tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-41158915938705144082024-03-04T23:55:52.138-08:00All Things Herbal BlogChristine Kennedyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14759335773196162542noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4115891593870514408.post-47227170436408352732015-05-01T04:00:00.000-07:002015-05-02T17:04:47.075-07:00Bachelorette "Pamper My Feet" Spa Party<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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We were asked to gather all of our "Good for the Sole" Peppermint Foot Care Products together and create kits for a very special bachelorette spa weekend.</div>
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First, treat those feet to a soothing foot bath with a Peppermint Foot Soak.</div>
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Boost circulation, cool and refresh feet with sea salt, baking soda, finely</div>
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ground oatmeal, cornstarch and our minty blend of essential oils.</div>
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Need some exfoliating?</div>
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Scrub away with our handcrafted herbal soap made especially for feet with not one,</div>
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but three types of exfoliants: ground pumice, loofah and poppy seeds.</div>
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Whether you'll be wearing heels or sandals for the celebration, be ready for those fancy bridal party shoes. Our healing foot balm softens dry, rough skin and cracked heels with shea & cocoa butters, coconut oil and beeswax while soothing feet with peppermint, spearmint and tea tree oils.</div>
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Keep the energy going all night with tingling peppermint and revitalizing eucalyptus foot lotion.</div>
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Peppermint Foot Spray - spritz on feet before a long day to protect against tired feet</div>
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or at the end of the day to energize and refresh.</div>
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Tucking all the foot care treats into white terrycloth gift bags.</div>
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All set for the Bachelorette Spa Party! Have a great time girls!</div>
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Christine Kennedyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14759335773196162542noreply@blogger.com1United States37.09024 -95.712891000000013-36.418582499999992 99.052733999999987 90 69.521483999999987tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4115891593870514408.post-10324693970578185852014-06-02T19:12:00.001-07:002014-06-03T09:23:38.071-07:00Caribou Coffee Gardening Soap - step-by-step photos<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I was in our local Caribou Coffee, buying a much needed Mint Condition,</div>
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when I spotted this near the checkout.</div>
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Ahh....what perfect inspiration for a new batch of herbal soap!</div>
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I'd like to create something special to use on my hands, and perhaps all over, after spending an afternoon working out in the garden. I'm one of those people who start off wearing garden gloves, but always end up slipping them off for one reason or another. I need a scrubby bar of soap, and coffee grounds I know, will be perfect. Look closely, I love that the label says, "Even your garden needs coffee after a long slumber. These free used coffee grounds will wake your plants up with essential elements they need!"</div>
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So my daughter and I left Caribou not only with our coffees, but with a special package of gardening coffee grounds to sprinkle in the garden <em>and</em> more importantly, stir into a batch of soap.</div>
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Here's a look at the finished bars of Caribou Coffee Gardening Soap. Most of the flowers in my garden are pink, so this is a perfect color combination for me. And the scent is amazing. It's a blend I created using berry vanilla and adding a bit of strawberry to bring out and enhance the berry notes more.</div>
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Following are all the how-tos and step-by-step photos.</div>
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I couldn't wait to get home and get started. First, I measured out Cocoa Butter.</div>
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Next up was weighing the Coconut Oil. Coconut is my favorite oil. I use it in each and every batch of soap we make because of the fantastic bubbles it helps to create.</div>
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I weighed out a small slice of coffee butter. What's coffe butter you say? It's a blend of coconut oil and coffee seed oil (coffea arabica seed oil) and smells just like a cup of coffee.</div>
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And some pure unrefined Shea Butter. I love Shea Butter on my skin!</div>
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I added some Olive Oil to the mix and then melted all the oils together.</div>
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Then I set aside the melted oils to cool, while I prepared the water and lye mixture.</div>
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After measuring the lye flakes out on the scale, I carry them outside and add them into the weighed water. I like to do this outdoors, even during our freezing cold Minnesota winter months. That way, all of the fumes created when the lye dissolves into the water are not inside my house, but outside.</div>
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After the lye water had cooled some outside, I bring it in and add it to the melted oils.</div>
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This is what the soap batch looks like as I'm stirring.</div>
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Sorting through and getting the coffee grounds ready - looking for any stray beans.<br />
