As a follow-up to yesterdays post on making your own herbal infusions (here), today, I'm showing you how I use those oils to make beeswax (or candelilla wax for the lovely vegans out there) salves and lip balms. So without further ado...balms away!
How to make herbal oil infusions & tinctures
Unfortunately for me, I lost almost half of my blog posts when I split my two blogs last year. I have no idea where the heck they went but they're long gone. Most of these missing posts were tutorial in nature and it would be a shame to not repost them. Luckily, I was smart… Continue reading How to make herbal oil infusions & tinctures
Tips for Surviving Turkey Lurkey Day
Happy turkey lurkey day! Today, I'm missing my family. For several years, my mother, brother, and I spent our Thanksgivings feeding pumpkin pies to rescued turkeys and enjoying a vegan potluck at Farm Sanctuary. These days, things aren't as simple and it's harder to get together but there's always next year, right? ...Maybe? However, all… Continue reading Tips for Surviving Turkey Lurkey Day
Feeling Thankful
Greetings! I know it's been a while but that's okay. Sometimes we need to step away in order to feel refreshed and reinvigorated about any and all things. I just want to start off by wishing you all a Happy Thanksgiving tomorrow! My life seems to have taken an unexpected turn for the worst but… Continue reading Feeling Thankful
The night and day of the past two days
Okay, let me just get this out into the open, I've been depressed lately. No biggie, it is what it is. So the craft event this past Saturday was just another firm groin kick for me. My table was in a gym with an orchestestra playing, zumba and a dance recital going on. And although… Continue reading The night and day of the past two days
Hall & Oats-n-Honey
Today, I'm offering a peek into the creation of Hall & Oats-n-Honey Soap. This is the most gentle soap I make. It's unscented and uses the most simple, basic ingredients one can find at a grocery store: organic coconut milk, oats, and honey (you could even use olive oil from the store as your soap… Continue reading Hall & Oats-n-Honey
How to make toothpaste
So what do you get when your aloe plant tries to stuff all five pounds of itself into a one pound container? You get something like this... Except this photo was taken after I pruned it. So imagine it being twice this size. I'm an awful plant owner, I know. I've been meaning to do… Continue reading How to make toothpaste
The soap debacle has ended in joy!
So luckily this mess... Turned into this awesomeness...By the beard of Zeus! By last night, I was 100% positive that I was going to have to scrap this soap. As I shook the soap block out of the mold I was absolutely dreading what I was about to see. I apprehensively peeked at it with… Continue reading The soap debacle has ended in joy!
Revisiting my youthful side
Okay, this is long and I'm sorry... I'd have to say that these last few months have been some of the hardest, best, and most eye-opening yet. It seems like ever since I returned from Yellowstone, life has been giving me fairly steady groin kicks with some face punches thrown in there for good measure.… Continue reading Revisiting my youthful side
Themis and Thread
Friends and readers, I'm excited to introduce you to one of my nearest and dearest friends who just happens to be a mega-talented, environmentally-savvy, fashion rock star! Jesse and I go way back... to the days of hustlin' wine in the Finger Lakes (which just so happens to be the wine and beer mecca of… Continue reading Themis and Thread
The Unmaker 