how to make
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AROMA ROCKS HOME FRAGRANCE
Tired of the same old air fresheners? Here’s a
great idea to try...something new, colorful and
easy! Crystal aroma rocks are pretty for your
home and work great with our fragrances that you
love so much. They can also be “refreshed” with
our scents as needed.
Read below for more
information.
Be sure to cover your work area with newspapers, plastic
table cloth or paper towels. You will be using a lot of liquid
color so it might get a little messy.
Open the jar of aroma rocks and size up the natural pieces of
rocks. Depending on your container, decide how many rocks
will fit and place the rest back in the jar for another use. Now
split them into groups depending on how many colors you
would like to use. We did three colors and got about 2-3 rocks
per color to fit in our glass container. Follow the below
instructions for each group/color.
Rinse and Dry: Quickly rinse the crystals just to remove the
powder residue. Pat dry or dry on a paper towel for about 15
minutes. Your rocks should look a little clearer after this step.
Fragrance and Dry: Take your first group of crystals and
place in a zipper style bag (remember only for your first color,
so in our case we put 3 rock crystals in our bag). Add about
6 drops of fragrance onto each rock in the bag. Seal the bag
and gently rub the outside of the bag in circular motions to
help coat the rocks evenly with fragrance. Be careful not to
do it too hard or you may rip the bag. Now take them out of
the bag with a spoon and place on several layers of paper
towels or even on a disposable plate to dry. Allow to dry for
about 15 minutes. Don’t discard the bag.
Color: Using a spoon, place the fragranced crystals back into
the same zipper bag. If they are a little damp, that’s okay,
just make sure they aren’t “wet” or the color might not stick
as well. Pick your first color and add about 6 drops of color
onto each rock in the bag. Seal the bag and rub again to help
evenly distribute the color into all the natural crevices of the
sides of the rock. To help the color seep in, leave these rocks
in the bag for an hour or more if you have the time.
Final Dry: If your area is not covered with a plastic table
cloth you might want to put down a piece of wax paper, paper
plates or plastic wrap first. Now layer several paper towels
over the protective area. Remove the colored fragranced
crystals with a spoon and place on paper towels to dry
overnight.
Decorate and Finish: While all your colors are done and
drying, why not decorate your container with ribbons or
stickers!
Once your crystals are dried, spoon them
individually into your container, arranging them in a unique
way. Find a nice place in your home, away from traffic or
anywhere it might get knocked over and set your aroma rock
crystals there!
Refreshing: If you would like to add more scent as time goes
by you can either place the rocks back into a zipper bag and
repeat the fragrance step or add a few drops right from the
fragrance bottle into the crystal container.