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Adding the finely ground Caribou Coffee beans.</div>
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Stirring the Caribou grounds and some berry vanilla scent into the soap.</div>
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Getting the mold ready by lining it with freezer paper. This makes the soap easier to unmold.<br />
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Pouring the first layer of coffee soap into the mold.</div>
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Getting the second layer ready! I colored it with a touch of bright berry and scented it with strawberry and berry vanilla - yum! This smells delicious.</div>
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Perfect! It's all ready to cover and set aside for 24 hours.<br />
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I unmolded the soap after 24 hours. It looks good, smells wonderful and is ready to cut into logs.</div>
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Soap logs ready to cut into bars. I like the swirls already but know they will look even better when they are cut into bars.</div>
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The winter will pass, and surely Spring WILL come to central Minnesota.</div>
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There is some melting happening in the garden already.</div>
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And, the swans are back and enjoying some open water.</div>
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As this winter slowly leaves us, I eagerly wait for the arrival of Spring. A few nights ago I fell asleep to the sound of thunder, but awoke to four new inches of snowfall. I don't recall a winter that has tried our patience more. So many days in a row of frigid temperatures with lots of snow & ice that created treacherous driving conditions has all made for a very l-o-n-g winter. I'm looking forward to Spring and working with fresh herbal scents helps to bring it all that much closer. </div>
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I have always loved the saying<em> "April showers bring May flowers"</em>, perhaps because April is my birth month. But also because the natural cycle of renewal in nature is a sweet reminder that even unpleasant things, like heavy snow and April rain, all help bring about very beautiful things - an abundance of fragrant flowers in May.<br />
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<em>"April showers bring May flowers"</em> is also a lesson in patience. Many of life's greatest things come to those who wait, and by patiently and happily enduring the snow and clouds of April we can more richly enjoy the sights and smells of May. After this past winter, I am eager to embrace the thunderstorms of April, and patiently await the unfolding blooms of May!</div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">And,we can't forget Cherry Almond Oatmeal, a holiday blend of black cherries and toasted almonds.</span></div>
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Now that we are smack dab in the middle of Fall, it's about time I shared some pictures of soaps & scents appropriate for the season. Autumn Splash is a new soap this year in deep orange with dark vanilla chunks.</div>
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A fall assortment of herbal soaps.</div>
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This one is a cutom order in a variety of our bars - cut in half & labeled for Autumn. </div>
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So there you have it! Some great colors and scents for Fall.</div>
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It's always fun to share a passion with your family! My youngest daughter, Colleen, has always enjoyed helping me with our family business, whether that's wrapping soap, making labels, bouncing ideas off of each other or helping out at craft shows. She's also notorious for taking many, perhaps too many pictures with her camera. Just for this post I had almost a hundred pictures to choose from!</div>
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In December, Colleen will be graduating from college. Even more exciting, for her, she will also be leaving for a 3 week trip with six students from SquareOne to Kenya and Uganda. SquareOne is a student run nonprofit group seeking to empower local economic development by creating lasting business ventures in rural communities in the developing world. As a fundraising adventure, Colleen and I created a soap specifically for raising funds to help the communities in Kenya and Uganda. </div>
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Colleen in our soap workshop holding a few logs of our African Hope Soap.</div>
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Here are a few of the soaps, just cut into bars. Dubbed "African Hope Soap", the square bars feature a very warm fragrance that we created and blended together. It's a spicy-sweet, musky blend with hints of deep sandalwood, cinnamon and<span itemprop="description"> orange and soft notes of vanilla, patchouli and lemongrass.</span> </div>
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The vanilla in the soap turns darker brown the more it is exposed to air.</div>
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This is a shot of the soap still in the mold. You can see the brown and orange chunks peeking out from the soft, pale green soap. A few swirls with our spatula and we left the soap to rest overnight.</div>
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Colleen and her group will be selling these soaps this weekend at the Saint John's and Saint Ben's Homecoming Football Game in Collegeville, Minnesota. Stop by and see the SquareOne booth if you are in the area.</div>
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The finished soaps!</div>
