Victorian Sachet

O.K. So you have made your own handmade paper (or bought some at the store) and are tired of making the usual note cards and bookmarkers. You long for something special and different. These sachets, which I saw in an expensive catalog, were originally made of linen. Now they have been adapted for paper. They can make a wonderful gift by itself, or in a gift basket filled with note cards or candles that you have also made.

Materials:

• A sheet of handmade paper
• Cinnamon stick
• Hook-and-loop tape (Velcro’s generic term- found in craft stores and department stores’ craft sections)
• Twine
• Dried berries, seed pods, sticks, lace, or anything else you have on hand and wish to embellish the sachet with
• Dried granular fragrance used in simmering potpourri pots
• Hot glue
• Fancy scissors (optional)

Procedure:

1. Make a pattern as pictured above: 8 ½”x 4 ¼” with 3 ¼” between the base and first fold line, and 3 ¼” between the first fold line and second fold line.
2. Trace the pattern on the paper and cut it out with either regular scissors or fancy scissors.
3. Fold the paper following the fold lines on the pattern and glue the sides of the paper together, forming a pocket.
4. Fold the flap over the pocket. Cut the hook-and-loop tape to approximately ½”. Glue one side of the tape to the flap, and the other to the outside of the pocket, ensuring that they make good contact. This will make it easy to refill the sachet.
5. Embellish the sachet as desired. Just make sure you lay out the ornaments before gluing to make sure that you will be happy with the result. The example above is simply decorated with a twine-wrapped twig and dried berries.
6. Tie a length of twine to each end of the cinnamon stick.
7. Fill the sachet with the dried fragrance granules, insert the cinnamon stick under the flap and close.

If you do not see the table at the left, please click here.