Fairy Garden Fragrances

February 20, 2007

Fairy Garden Fragrances An excerpt from the wonderful book "Fairy Garden Fragrances" by Linda Gannon Creating the Enchanted Mixtures The secret to creating a luscious mixture is to blend a harmonious perfume from several different aromas. So begin the process of creating blends by choosing flowers and herbs with scents that you like. 1. Select and Mix the Flowers and Herbs 2. Combine Essential Oils with a Fixative (a fragrance preservative) before adding them to the flower mixture. In a large glass jar or earthenware crock add your base oil to the fixative 15 to 20 drops, then other oils 1 drop at a time until you have exactly the scent you desire. 30 to 35 drops of oil to the fixative. Enough to generously perfume 6 cups of mixture. Cover shake gently and let the oils and fixative blend 2 to 3 days before using. Pour the flowers and herbs into the container with your essential oils/fixative mixture. Now it's time to add any dried berries, fruits, nuts, pods, pinecones, woods and vines that will give your potpourri texture, as well as charm. Once satisfied that your mixture is irresistible, cover your crock or jar, gently invert several times to mix, then allow to 'cure' for about four weeks. Here are couple of Mixes: Pan's Song Dried flowers and Herbs 3 cups pink rosebuds 1 cup lavender flowers 1/2 cup thyme blossoms 1/2 cup lemon verbena leaves Essential Oils 15 drops rose oil 15 drops hyacinth oil Fixative 1/4 cup mixed ground cinnamon and ground cloves Finishing Touches 1/2 cup cockooflowers 1/4 cup gold star and moon confetti 1/4 cup gold glitter Wrap up the mixture with a opulent scarlet ribbon, a magic wand, or Pan's wooden flute, and give to your favorite fairy princess. Midsummer Night's Dream Dried Flowers and Herbs 2 cups red rosebuds 1 cup grape hyacinth flowers 1 cup sweet pea blossoms 1/2 cup lavender flowers 1/2 cup lemon verbena leaves 1/2 cup mint leaves Essential Oils 20 drops tuberose oil 8 drops bergamot oil 4 drops lemon verbena oil Fixative 1/4 cup mixed ground cinnamon and ground cloves Finishing Touches 1/4 cup pressed and gilded pansy flowers 1/4 cup blue star confetti Wrap with a beautiful blue-violet satin ribbon. Accompanied by a box of chocolates or a bottle of good red wine, celebrate the glory of a summer night with someone you love! The Wedding of Titania and Oberon Dried Flowers and Herbs 3 cups white rosebuds 1 cup jasmine flowers 1 cup lemon verbena leaves 1/2 cup lavender flowers Essential Oils 20 drops rose oil 5 drops jasmine oil 10 drops hyacinth oil Fixative 1/4 cup mixed ground cinnamon and ground cloves Finishing Touches 1/2 cup lily-of-the-valley flowers 1/2 cup forget-me-not flowers 1/4 cup silver glitter Wrap in an ivory satin box or silk scarf with sumptuous silver ribbon and a sprig of lily-of-the-valley. Combined with a book of Shakespearean love sonnets and a bottle of champagne, this makes an exquisite wedding or handfasting gift. Dance of The Morning Nymphs Dried Flowers and Herbs 2 cups yellow rosebuds 2 cups lemon verbena leaves 1 cup lavender flowers 1/2 cup bergamot mint leaves Essential Oils 20 drops lemon verbena oil 10 drops rose oil 5 drops lavender oil Fixative 1/4 cup ground calamus root Textured Elements 1/4 cup green cardamom pods Finishing Touches 1/2 cup primrose blossoms 1/2 cup wood sorrel blossoms 1/4 cup gold star confetti Package the blend in a small cut-crystal bowl tied up with opulent lemon yellow or pale green French ribbon. Glorious. Faerie Fire Oil from Celebrate the Seasons by Laurie Cabot Ingredients: 1 garnet, crushed 1 dram dragon's blood oil coriander seeds 1 dram almond oil Warm over low heat Faerie Flower Oil