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You may also support their trip by purchasing a bar from our site: <a href="http://allthingsherbal.com/index.cfm/African-Hope-Soap-Square-One-CSB-SJU">http://AllThingsHerbal.com/index.cfm/African-Hope-Soap-Square-One-CSB-SJU</a>. We've donated all the bars of soap to SquareOne, so 100% of the proceeds goes directly to support their trip. To learn more about Square One, follow them and cheer them on at: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/csbsjuSquareOne">https://www.facebook.com/csbsjuSquareOne</a>. Thanks for your support!</div>
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I’m in awe of the date on the calendar. It's the very end of August and that means, ready or not, summer is coming to a close. We've enjoyed being a part of many great art shows this summer and we are ending the season with something special, something we haven't participated in before - an Art Crawl.</div>
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Arts off 84 has eight different sites, each filled with artists, that you can visit. For more information about the vendors at each location and a map, check out their website: <a href="http://www.artsoff84.com/">www.artsoff84.com</a> </div>
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Along your drive, you'll pass pastoral scenes like this. I took this picture along highway 84, just a few miles before our site.</div>
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This was us on Friday afternoon, setting up our tent together.</div>
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I have a few of the side pieces together.</div>
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Early Saturday morning and everyone is ready to go.</div>
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Today was a perfect day for an art crawl! Do you have plans for the long weekend? Have you been to an art crawl? There is still time to catch this one. We'll be there tomorow too, from 9 am- 5 pm, Sunday, September 1st.</div>
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<span class="userContent">Summer is the time of year that we travel to outdoor festivals and exhibit our herbal soaps. Last Saturday we went to the Midsummer Faire & Celtic Celebration at <a href="http://www.thefarmonstmathias.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Farm on St Mathias in Brainerd</a>, Minnesota. The weather was a bit challenging, with</span><span class="userContent"> more like fall temps than July ones and some strong wind gusts all day. I almost lost the tent a few times to the wind...but no pain no gain.</span></div>
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<span class="userContent">I love all things Irish and this is a fun show with lots going on and wonderful customers. The folks who put this show on are very helpful and the setting on the farm couldn't be more beautiful.</span></div>
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Today I slipped outside and enjoyed rereading a few of my favorite herb books. What a summer treat! I not only felt rejuvenated being outside but inspired with some new ideas!<br />
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One of my all time favorites gems is this book by Melissa Placzek. Her charming books are filled with her watercolors and recipes for little indulgences plus, she's a Minnesotan. I love the title too, as I often feel chin deep in bubbles!</div>
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Looking over the meaning of different of flowers, books on the Language of Flowers by Kate Greenaway and Pierre-Joseph Redoute.</div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Within the stunning lavender, lemon and cream swirls, Lavender Lemon is fragranced with a garden fresh blend of tangy lemon and classic lavender, brightened with just a touch of orange and eucalyptus oils. <span class="text_exposed_show">Sooo delicious!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Handcrafted with our signature blend of oils, we've added creamy goats milk and fresh cucumber purée to provide a natural source of vitamins, minerals and antioxidants that helps cleanse, condition and protect your precious skin. Finally, for an extra luxurious touch, French green clay and superfine flax seeds are added, both used to help detoxify, cleanse and clarify the most sensitive of skin types, naturally. You will love the glow this little powerhouse of goodness leaves behind! </span></div>
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A few weeks ago, David and I took a little trip to Red Wing, Minnesota with my parents. For Christmas, we had given them a night at the Candelight Inn Bed and Breakfast. And, surprise.....we had purchased a night for ourselves too! It was SO much fun to get away together! It was amazing to spend a few days relaxing and exploring another city together.</div>
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Our first stop was to the Red Wing Pottery Museum.</div>
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I love these vintage Red Wing dinner plates!</div>
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As you may know, during the summer months, David and I run an ice cream shop in our hometown of Pequot Lakes. But, perhaps you didn't know, that you can place an All Things Herbal order online and select local pick up for our ice cream shop and receive a <a href="http://allthingsherbal.com/index.cfm/pageid/84" target="_blank">FREE Ice Cream Cone</a> - in your choice of flavor when you pick your order up. Ah, summer and ice cream!</div>
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So, whenever I travel with David, I know that he is always on the look out for ice cream shops. He'll never miss an opportunity to visit an Ice Cream Parlor and enjoy MORE ice cream! This time, he also bought a few candies, a cayenne pepper one for himself and a dark chocolate carmel for me. I think he had planned that we'd split them but, I'd already eaten mine, so he had the spicy one all to himself.</div>
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Next to the Red Wing Pottery Museum are several antique shops. Filled with glassware.</div>
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For dinner we were told Red Wing Brewery was the place for pizza and handcrafted local beers.</div>
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This one is mine - a delicious dark chocolate stout.</div>
