Tag: gifts
member name: Marilyn is looking for whatever there is. N.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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 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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April 10, 2007 05:43 AM EDT --
Bath Oil with suggestions for Essential Oil Blends
1 ounces Extra Virgin Olive Oil
2 ounces Sweet Almond Oil
1 ounce Grapeseed or Rice Bran oil
2 ounces Sunflower Oil or Safflower Oil (for the . . .
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May 06, 2008 12:40 AM EDT --
Herbal Sachets For Yourself, Gifts Or Gift Baskets
These are very easy to make, attractive and they smell great. You can use them in closets, drawers, or depending on the material you use for them, . . .
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April 11, 2009 06:04 PM EDT --
Bath Powder
Two cups of arrowroot powder, or a blend of corn starch 50/50 with rice flour (found in Asian markets, as arrowroot is found in an herbal store or online).
1 cup rose/pink . . .
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December 12, 2006 08:10 AM EST --
Hi,
I just finished a batch of lotion bars and they did come out nice, they're rose. The next batch is on the stove, as I NEVER use a microwave for melting anything.
This is the recipe I just used. . . .
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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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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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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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January 01, 2007 10:54 PM EST --
Hi,
This is a little more complicated than some of the other recipes I've posted. If you don't want to, or don't feel ready to try a recipe for lotion from scratch, I also make them from things . . .
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