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I found a good bath soak recipe online yesterday, Flower & Milk Bath with Wild Chamomile, Bergamot & Cardamom. I have yet to make it, but it's on my to-do list!

It seems really simple to make:

1. 10 grams dried rose petals
2. 20 grams dried chamomile flowers
3.  20 grams dried lavender buds
4. 20 grams dried elder flowers

Stir well to combine all the flowers. Then add these essential oils:

1. 30 drops of wild chamomile
2. 20 drops of cardamom
3. 15 drops of bergamot

Mix well.  *Works best if you gently stir flowers after every 10 drops of essential oil.

• Stir in 40 grams of powdered milk. 
• Transfer to a glass jar of your choice. 
• Make sure to label your jar and keep the lid on at all times to keep the moisture out.

Here is the link to the full tutorial: http://www.freshpickedbeauty.com/2012/05/flower-milk-bath-with-wild-chamomile.html

For the last several years we've always gone to the Faerie Festival at Spoutwood Farm. Last year it was a super expensive day - and I'm all for giving my money to these places/groups/events but it was insane :-[ This year is no different.

The drive from our place is about an hour and a half so we must figure in gas money. Parking is $5 - ok, not bad. Admission for adults is $15 0_o and children are $5. So, before we even do anything there it will cost us $50 plus gas money. Food prices are on the high side and well, and of course we'd all like to buy from different vendors. When all is said and done, this would easily turn out to be a $200 day.

So, this year we've decided to support a local group, the Reading Pagans and Witches by going to their May Faire event. If you happen to be local (Lehigh Valley and surrounding areas of Pennsylvania), this event is at the Berks County 4-H Center 1238 County Welfare Rd, Leesport, PA:

Saturday, May 4, 2013, 10:00 am - 6:00 pm
&
Sunday, May 5, 2013, 11:00 am - 5:00 pm

$5.00 ages 10 and up
$1.00 ages 5-9
Ages 4 and under are free
Plenty of free parking!


To support this group, it will cost us $17 and ~maybe~ we'll need to get gas :) and this means we will be inclined to spend more money with the vendors and bring more donation items - they will
be collecting items for local animal shelters.

Here is the vendor list: http://www.readingpagansandwitches.org/pamfvendors.html

 

I want to join the 'crafty people' (is that like the 'beautiful people'? lol) but I am ohhh so NOT talented! I am a Libra - I'm so supposed to have a love for the arts, right? Well, I guess I have a love for them, just not the skill!

A while back I posted about how Olivia made me a necklace for Mother's Day - it is beautiful, of course I still have it!

She has been asking me to make jewelry with her lately. Jeff used to do this stuff with her, but he's been busy and so I guess it's my turn. I found a great site about cleaning jewelry and all sorts of jewelry ideas, and of course DIY jewelry tutorials!

Do you make jewelry? Let's network!

Hello everyone,

I apologize for always apologizing for being missing in action - for being too busy with work or 'life' that I never seem to be able to find the time to come here to write. Yes, work has been insane. I run my own business and I have, for the last 5-6 years. However, the last few months have really been overwhelming. I've lost some clients and my biggest client severely pulled back on budget. I owed close to $7,000 in taxes (and yes, I do pay quarterly taxes), so that was a HUGE stress.

The Universe is slowly bringing me balance. A new client, some new team members, and a major business to business opportunity! Finally seeing how balance appears, and seeing this will certainly help me the next time I am up against a wall. Knowing that 'everything happens for a reason' and actually KNOWING that everything happens for a reason, makes a big difference.

First of all, Blessed Ostara! Spring is finally here where I am - although you wouldn't know it with all the snow and freezing temperatures we're still experiencing! Got these flowers for Ostara a few years ago - pretty picture :)

To commemorate Spring, since I'm not feeling the warmth from Mother Nature, I thought I'd spread my own warm fuzzy feelings by holding a giveaway! I've had this blog for years and have a great readership - even when I don't update as much as I probably should, or when I take the time to promote a product or service I love. You all are so wonderful! I am going to give away a $100 VISA gift card :) I thought this was a great idea because I have friends from all over the world - and well, I bet someone could use $100 to buy more 'supplies' )O(

I'm holding the giveaway on my Facebook page, so please go here to enter: Witchy Mama Giveaway

The skincare site I LOVE, Astonishing Skin Care, is sponsoring a $100 gift card giveaway on my beauty blog! I am so excited! They sell name brands at great prices and there is always some sort of promo or coupon code for discounts!

I see they recently launched a YouTube page - Astonishing Skin Care YouTube, I've been really interested in the videos on SkinMedica - definitely check them out.

Anyway, back to the blogger part; one of the ways to enter the giveaway is to blog about it. If you have a blog, especially one on beauty, skincare, health, etc., definitely enter! If you don't, remember, you can always use the Facebook notes section ;)