Citrus Summer Potpourri
For a light summer scent, combine orange and lemon oils with a few other citrusy companions. For a light summer scent follow this citrus summer recipe by combining the scents of orange and lemon. into an airtight container and set aside to cure ... [... more]
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Candle-Making Basics
It's easy and fun to create your own custom candles. Here's how. It's hard to imagine a time without electricity, when the simple, flickering light of a candle was relied upon to illuminate the evening hours. Ready-made candles often were ... [... more]
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Grow Herbs Indoors This Winter
Grow herbs indoors, and enjoy fresh ingredients all winter long. Start a windowsill herb garden -- you can even do your cultivating in daring evening wear or comfy pajamas if you like. You will eat better and even save money by growing herbs ... [... more]
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Tussie-Mussie
This beautiful herb bouquet can be wrapped in a bit of lace or a posy holder and given as a gift or kept for a centerpiece. Also known as tuzzy-muzzies, these herbal nosegays were used to disguise street odors in medieval Europe long before ... [... more]
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Living with Herb
Have a sunny window? It's easy to grow and use herbs at home. Dried herbs start to lose their potency after a few months, but fresh herbs are always flavorful. Parsley goes with just about anything, but is particularly happy in pasta dishes. ... [... more]
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Summer Centerpiece
Food as decoration? What a delicious idea! Put together a summer party table featuring a fruit-filled topiary centerpiece set amidst the bounties of the season. Put together a summer party table featuring a fruit-filled topiary centerpiece set ... [... more]
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Aromatherapy Products for Your Home
Aromatherapy products for the home include diffusers, aromatherapy candles, pillow sprays, room mists, potpourri, scent balls for the car, and incense. Diffusers generally vaporize and disperse essential oils directly into the air, to suppress ... [... more]
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Herbal mixes:
Pamper your friends with the luxury of a spa retreat at home. Long soaks in warm, herb-infused waters can relax tense muscles and relieve stress. So treat the people on your gift list to the pleasures of fragrant herbal bath products with bath ... [... more]
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Calico Rose Potpourri
Devoloping your own herbal potpourri can be easy and relaxing. Try our calico rose recipe for a deep scent of roses. Try this lemony, rosy scent for a relaxing atmosphere. into an airtight container and set aside to cure for two weeks, stirring ... [... more]
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Sweet-and-Spicy Rose Potpourri
Centuries ago, royal cooks boiled rosewater and sugar to scent kings' quarters. Even today, roses remain the preferred ingredient for potpourri. To give your potpourri as a gift, in a large glass or plastic bowl. Apply the oils to several hemlock ... [... more]
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The Basics of Aromatherapy
Proving the theory that everything old is new again, the ancient practice of aromatherapy has returned as a popular way to bring calmness, relaxation, and balance to body, mind, and spirit. The scientific reasons behind why and how aromatherapy ... [... more]
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Indoor Bloom Box
Brought indoors, a planter box softens a plain window while adding accent color and pleasing fragrance to a room. You may want to leave them in pots for ease and cleanliness. Be sure to use plastic saucers beneath the pots to catch water drips. A ... [... more]
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