Time for nice smellies again

[Mandy]

I know a lot of you do this too around this time of the year. Simmer sliced orange with cinnamon sticks, and water. Or, sliced apple with cinnamon sticks with water. (smells like you baking apple pie)

Do you know other ingredients to make nice scents?

[Chandra Amaya]

well it isn't as nice of a scent, but a great idea I think.
We found it more cost effective to have a fake tree. I paid $150 for it once and have had it for 4 years and will have it many more to come. A real tree has become harder to find, more expensive and just a pain to fight the crowds to buy. However, my husband misses the fresh pine smell. I searched for several years for a true pine tree scent. I had found alot of the fake "pine car airfreshener" smell, but a true pine was hard to find.
I FINALLY found it! Last year at bath and body works. They have a true pine smell. We bought the oil. It comes in candles, oils, and air freshener fans called "wallflowers". It is a wonderful true pine smell for anyone who misses it.

[katepoet]

That's great! We found that the mold, etc on real trees makes us ill so we use a tree sealant - you can get them from catalogs or websites that supply things for folks with allergies.

[Mandy]

Originally Posted by katepoet

That's great! We found that the mold, etc on real trees makes us ill so we use a tree sealant - you can get them from catalogs or websites that supply things for folks with allergies.

Mold on trees? does it grow on Christmas trees? excuse my ignorence, but ive never head of it

[rivermom]

Originally Posted by Mandy

Mold on trees? does it grow on Christmas trees? excuse my ignorence, but ive never head of it

Sorry to say but yes. They recommend only having a live tree in the home for a couple days. (That doesn't even give one time to decorate the darn thing. What a waste!! LOL)

So if the family doesn't wanna suffer from mold they can bring in the good old fake one's. (That's as long as they don't suffer from dust allergies. ha haaa)

[Mandy]

Originally Posted by rivermom

Sorry to say but yes. They recommend only having a live tree in the home for a couple days. (That doesn't even give one time to decorate the darn thing. What a waste!! LOL)

So if the family doesn't wanna suffer from mold they can bring in the good old fake one's. (That's as long as they don't suffer from dust allergies. ha haaa)

WOW... we learn something new everyday - ive had fake ones for years now, because the real ones drop needles so fast, and was thinking of getting a real one again this year, but changed my mind now LOL

[rivermom]

Originally Posted by Mandy

I know a lot of you do this too around this time of the year. Simmer sliced orange with cinnamon sticks, and water. Or, sliced apple with cinnamon sticks with water. (smells like you baking apple pie)

Do you know other ingredients to make nice scents?

That sounds wonderful Mandy! I don't have any great recipes for such...I just light candles or spray something from a can.

[Mandy]

Originally Posted by rivermom

That sounds wonderful Mandy! I don't have any great recipes for such...I just light candles or spray something from a can.

Ahhhh you gotta try the apple cinnamon... it's lovelylovely

[rivermom]

Originally Posted by Mandy

Ahhhh you gotta try the apple cinnamon... it's lovelylovely

MMMMMMMMmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmMMMMMMM

[highlans]

Originally Posted by Mandy

I know a lot of you do this too around this time of the year. Simmer sliced orange with cinnamon sticks, and water. Or, sliced apple with cinnamon sticks with water. (smells like you baking apple pie)

Do you know other ingredients to make nice scents?

Or simmer a nice bottle of Gluevine (sp)

[Mandy]

Originally Posted by highlans

Or simmer a nice bottle of Gluevine (sp)

WOOOOOOOOOOHOOOOOOOO lets go girl

[katepoet]

What, if I may be so bold as to inquire, is gluevine??

[rivermom]

Originally Posted by highlans

Or simmer a nice bottle of Gluevine (sp)

Just gotta know...what is this stuff? The words "simmer" and "nice bottle of" get me everytime.

[Mandy]

Gluhwine is a German wine that we heat up in winter to drink, after working in the cold, people like to come in, and have a glass of it, also when we go for winter walks we take a flask filled.
On winter days/evenings it's a nice drink.

[highlans]

Originally Posted by Mandy

Gluhwine is a German wine that we heat up in winter to drink, after working in the cold, people like to come in, and have a glass of it, also when we go for winter walks we take a flask filled.
On winter days/evenings it's a nice drink.

We first tried Gluhwine when living in germany and loved it, when we moved back to uk had to have the herb bags sent over and tried to make it myself never tasted the same. Thankfully now I can buy it bottled here. Its been a little cold here today so have just opened a bottle ready for my family to come home from work.