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Before leaving, I had put together a giftbox of our handmade bath treats to surprise my parents with. Everything one might need for a relaxing whirlpool bath: sea salts, lavender jojoba oil, soaps and chocolate.</div>
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In the morning, we were awoken by music. Our hosts had placed a music box outside our door to let us know that morning coffee had arrived and soon we should head down for breakfast.</div>
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My parents, Art & Colleen walking together in the morning. What a wonderful example of love for us.</div>
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Almost time to head back home, but before we did, we decided to head about 1/2 hour further down the river and visit the National Eagle Museum.</div>
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And are we glad we did - up close and personal with these majestic Eagles!</div>
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On our way out of town, we stopped at Caribou Coffee for Mocha's to go and were handed these - a perfect reminder to enjoy these special times together.</div>
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Happy Spring,</div>
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Christine Kennedyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14759335773196162542noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4115891593870514408.post-51239875841828208762013-03-12T13:55:00.000-07:002013-03-24T10:38:24.717-07:00All Things Irish - Celebrating St. Patrick's Day<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
One of my favorite holidays, St. Patricks Day, is almost here. It's a day when we get to celebrate all things Irish - from little green leprechauns to shamrocks. </div>
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St. Patricks Day has always been a special day for us. It's the day after David and I celebrate our wedding anniversary - March 16th. We remember celebrating on our honeymoon at an Irish Pub and, as the years went by, we gave our kids Irish names. First Caitlin, then Brian, named after Ireland's King Brian Boru and finally our dear Irish Colleen.</div>
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This year has found us busy making Irish Soaps. These soap favors are for a lucky Irish lass, ordered by a daughter for her mother, who is celebrating her 90th birthday on March 17th.</div>
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And, as St. Patrick's Day nears, we remember wrapping and mailing 150 Guinness Beer Soaps for an Irish Wedding that's taking place on St. Patrick's Day.</div>
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Our largest St. Patricks Day soap project was making 500 Dublin Mint Soaps for Seasons Box in Canada.</div>
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All set for labeling. Anyone want to join in and wrap soap?</div>
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I love baking bread - almost as much as I love making soap.</div>
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Often, I just don't take the time to do it.</div>
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Wouldn't it be fun to combine the two together and make a loaf of soap!<br />
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I decided to try out three different kinds of soap loaves - Poppyseed Carrot, Lavender with a Lemon Twist and, always a favorite scent combination, Almonds and Oatmeal.</div>
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Yum, these loaves smell good enough to eat....here's a photo of the finished loaf of Lemon Lavender with a sprinkle of lavender buds across the top.</div>
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I'll take you through the process of making these loaves. First, I melted all the oils and herbs together in a large pot - coconut, olive, palm, cocoa butter, shea butter, soybean, sunflower- all 100% plant based oils that are good for your skin.</div>
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Next, I added the lye water and stirred and blended until the soap became thicker. One way to describe it would be to say the soap now has a cake batter consistency.</div>
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Adding in more goodies - some oatmeal.</div>
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Next, it's time to add in the essential oils.</div>
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Here I'm pouring some of the soap into a smaller bowl and adding cocoa powder for a beautiful swirl of chocolate brown.</div>
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I lined my mini loaf pans with freezer paper to protect them and then poured the soap in.</div>
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Pouring the soap when it was nice and thick helped get the swirls on top. I think it makes them look more like a real loaf of bread.</div>
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A final touch - a sprinkle of poppy seeds along the top of the loaf. </div>
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After curing for a few weeks, the Poppyseed Carrot Soap naturally darkened to a deep brown. The vanilla in the scent combination I created is the culprit. It does make it look more like a loaf of bread though, perhaps a dark rye or whole wheat.</div>
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Let's take the loaf of the Poppyseed Carrot Soap and cut off a slice to use.</div>
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I love the look of these soap loaves, a bit like the loaves of bread in a bakery!</div>
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You can find our soap loaves, a limited few, on our website under <a href="http://allthingsherbal.com/index.cfm/felted-soaps-kitchen-garden-laundry-shampoo-bars" target="_blank"><strong>Special Purpose Soaps</strong></a>.</div>
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Today through Monday, March 4th we are doing a give-a-way.</div>
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<strong>For a chance to win either the Poppyseed Carrot or the Almond Oatmeal Soap Loaf, just leave a comment on this page.</strong></div>
