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Herbed Dream Pillows
by Spirit Online
Printed with permission
skill level: medium
cost:
$5-$20
craft time: 45 minutes
DO NOT ingest herbs or oils.
piece of plain or muslin cloth
piece of fancy cloth or of a
material you can decorate
your choice of herbs and oils (look
below)
eyedropper
wooden or glass bowl
wooden spoon
(Never mix herbs
and oils with or in anything metal.)
Cut out two pieces of muslin or
plain cloth 12" x 8", these will hold the herbs.
Place the wrong sides of the
material (if there are any) together.
With a 3/4-inch seam allowance stitch
the two 8" sides and one of the 12" sides.
Three sides of the fabric should
be sown.
Turn this little bag inside out so the seams are now on the
inside.
This is the "inner pillow" in which you will put your herbal
mixture.
Using the fancier material cut two more pieces of material 12" x
8".
Stitch them the same as the "inner pillow" except sew only with a 3/8"
seam allowance.
As with the inner pillow, turn it so the seams are on the
inside.
If you wish embroider it in any design or decorate it with fabric
paints, do it now.
If you plan to make this cover removable for washing, turn
down a small hem on the open end and attach small Velcro disks or snaps to keep
it closed.
In a large wooden or glass bowl, mix together the herbs you have
chosen with a wooden spoon.
This is done gently, like tossing a
salad.
With the eyedropper, add the chosen oils to the herbs.
Use no more
than a total of 5-6 drops at a time until you reach the strength you desire.
Remember what smells nice standing over the bowl may well be too strong when you
sleep on the pillow, use restraint.
Fill your "inner pillow" with the herbal
mixture.
Don't pack it full or it will be uncomfortable to sleep on. Leave it
a little flat.
Turn in a little of the open end so the raw edges are inside,
then sew this end shut.
Slide this inside your decorated cover, attach the
fasteners, and you are ready for sweet dreams.
Oils
Bergamot: (not the mint
kind) soothes the nerves, gives relaxing sleep.
Hyacinth:
stops nightmares.
Jasmine: helps increase psychic dreams,
lifts depression, quiets the nerves; is calming.
Lavender:
relaxing deep sleep.
Lilac: recalling past lives.
Mimosa: prophetic dreams; getting to the truth; making
decisions.
Herbs
Angelica :
prophetic dreams and visions.
Anise: use just a little to
repel nightmares.
Bay Laurel: inspiration;
repels negativity.
Cedar: helps to repel bad dreams.
Cloves: use just a tiny amount because of the strong odor.
Retrieving buried memories.
Hops: restful sleep and
healing.
Marjoram: relieves depression.
Mugwort: visions and prophetic dreams.
Mullein: repels bad dreams.
Rosemary:
use just a little as it is very strongly scented. Avoid nightmares and
headaches.
St. Johns Wort: banishes spirits.
Valerian: deep rest. Some cats love this herb as much as
catnip so keep it out of their reach! (Valerian is the root used to make valium,
keep this out children's reach.)
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