Happy New Year! And welcome to Oils & Spoils first blog of 2017. So, while whipping up some batches of staples for my home and Etsy shop (Lavender and Falling for You bar soaps and Peppermint lip balm), I decided to... Continue Reading →
While shopping for Christmas presents last year, I decided to test what I'd heard about White Angelica, Young Living Essential Oils' proprietary blend, also known as "patience in a bottle." I put a drop on the felt pad inside my... Continue Reading →
Over Thanksgiving, I had a Make and Break marathon. I made Lavender and Falling for You soaps, two types of lotions bars, and peppermint and plain lip balms. Instead of my usual soap molds, I decided to use a loaf... Continue Reading →
Yet another big box retailer has jumped on the essential oils bandwagon, and who can blame them? Essential oils, while around for thousands of years, have become a billion-dollar industry over the past several years, thanks to the rise in disposable... Continue Reading →
This is the 19th installment and the 19th week of the 99 Bottles of Oils on the Wall series. Each week, I've taken 5 essential oils or blends down from my oil cabinet and other hiding places, passed information around... Continue Reading →
Welcome to the third installment of 99 Bottles of Oils on the Wall! Each week, I take down 5 bottles of essential oils from my growing collection and share their uses, applications and other items of interest. I'm beginning to... Continue Reading →
Thanks for the great response to 99 Bottles of Oil on the Wall last week! I hope you found the first installment of this ongoing series educational and fun. Last week, we took 5 down, passed them around, so this... Continue Reading →
Super excited to share a series of blogs based on the oils in my oil cabinet and those scattered around the house and in my purse, because I really do use them every day, everywhere. Each week will feature at... Continue Reading →
I was taken with the notion to make a personalized pacifier clip for my newest nephew who will arrive soon. It was Sunday afternoon, an hour and a half before the "come and go" baby shower for my sweet sister-in-law.... Continue Reading →
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