How to Make Lavender Bottles

This is how I make the lavender bottles or some call wands.
You will need the following:
freshly cut lavender I think I have 25-30 stems here.
2 elastics
1 yard of ribbon ( depends on the size of the bottle.)
a pair of scissors

Gather your lavender and have all the heads even don't worry about the bottom at this point. put an elastic around the heads( not to tight it will cut the heads off.)

 Take your stems and bend them backwards over the heads so that it makes  a little cage for the heads of your lavender buds.

 Take your second elastic and put at the bottom of the stems to hold in place. this is where you will trim any stems that are really sticking out at the end and make them semi even.

Take your ribbon and pull it through the stems. Tuck in the raw edge of the ribbon so it can't be seen and then weave the ribbon in and out  among the stems all around the bottle until it is covered tuck the raw edge in at the top to not be seen. I have short lavender so this ribbon was to wide but it is all that I had for now.                                                                                                                                       

 It should look like this at the end.

 after all raw edges of the ribbon are tucked in tie a bow at the bottom to hide the elastic. It will dry and be fragrant for a long time. Great for keeping moths out of wool and great to sit on pillows after making the bed.

I hope I have explained it enough once you start making them you find all kinds of uses for them and it will be hard to stop. Enjoy!