a couple of weekends ago, a friend and i got together at my house to create some herbal goodies. it was just one of those low-key days, when the music is playing in the background (MC yogi), the kids are running around like freaks, there are little bowls of nuts and chocolate all around, lentils are bubbling in the crock pot, and a ton of herbs are ready to play with! days like this are medicine for my soul.
here was little herbal goddess helper #1----
and big sister goddess helper #2-----(joey was running around and i only have videos of him from that day playing the wii...i'll spare you)
i like renee's handwriting way more than i like my own, so i put her to work making all my labels!
things got messy pretty quickly. also, the computer was a must for googling the benefits of different essential oils...
at the day's end, we made a tea tree/comfrey salve, a yarrow/bergamot/lemongrass salve, a rosemary tincture, and some lavender/rosemary bath salts. the kids really got involved with the label making!
i'm pretty sure renee was pretending to anoint grace with some magical oils in this picture...
brownies were a must, too. lulu and renee decided to bottle up some "secrets". all of lulu's secrets are now contained in cute little tin containers.
putting the secrets in...
overall, a therapeutic day! i am really loving learning about herbs and oils and their different uses. i'm toying with the idea of holding some VERY low-key classes here for my local friends who might be interested in learning how to create some herbal products from your natural medicine cabinets. hit me up if you'd be into that!
xo
