DIY Scented Coasters

These DIY scented coasters can be customized with any scent combination you choose. It’s the perfect way to bring a cozy vibe to your morning coffee.

 

I might love this DIY more than any other. It’s easy to make and smells incredibly good! So grab a mug of hot tea, coffee, or cocoa and see how you can make these adorable scented coasters as a gift… or for yourself.

What You Need to Make Scented Coasters

 

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Ingredients Needed for Homemade Scented Coasters

You can truly make any scent combination you choose. I made these coasters in the winter months, so I chose warm cozy spices and essential oils to fill the coasters, but you could go the opposite direction and make an energizing scent with citrus, lavender and peppermint instead. Use dried lavender buds instead of cloves and cinnamon sticks and add lemon, lavender and peppermint essential oils instead of clove, cinnamon and orange. The possibilities are endless…

• Rice
• Cinnamon Sticks
• Whole Cloves
• Essential Oils– I used Cinnamon Bark, Clove, an Immune Supporting Blend, & Orange Not sure where to buy essential oils? I wrote a guide on choosing the best essential oils. I do not sell essential oils, so this information is to help you, not try and sell you something 🙂

Supplies Needed for DIY Scented Coasters

• Fabric– Feel free to use any fabric you like. I happen to love blue ticking strips, so that’s what I went with 🙂
• Needle & Thread– I don’t own a sewing machine, so I hand-stitched these scented coasters, however, if you own a sewing machine, you can certainly go that route if it’s easier.
• Ruler & Pencil
• Pinking Sheers
• Ziploc Bag(s)
• Small Funnel– Although I didn’t have one when I made these coasters, I got a collapsible funnel when I organized my spices and I love it… and it would have made this project a lot easier.

How to Make Scented Coasters

The following makes 4 DIY scented coasters. If you want to make more (or less), simply adjust the amounts.

In a bowl, combine 1 cup dry white rice, 1/4 cup whole cloves, and two cinnamon sticks broken into small pieces. (I put them in a Ziploc bag and pounded them with a rolling pin 🙂 ).

 

Next add the essential oils: five drops each Cinnamon Bark, Clove, an Immune Supporting Blend and Orange. If you don’t have all of these, just add what you have to total 20 drops.

 

Put this mixture into a Ziploc bag and allow it to sit overnight. The reason for this is that you want the essential oils to really absorb into the rice and spices.

Meanwhile, cut your fabric into 6″ squares. To make 4 coasters, you will need a total of 8 squares. Mark a line 1/2″ in from each side to mark where your hem will be. (This only needs to be done on one side of your “set of two”.)

   

Because I don’t know how to sew (nor do I own a sewing machine), I hand stitched the two squares of fabric together, pattern side out, using the lines as my guide to keep the stitching straight.

 

Sew all the way around, leaving a 1 1/2-2″ opening. This opening will be where the rice mixture will go.

 

Use a pinking shears to cut around the edges. This not only creates a cute pattern, but it also keeps your fabric from fraying.

 

Once your rice mixture has had time to sit and absorb all those wonderful essential oils, add the filling to the opening you created using a small funnel or measuring spoon. Then hand-stitch the opening closed.

 

I made a total of four scented coasters and wrapped them with twine.

 

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