Here in the south of France, lavender grows really well. In early June, we went on holidays to the Verdon, and here is a picture of me in front of one of the many fields of lavender on the Plateau de Valensole:
We have several plants in the garden here at home too, and this year I harvested the flowers once they started to fade. I dried them, and decided to make some lavender sachets to use up the flowers.
I hand embroider the lavender motif onto squares of cotton fabric and stuff them with some dried lavender flowers and polystuffing. They smell wonderful!
I went a bit crazy, and made enough for my linen closets, as well as for gifts, and I still have some left over, so I decided to sell them in my brand spanking new Etsy shop! Feel free to head on over there if you’d also like some of the lavender goodness! 🙂
Crafty Sorcha 
Those lavender sachets look lovely, you can almost smell the lavender
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They are beautiful!
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You are living in a splendid part of the world. And well done to you on starting up an Etsy shop!The very best of luck to you with it.
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They are so pretty! Such beautiful embroidery 🙂
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Oh those fields look so so pretty. As do your sachets. Good luck with your Etsy shop – plan to open mine soon too 🙂
Thank you, and best of luck to you too with your shop!
Here in Northern California, we have a small lavender field in the Sonoma wine country, and that is the biggest I know of. No comparison to what you have in the South of France. Best of luck with your Etsy shop!!
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These are gorgeous! I love your embroidery. I’ve been trying to grow lavender to do something similar – so far I’ve got four tiny flowers on my bush haha. Have to start somewhere!
Your sachets are so pretty! The hand embroidery certainly sets them apart–perfect. Have fun with your new shop on Etsy–I just passed my 3rd anniversary and haven’t gotten bored yet!
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Lavender is such a lovely and calming scent, I would put a satchel inside my pillowcase and sleep like a dream!
Oh yes it’s great for helping you to sleep!
Yes, and I definitely need help with that!
I love lavender…. thanks for a great picture! 🙂
Oh….. the south of France has so many beautiful reasons to visit. I imagine standing in the field with row upon row of Lavendar, omgosh! That must have smelt amazing. You’ve done a very pretty job of the embroidery too. Do you use just the blossoms after the plant is dried or the whole stem?
This is so very lovely!
Being in the South of France right now, I am loving the beauty all around. Cannot wait for lavender season to start!
Thank you! 🙂