Did anyone ever get the recipe for the gel looking, cookie cutter shaped air fresheners being sold at craft fairs for 4.95 each with rope tied through top for hanging? I would like to make my own instead of buying and looking for them elsewhere. Hard to find.
What You Need: 2 c distilled water Essential oil/fragrance 4 pkg unflavored gelatin Empty jar(s) Food coloring (optional)
Here's How:
Heat 1 cup of distilled water to boiling. Stir in 4 packages of unflavored gelatin (e.g., Knox) until dissolved. Remove the mixture from heat and stir in the other 1 cup water. Add 10-20 drops of essential oil or other concentrated fragrance. If desired, add food coloring to tint your gel.
You may also wish to add a mold inhibitor, such as 1-2 T salt OR a small amount of potassium sorbate OR a splash of vodka.
Pour the gel into clean baby food jars or other small, decorative containers. The gel will set at room temperature, although you can place the air fresheners in the refrigerator for a quick set (and scented fridge).
Decorate your jars as desired and enjoy!
Tips:
This project requires heat, so adult supervision is required.
Feel free to scale the recipe up or down to make the amount of gel you need (e.g., 1 cup water to 2 pkg gelatin).
If you wish, you can (carefully) dissolve gelatin in concentrated liquid potpourri (no other ingredients needed) to make your air fresheners. Use a ratio of 1 cup liquid to 2 packages gelatin.
You can make multicolored gels by pouring a new color over one which has already set up (like making a layered gelatin dessert).
You can get cute jars for about $0.44 at Wal-Mart in the craft department.
I simply take a fabric softener sheet and attach it to a vent in the car. My car always stays fresh smelling! Even my trucker husband does the same thing in his truck!
I found some templates at a craft site they were hard like cardboard, but were made of some type of white paper bound together and you then put your own scent on them. I just wish I could remember where it was I ordered from.
Hi everyone. Just a little tidbit of info for all. I'm one of those crafters who make and sell those aroma beads. I just wanted to let you know that by the time you order the product, pay shipping. make the beads and package them 4.95 is a steal, but if you want a discount what would be better is to ask the seller for one if you buy say 3 and have a few friends go in on it.
I love this site and I love saving money, but some things its just easier to buy and by the way it costs about 2.75 for each auto air freshener to make and then the person has to pay for the booth. I go to festivals and sell my wares, and by the time I come home I paid for the day. A lot of us do it because we like to.
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Request: Make Your Own Car Air Freshener
Archived on 05/07/2008
Poke holes in the top of an empty mint tin, fill it with potpourri or cotton balls with potpourri oil and put it under your car seat to use as an air freshener.
Source: My own idea
By Mom of 1 from Wilkesboro, NC
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RE: Make Your Own Car Air Freshener
That's a good idea! I cut the toe out of an old pair of nylons and filled it with coffee beans/grounds (and tied a knot in the end after filling) to make an air freshener a few weeks ago. I have it placed right under the vent-- it smells so yummy! (02/21/2008)
I purchased a homemade car air freshener at a craft show and am wondering if anyone has the recipe. It was semi-hard, but looked like it was made from some kind of gel, hanging on a string, and cut with a cookie cutter.
April
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RE: Make Your Own Car Air Freshener
Hi April. I'm not sure if this is exactly what you are looking for, but it is similar. Perhaps instead of pouring gel mix into jars you could pour it into a lined baking tray and cut out with cookie cutters once hardened. I got the recipe from real food 4 real people ezine.
Room Fragrance Gel Jars
1 16 oz. bottle liquid potpourri in the fragrance of your choice
4 envelopes unflavored gelatin (there are 4 envelopes in 1 pkg. Knox
gelatin)
2 Tbls. Salt
Small jars of your choice ( 1/2 pint Mason jars or baby food jars work well).
Wash jars (in a dishwasher if possible) before using them. Heat some water to boiling and pour into jars to scald them. Carefully empty the water out and allow jars to dry. (This step, as well as the salt, keeps the gel from developing mold). Pour 8 oz potpourri into a pan and bring to full boil. Stir in 2 Tbls. salt. Remove from heat and stir in gelatin. Stir for at least two minutes until gelatin is completely dissolved. You must stir for two or more minutes. You will think gelatin is dissolved before this, but trust me, it is not. Stir in remaining liquid potpourri. Stir really well. Carefully pour the mixture into your clean jars. Loosely cap the jars and put aside in a cool place to gel. They should gel overnight in a cool place. You could put in refrigerator, but not really necessary. For the tops of the jars, cut lace or thin fabric two inches larger in diameter than the top of the jar. When mixture has gelled, put metal lid on jar, cover with lace or fabric, secure with a rubber band, screw jar ring on. Attach label and bow if desired. To use, remove jar ring and fabric. Place metal lid aside, replace fabric and jar ring and enjoy. Enjoy many hours of fragrance in your house or in your car. (04/21/2004)
By Sue (Cape Town, South Africa)
RE: Make Your Own Car Air Freshener
place your favorite fabric softener dryer sheets under the seats of your car - the smell lasts for days!!! (03/01/2006)
By kelly
RE: Make Your Own Car Air Freshener
Hi,
The place you are looking for is candlesandsupplies.com. The have what they call aroma beads that they scent, dye, and pour into a cookie cutter and bake. It looks like gel but it is hard. I have never made them but they sound fun. Hope this helps. (10/31/2006)
By Tina
RE: Make Your Own Car Air Freshener
Fragrance oil in tap water put on carpet. ( (09/11/2007)
By Chase
RE: Make Your Own Car Air Freshener
Car Potpourri
4 oz Celluse Fiber
Essential Oil or Fragrance oil scent to your liking.
3x5 cloth bag.
Mix celluse fiber and scent pour into bag. (10/30/2007)
I am allergic to a lot, and with my pregnancy, smells drive me crazy-- even ones that make life a bit more pleasant; like air fresheners in cars, which I don't normally smell but are needed due to occasional trips with the dog. My husband filled a tightly woven bouquet garni bag with baking soda and hung it from the rearview mirror. I am not overwhelmed with smell now, and the baking soda keeps things fresh!
Alouette
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RE: Make your own car air freshener
You can also place a dryer sheet in the car for an instant air freshener...or in a windowsill in the house, or on a heat vent, for that matter! Clip one to the front of a fan and turn it on for quick room freshening! (06/14/2002)
