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DIY Essential Oil Diffuser Ornaments

With just a few basic ingredients, make some lovely homemade Christmas ornaments that double as essential oil diffusers! So they are not only beautiful ornaments, a fun project for you and the kids, but they also give off aromatic benefits!
Author: wilsonfamilyhomestead

Materials

  • 3/4 cup water
  • 1 cup baking soda
  • 1/2 cup arrowroot powder or cornstarch

Instructions

  • Heat the water, baking soda and corn starch in a pot over medium heat.
  • Keep stirring it while on the burner until it forms into a ball.
  • Set it in a bowl to cool and lay a cold damp towel over the bowl.
  • Roll it out into about 1/2" thickness.
  • Use a cookie cutter or knife to cut the dough into shapes.
  • Bake at 175 degrees for about an hour.
  • Allow them to cool, and then sprinkle them with essential oils.

Hanging them

  • Method one: Poke a small hole in the top with a pencil, a nail, an awl, whatever ya got, and put a little string through the hole.
  • Method two: If poking a hole seems scary, you can also use this second method! This is mainly for if you've cut the dough into star-shaped ornaments. But you can wrap some string around them in an X shape. Secure in the back and then tie a small loop at the top, to hang on the tree.