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We'll select a winner by random, contact the winner through email and mail your soap loaf out to you. I'll also announce the winner on our facebook page. Good Luck!</div>
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<strong>Staying Soapy,</strong><br />
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Isn't January - when it feels more like the dead of winter, instead of the middle - the perfect time to treat yourself to a Starbucks coffee? I've always enjoyed their Caramel Mocha Lattes or anything that combines coffee with peppermint and chocolate. Just a few heavenly sips and I daydream about how to replicate one at home.</div>
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Well, $ave yourself some money and try my homemade version. It's not as hard as you might think and it is delicious! Just take my advice and enjoy them in moderation.</div>
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For making individual Starbuck treats, one of the best investments I've made is buying a French Coffee Press. These are available at Target for around $20 and can be found online or at many superstores for even less. I found mine, pictured below, at TJ Maxx for $16. </div>
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A French Press is perfect for making just one or two cups of coffee. But, you can also use an espresso maker or just brew a batch of double strength coffee in your drip coffee maker. Let's get started on our DIY Coffee Treat:</div>
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Take 4 Tablespoons of your favorite coffee beans and finely grind in a coffee grinder.</div>
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Heat 1 cup of milk until it is steaming. I used a glass measuring cup in the microwave, but you may also heat the milk in a small pan on the stove. Froth the milk with a whisk or, if you have one, a small electric whisk until it is nice and foamy. In a small bowl, mix together 1 Tablespoon of cocoa powder and 1 Tablespoon sugar. Add to the hot milk. Again, whisk well until the powders are blended in.</div>
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Christine Kennedyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14759335773196162542noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4115891593870514408.post-26558313477350536592012-12-30T21:22:00.000-08:002012-12-31T11:26:59.604-08:00Pinterest Inspiration!<div class="post-title entry-title">
<strong>Now that all the busyness and preparation for the holidays are over, I'm hoping to set aside some time to enjoy surfing the net. And, pinterest makes it so much more fun. Here are a few ideas I've found to help welcome in 2013 and start the New Year off right. (I've included all of the links back to the original blogs/websites.)</strong></div>
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Christine Kennedyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14759335773196162542noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4115891593870514408.post-43234349231789744872012-11-28T20:13:00.005-08:002012-11-28T20:13:51.018-08:00Soaps of Christmas Past and Present<br />
I love the Christmas season and getting our home ready for family celebrations. Some of this I must get from my mom, who beautifully transforms her whole home into a Christmas dream. Her living room features an angel tree and angels surround the mantel and continue down the hallway to the porch, which is Santa's retreat. It showcases Santa Clauses not only from different time periods but designs. Scents are also a part of the season. My mom is a champion cookie baker and has been known to fill the downstairs freezer with many batches of cookies.<br />
Most of my holiday creative energy is spent thinking about Christmas Soaps. Here's a look at some of our favorite scents and designs of Christmas's Past.<br />
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And here's a few special soaps from Christmas Present.<br />
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For many years I've made a laundry soap.</div>
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It's a bar that holds a special spot in my heart. The reason?</div>
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I named it after my Grandmother Marie Jentsch who also enjoyed making soap.</div>
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Here's a photo of us from long ago - 20+ years. My dad and I are on the ends. My Grandma Marie is holding my daughter Caitlin Marie who, at age 12, suggested to me that I should make soap. Amazing... but that's a story for another time.</div>
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I've heard stories from my dad and his sisters about Grandma making soap, although I was never able to ask her about the soap making process. I started the craft after she was gone. I do know that she would have loved that I am a soap maker like herself!</div>
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A while ago I was given Grandma's scrapbook of recipes that she collected over many years. Many of the recipes are in her handwriting, others are clipped from booklets and newspapers, some dating from the 1940's.</div>
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I treasure these recipes and love looking over them, imagining a story for each of them. I wonder to myself, was it early one morning as she was sipping coffee that a recipe caught her eye enough for her to cut it out and paste it into the book for safe keeping. Or perhaps, she was thinking about my dad and his sisters, and wondering about making something special for them.</div>
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The book is fragile and so I gently turn the pages. Twice, I discover, she has clipped out and saved recipes for homemade lye soap! The old-fashioned laundry bar I've named after my grandma, is adapted from several old recipes and is excellent at removing stains.</div>
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Lately, for my own use, I've been making a batch of laundry powder which includes ground soap from the laundry bar along with other ingredients.</div>
