After debudding dried lavender, you end up with beautiful, fragrant buds perfect for myriad uses. But you also find yourself ...

One way I have found to use stems is to craft bunches into little baskets or bowls. The bunches of lavender stems can be moistened and coiled around, stitched into a bowl shape with a natural twine.

Another benefit is being able to overwinter many indoors. Herbs all year! We grew up with basil, peppermint/nana, marjoram and thyme. Mom grew the basil in a huge, antique, black iron kettle ...

Luckily, a lavender basket is so incredibly easy to make in your own home. Although we predict JLo had a professional to create hers, you don't have to be one to recreate the decoration yourself.