Holiday Woodlands Soap

I made this soap using the Angels Wings essential oil blend. I used  4 parts fir needle 2 parts white grapefruit 1 part frankincense That blend had smelled quite light and pretty to me as it was. After I made the soap, I found that it became quite woodsy, it reminded me a little of opening up an old cedar chest, [...]

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Making First Christmas Soap Batch - Angels Wings

Here is the essential oil blend that I'm going to try with the soap recipe. I've called it Angels Wings because it has a delicate, light and pretty scent, just right for Christmas.

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Cranberry Skin Care - thank you!

Since it's the holiday season with Thanksgiving in the US and Canada over and Christmas fast approaching, I found my mind wandering to cranberries in homemade skin care. I just knew that they had to be good, but how could we take advantage of that goodness?

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Make It Your Self Christmas eGuide - Looking Good!

Make It Special this Christmas and post your link too!

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Magnificent Morning Ritual

One of the most amazing things that I've been doing lately has been to expand my morning routine to include an essential oil facial steam. It takes about 10 minutes and really makes me feel clearer for most of the day. It's also a nice way to relax into the day while at the same time, energizing.

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Homemade Face Masks

I came across this site that has some good ideas for making homemade face masks using common kitchen ingredients for skin care - it doesn't get much easier, more pure (be sure to go organic when ever possible, if not give it a good scrub first), or easier on the environment.

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Lip Scrub - Interesting Product Idea

I came across this today and thought it may be of interest as a simple thing that could be easily made either for yourself or for sale. It could be a nice stocking stuffer if made with a Christmas twist.

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Last Day for 1/2 Price Soap Making Video - Unscented Castile Soap

If you are learning to make soap and would like to have a teacher in your own home, showing you exactly what to do, jump on the Soap Making Fun video that is on for half price until the end of today. After that, it goes back up. Today is the last day to get it at [...]

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Bath Time Routine - A New Product Line?

  Bath time and bed time just go together. I saw a promotion by Johnson for a bedtime product line and it immediately brought to mind how this could be applied for many of you who create children's products. The main idea of the routine would apply when using almost any product - the points in the bedtime [...]

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Soap Naturally - How To Make Body Butter eGuide Combo

  Starting Feb 19 until Sunday Feb 24, if you order a copy of Soap Naturally from me (if you order from Ann at Anne Lees Handmade Soap and Bath Products or overseas, let me know and I may be able to send you one as well), you will receive a free bonus - a copy [...]

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