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homemade essential oil reed diffuser in Christmas morning scent
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DIY Christmas Reed Diffusers

Learn how to make your own Christmas scented reed diffusers using a blend of essential oils. These make your home smell amazing, and they're great homemade holiday gifts.
Keyword Christmas
Prep Time 30 minutes
Servings 2 diffusers
Cost $10

Equipment

  • hot glue gun

Ingredients

For the Diffuser Bottles

  • Reed diffuser sticks
  • glass bottles with corks
  • measuring cup
  • ribbon
  • gift tags
  • pinecones
  • faux berries
  • baker's twine
  • hot glue sticks

Vanilla Memores Scent Recipe

  • ½ cup sweet almond oil
  • 4 Tablespoons vodka
  • 12 drops Vanilla Absolute essential oil
  • 6 drops Clove Bud essential oil
  • 12 drops Cedarwood essential oil
  • 8 drops Sweet Orange essential oil

Christmas Morning Scent Recipe

  • ½ cup sweet almond oil
  • 4 Tablespoons vodka
  • 12 drops clove essential oil
  • 15 drops sweet orange essential oil
  • 5 drops pine essential oil
  • 5 drops cassia essential oil

Instructions

  • Decorate the bottles and corks using miniature pinecones, faux berries, ribbon and gift tags.
  • In a glass measuring cup, combine the sweet almond oil and vodka. Stir to combine.
  • Add essential oils and stir to incorporate.
  • Pour mixture into glass bottles. Add cork to seal.
  • Tie a bundle of reed sticks with baker's twine. Attach to the filled bottle with ribbon or more baker's twine, if you like.
  • Add a label or gift tag.

Notes

To use the reed diffusers:

  • Uncork and add the sticks to the bottle. After 10 minute, flip the sticks and you’ll begin to smell the Christmas scent in the air.
  • Use more sticks for a more concentrated fragrance and fewer to a lighter scent.
 
Experiment with different essential oil blends to create a custom scent.