Tag: gifts
member name: Marilyn is looking for whatever there is. N.
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November 10, 2009 05:01 AM EST --
This is a fairly easy and inexpensive Christmas or Thanksgiving gift.
It's easy to make, but it's best to do it around now, as it needs to age a bit.
In a large glass bowl, . . .
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November 30, 2008 08:05 AM EST --
Drying Your Own Herbs
(spearmint, after a few hard frosts)
Drying Herbs
I don't know if any of you grow and dry your own herbs, but they can be used all year, both for teas, tea-blends, . . .
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October 25, 2006 01:35 AM EDT --
This is from the whole avocado itself.
Avocado Moisturizing Recipe #1
Avocado is a naturally rich moisturizer. Mash the meat of the avocado into a creamy texture. Massage into the face and neck . Leave . . .
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September 30, 2007 03:17 AM EDT --
Shealoe Hand and Body Cream
This is a cream that I make and it works well on dry to very dry skin. It aborbs well, yet also can be used at night and just slathered on, as some people that I've made . . .
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September 18, 2006 03:05 AM EDT --
For a relaxing eye pillow, flax seed is just wonderful. Flax Seed is an herbal flower seed, so it has no odor, as a food product would. It contains between 30 - 40% oil and makes a wonderful ingredient . . .
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November 21, 2006 06:23 AM EST --
This is a kind of neat stocking stuffer or a gift to add-on to a gift basket.
Ingrediants:
Two heat seal tea bags - OR - two muslin draw string bags, small sized.
Ribbon
Lavender Buds or another Herb . . .
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March 26, 2007 02:22 AM EDT --
Bath Melts
Ingredients:
8 T. Rice Bran, Apricot Kernel Oil or Meadowfoam Seed Oil (or a blend of them all)
2 T. Mango Butter
6 T. Beeswax, Natural Yellow
3 T. Sweet Almond Oil
3 T. Cocoa Butter (deodorized, . . .
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April 16, 2007 03:00 PM EDT --
Lavender
Botanical Name: Lavandula officinalis
Family: Labiatae
Part Used in Aromatherapy and Herbalism: The flowering buds
Scent: Fresh, Sweet, Herbacious, Soft-floral, bittersweet (this depends on . . .
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August 13, 2007 10:17 PM EDT --
How To Make A Lavender Herbal Pillow (for relaxation and better sleep)
My husband had been having trouble sleeping due to medical problems and pain. It's hard to relax that way. I took some material . . .
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November 16, 2006 05:04 AM EST --
BODY POWDER
Ingredients:
1/2 cup cornstarch
3 T rice flour
6 drops of your choice of an essential oil
Mix together in a bowl and make sure that there are no clumps. Package in a powder shaker container. . . .
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October 03, 2006 11:25 PM EDT --
Lotion Bar Recipes
Lotion bars are just what they sound like. Lotion in a bar, or what I use is a regular lotion bar container. Some use tins and such, I find it easier to just use the container that's . . .
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October 07, 2006 08:42 AM EDT --
Hi,
Once a year, around now, we make up all our own potpourris for the entire year. They look best in the canning jars as they're glass and can be tightly closed. For gifts, you can use the 4ounce . . .
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November 25, 2006 01:30 AM EST --
Hi,
Years back, I bought some quilted Christmas material and hand-sewed HUGE stockings out of it. I used (believe it or not, something my Mom told me would last, instead of regular thread), I used Dental . . .
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November 27, 2006 02:20 AM EST --
Very Moisturizing Lip Balm
4 oz Beeswax
2 oz Shea Butter
2 oz Cocoa Butter (deodorized for no scent, undeodorized for chocolate scent)
2 oz Sweet Almond Oil
2 oz Aloe Butter
Flavoring of choice, or none. . . .
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December 11, 2006 10:10 AM EST --
Hi,
Yep, since I made almost 50 lip balms and glosses yesterday, here is one more recipe :)
VERY Moisturizing Lip Balm
4 oz Beeswax (shaved is easier to melt or use the one that's already in . . .
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December 27, 2006 11:46 PM EST --
Skin Softening Butter Bars (Lotion Bars)
Butter Bar
1/4 c. sweet almond oil - or other carrier oil of choice
1/4 c. beeswax pearls/or grated beeswax, white or yellow
1/4 c. shea or cocoa butter (deodorized . . .
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February 05, 2007 01:24 PM EST --
Hi,
Tis the season of cold weather and shoveling, soreness and pulled muscles. Once we come in from the cold and get too warm, we can also get itchy. This is a bath blend for both. It's meant to be . . .
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February 18, 2007 01:43 PM EST --
Foot Balm Recipe
1/2oz Cocoa Butter, deodorized
1/2 oz Golden Jojoba Oil
2 oz Sweet Almond Oil
2 oz Grapeseed Oil
1/2 oz Vegetable Glycerin
1/2 oz Beeswax Natural, grated or the pre-grated
7 Drops Lavender . . .
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December 27, 2006 12:42 PM EST --
Hi,
First off, I'd like to apologize to you all for not posting much, as I've been on the other end, which is making what I've posted! LOL I had Human Services to make and deliver soaps and . . .
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April 29, 2007 02:24 PM EDT --
Body Scrub with Coffee
This isn't one that uses coffee butter, as some of the recipes I've posted, such as the one for lipbalm does. This uses actual coffee, and it makes a great exfoliant for . . .
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