This “tutorial” is SO easy I’m ALMOST embarrassed to share it! :-) But of course I WILL share it because I can’t help myself. I just LOVE how simple it was and how cute and useful it turned out to be!
Someone emailed me a few weeks ago asking about a DIY version of those hanging car air fresheners. Thank goodness for all you savvy readers! I would have NEVER thought of that! And yet it turned out to be such a fun little project!
I absolutely LOVE my DIY car air freshener flower hanging in my car! It makes me smile each time I get in to drive somewhere. :-)
OK…this is one of those “tutorials” that if you BLINK, you’ll miss it, so pay attention!
You will need:
- A sheet of peel ‘n’ stick craft foam
- A sheet of craft felt
- Your choice of scent (I used some liquid potpourri I had left over from making the Gel Air Fresheners. But any sort of essential oil would work nicely too!)
- A hole punch, scissors
- A piece of string, ribbon or twine
- A little imagination!
Thread about 12 inches of your choice of ribbon or twine into the hole at the top. You can now hang it over the rearview mirror or anywhere else you desire in your car. When the fragrance disappears after a month or two, just simply apply another drop or two of essential oil or the air freshener spray.
Now not only does my car look cute…..it smells like freshly laundered linen! I’m so easily pleased. :-)
Isn’t that the cutest? Great little stocking stuffers or presents for kids to make. That must have been a VERY late night post Jillee – I love reading your blog when I get up!
So simple but really cute!
AWESOME, Jillee! Thanks so much!
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Cute idea!
Just another reason I love this site!! That is sooooo cute. I just love checking every morning to see what is the one good thing for the day.
Thanks, now I can make my own and not have to spend the ridiculous amount of money that they charge for air fresheners.
I love this idea! I am going to cut out a palm tree and scent with coconut. LOVE your ideas and blog. xo
Why do you need the felt AND the craft foam? Would one of those heavy-duty sheets of felt work?
This sounds really fun, and I’ve tried several of your tips already. A safety tip, though, I heard from an expert. Absolutely NOTHING should hang from the rear view mirror. In the event of any sudden braking, the dangling distracts our eyes, affects our concentration and decreases reaction time. (Where did the kid’s ball go now? Oh, and where is the kid?) Please, hang the airfreshener in the side/ back of the car :-) Hugs and safe driving!
Hmmm….interesting comment, Murphy. From now on I’ll hang it on the side.
FYI – In Minnesota, where I am from, I got a ticket because I had an air freshener hanging from the rear view mirror. :( Nothing can be hanging from it. Oh well. Lesson learned.
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Have a great one!
Julie
LOVE this idea! It is so humid here, I hate getting in my truck when it has rained ,and it’s hot and humid.
It always smells musky. I was keeping a small travel size of Frebreze spray in there- but it can get overpowering. I think I will make my air freshener “Vanilla” mmmmmmgood.
Thanks again and again for all of your great tips! I cannot wait to get your e-mails!
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I use to hang these (the store bought ones) from the heat register (vent) in my son’s room. He never knew they were there but every time the air came on a nice clean fresh scent filled the room. Where were you ten years ago?!? ;)
LOVE this
totally going to make some for craft time with my residents at an assisted living community :)
What scent would you use for the hubster? I don’t know of a scent that would be good for a man.
Lavender, sandalwood, lemongrass,juniper, an orange & clove combo are some great essential oil scents for a “manly” scent, mountain rose herbs has a great selection of essential oils :)
Crystal, thanks for the tips!
My husband really likes cinnamon red hots scent. Also, I read where men in general respond to vanilla. I made my teenaged grandson something scented in vanilla. He smelled it and said, “Oh yeah.” So, it was true for him.
I love this idea! I think I will try to make
a small one & attach to a vent in the car.
Maybe with those tiny decorative clothespins.
This would be such a great kids’ craft! They could even glue pictures of themselves on the front, and give them away as Christmas gifts with essential oil for refills. If you don’t want to hang it from the rear view mirror, you could glue it to a big clip or clothespin and attach it to the visor. I seriously love this site.
I love this car air freshener, so cool and simple. I really love this site and they way you write!
I have some fleece leftover from the Auburn quilt I made for my son. I’m thinking glueing to lightweight cardboard or similar (whatever I have on hand) in a football shape using blue & orange. I have to be conscious of “manliness” for an 18 year old living in the dorm. lol Another great idea!
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Love it! Just made one for my HOUSE!!! Rose scented!!! Had some essential oil sitting on my desk, and well, the urge struck, and voila! A Rose Bloomed!
Thank you for my Rose Garden at 2:15 AM
Love it also! Just a small side tip. If you are unsure of your art abilities. You might try to use some cookie cutters to make your shapes. We all seem to have a million of them for all occasions. I so enjoy your tips, please keep them coming.
What a great idea! This is a great stocking stuffer or small gift idea. llllll
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Really love your idea and also Gigis input about the cookie cutters but I didn’t have any essential oil and then remembered my forever dryier sheets. So I just wet the freshener with MY fabric sofener, let dry and hung from my mirror. I also hung 2 in my school bus (I am a driver) My student love their fresh smeschool bus on their school bus.
I love your ideas!! I was actually able to make this today because I happened to have all the supplies on hand. Now our van smells lavender fresh!! Thanks!
This is a darling idea. I wish it wasn’t illegal to hang things from the rear view mirror here. At any rate, I’ve made something very similar, albeit not as cute, by dabbing essential oil on a piece of felt or cotton ball, and putting it under the driver’s seat.
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How rude! Why did you even read this blog?
Just made two of these: a two-colored sun and a cloud embellished with stick-on jewels. I haven’t hung them in my car (was planning on using the clothes hanger hooks on the sides of the car to avoid the mirror) so I don’t know how well they actually fill the car with fragrance. Right now they are hanging on a door in my bedroom. Tomorrow my 4-year-old and I will be making a couple of these for his and his brother’s closets!
GIGI… you’re a genius! I love your idea about cookie cutters!
I have one of those old fresheners that look like a “candle in a jar”, you know which one I’m talking about, I will use that as a pattern! I have oils from the same place! BRILLIANT idea!! Thanks for sharing!!
Another hanging tip…. i used to hang mine on the hanger hook in my backseat (where you would hang your dry cleaning)
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