from Celebrate the Seasons by Laurie Cabot Ingredients: 1 dram elderflower oil 1 dram lavender oil dried rosebuds mix and warm. Bottle. Fey Flower Incense unknown source Ingredients - 1 oz. each of: Feverfew Vervain Tansy Mugwort Mistletoe leaf and berries Elecampane Root Hellebore Hawthorn berries and flowers Juniper Berries Broom Flowers Red Rose petals Rose Hips Vetivert Oakmoss Mix together and then add 1 oz. Benzoin 1 oz. Frankincense 1/3 oz. Valerian Root 20-30 drops Rose Oil (or Labdanum, Oakmoss or Amber) Use to call and work with the fey. Sprite Music Oil unknown source Ingredients: 10 drops rose or carnation 8 drops violet 8 drops sandalwood Mix and wear in doing Faery magic. Fairy Ring Incense www.moonscents.com/incens.html Ingredients - equal parts of: Elderflower Lavender Musk Lilac Frankincense Myrrh Mix thoroughly. Draw in Fairy Energy, Light. Use to call and work with the fey. Faerie Spirit Oil source unknown Ingredients: 6 drops oakmoss 4 drops rosemary 3 drops cypress 2 drops patchouli Mix well. Use during Faery magick. Friendly Nature Spirit Oil source unknowns Ingredients: Equal parts of: lime carnation gardenia wintergreen Mix well. Use during Faery magick. Faery Love Incense by Morgaine Windrider; 16 January 1995; http://members.tripod.com/~Marewindrider/faeryloveincense.htm Ingredients: 2 tsp. Mullien 2 tsp. Ginger Root 2 tsp. Cinnamon 2 tsp. Rosemary 2 tsp. False Unicorn Root 2 tsp. Cinquefoil 2 tsp. Thyme 2 tsp. Lavender 1/4 tsp. High John Oil small piece Rose Quartz small piece Black Tourmaline small piece Tiger's Eye small piece Amethyst Prepare all powdered ingredients and deep separate until ready to mix. Recite spell to charge each ingredient as you mix them one by one in order: "Mullien for courage and love. Catnip for happiness. Lavender for peace and harmony. Cinquefoil for wisdom. Rosemary for the strength to use it. Thyme to heal the spirit. Cinnamon for success and protection. False Unicorn and Tiger's Eye to see the truth and the courage to use it. Rose Quartz and Amethyst for love and healing. Black Tourmaline to absorb and dispel negativity. High John to seal success, and guard against all excess. In no way will this spell reverse, or place upon us any curse. By the power of the Sun and Moon, with the Blessings of the Goddess and the God, and the Faeries who have touched us. I charge thee with peace and love and protection. Blessed Be! So mote it be!" Mix thoroughly. Burn as Incense or carry in a bag as a Faery Charm. Very Faery Incense unknown source Ingredients: 2 tb. dry Tangerine Peel 1 tb. Anise Seed 1 tsp. Thyme 1 tsp. Ginger 1 tsp. Cinnamon 1 tsp. Strawberry Extract dried petals of 1 Pink Rose Mix thoroughly and use during rituals or spell work to invoke the "little people" and natural spirits. Pan Incense from The Witches' God by Janet & Stewart Farrar Ingredients: 4 oz. Dittany of Crete 1 Vanilla Bean 2 oz. Benzoin Gum 1 oz. Sandalwood 1/2 oz. Pine Needles 6 goat hairs Not only does this work in rituals honoring Pan, but it also is useful in any rituals that are done to call or work with any nature spirits. Break up the Dittany of Crete flowers with your fingers, powder the vanilla, and mix all the ingredients throughly. This is also known as "Piper at the Gates of Dawn" incense. Dittany of Crete, incedentally, is an excellent herb for stews and casseroles, and for cleaning the remnants of infection, such as common cold, out of the system. Nature-Spirit Attracting Oil source unknown Ingredients: 1/2 dram carnation oil 1/2 dram gardenia oil Mix well. Wild Woodland Elves Incense unknown source Ingredients: 2 pinches Cedarwood 1 pinch Juniper Berry 1/4 pinch Saffron 5 small pieces Copal Resin 