Aromatherapy Pets

This project is a simple and easy project that is perfect for whenever you are feeling stressed or overwhelmed. Aromatherapy is often believed to help reduce stress, anxiety, and insomnia. Throughout this project, just try to relax, have fun, and show your creativity.These little plushies are perfect to keep next to your pillow or on your desk!

• Felt or fabric
• Scissors
• Thread
• Needle
• Pencil
• Paper
• Stuffing
• Essential Oil

First sketch a rough shape of an animal, you can draw your own or save and print the photo above. I choose to make a bunny, a frog, and a bear.

Cut out the sketches from the previous steps, and use them as a template/pattern to cut out felt pieces.

Using embroidery thread, put little faces and details onto one piece of the felt. Remember it's okay to mess up, and don't worry if it doesn't look perfect.

Take the two pieces and sew them together, you can use a straight stitch, blanket stitch, or any other type of stitch you'd like. Make sure to keep a small hole at the bottom so you can stuff it later. During this step I made sure to relax and not care whether or not my stitches were neat or messy.

Take pieces of stuffing and stuff it through the opening you left at the bottom. Stuff it as much as you want, I made a couple that were under-stuffed, just plush, and over-stuffed. Once it is stuffed to your liking, sew the opening close.

Add a little drop of essential oils on the back side of the plush to give it the aromatherapy effect. I added lavender to reduce stress, but you can add whatever scent you want!

And you're done, I hope you enjoy your new aromatherapy pets!