The "Krone" Lower Austria column

The little messenger loves the scent of cinnamon

(Bild: Krone kreativ/Daniela Gaigg/canva)

How I make fragrant winter decorations with cinnamon sticks and get even more into the Christmas spirit. "Die kleine Botin" aka Daniela Gaigg writes as a columnist about topics relating to life with the family. These include sustainability in everyday life, self-care and food for thought for parents.

Like many people, I inevitably associate the sweet, spicy scent of cinnamon with Christmas and winter. It creates a cozy Advent atmosphere and reminds me of my childhood. Cinnamon sticks are perfect for mulled wine, tea or as a topping on milk foam in coffee. The essential oils contained in cinnamon have an enveloping, "heart-warming" effect and can therefore also be used as an ideal room fragrance during the cold season.

Personally, I also find cinnamon bark beautiful as a simple and natural decorative object and like to spread it all over the home in December. If you want to get a little more creative, you can join me and make mini macramé decorations on cinnamon sticks. Tie cotton macramé yarn to the cinnamon stick with simple knots. Depending on the length, 4 to 5 knots are suitable, which I then tie diagonally downwards in a few rows. Start with an "anchor knot", for which I lead the yarn to the loop and from the front over the cinnamon stick. I loosely knot a few rows with "cross knots" in both directions. To do this, I use 4 threads and knot the two outer threads together alternately. I then finish the knotting work by unraveling the ends of the macramé yarn to create a beautiful fringe effect. This creates delicate, beautiful and fragrant decorative elements with a wintry flair.