{This post is sponsored by Ball® Fresh Preserving} Calendula is a beautiful flower that just happens to also be edible and beneficial. It is definitely one that I always have growing in my garden! It reseeds itself readily and comes back year after year without any inputs. The beautiful orange color of calendula flowers make…
Herbalism
Using herbs, flowers, and plants for medicine is something I feel very strongly about, as I believe that the plant world has given us almost everything we need to stay healthy! I’m passionate about teaching others how to make their own herbal remedies and skin care products with homegrown and foraged herbs and flowers.
Learn how to make herbal salves, creams, lotion bars, soap, tinctures, and teas.
Wild Violet Soap for Spring: Homemade and Foraged
Inspired by the curling purple petals and fringed yellow throats of violets, Wild Violet Soap is a fun way for a soap maker to celebrate the return of spring! An all-natural, cold-processed soap recipe, it is made with foraged wild violet infused herbal tea, moisturizing violet infused sweet almond oil, and tinted with natural colorants….
How to Make Skin Soothing Rose Lotion Bars
Learn how to make rose lotion bars! These lovely lotion bars use rose infused oil and are great for the skin. They are easy to make and a wonderful addition to your homemade bath and beauty projects. Using Garden Roses for Skin Care We have a huge rose bush in the front yard of our…
How to Make and Use Dandelion Salve
Spring is a wonderful time of year, especially after the cold, dark, and dreary weather of winter. I’m always so excited to see the first dandelions pop up, as that means that warmer weather is on its way and I can soon make homemade dandelion salve! Wildcrafting Weeds eBook Before we get started with this…
10 Reasons to Grow Mint (Without Fear)
Mint has a bad reputation for taking over the garden, for good reason. But, there are many reasons to grow mint in your backyard without fear! Even though mint is a highly beneficial plant, due to its spreading nature, many of us opt to just go without it all together. The problem with doing this…
Winter Spice Pine Soap Recipe
Learn how to make an ultra-conditioning bar of all-natural Winter Spice Pine Soap to help moisturize your dry winter skin! With an amazing sweet-spicy evergreen scent it will be your new favorite seasonal bar! Be sure to share your love of soap making with your friends and family because this Winter Spice Pine Soap makes…
Manuka Honey Vinegar Elixir for Enhanced Immunity
{This post is sponsored by Pacific Resources International (PRI)} If you’ve ever wanted an easy way to boost your health potential, this Maunka honey vinegar elixir is just for you! Made with pure raw Manuka honey, raw apple cider vinegar, fresh ginger, lemon juice, and propolis extract, this drink is a powerhouse of immune boosting…
Peppermint Coconut Sugar Scrub
Homemade gifts, especially when they have an herbal element, are my favorite things to give! This peppermint coconut sugar scrub is easy to make and package up for a thoughtful gift. It smells absolutely amazing and is cooling, soothing, and moisturizing for the skin. All natural beauty at its best! Make & Give Home Apothecary…
Fir Needle Forest Chai for Respiratory Wellness
Sometimes herbal medicine is right in your own backyard, and you often don’t need to go much further than that. But if you venture out to the woods, be sure to collect some conifer needles, as they have benefits that not everyone knows about! Fir needles are especially nice, and can be made into a…
60+ Rose Hip Recipes for Food, Health, & Beauty
Rose hips are a powerhouse of an herb with a wide array of benefits to our health and beauty. Once you learn about how nutritious and packed full of antioxidants they are, you’ll be glad to know there are many uses for rose hip both in diet and skincare. Let’s discover over 60 rose hip…
