Walking through Hobby Lobby the other day, I spotted some great Valentine’s Day fabric. I wanted to do some Valentine crafts and this fabric inspired me. Then I had to think up an idea! I decided to make some sachets that would be great for my girls, or great for gifts.
First, I purchased some lavender oil (essential oils would be great, unfortunately I couldn’t find any and used some soap making lavender oil). I added some drops of oil to some rice for use as the filler. I also wanted to fill one sachet with cedar chips, so went to the pet store. Unfortunately they didn’t have cedar chips, so I purchased some generic wood shavings. My hubby said a hardware store probably would have cedar, but I just used what I got at the pet store.
- Create a uniform heart shape (I used powerpoint) and cut out a template.
- Trace the heart shape onto your fabric and cut out at least two pieces. I chose to have different fabrics for the front and back. I also zig-zagged a felt heart onto one of my pieces.
- Match up two pieces with right-sides together (wrong side facing out).
- Sew a narrow seam leaving about 1.5″-2″ opening (not-sewed). Trim seam near stitching, but leave open seam section full length.
- Turn right side out. Press (make sure to tuck non-sewed section inside)
- Fill with your preferred material (lavender buds, scented rice, wood shavings). Don’t overfill or you’ll have trouble closing the open seam.
- Stitch closed the open seam (hand-stitch or sewing machine).
I created some fun printable tags for you to use on these valentine crafts. They say, “Hey Valentine, you’re SCENTational“.
Enjoy!






Krissa
Monday 10th of February 2014
Adorable! Pinned this!
Kimberly
Tuesday 11th of February 2014
Thanks so much Krissa!
Cynthia Banessa
Wednesday 15th of January 2014
Perfect gift...love the tags! Thanks Pinned on my Valentine's Board!
Kimberly
Thursday 16th of January 2014
Thank you Cynthia! Glad you liked them. I appreciate the pinning, too!
Melissa @ A Prudent Life
Tuesday 14th of January 2014
Cute idea! The lavender one sounds like something I should make for me!
Kimberly
Wednesday 15th of January 2014
Thanks Melissa! I think I'll keep an eye out for lavender buds and make another one with those when I find some!
laramealor.com
Monday 13th of January 2014
I love this, I will be making these with my daughter.
Kimberly
Monday 13th of January 2014
Great Lara -- hope you guys have fun making them!