One of the best things about our new house is the lavender bushes growing in my front garden.. I love lavender.. Apart from its soothing, calming properties, it smells divine to me, and it is such a visual treat too!! Nothing quite beats the beauty of the purple flower heads against the dark ashy-green leaves of a lavender plant... 

Having the chance not only to grow it, but to have well-established shrubs is really lucky, and it is something I'm so grateful for. 

Recently one of the magazines I subscribe to had a gift with it... nothing new there. The gift was a piece of cloth with simple images of houses, hearts and circles printed on for cutting out and using in any way one wanted..  

I chose to make these... Simple color-themed hangings filled with fresh lavender cuttings...

You might want to hang them in a doorway, where air currents can stimulate the scent... But they really can be used anywhere..hanging from a lamp, or from the branches of a ceiling light, in closets, in cars....

These were specifically made in mobile-fashion as they are meant to hang in doorways, but they can be easily adjusted to any length, or even size, depending on where you want to use them...

If you would like to create something similar yourself, why not cut out a few basic shapes from plain or patterned cotton.. Felt is not ideal to use here, since the denser fabric would minimise the scent of the lavender.. It is a very simple item to make and looks pretty and smells good too.  Both my hangings were completed in an afternoon.
You could make one with basic shapes (square, circle, triangle, rectangle) for a child's room...
Or one with hearts for a loved one on Valentine's day (or any other day).

Why not give it a go and show us what you've made.