Christmas Smells - Make Your Kitchen Smell Like the Holidays
Crandma’s kitchen always smelled fabulous during the holidays, even when she wasn’t making cookies. Her secret weapon was her potholder. She would add cinnamon, nutmeg, or ginger to the potholder when she stuffed it with batting. The heat from pots and pans resting on the holder released the scent and the smell filled the kitchen.
If you don’t make your own potholders, don’t worry. All you need is a store bought pot holder, a hot glue gun, a seam ripper or scissors, and a teaspoon or so of your favorite spice to re-create Grandma’s magic.
Look for the place where the pot holder was closed up after it was stuffed. This spot is often hand stiched shut instead of being machine stitched. Unstitch approximately one inch with a seam ripper or scissors. Drop the spice into the hole you have created in the pot holder and then hot glue it shut. (If you use other types of glue, it will be too hard for you to re-open the pot holder to add more spice.) If you are really handy, sew on a snap to re-close the hole, instead.
Other Resources: Cheap Holidays go this summer to Cheap Turkey Holiday.
