Sweet-and-Spicy Rose Potpourri

To give your potpourri as a gift,
place it in a romantic container.

• 2 cups of dried cedar tips
• 4 cups of dried pink and red rose petals
• Twelve 1-inch cinnamon sticks
• 1/2 cup of whole cloves
• 1 cup of star anise
• 1 cup of hemlock cones
• 1/2 cup of juniper berries
• 1/4 ounce of rose oil
• 1/4 ounce of cinnamon oil

1. Mix all ingredients except the oils in a large glass or plastic bowl. Apply the oils to several hemlock cones, using a dropper. Mix the potpourri again.

2. Place the mixture in an airtight container and allow it to cure for two to three weeks.