DIY Wool Ball Diffuser-For Your Car

I have never been much of an air freshener person—spreading fake scents into the air (like spray room fresheners) always made me gag a bit, so that is double true when you are talking about sealing yourself off in a small enclosed space, like your car, with such a scent.

We’ve got a great archive of essential oil tips and posts so I knew that that was the way to go for this DIY. Thankfully, there’s an easy way to add a naturally fresh scent to your car with essential oils, and you can trade the tacky pine tree hanging from your rearview mirror for a cute chain of wool balls instead!

Supplies:
–2 cm felted wool balls
–small tassels
–small clothespins
–embroidery thread
-large darning needle
–essential oils

Cut a piece of embroidery thread that is about 16″ long. Thread one end though the metal spring loop in the center of your clothespin (you may want to use the needle to do that if you can’t just poke the thread through), pull through until you hit the center of your thread, and then tie a knot about 1″ below the clothespin.Thread both your thread ends though the needle and add on three wool balls with the color you want on top first. Make a knot after the third ball.

Slide your small tassel onto one of your threads, and knot again to keep the tassel in place. All your components are now in place, but we’ll do one more step to hide the thread in the bottom wool ball.Thread both of your thread ends through your needle again and pull the thread back up through the center of your bottom wool ball and out the top. Trim the thread as close to where it came out as you can. Now your thread ends are neatly tucked away and your diffuser is ready to use!! Choose a high-quality essential oil and add 3-4 drops of the oil of your choice to the wool ball section of your diffuser. If you want to mix scents (great idea!), try 1-2 drops of each scent and see how strong the scent is before adding more. To install, simply use the clothespin to attach your felted ball chain onto one of your vent slats and enjoy the drive! If you hang it higher on your vent you also get the added benefit of getting a little extra burst of scent when the heat/air is being blown out, but you can hang it on the lowest rung if you’d rather that not happen too. I have seen that some people will hang air freshener type things from their rearview mirror, but hanging anything from the mirror is actually illegal to do in most states, so I say stick with the vent clip. Just add more oils to refresh the scent as needed.

Now, as far as what scent to use, that’s totally up to you, but may I suggest a calming lavender or rosmary for your rush hour traffic commute? There’s lots of fun sizes and shapes of car diffusers, so see if an of these strike your fancy as well! And once you’re back inside, this is our favorite diffuser for the indoors as well! 😉 xo. Laura

P.S. Check out more diffusors and home decor on our wishlist and shopping pages!

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Essential Oil Diffuser for your Car

Supplies

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• ▢ 2CM Felted Wool Balls
• ▢ Small Tassels
• ▢ Small Clothespins
• ▢ Embroidery Thread
• ▢ Large Darning Needle
• ▢ Essential Oils

Instructions

• Cut a piece of embroidery thread that is about 16″ long. Thread one end though the metal spring loop in the center of your clothespin (you may want to use the needle to do that if you can’t just poke the thread through), pull through until you hit the center of your thread, and then tie a knot about 1″ below the clothespin.
• Thread both your thread ends though the needle and add on three wool balls with the color you want on top first. Make a knot after the third ball.
• Slide your small tassel onto one of your threads, and knot again to keep the tassel in place. All your components are now in place, but we’ll do one more step to hide the thread in the bottom wool ball.
• Thread both of your thread ends through your needle again and pull the thread back up through the center of your bottom wool ball and out the top.
• Trim the thread as close to where it came out as you can. Now your thread ends are neatly tucked away and your diffuser is ready to use!!
• Choose a high-quality essential oil and add 3-4 drops of the oil of your choice to the wool ball section of your diffuser. If you want to mix scents (great idea!), try 1-2 drops of each scent and see how strong the scent is before adding more.
• To install, simply use the clothespin to attach your felted ball chain onto one of your vent slats and enjoy the drive! 

Notes

If you hang it higher on your vent you also get the added benefit of getting a little extra burst of scent when the heat/air is being blown out, but you can hang it on the lowest rung if you’d rather that not happen too. I have seen that some people will hang air freshener type things from their rearview mirror, but hanging anything from the mirror is actually illegal to do in most states, so I say stick with the vent clip. Just add more oils to refresh the scent as needed. Now, as far as what scent to use, that’s totally up to you, but may I suggest a calming lavender or rosemary for your rush hour traffic commute? 

© Author Laura Gummerman

Credits // Author and Photography: Laura Gummerman. Photos edited with A Color Story Desktop.

Credits // Author and Photography: Laura Gummerman. Photos edited with A Color Story Desktop.