Tracy brought lavender from her home, and walked us through these simples steps to making the wands. They smell so wonderful, I plan to make a bunch more to give as presents.
Materials:
*Fresh lavender stems (9-11 per wand) *3-4ft ribbon or yarn per wand (I would recommend a 1/4" satin, organza or other lightweight ribbon) *scissors 
Step one: gather 9 or 11 lavender stems,(you need an odd number) and line up the blossoms at the top of the stem. Leave a tail about 10 inches on one side, longer on the other side. Tie a double knot just below the blossoms.
Step two: Turn the stems blossom down. Gently fold the stems over the blossoms, enclosing them in the center. Allow the shorter end of the ribbon to flow down in the center of the blossoms, and take the long end and reach it out at the top.
My younger kids did not have the patience to weave, so they just wrapped the ribbon around the blossom after step one. They still smell wonderful and look sweet, too. Enjoy!
17 comments:
Oh, i love this!
mmmm. . . lovely!
Thank you for sharing such beauty!
Lavender is a favorite scent of mine!
Will do! Thanks,my son is a troubled sleeper lately....
Will make some for his room.
oh these are so lovely!! I can smell the sweet scent of lavender here on the other side of the world:)
thx!
This is something I have been wanting to try - did you use ribbon or yarn?
Our lavender should be ready to pick in a few days.
Thanks and warm wishes, Tonya
Hi Tonya
We used yarn because we ran out of ribbon! I had very thin ribbon, but this was challenging for the kids to work with. A medium width (like 1/4 inch or so)ribbon is easier to use. Hope that helps!
wonderful
We visited my husband's parents who live in the S. of France last year this time. The fragrance of the lavender was in the air. I enjoyed the cool evening outside sipping herbal teas of fresh lavender, rosemary, mint and verbena picked from her garden. We brought a few bunches of lavender back to Dominican Rep. with us. A year later they still smell delicious.
Do you have a source from where you buy your lavender. I was thinking of making lavender icecream.
how neat!! what a great idea.
I love your blog - the photos are great! We just made lavender wands the other day; such a small window of opportunity... Please check out my new Waldorf blog if you get a chance.
This is such a sweet project. I'm adding to my list for July. We are gathering a list of fun things to do together and I love this!
These are such fun to make! Haven't done this in a while. Now I'm inspired to makes some with the kids this summer. They are great for hanging in closets and putting in baskets with fiber for spinning to keep moths away. Thanks!
What a lovely tutorial. Lavender is one of my favorite scents. Now to find some fresh lavender.
I love it, I will make some as soon as I can get my hands on some lavender.
I see from a brief glance on your blog that we share a love of herbs:)
we did this and posted ours on my paintcutpaste.com blog in early june, too. i got the idea from the wonderful 5 orange potatoes blog... i love how yours turned out, as well! i keep on making them (lavender still blooming here!) to give as gifts.
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