This DIY Stovetop Potpourri will be a hit with friends & neighbors! A budget friendly, consumable DIY gift idea that makes your whole house smell like the holidays!
Is your love language gift giving? Combine that with a love of DIY and you can create some really thoughful and easy DIY Gift ideas for the holidays! One of my favorite DIY Gift ideas that I have been putting together for the past few years is this DIY Stovetop Potpourri!
It’s budget friendly, consumable and the perfect things to make up in batches so that you always have a gift on hand for the unexpected!
I have been tweaking this holiday version over the years, and I always get great feedback from those I gift it to. It literally makes your whole house smell like Christmas!
Follow these steps to put together your own DIY Stovetop Potpourri for gifting or your own kitchen this holiday season!
Simply combine your ingredients, place in a small pot on your stove, cover with water and simmer! Add water as needed and enjoy how amazing your house smells! I’ve left mine on my stove for up to a week in the past before throwing out.
Ingredients
- One orange or dehydrated slices
- 1 Cup Fresh Cranberries or Dried
- 1 Tbsp Whole Cloves
- 2 tsp Nutmeg, Allspice or a similar scent
- 3-5 Cinnamon Sticks
- 1-2 Sprigs of Rosemary or fresh evergreens like pine juniper or spruce clippings
Oranges
I have done the oranges two different ways over the years. One option is to include a whole orange and slice when ready to use. The other option is to dehydrate orange slides in the oven or dehydrator which keeps the DIY Stovetop Potpourri more shelf stable for gifiting. Bonus: the dehydrated orange slices make great season decor to add into wreaths, garlands, and gift wrap accents.
Cranberries
I’ve always used fresh cranberries and had no problems if I gift them fairly quickly. This year I chose to dry my own since I made them a little earlier in the season. You can do them either way, and both options had a beautiful pop of red coloring to the mix.
Greenery
I’ve always used Rosemary in the past, but be aware if you don’t gift this right away fresh rosemary will turn a blackish/grey color. Dried sprigs would be another good option.
This year I chose to include some fresh juniper clippings for a woodsy scent. Pine or spruce would work just as well.
Once you have your ingredients prepared it’s as simple as placing them into a gifting bag or pretty jar with instructions to cover and simmer.
Mason jars are one of my favorite ways to gift them with some cute gift accents tied around the top!
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