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Here's how I make my own laundry powder. First I grate our laundry bar on a cheese grater. Grate enough flakes to measure 1 cup.</div>
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Then add 1 cup washing soda, 1-1/2 cups borax and 1 cup baking soda. I combine all the ingredients into my food processor and mix until powdered.</div>
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<strong>Grandma Marie's Yesteryear Laundry Bars</strong> can be found on the <strong><a href="http://allthingsherbal.com/index.cfm/felted-soaps-kitchen-garden-laundry-shampoo-bars" target="_blank">'Special Purpose Soap'</a></strong> page of our website.</div>
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Take a look at what surprised us in the workshop.</div>
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I had left the doors wide open while I was working. The breeze was wonderful and I haven't had to worry about bugs these last few weeks of summer. No one noticed him walk right in and start exploring.</div>
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But boy, did he surprise us!</div>
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Wondering what size he is? Our daughter Colleen set down a bar of our herbal soap next to him. </div>
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He's pretty tiny, isn't he?</div>
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I was glad that we could help our neighbor return to his habitat. I hope you are home, safe and sound, from all of your summer travels. Enjoy these last few days of summer!</div>
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Can you think of summer without thinking of casting out a line on one of our 10,000 lakes? My uncle shared with me his secret, using Anise oil to improve his catch. Here's my take on this "Old-time Secret": I've taken Anise essential oil and created a soap that not only cleans your hands but helps eliminate human odors that transfer to lures when handling them. Try washing tackle with this soap - it cleans and coats your lure with the scent of Anise making it more attractive to all fish. <a href="http://allthingsherbal.com/index.cfm/beer-soaps-mens-handmade-soap-natural-shaving-soap" target="_blank">Fisherman's Scrub Soap</a></div>
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Here's one of my purple coneflowers from my garden, which I need to work in more often. When I do, our Gardener's Healing bar is what I reach for to clean the dirt off when I'm done. It's filled with natural ingredients that protect your skin. I've added powdered echinacea root for healing and lots of honey to soothe and soften hands. The poppy seeds and ground apricot kernels help to gently scrub. Shea butter and olive oil are added to help restore moisture lost while working in the garden. <a href="http://allthingsherbal.com/index.cfm/felted-soaps-kitchen-garden-laundry-shampoo-bars" target="_blank">Gardener's Healing Bar </a></div>
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It seems that this year especially, the bugs have been extra aggressive. Or maybe, our long Minnesota winters help us forget how pesty the creatures can be until the next summer when the sun comes out. One trick I like is to keep a bar of Bug Repelling soap in our shower for the summer months. I love the smell, a blend of 5 essential oils: peppermint, litsea, lemongrass, citronella and eucalyptus, all known to repel bugs. Tip: When heading out for the weekend, don't forget to tuck a bar inside your travel bag. The smell will linger lightly on your clothes, acting as a natural bug deterrent. <a href="http://allthingsherbal.com/index.cfm/Natural-Insect-Repellent-Bug-Repelling-Lotion" target="_blank">Anti-Bug Soap </a></div>
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Summer living sometimes includes accidentally bumping into poison ivy. In our family of five, three of us get poison ivy and two of us don't seem to be bothered by it...yet! As soon as a family member thinks they may have been exposed to poison ivy, they wash with our poison ivy bar of soap. Usually, washing is all that is needed to protect one from an outbreak. If a rash does appear we do two things: continue washing the affected area with our soap and leave the lather on the affected area to dry. The clay in the soap lather helps calm the rash and makes it itch less. <a href="http://allthingsherbal.com/index.cfm/felted-soaps-kitchen-garden-laundry-shampoo-bars" target="_blank">Poison Ivy Soap</a></div>
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This specialty bar helps soothe the skin after a little too much exposure to the elements ~ both sun and wind. Although we're careful about the amount of time spent in the sun, sometimes we over do it. And when we do, our Sunburn Soother Bar is waiting for us. This is one of those soaps that looks as good as it works, filled with skin soothing Aloe Vera and an extra helping of Shea Butter. <a href="http://allthingsherbal.com/index.cfm/Limited-Edition-Natural-Soaps-Specialty-handmade" target="_blank">Sunburn Soother with Aloe Vera</a></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">A trio of soaps featuring Bergamot & Ginseng, Lemongrass & Calendula and Citrus Splash. Available from All Things Herbal <a href="http://allthingsherbal.com/index.cfm/Limited-Edition-Natural-Soaps-Specialty-handmade" target="_blank">here</a>.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Herbal Soap Samplers - guest size soaps perfect for traveling. Available on our "Soaps with a Purpose" page - <a href="http://allthingsherbal.com/index.cfm/felted-soaps-kitchen-garden-laundry-shampoo-bars" target="_blank">here</a>.</span></div>
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The soap ribbons added a pop of color and hinted at the scent of the bar- blue was for Lavender Almond, Orange was for Vanilla Chai and Bergamot Ginseng, Green was for the Lily of the Valley and Herbal Garden, and the dark pink ribbon was for the Cherry Almond Oatmeal bars. Each bar was tucked in a waxed tissue and the ends tied with ribbons. I haven't wrapped soaps in this way before and I really liked how they turned out. They reminded me of candy favors. I think this wrapping also made it easy for the guests to bring their soap favor home with them. And, we hope that sometime later on, the guests are able to relax and unwind with their soothing herbal soap favor as they reminisce about the special day.<br />
