Make Your Own Scented Rocks - Big Big Forums

jalex · 03-05-2002, 07:22 PM

Place rocks in a bowl or dish to scent a room. A nice alternative to potpourri!

1/2 cup plain flour
1/2 cup salt
1/4 teaspoon essential oil (your favorite scent)
2/3 cups boiling water
Food coloring, if desired
In bowl, mix dry ingredients well.
Add essential oil, and boiling water to dry ingredients. (Scent will be strong, but will fade slightly when dry.)
For colored stones, blend in food coloring, one drop at a time until desired shade is reached.
Blend ingredients, and form balls into different shape and sizes to look like stones.
Allow stones to dry.

Freebie4Me · 03-08-2002, 06:31 AM

I almost forgot I used to make these. Thanks for the reminder. I havent made any in years. I used to make them in high school and all my friends loved them. I am going to make some tommorow. Thanks!

For everybody else....these do work well!

rebekka · 03-09-2002, 11:28 PM

Cool!
Thanks!

babystar0729 · 09-03-2002, 11:21 PM

I have a very stupid question, I am sorry

Where do you buy esential oil??and what are the best scents?

Clydeman · 09-04-2002, 03:11 PM

You are better off using fragrans oils with this project. Essential oils go flat with high heat and open air. I like the Craftybubbles brand. Top stuff with a great price! I get them from Hobby Lobby and the Flower Factory. I think Boleks sell them too. www.bolekscrafts.com

racecrazy · 09-04-2002, 06:39 PM

My kids and I made a variation on the rocks. We made this recipe, but used cookie stamps (the small ones, not the big "Brown Bag" type stamps) to press balls of dough flat. After they dried, we used craft paint to paint the designs. Then the kids gave them as presents for Christmas as drawer shachets. I had a bright idea after that and got a Christmas Tree Light Bulb candy mold. I oiled the cavities real well, then pressed the dough into them and tapped them out. I used a skewer to poke a whole in the top. They take a while to dry. I then painted them bright christmas light colors, strung them a ribbon and hung them on the Christmas Tree.

Bizkitman · 09-07-2002, 04:52 PM

Hey this is cool, I'll have to let my wife know about this

Maybe we could do this with the kids for a family project!!!

Thanks for the post Jalex!!

Bizkitman · 09-18-2002, 06:59 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by racecrazy
My kids and I made a variation on the rocks. We made this recipe, but used cookie stamps (the small ones, not the big "Brown Bag" type stamps) to press balls of dough flat. After they dried, we used craft paint to paint the designs. Then the kids gave them as presents for Christmas as drawer shachets.

I Like your idea too racecrazy!!!