse/rustic yet still traditional). I would love to see pictures of your displays if you have any to post, especially the mason jars & burlap goodies. 

I think I may be weird, I'm a mix between rustic & southwest.  If I can get my camera to work, happy to.  Actually, the jars & burlap that  I fill with the crushed cob get tucked away in bigger baskets that sort of hide them, but I still get an excellent scent throw.       

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Scented salt.

Does not matter the grain size (table, sea, solar...) can be colored with dyes or micas. And is very eco friendly. And, since salt has such a high flash point, salt can be warmed on wax melters of any type.

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Scented salt.

Does not matter the grain size (table, sea, solar...) can be colored with dyes or micas. And is very eco friendly. And, since salt has such a high flash point, salt can be warmed on wax melters of any type.

I never thought of that.  I have to give that one a try myself. Thank you.

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Terra Cotta also scents very easily.  You can buy the clay and make hanging designs to scent.  I even broke up some cheap tc pots, scented it then added some sea glass and small rocks to put in a jar.  Living near the beach, people love those.  Thanks for the question, it reminded me that I should make those jars again!

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Scented salt.

Does not matter the grain size (table, sea, solar...) can be colored with dyes or micas. And is very eco friendly. And, since salt has such a high flash point, salt can be warmed on wax melters of any type.

Just another thank you to Talltayl....since you shared this tip, I think I've been doing it constantly (with simple table salt). Scent throw in the warmer is just a wonderful as wax.  Kinda even liking it better than wax.  That says a lot for me. 

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what creative ideas!  Never thought to scent terra cotta- it would be a great way to use broken pots that you would otherwise throw away- I always learn something here- thanks so much!  I've used aroma beads and depending on the scent, they last for a while.  I put them in a small bag and hang in my closet to freshen clothes, and even put under my seat in the car to freshen up the car...  now I have to dig out my old pots!!

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The single most successful product I've ever made was crystal potpourri, with really large chunks of salt (average size between a dime and a quarter [with dimension]). The years that I sold it wholesale and took it to shows were my best years financially. People were crazy about it and it really worked. I also sold refresher oils because after about 3 months the scent was gone - evaporated. As long as the crystals didn't get too dusty and/or discolored, they would last forever. I miss those days!

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The single most successful product I've ever made was crystal potpourri, with really large chunks of salt (average size between a dime and a quarter [with dimension]). The years that I sold it wholesale and took it to shows were my best years financially. People were crazy about it and it really worked. I also sold refresher oils because after about 3 months the scent was gone - evaporated. As long as the crystals didn't get too dusty and/or discolored, they would last forever. I miss those days!

Wonder if those big crystals of water softener salt would work??  I've used plain ole sea salt before but never tried big chunks...I like the idea a whole lot. 

Big chunks would look good colored as well.

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big crystals of water softener salt is what I used!

Same here.

A local crafter uses the pressed salt tabs. The ones that are a few inches long and an inch wide or so. She does really well offering a 3x4 plastic zip bag for $4. People love to mix and match.

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Me too! Does it matter if it's red out water softener salt (I have tons of rust)

Straight FO or add DPG?

I have those 16 ounce blue mason jars that I think uncolored softener salt would look awesome in- then I could do the wire tops that you cut to fit under the band so you can shake em up once in awhile- then they could be re-used with the wire tops to put flowers in!

I had no idea you could do this and aside from trying incense I have been trying to figure out ways to use up FO that I will never put in wax and making melts with it just doesn't excite me!

Aroma beads never worked for me- scent just didn't stick

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Me too! Does it matter if it's red out water softener salt (I have tons of rust)

I would not use salt with additives. not knowing exactly what the additives are, i am not sure how those variables would cause the scents to react with anything other than the salt, kwim?

I do not use DPG on the salt itself. If i were selling refresher oils, i'd consider using DPG if i thought people were likely to use it directly in a warmer without salt...

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Hang on - I am digging around in the murky corners of my brain...

Seems I used 1 oz per 10 lbs of crystals. You can refresh it as it dries out.

It has been about 5 years since I sold any of this, and around here you can't get those crystals any more, but I gave a friend some of the finished product. It had been in a glass jar for 5 years and it was as strong as the day I made it.

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I was doing a little searching online about these and seen some recipes that use a little glycerin with the DPG.  I am not a bath and body person so I do not know much about it but is glycerin really needed?

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