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Congratulations Therese and Rob - we look forward to attending your wedding this August!</div>
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If you're curious about soap favors we've done for other events, you can check out some photos <a href="http://allthingsherbal.com/index.cfm/Wedding-Shower-Favors-Handmade-Gifts-Custom-Soaps" target="_blank">here:</a></div>Christine Kennedyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14759335773196162542noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4115891593870514408.post-13830738641788010452012-04-10T16:18:00.006-07:002012-07-31T20:44:28.243-07:00Lavender Handfelted Soaps<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I LOVE handfelted soap! I love the way it feels, the way it looks and of course the luxurious lather. What is felted soap you say? It's a soap in a jacket or a soap with a sweater! It's a bar of our herbal soap wrapped in a super soft alpaca wool cover.</div>
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To make felted soap, wool fibers are carefully selected and blended together, creating a unique look for each bar. Then the age-old process of using soap, water and agitation, shrinks the wool around the soap. The wool is like a wonderful cocoon hand formed around the soap. The photo above is of our lavender soaps that have been felted and are ready and awaiting their final needle felting design work.</div>
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Isn't the idea of handfelting soap the coolest concept? Covering a bar of soap with beautiful hand-dyed wool fibers, felting it, and tadah... a soap and washcloth in one!</div>
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Design work is more fun with two or three helpers! (My mom and I felting together with daughter Colleen taking photos.)</div>
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Felted Soap makes an exquisite gift for yourself or to give to someone else. There is no need for a washcloth or a loofah, just take your felted soap into the tub or shower and it gently exfoliates your skin. Felting soap keeps it from being slippery and allows you to use every last sliver of it. Did you know that wool fibers are naturally anti-fungal?</div>
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Colleen needle felting lavender sprigs for extra charm! Our designs are free hand so no two are just alike.</div>
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The whole idea of felting soap makes me smile because it’s almost as if we just don’t know when to stop. We’ve already made the soap, but we have to cover it with more handmade goodness and then, for good measure, needle felt a sprig of lavender buds on top.</div>
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Part of the magic is that as the soap is used, the wool continues to felt up smaller and smaller, staying tight around the ever diminishing bar. Once the soap is gone, you have a unique pouch that can be scented with lavender essential oil and used in your lingerie drawer. Here's a few clever ideas customers have shared with us for what they do with the remaining felted ball: cats are attracted to wool so it makes a good cat toy, cut it up and toss it outside for the birds, as a natural fiber it can be composted and it's perfect as a little scrubby for cleaning.</div>
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Our felted soaps are a labor of love. Colorful and fragrant, they make an extra special treat in the shower, bath, sauna or at the sink. Check them out on our website under "Special Purpose Soap" at <a href="http://allthingsherbal.com/index.cfm/felted-soaps-kitchen-garden-laundry-shampoo-bars">http://allthingsherbal.com/index.cfm/felted-soaps-kitchen-garden-laundry-shampoo-bars</a>.</div>
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<strong>UPDATE: </strong>We were so excited when our Lavender Handfelted Soap was awarded 1st place in the Naturals Division during the Arts in the Park, held in Brainerd, Minnesota on July 1st, 2012.</div>Christine Kennedyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14759335773196162542noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4115891593870514408.post-81187225189140772802012-03-18T19:26:00.000-07:002012-03-18T19:26:53.894-07:00Victorian Soap Trade Cards<div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0qZVzb9BJUpLr61M1suu0TAn5nQXEsVPe_2pBbd5VtTzHc3s-BE35ui56xRaRzHHQRnO7LOmWVZ5EH2gFkyu8CvdCC8I6mq8T98OMsMw07GINuTM5OI08xGq-HZt1UUEwltdSgHp6nPI1/s1600/IMG_8897.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" lda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0qZVzb9BJUpLr61M1suu0TAn5nQXEsVPe_2pBbd5VtTzHc3s-BE35ui56xRaRzHHQRnO7LOmWVZ5EH2gFkyu8CvdCC8I6mq8T98OMsMw07GINuTM5OI08xGq-HZt1UUEwltdSgHp6nPI1/s200/IMG_8897.JPG" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyrrCSM2m0wWiIJYNhtnxGX9XNIQ0nwxb2NFg5wXKOJMcibi-P4rbhwbI7UmOTrLC4qy6qrTX-P2zKrIDxwh9GulGXKki8a3iNzxWw0sngaqOyFLAaU5Pa654U-AXESWyHahaIk1g297xC/s1600/IMG_8895.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" lda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyrrCSM2m0wWiIJYNhtnxGX9XNIQ0nwxb2NFg5wXKOJMcibi-P4rbhwbI7UmOTrLC4qy6qrTX-P2zKrIDxwh9GulGXKki8a3iNzxWw0sngaqOyFLAaU5Pa654U-AXESWyHahaIk1g297xC/s200/IMG_8895.JPG" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">I'm a little addicted to trade cards, as long as they are soap related. Have you ever seen Victorian Trade Cards?</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Trade Cards were used during the late 1800s to advetise American goods and services and were very similar to our modern business card. I've spent many happy hours (too many?) pursuing, collecting and studying Advertising Trade Cards. What keeps my interest are all the unique ones out there. They are so much fun to come across! If I'm ever in an antique shop, I always ask if they have any trade cards. And, if I can't get to an antique shop, there's always Ebay.</div><br />
