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Lavender Eye Pillow

Source of Recipe


From "Christmas with Southern Living 2010"



List of Ingredients



• ¾ cup dried lavender
  
• ¾ cup dried buckwheat hulls
  
• 3 Tbsp orris root chips per pillow
  
• 8 drops lavender essential oil per pillow
  
• ¼ yard tightly woven natural fabric, such as silk
  






Instructions



1. To make the lavender mix:
   Combine the lavender and buckwheat hulls in a glass bowl. Make a well in the center of the mix, and add orris root. Pour essential oil into the orris root chips, and stir the mixture. Place mixture in a sealed container in a cool, dark place for 2 weeks. After 2 weeks, the mixture is ready to fill eye pillows.
   
   
2. To make the eye pillow case:
   Cut two 8½ x 4-inch rectangles from fabric. (You may trim the rectangle into a heart-shape, but be sure to keep the finished dimension 8 x 3½ inches.
   
   
3. With the right sides facing, stitch around the rectangle ⅜ inch from the raw edge, leaving a 2-inch opening. Trim the seam, and turn the pillow right side out. Fill the pillow with the lavender mixture. Slipstitch the opening closed.
   
   
   To Use:
   Give the pillow a squeeze, and place on eyes. Relax and enjoy!