MyGrafico Challenge #65

Hello! I made this project: Scented Shells in a box for MyGrafico Challenge #65: Beach Theme Color Challenge (Inspired by the Beachtime Papers)

Our Creative Design Team used the
Beachtime Papers by LILY BIMBLE



and
Pocket Full of Shells by CHERI WENGER



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SCENTED SHELLS

As sea shells are generally associated with water, the ideal place to display a collection is in the batchroom. Add a further pleasing dimension to their colour and form by making them fragrant.

YOU WILL NEED:

Collection of sea shells
Dish-washing liquid
Bleach
Towel
1 vanilla pod (bean)
Small cuttlefish bone
Lemon, bay and rosemary essential oils
Plastic ice-cream container with tight-fitting lid
Small box or bowl

1. Scrub and wash the shell carefully in soapy water to which a little bleach has been added, and set aside to dry on a towel.

2. Moisten a cuttlefish bone with 25 drops of lemon, 15 drops of bay and 5 drops of rosemary essential oils. Place a bruised vanilla pod and the cuttlefish bone into a plastic ice-cream container. Add the shells, seal down the lid and leave for 4 weeks. Remove half the shells and arrange in a small box or bowl for display. After a few weeks or whenever the shells lose their fragrance, replace with the other shells left in the container. Do this on a regular basis, and occasionally refresh the cuttlefish bone with a few drops of the essential oils.

Thanks for looking!