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How to Hang Dried French Lavender

Lavender has long been used in a variety of ways. People use its essential oils as perfume, to scent potpourri, in bath salts and for homeopathic medicine. Lavender grown in the garden is supposed to repel unwanted insects and bring luck while dried French lavender brings a sweet, subtle aroma and a splash of color to any décor. Dried French lavender is essential to Country French décor. Some set it in vases or bundles on windowsills while others hang dried bundles on their walls. It can be purely for decoration or gently crumbled and used for cooking. Ways for hanging dried French lavender are as varied as the people who use it in their homes.

Things You'll Need

  • Ribbons
  • Rubber bands
  • Canvas drawstring bag
  • Wall hooks
  • Screws
  • Electric screwdriver
  • Twine
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Instructions

    • 1

      Choose lavender sprigs with long stems. They hold together better than shorter stems and you can fit more sprigs in a bundle that way. Gather the sprigs together in your hand and tap the bottoms of the stems until they are even.

    • 2

      Wrap a rubber band around the stems about midway up. Cut a piece of ribbon about 10 inches long and tie it in a bow around the sprigs, hiding the rubber band. Cut a piece of twine and tie it in a double-knot just above the rubber band, leaving the ends loose.

    • 3

      Gently put the heads of your lavender into a small canvas bag and pull the drawstrings tight. Hang this satchel in your closet by the long twine ends to scent your clothing. The bag prevents fallen lavender buds from getting all over your floor.

    • 4

      Decorate your home with lavender bundles. Bundle and tie them as in steps 1 and 2, leaving off the canvas bag. Loop the ends of the twine over a curtain rod, right between the curtains, and tie them tight.

    • 5

      Screw some wall hooks into your wall, using small wall hooks so you can stagger them or screw them in a straight line. Tie the ends of the twine on each lavender bundle together in a bow and hang one lavender bundle from each hook.