Ever Blooming Potpourri DIY ~ Scentsy

This Tutorial for Ever Blooming Potpourri is a variation of Wax Preserving Flowers / A Modern Version of Potpourri done with Scentsy Wax providing them with a long lasting scent as well! 

What You Need: 

 ~ Scentsy Wax 

~ Tea Light Candles / Paraffin Wax

~ Fresh Flowers
~ String
~ Clothes Pins
~ Parchment Paper 

~ An Oven 

~ Large Boiling Pot 

~ Mason Jar (8oz works best)

How To:

 You are going to want to begin by prepping your flowers & work station. 

Step 1. Begin by cutting your flowers however you would like for them to be preserved. 

Step 2. Hang a string as a drying station. Lay a piece of parchment paper under it to catch any drips (I tied my string from the cupboard handles - you can see my drying station in a later image if you scroll down to the bottom of this Post)

Step 3. Start filling your large boiling pot 1/2 way up with water. Place in your Mason Jar(s) being careful not to get any of the water inside.
Step 4. Remove the metal casing & wick from your Tea Light Candles and break them into small chunks, then place them into the Mason Jar(s). I melted down 10 as a reference but be sure to melt enough to fill your Mason Jar 3/4 full!  If you were not aware this method is referred to as double boiling. As Shown in Images 1&2.
Step 5. Add in 3 - 4 Squares of Scentsy Wax (depending on the strength of scent you would like your Potpourri to have!
I used both Cinnimon Bear (which is a deep red colour which stayed quite red once melted & I used on the Red Flowers) & French Lavender (a pale purple - which melted down to clear which I used for the white / green flowers).
Once your Wax is COMPLETELY melted!
Step 6. Begin dipping in your flowers holding them gently at the stem dip down into the Wax & straight back up - be sure to let all excess wax drip off back into the Mason Jar. Seen in Images 5&6.
Step 7. If necessary - use your fingers to gently pull open the petals as shown in Image 7&8 All of the ones I dipped held up quite well in the Wax - I don't love the way the large petaled daisies turned out but you can't win them all! I personally found the berries the most satisfying to dunk!
Step 8. Using your clothes pin(s) clip them to your drying station as shown in Image 9.
Once The First Wax coat on the Flowers is COMPLETELY dried!
Step 9. Repeat Step 6 with the Stem portion of the flower you had previously been holding on to - ensuring that it has been 100% covered in wax! Lay them down carefully onto parchment paper to continue drying.

Arrange your Flowers into a Vase / Dish
  ...in all their Ever Blooming Scentsy Scented Glory!
#NotYourGrandmasPotpourri

Before I go I wanted to share just a bit about Scentsy! The waxes are warmed in a diffuser to room temperature allowing the scent to last longer. & hardens very quickly once shut off, which means you will not burn yourself if it ever where to spill! Scentsy is pet and child safe as well. Scentsy has just released their holiday collection as well & these products are available for a limited time! Don’t delay in getting something you've wanted before it's be gone.

Scentsy offers 84 scents available in waxes, scent circles for the car, children's buddies, room sprays, warmers, diffusers, & essential oils!

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