3 drops Dragon's Blood Oil 3 drops Patchouli Oil Burn on a charcoal briquette to call Wild Woodland Elves. Faerie Enchantment Oil source unknown Ingredients: 10 drops rose 5 drops thyme 1 drop evening primrose oil Faerie Magick Oil from Embracing the Moon by Jasmine Galenorn Ingredients: 1/4 oz. almond oil 11 drops violet 10 drops gardenia 7 drops lemon grass 7 drops lemon 7 drops rose geranium 7 drops jasmine 7 drops ylang ylang 5 drops lavender jasmine flowers violet flowers peridot moonstone Useful for working with Faery Magick. Wear it on Midsummer's Eve to increase chances of Faery encounters. Faerie Flame and Fire Oil from Embracing the Moon by Jasmine Galenorn Ingredients: 1/4 oz. almond oil 12 drops peach oil 5 drops ylang ylang 4 drops new-mown hay oil 4 drops dark musk 2 drops chamomile 2 drops poppy oil 2 drops dragons blood oil chamomile flowers oatstraw peridot garnet Useful in contacting Faeries connected with the Fire element: Will o' the wisps, Flame Dancers. Gnome's Cap Oil from Embracing the Moon by Jasmine Galenorn Ingredients: 1/4 oz. almond oil 10 drops cypress e.o. 5 drops lilac oil 25 drops Siberian fir oil 10 drops dark musk oil 2 drops narcissus oil cedarwood fir needles tiger's eye Useful in contacting Faeries connected with the Earth element: Gnomes, Dwarfs, etc. Gossamer Wings Oil from Embracing the Moon by Jasmine Galenorn Ingredients: 1/4 oz. almond oil 12 drops violet oil 20 drops lavender oil 10 drops lemon oil 5 drops cajeput oil lavender buds clear quartz Useful for contacting Faeries connected with the Air element: Sylphs, Elves, etc. Siren Song Oil from Embracing the Moon by Jasmine Galenorn Ingredients: 1/4 oz. almond oil 4 drops lavender 15 drops camphor oil 3 drops lemon 3 drops primrose oil 3 drops rose geranium geranium petals rose buds iolite amethyst Useful in contacting Faeries connected with the Water element: Undines, Naiads, Sirens, etc. Mists and Shadows Oil from Embracing the Moon by Jasmine Galenorn Ingredients: 1/4 oz. olive oil 4 drops heather oil 3 drops lemon oil 4 drops lilac oil 5 drops rose oil 10 drops Faery Magick oil (above) 10 drops Green Forest oil 5 drops Siberian fir oil 2 drops honeysuckle oil 2 drops dark musk oil oatstraw oakmoss peridot amethyst Use this oil when working in the space between the Faery Kingdom and our realm. Flower Faerie's Fancy Oil from Embracing the Moon by Jasmine Galenorn Ingredients: 4 parts Rose 1 part Jasmine 2 parts Clary Sage Use this spell to charge it: "Grant me your favors, Fair Ones I pray/ your tales I shall tell, your songs I shall play! With harm to none, no secrets betray/ Lend me the might of your talents today/ So Mote It Be!" To enhance beauty and musical/artistic skill; beware of its enchantment! Faery Dream Pillow Cut out two 6" circles or squares of soft fabric such as velvet, velveteen, satin or silk, sew around three sides of the square or 3/4 of the circle with white or silver thread. Mix in an china bowl: Rose Petals (two parts) Lemon Balm (two parts) Clover (one part) Mint (one part) Lavender (one part ) Milkweed pod silky tassels (2 parts) Turn the pillow inside out so that the seams don't show, stuff the pillow with the herb mixture. Sew up the end so that the herbs stay in the pillow. You can then decorate the pillow if you want with lace, silk, or embroider with designs, etc. Take this pillow to bed with you at night and put it under your pillow. This not only smells great but will help you to have dreams of the fey. NOTE: After six months these pillows may lose their "fresh" scent. You can reuse them by emptying out the old contents and refilling them with new herbs

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