Spending a Quiet Afternoon Making Pomanders

[@MarciesWhimsySoaps]

Pretty! You’re actually supposed to dry them out or (mummify them by covering them in a mixture of spices for several days/weeks. )That way they don’t leak and they don’t rot … and they smell amazing!

[@JerikaZimmerman]

That's a great tip, thank you!

[@joytomasevic9679]

tallow soap is absolutely amazing; I highlight that ingredient in my soaps

[@JerikaZimmerman]

That sounds wonderful I’m excited to try it!

[@kimberlyhendren2097]

I love these lifestyle videos! My new fav! So fun and calming. 😊

[@JerikaZimmerman]

I am so glad you are enjoying them!

[@natalietalbot8137]

Hello from South Africa, thank you for sharing this lovely Christmas idea.

[@JerikaZimmerman]

Thank you for watching! I hope you have a wonderful holiday season.

[@KRKimbler]

@@JerikaZimmerman you too!

[@ZiennaTayler-l5t]

Love your crafting Jerika such a great idea!!!

[@JerikaZimmerman]

Thank you!! ❤😊

[@marinaOfTheSeas]

Love this ! I did the dried orange slices this year for the first time , and tied cinnamon sticks and star anise to them ! So lovely and festive and also a great little Christmas gift for friends 🧡

[@JerikaZimmerman]

I love the idea of giving them as little gifts! They're so festive.

[@kathy4950]

Nice project have fun. Kathy from Cali.😎🎄

[@JerikaZimmerman]

Thank you Kathy! I love making pomanders. 😊

[@dfemaleunknown]

Cute project! My nieces and nephews are going to love this craf!!!! Thank you for sharing 😊

[@JerikaZimmerman]

They're so fun to make! And satisfying. When we got home from running errands today, we indeed smelled them when we walked in. So festive! 😊

[@dfemaleunknown]

@JerikaZimmerman I can't wait for the smells I love the cloves!! Reminds me of my childhood. I mom always made ginger tea with cinnamon and cloves. The smell just feels like home

[@juamiglio]

Tallow makes a very beautiful, creamy soap. I am fortunate to get beef suet from a butcher for free & render it

[@JerikaZimmerman]

I can't to make this!

[@PJWorthy]

Meat thermometer and babies breath-two things I’d never guess would be in the same sentence. 🤣. Cute!

[@JerikaZimmerman]

Haha! Yes, the thermometer ended up being perfect! 😂

[@calezimmerman2435]

Hi Jane! I wore the jacket that you ironed the Canadian flag on today 🇨🇦

[@KRKimbler]

Ever since I had gastric bypass surgery, I can't eat roast poultry because it's too dry. I used to love it, but ham sat well for last year's Thanksgiving and was really delicious.

[@JerikaZimmerman]

That is interesting! Ham is also such a great meat to serve for the holidays. I hope you had a great Thanksgiving 😊

[@themossgarden9698]

My husband cooks our turkey in our smoker, we bought it on Amazon

[@JerikaZimmerman]

I'm always looking for new ways to cook a turkey! That sounds delicious!😊

[@themossgarden9698]

@ super moist and delicious

[@cliviascreations]

Funny thing, we don’t like turkey over here neither. So usually I get a big young hen and that is our turkey”. We do a lot of ground turkey on a regular basic, but not whole ones. It’s too dry for us as well. In Cuba, my laid husband and I used to bake a huge red snapper every Christmas and we also seat around the tree on Christmas morning ( 24 for us) and open the gifts while drinking chocolate that is set up to be prepared by the oldest child. Thank you. Going to make some pomanders now.

[@JerikaZimmerman]

That sounds like a wonderful Christmas tradition! I grew up eating red snapper - one of my favorite dishes to eat 😊

[@cliviascreations]

@ Just bought some for dinner tomorrow. Sam’s has some very nice wild cut one.

[@calezimmerman2435]

Snapper sounds great!

[@cliviascreations]

@@calezimmerman2435 have to get the good fat and lean protein

[@candicesantiago727]

The Pomanders look so pretty. Mr Bean is the best. I love those episodes.

[@JerikaZimmerman]

Isn’t he hilarious! I love the lady in the Christmas episode also - it’s fun to think of Mr. Bean having a romance, even if it’s one-sided😂

[@candicesantiago727]

@JerikaZimmerman I am in tears from laughing so hard every time I watch him. Did you ever see the one where he wakes up late for a dental appointment? So funny.

[@leslietomasulo8915]

If you want to really release the fragrance of the orange, roll the orange around on a hard surface, with your hand with pressure to help release the oils before adding your cloves.

[@JerikaZimmerman]

I love this tip! I’m going to try that next time!😊

[@beep-beepwatermelon4203]

Those are beautiful! I’m so glad to know those exsist! Would it be easier to tie the string on first?

[@JerikaZimmerman]

I tried and it kept slipping 😅. I would suggest a wider ribbon and using push pins to keep them in place. My method with twine was rather sloppy 😂

[@themossgarden9698]

I found a neat thing to make with beeswax, you can use little silicone molds and make Christmas decorations by putting some twine or ribbon into the wax as it’s hardening up. I found some cute little silicone molds they were for ice, at Walmart and also a tin with Christmas cookie things also at Walmart in the Christmas aisles across from the registers. I’m going to try to sell some and also give them as gifts 🎁

[@JerikaZimmerman]

That's a great idea! I'm going to have to try that.

[@themossgarden9698]

@@JerikaZimmerman it’s quick easy and beautiful you can also use fragrance oils in them

[@sherryzimmerman9220]

CITRUS is such a Gift….here You are making a suggestion I was going to make to You …..yes one can get lost in the rhythmic movements……just like knitting or crocheting……you may want to share some of those skills with some of the lovelies You have made…this project turned out Beautiful…would a bit of hot glue helped……Yes we learned casseroles from our midwestern family during the Depression when food needed to STRETCH…..Great Family memories…..

[@JerikaZimmerman]

It is so true, those rhythmic movements are very calming! I was thinking a pomander making table would be so much fun for the kiddos to do for Christmas dinner. I think they’d like it !

[@millyjays]

getting back into the bath and body business soon? did you guys end up selling your last house? that's an excellent idea for making Xmas tree decorations

[@JerikaZimmerman]

Our shop is open and we’re still going strong! Check out the link in the description for the website where we sell our soaps. Yep! We sold and have moved into our new house!

[@Crazy_PurpleHaired_Lady]

💜💜💜💜

[@JerikaZimmerman]

❤😊

[@michelefreitas4762]

Did you know the pomander dates back to medieval times?

[@JerikaZimmerman]

Wow! I didn’t! I can see how it can, with it being so simple and classic 😊❤

[@consuela3214]

This is so neat. I like the baby breath also.

[@JerikaZimmerman]

I love the contrast of the baby's breath with the oranges!

[@moonshadowessentialssoapsn5287]

I’m Wiccan and we do this.

[@JerikaZimmerman]

Lovely! I am reading up on Wiccan traditions and that world is so fascinating and magical ❤

[@terriforrest8326]

I am wondering when you will be making some bathbombs, and maybe handmade not with a press for the people who cannot afford a press please.

[@JerikaZimmerman]

Oh yes! That’s coming soon!❤