- Dream Pillows: Dreaming The Night Away
- By: Pioneer Thinking
Dream pillows have been
around for many many years, it was common place for our grandmothers
to stitch up a headache pillow to erase the pain of headaches
or have a dream pillow on every bed filled with natures bountiful
herbs and flowers.
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Materials:
100% Cotton or Silk Fabric 5"
x 5" (or slightly larger if you wish)
Mesh bag for herbal insert (muslin is a perfect type of fabric
for this project)
Herbs & Flowers:1 part Rose
Petals, 1 part Dried Chamomile, 1 part Dried Lavender
Essential Oils : choose any of
the following - Yarrow, Sandlewood, Jasmine, Geranium, Basil,
Lavender, Peppermint or Rose. 5-7 drops.
2 teaspoons Orris Root (fixative
to retain scents)
Needle & Thread
Velcro |
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Pillow stuffing
Directions:
1. Cut your fabric into 2 pieces, one for the top
of the pillow, the other for the bottom.
2. Sew the pieces together with the wrong side of
the fabric on the outsides.
3. Sew 3 sides together then turn inside out so right
sides are now showing.
4. Fill a mesh bag with the mixture of the flowers,
herbs, orris root, and a few drops of essential oil, tie off
with a string.
5. Place inside your pillow form and fill with pillow
stuffing...don't overpack as it needs air circulation to release
some of the scents.
6. Finish pillow off by adding velcro to the open
end of the pillow, this will allow you access to change the herbs
and flowers when needed or to wash the pillow itself.
Its best to keep the pillow in
a flat shape not round. It will be inserted into a regular pillowcase
for a scentsational nights sleep.
"Sweet Dreams"
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