May 13, 2011

Vintage Sachets



I was lucky enough to find a bag of empty vintage sachets for .50 at the thrift store.


My fun little project was to fill, decorate, and package them for my booth at Orange Tree


Some of the sachets were just lace pouches, if these sell it will be easy to sew more pouches using vintage lace.


I dressed them up with ribbons, flowers, and buttons, then filled them with lavender and vanilla sachet.


The antique mall I'm in does not allow sachets since so many people are sensitive to smells.  This meant I had to package them in ziplock bags.  I added a header to make them more attractive.


Since the sachets were filled with lavender I really wanted lavender in the label.  This was the only lavender graphics I could find at Graphics Fairy.


OK, not spectacular, but it worked.


I priced them at $4.00 and $5.00.  
Has any one ever sold sachets in their booths?


This was a fun and easy project.

I put them in my dolled up glove boxes from my last post and put them in my booth.

Have you entered my Cottage Charm Giveaway?



Happy Creating!
Carol
Because of bloggers shut down this post was deleted so, I am reposting

24 comments:

Grace said...

Ohhh! I love it! Thank you for sharing! I make lavender sachets all the time since I grow, harvest, and dry my own lavender.

Blessings,
Grace

Sheilagh said...

They are delightful, your booth must be a wonderous place.

Deborah said...

Pretty Pretty pretty. Always love to come see what you are up to :)

Rebecca Nelson said...

Totaleeeee charming girlfriend!

xoRebecca

Scarlett said...

oh i adore these, would so be buying them from your stall!! Strange about the mall not allowing sachets because of the smells - wouldnt happen in my town. I hope you sell lots of these which Im sure you will :o) Scarlett x

Debbiedoos said...

Fantastic..now that is a nice little profit. I love em!

Susan said...

Carol, Let me know if they sell, that will give me another idea for a booth. I am trying to put an inventory together so I can set up at the flea market one weekend , just to see how I do! If it succeeds, maybe I can retire early.....LOL

laxsupermom said...

So pretty! What a find it was .50 for vintage sachets! I love lavender, and just made some sachets, too. Mine aren't as pretty, though. Thanks for sharing.

Me said...

Okay these are definitely on my Shopping List! :) I love anything Vanilla!

Grammy Goodwill said...

They look beautiful and I bet they smell divine. I love how you used the green box from yesterday - very clever.

Stampindamour said...

Carol - These are truly spectacular!!!! I really like your creative packaging, I always notice packaging, it always makes a BIG difference! They look great in your vintage glove boxes - just lovin' it! I bet these will sell nicely! :)

-pamela

Unknown said...

Dear Carol:
These are adorable! That was a good thrift snag for you!!! I think the graphic works perfectly :)
Roselle

ShabbyESP said...

Love them!!!! So sweet!!!
Suzann ~xoxo

Anonymous said...

Carol, You must have the prettiest booth in that whole dang mall!! xoxo

GARAGE SALE GAL said...

You wear me out with all your great ideas that I want to DO!!! I must get myself organized! Thanks for sharing your great ideas..
Warmly,
deb

Unknown said...

Carol, what a great idea and I love how you have packaged them. Where to you get the lavender and vanilla? I have to tell you, I was out of town over the weekend visiting my family and went to some antique stores and found 2 sewing machine drawers. You know they came home with me. Can't wait to fix them up.

Francie...The Scented Cottage Studio said...

Fortunately there isn't any prohibition where my little space is and I do sell sachets as well as dried lavender etc. Those sachets were a great find ! I make some out of wide lace ribbon and other wide ribbons.

Ruffles n Raspberries said...

Good afternoon, Carol :)

Your little sachets are just adorable! Just love how you "dressed" then up. Great job, hope they sell for you!!

Sherri

Diann @ The Thrifty Groove said...

Carol, what a wonderful find! And you really turned them into beautiful sachets and the glove box is perfect! I have been working on making some sachets as well. I am using herbs from our garden and will be selling them at the Farmer's Market this summer.

~Lavender Dreamer~ said...

These are beautiful...and lavender..AHHHhhh! I just reposted, too! I guess everyone's having fun with their blog today! Hugs! ♥

Stampindamour said...

Glad that Blogger is back up...I had to redo my entire NEW (BOOTH 96) BLOG...bummer! I had spent several hours on it Wed...think I got it back to how it was.

I came to back to re-post how much I LOVE your sachets!!! Love the packaging!

I was going to go to a local Flea Market tomorrow, but the 100 degree weather and not being in the mood to go junking has me changing my mind...I know I'll regret it, because there won't be another one until October!

Have a great weekend! :)

-pamela

Susan said...

These are BEAUTIFUL!! I have lots of flat lace, care to share the how-to?
Thanks for entering my cottage charm giveaway yesterday, but blogger ate your comments...please come re comment.
You'll the final additions to the grand prize as well as the 2 junior prizes.
Susan

Gina said...

These turned out so pretty & who doesn't love lavender?

Unknown said...

How sweet are those!? I bet you sell every one of them. :)

~Liz