Today, a lot of products are available for purchase at your local supermarket to make your home smell like wild forests or flower fields. But the problem is most of these products consist of a lot of chemicals which are not good to breathe. Besides this serious problem concerning your health, their fragrance fades very quickly since they are made for commercial purposes; the quicker you finish the bottle the sooner you buy a new one and make the company another nice profit. Fortunately there are some alternative ways to scent your home and with these methods, the fragrance will last for weeks. So your home will smell wonderful all the time and you will not pay as much as you used to.

The easiest method is to make a little, pillow about 4 inches square and fill it with some nice scented potpourri. You can use lavender or dried citrus rinds or any kind of dried flowers of your choice. There is no limit, use your imagination and try some different scent to see which one lasts longer. Then put these little pillows wherever you want, in your drawers, under the sofa, in the bathroom. Once you test different scents it is better to decide on one kind and go with it. The smell will be stronger if all the pillows are made from the same thing.

A more creative idea is to make nice decorations of plaster of paris which you can hang by your windows or in your car. You will need candy molds, essential oils or perfume and thin twine. Mix the essential oil or perfume into the plaster of paris and pour it into the molds. Make a loop by tying the ends of the twine into a knot and press the knot into the plaster before it dries so that you can use it for hanging. In this way, you can also make "scented rocks" which are a very attractive dcor. You can use some small oval or round bowls instead of candy molds. Or you can get creative and try something different.

If you are a rose fan you may want to use rosewater soaked papers to stuff inside your little pillows. For this, you will need a cup of rose petals; simmer the rose petals with one cup of water for 3-4 hours and make sure the water is strongly scented. You may need to add some water if it evaporates during simmering. When you have a strong concentration, strain the mixture and place some strips of paper in it and simmer again until the water evaporates. Then lay the papers to dry, tear them into pieces and place in your little pillows. The scent may not be strong at the beginning but in time you will notice a nice, slight rose in your home. The scent will be released as the papers inside the pillows warm after a while. Another idea is to put these scented papers in an envelope and then put the envelope in your vacuum bag. You will notice the nice rose scent every time you vacuum your home.