Adorable Herb Stuffed Sock Snowman

Adorable Herb Stuffed Sock Snowman

These sweet little sock snowman couldn’t be easier or more fun to make, especially when they are all stuffed with aromatic dried herbs. The addition of herbs to the snowman’s stuffing imparts a bit of delightful wonder to these adorable creatures. And these squishy sock snowman will give off a wonderful fragrance when squeezed and loved.

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12 Kid-Made Herbal Gift Ideas

12 Kid-Made Herbal Gift Ideas

Handcrafting gifts gives children a wonderful sense of heartfelt pride in the precious gifts they share. Enjoy special time with your kiddos while making herbal gifts to share with all the important people in your child’s life such as grandparents, aunts, uncles, friends, and teachers!

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4 Warming Cinnamon Body Care Recipes

4 Warming Cinnamon Body Care Recipes

Wonderfully warming and delightfully scented, cinnamon makes a lovely addition to body care products inparticular during cold winter months.  I love combining cinnamon with flowers such as lavender and especially rose.  The earthy happiness of the cinnamon is wonderful with the delicate beautiful scent of flowers.  Here are four delightful recipes for playing with cinnamon and flowers!

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Living Thyme Christmas Baubles

Living Thyme Christmas Baubles

The tiny magical world of terrariums is enchanting!  These little terrariums are a pleasure to make and giveaway.  Be sure to make one for yourself to enjoy!

This is absolutely a craft you can make with your kiddos (see the step-by-step instructions below) and it makes a wonderful present for teachers and grandparents. 

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Pretty Layered Oatmeal Baths

Pretty Layered Oatmeal Baths

Oatmeal baths are wonderfully soothing for that dry, itchy skin that sometimes happens during the winter.  Heart opening roses in the bath restores the nervous system while cleansing and toning the skin.  Or if you use lavender blossoms the result is a cleansing and refreshing yet relaxing bath.  The water becomes silky soft and fragrant with these super easy to-make baths. 

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Spiced Winter Warmer Nighttime Rum

Spiced Winter Warmer Nighttime Rum

Some nights call for a tasty little something with a kick.  Something to warm you up and help you feel calm.  This yummy rum is full of warming herbs that gently stimulate digestion and circulation.  It also has relaxing nervine herbs which help to calm the nervous system and ease you right off to sleep.  

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Luscious Lavender Vanilla Bean Body Care

Luscious Lavender Vanilla Bean Body Care

The fresh relaxing scent of lavender mixed with sensuous vanilla makes one of my favorite scent combinations.  They play off each other in an intriguing way that is truly divine.  Plus both of these lovely plants offer wonderful benefits to the body and mind.

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Simple Herbal Gift Giving ~ A Guide To Creating 4 Herbal Body Care Gifts

Simple Herbal Gift Giving ~ A Guide To Creating 4 Herbal Body Care Gifts

This guide has complete instructions for how to make bath salts, aromatherapy spritzers, shea body butter and salt & sugar scrubs for gifting.  There is also a little guide to essential oils included to help you with your blending!

 

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A Fairy Garden For Mother’s Day ~ Flower Fairy Creation

A Fairy Garden For Mother’s Day ~ Flower Fairy Creation

The last few weeks have found us busily crafting a lovely gift for all the preschool mommas.  And now we are ready for the best part, creating a little caretaker fairy for our precious Mother's Day fairy gardens.  

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