What is fascinating about these cards is the advertising. Let's look at Bloom of Youth's White Lilac Soap. Here's the front of the card:<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">Don't you just love where it says, "Ladies afflicted with tan, freckles, rough, or discolored skin should lose no time in procurring and applying Bloom of Youth. It will immediately obliterate all such imperfections..." I guess this was before truth in advertising laws.</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><em><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><strong>Christine Kennedy</strong></span></em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><em>simple ingredients, extraordinary benefits</em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.allthingsherbal.com/"><span style="color: blue;">http://www.allthingsherbal.com/</span></a></div>Christine Kennedyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14759335773196162542noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4115891593870514408.post-75360459830251970462012-02-24T17:27:00.002-08:002012-02-24T19:08:46.831-08:00Bird of ParadiseI have the most wonderful surprise! Our Bird of Paradise is BLOOMING! Take a look-<br />
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<div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTfGiFgzh_l_GA-ct8cRnA8Q2ksv6d0-DcB8rqnsDyDXuZBciKSy4g6_v-8EKnk9-OK1JaDk5xetTtVNXxwdT5AtOJTRwZvcsmk1833dTYPYBESGfzn971BqM8o2fQoDoJKYMdypSxbGBL/s1600/IMG_8925.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" lda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTfGiFgzh_l_GA-ct8cRnA8Q2ksv6d0-DcB8rqnsDyDXuZBciKSy4g6_v-8EKnk9-OK1JaDk5xetTtVNXxwdT5AtOJTRwZvcsmk1833dTYPYBESGfzn971BqM8o2fQoDoJKYMdypSxbGBL/s400/IMG_8925.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Last night, right at midnight, I discovered these blooms. David was with me and he turned to me and said, "We better take a picture of it right now, it won't be here in the morning." It really seemed that magical!</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgduJOt_zKJYQWqTpMfucxhpq66alRWjX0GWQhsub-wVsIrg3fm9Ou-zF_coYveP9f4V54oB3r3O9o11PnhoqFs0juLIIupAsm64PRTUgjo7ap3z_HPhD4eIj9fwpDx-aYSMv2Pfbr9lVXl/s1600/bird+of+paradise+winter.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" lda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgduJOt_zKJYQWqTpMfucxhpq66alRWjX0GWQhsub-wVsIrg3fm9Ou-zF_coYveP9f4V54oB3r3O9o11PnhoqFs0juLIIupAsm64PRTUgjo7ap3z_HPhD4eIj9fwpDx-aYSMv2Pfbr9lVXl/s400/bird+of+paradise+winter.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">I've had this plant for a few years, ever since our son spent a summer working at the Treehouse, a local garden center. One day after work, he arrived home with the back seat full of unwanted tropical plants. Brian, knowing that I love all things green, and himself, wanting to bring along something exotic for his dorm room that fall, knew we could take on these plants.</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">And if I'm counting back correctly, it's been four years now. Four long years of carefully and faithfully taking care of the Bird of Paradise and begging it to bloom. All summer I hope and am on the look out for flowers. I place it in full sunshine and made sure it has lots of water. With our Minnesota summers as humid as they have been the past few years, I've thought for sure that I would be able to coax it into blooming. But it never did. Until today, in the middle of February.</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiWyylBnBwQzcbJzLbCr4GQpIE5T0YeY75sRzcnGqUm8DqtkfN03US5QWQJq0cUNAhiYpHIQJXt0aO-lHEgIvYjBPGD0fSDRQtGsYBndH6oLaQKmHo9rpZUkuMvS0lvGLlRR_qSn2x6ffj/s1600/IMG_8943.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" lda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiWyylBnBwQzcbJzLbCr4GQpIE5T0YeY75sRzcnGqUm8DqtkfN03US5QWQJq0cUNAhiYpHIQJXt0aO-lHEgIvYjBPGD0fSDRQtGsYBndH6oLaQKmHo9rpZUkuMvS0lvGLlRR_qSn2x6ffj/s400/IMG_8943.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>This plant has been and still is in our basement. Lots of other plants are down there too. All sharing the light from the patio doors and waiting till spring and the warm weather when I'll bring them outside again.<br />
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<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">My kids tease me about this forest of green. But I just hate letting the plants go in the fall. I like to bring them into the house and give them a chance to make it though the winter. Most make it till spring, but not all. We're not down in the basement all that often and sometimes I forget to water things as often as I should. Plus, we've closed off all the heat vents for the winter.<br />
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That's why I was so shocked to see these gorgeous blooms. I could not have been more surprised. <strong>But, isn't that just like life, when you least expect it, that is when something wonderful happens.</strong> It's fantastic and magical and makes me so happy.</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLeiXdeXHPT9HQjcYG1BXKwGWb0kejwHiBV-THLHbSc7VMnDfU8nI6d6HAVp9nxNFBY0OUc6ry8zw5NhbKdVEAer2owzwd3w2QkP78RRfXIrO3d6VXPv_4TP_TH5V4eRmGi5gJH9SWjECx/s1600/chris+bloom.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" lda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLeiXdeXHPT9HQjcYG1BXKwGWb0kejwHiBV-THLHbSc7VMnDfU8nI6d6HAVp9nxNFBY0OUc6ry8zw5NhbKdVEAer2owzwd3w2QkP78RRfXIrO3d6VXPv_4TP_TH5V4eRmGi5gJH9SWjECx/s400/chris+bloom.jpg" width="271" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">The only thing that could surprise me more is for our Banana Plant to produce fruit. Maybe I'll go take a look.</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;"><em><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><strong>Christine Kennedy</strong></span></em></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;"><em>simple ingredients, extraordinary benefits</em></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.allthingsherbal.com/"><span style="color: blue;">http://www.allthingsherbal.com/</span></a></div>Christine Kennedyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14759335773196162542noreply@blogger.com0