DIY Aromatherapy Tree of Life Air Freshener

Those pine tree car air fresheners might get the job done, but they don’t look very pretty. Why not make a gorgeous tree of life air freshener for your car that can be personalized with your favorite essential oils?

Supplies

Instructions

  1. Decide how large you’d like your air freshener to be. My project measures three inches across, but you can make yours whatever size you’d like. Cut your 16 gauge wire and bend it into a circle. (If you are having trouble making a neat circle, wrap the wire around a sturdy glass or another round object.)
  2. To make the hanging loop at the top, bend one of the wires at a 90-degree angle, create a loop, and wrap the loose wire around the base. Trim as needed, then bend the ends down with your pliers so they aren’t sticking up.
  3. Take a long piece of 24 gauge wire and fold it in half. With the bend at the bottom of your circle, wrap the wire around the circle three or four times. Wrap it as tightly as you can.
  4. Repeat this process with three more long pieces of 24 gauge wire. When you’re done, you should have eight wire ends sticking out from the bottom of your circle.
  5. Hold all of the wire ends together in one hand and twist them to make a tree trunk.
  6. Separate the wires to make your tree branches, then string the gemstone chips to create leaves for the tree. Wrap the end of the wire around the circle three or four times when you’re done, then trim as needed.
  7. Cut two small pieces of wire. String three tiny lava beads on each wire, then wrap the wire around the bottom left and right sides of your circle.
  8. Cut and tie a length of suede cord to make a loop for hanging.

Essential Oil Suggestions

To use your air freshener, add a drop or two of essential oil to the lava beads. If you’re dealing with particularly nasty smells, you can also add a little extra oil to the suede cord.

I’ve been using Jade Bloom’s Alleviate in my air freshener, but lemon, orange, grapefruit, cinnamon, peppermint, and cedarwood are all popular choices for air fresheners.

Additional Assistance

This tutorial video shows how to make a wire-wrapped tree of life necklace pendant that is very similar to my project.