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Tired of missing out on that amazing deal from Amazon? With the AmazonWatcher, you can create a list of products and be alerted when they're available or the price drops to a certain point. Making Lavender Bags As Christmas Gifts By Celina Lucas Lavender has been used for centuries as a sweet-smelling insect repellent (as well as food and medicine - it has a fascinating history if you want to delve deeper). It is originally a Mediterranean herb and grows well in stony, poor, free-draining soil. You probably already have some in your garden, but if not, you can buy bags of dried Lavender flowers on eBay or from online suppliers. Lavender bags can be made as simply or as fancy as you like, and they are useful as well as beautiful, as you can keep them with your clothes to keep them moth-free and smelling sweet. You can also adapt this pattern to make lavender shoe bags from socks! But for making a plain and simple lavender bag, see the instructions below: You can make the bags from any fabric but the thinner and prettier the better, thinner because then the delicious aroma comes through more easily and prettier, well, because then it looks nicer! You might spot a blouse or shirt in a charity shop that you can cut up to use the fabric, or you can buy short lengths from fabric sellers online. You'll only use small pieces so you shouldn't have to spend much money. To make one bag, you will need: - 2 pieces of fabric, each measuring 15cm x 11cm - Needle and thread, or sewing machine - Pinking shears (saves you hemming the edges of the fabric) - A decent handful of dried lavender - Plain uncooked rice (buy the cheapest you can) - Scraps of lace, ribbon, other material etc to decorate if wanted - A funnel (a plastic cooking one will do) Decorate the pieces of fabric by sewing on ribbon, lace etc - if your fabric is sufficiently pretty, you may not need extra decoration. Trim about 1cm off each piece of fabric on each side with the pinking shears to stop the edges fraying. Place the two pieces of fabric pattern side together and sew together along 3 sides, placing the seam about 1cm in from each edge. Sew up half the remaining side and then turn the bag right side out. http://youtu.be/i4lx5eZOaww http://youtu.be/MAZiIPouvbY