Healing Bath Soaks (with recipes!)
Over the bathtub in our backhouse we have a small blue sign that says, “When all else fails, take a bath.” That phrase has definitely rung true with our family, because a bath makes you feel so much better. If you’re sick, sad, need a rest, need a detox, if it’s a full moon, feeling like the world is caving in on you, whatever…
DIY Elderberry Syrup and Gummies Recipe
Elder is by far one of my favorite plants, herbs, fruit & flower. All in one, this plant can pack an immune system punch and is safe for most everyone* to use.
DIY Potpourri
One of my favorite things about the holidays when I was a child was walking into the kitchen and smelling the potpourri simmering on the stove. Warm fragrant wafts of cinnamon, cloves and grapefruit floated through the air…
DIY Sugar Scrub (several scents & variations)
Sugar scrub is invigorating & exfoliates your skin… as well as moisturizes the heck out of it. AND…it has an intoxicating aroma that leaves your skin feeling soft & amazing.
Infused Sea Salt
Salt has gotten a bad rap in the last few years (with some merit to hypertension), but it mostly applies to white table salt. Sea salt is a wonderful additive to your diet, and in balanced amounts can be beneficial for your cells, heart, muscles, and adrenal glands.
Salted Pistachio Dark Chocolate Bark
If you know me personally, you probably know how much I love chocolate. If there was ever a choice of flavor as a kid, I always picked chocolate, cake, ice cream, lip gloss flavor…and to this day I do.
DIY Infused Olive Oils
Herb-infused olive oil is great for a salad dressing, a dip for bread, a garnish for veggies, tomatoes, or over pasta. Depending on the blend, it can be very nutritious, help boost the immune system, and supply many herbal properties to your meal.
Make Your Own Chai Spice Blend
Chai spice is such a great thing to have for tea, coffee, smoothies, desserts. And its a great gift too (ps, the teachers love it)! If you love chai, then you will want to have this on hand in the fall and winter.
The Amazing Acorn
We love acorns. These small but mighty fruits (yep, thats what I said) are fun to collect, replant, eat and make crafts with! So many fun things you can do with them!