Large Scale Bath Bag Blend Wedding Favor - Bath Blend of the Month

Bath bags make a scented gift that is good not only for the bath but also as a sachet or aromatherapy item.  Need a gift for those at work, or even a party favor for a special event or wedding this is a perfect recipe. This recipe is very large making 1,100 -- 1/2 cup bath bags (or about 550 cups of bath bag blend.)  You can make half  or 1/4 of the recipe instead if your need is not this large.

Large Scale Bath Bag Blend

• 25 pounds (300 cups) lavender
• 6 pounds (96 cups) lemon verbena
• 7 pounds (84 cups) chamomile
• 2 pounds (32 cups) valerian root
• 2 pounds (24 cups) marjoram
• 1 pound (16 cups) linden blossoms

Mix all ingredients together adding valerian a bit at a time to get it mixed in thoroughly.

Measure 1/2 cup into cotton muslin bags and attach a label with use instructions.  

To Use:You can either toss the bag into the water or hang it from the bath spout under the running water. Allow the bag to soak for several minutes before adding cold water to adjust to your preferred temperature. Then, get in and enjoy! It really is that simple.

Herbal Wedding Ideas

An herbal wedding is wonderful at any time of the year, but with June wedding season just around the corner, now is the time to begin working on a unique and memorable experience for the bride and groom, the family, and all the guests using herbs. If there's a wedding in your future—or any other celebration, for that matter—it will be a special delight if it's rich in herbs.

Of course, if the wedding to occur sooner, everything is probably already settled, and the most you can do is to tuck rosemary into the bride's bouquet and add some sprigs of lavender and mint to the bridesmaids' flowers. But if you have some time for planning, think about the many ways that herbs can be used as a delightful wedding theme.

Romantic Herbs

We treasure herbs because of the special meanings they have acquired. Here are a dozen herbs that brides over the centuries have included in their weddings, with the loving messages they convey.

• Apple blossom - We choose each other.
• Burnet – a merry heart
• Borage - We have courage for the road ahead.

  
• Calendula - health and joy
• Clover (four-leaf) - Good luck to us!
• Dill - good spirits
• Daisy - We are full of hope.
• Ivy - We will be faithful, clinging only to each other.
• Lamb’s ear - support
• Lavender - We are devoted to each other.
• Lemon balm - We will comfort each other, whatever comes.
• Lemon verbena - unity
• Marjoram - What a joyful day!
• Mint - warmth of feeling, virtue
• Mustard seed - We have faith in our future.
• Oregano - joy and happiness
• Rose (red) - Our desire is for each other.
• Rose (pink) - beauty, grace
• Rosemary - We will always remember this day.
• Thyme – courage, strength
• Yarrow - Our love will be everlasting.

An herbal friend of mine that runs a shop in Chagrin Falls, Ohio the Village Herb Shop, is considered one of the experts on the Language of Flowers.  She has a great book available called Flora’s Dictionary which discusses the Victorian meanings for flowers and herbs in more detail than I can here.