On Valentine’s Day our herb group, the Northwoods Herb Society, met to dye silk scarves at Peterman Brook Herb Farm. We had an array of plant, veggies, and herbs to use for our project. After two weeks, I have unraveled my masterpiece. Now this is the scarf in a yet, raw stage, as it needs [...]
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Naturally Dyeing Silk Scarves
Posted in This is How We Make It! on February 28, 2011 | 2 Comments »
Cutting Our Soap with a Tank Soap Cutter
Posted in This is How We Make It! on February 11, 2011 | 4 Comments »
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Herbs Tickle Me Pink, or Orange, or Green, or…
Posted in This is How We Make It! on January 11, 2011 | 1 Comment »
When I am out in the Herb and Soap Shop and creating beautiful products like these shown below, I have to ask myself, why do we need artificial colors? The carrot soap is made with, you guessed it, carrots and annatto seed, the citrus lotion stick is made with annatto seed, and the lovely avocado lip balm…yes [...]
The beauty of herbs and making herbal skin care products
Posted in This is How We Make It! on November 27, 2010 | 3 Comments »
This evening was spent making a variety of healing herbal ointments. In our arnica ache rub we use flowers that can be grown just about anywhere if they will survive in Northeast Wisconsin. Here is our kitchen counter lined with our version of natural “Ben Gay”. Oh, I wish you could smell it! Arnica Ache [...]
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