To boost your energy, and calm the mind, try making this energising diffuser blend with lemongrass, sweet orange, lemon and rosemary essential oils. We stock the carrier for the essential oils and glass bottles with reeds. It is more cost effective, and much more fun, to make your own blends rather than purchase them ready made. You can also be sure that only pure essential oils …
Sore Throat Tea
It’s very easy to wind up with a sore throat at this time of year, we have one child in bed as I write this. If your needing relief from a sore throat try this tea, it really does help. The taste isn’t the greatest but it’s well worth getting through the cup to the end! Make this several times …
How To Make Slime
Are you looking for something to do with the kids this school holidays that is a fun experiment, relatively eco-friendly, and easy to make? Then look no further. All you need to have a day of slime-filled fun is some PVA glue, borax (which is an alkaline salt), warm water, and non-toxic food colouring if you’d like coloured slime. Ingredients 1/2 cup …
Can Ivy Leaves Cure Corns?
This is a very old fashioned fix for corns that Wendyl found in one of her much loved old books. I have not given this one a go as I don’t have any corns to test it on. As with all of our blogs, these are suggestions only. If you have a serious issue see your doctor. That said, this method …
How To Restore Brass Naturally
Brass looks lovely until it loses its shine. Here are some easy, natural ways to restore your brass to its former self. Soak brass in a solution of 1 cup Green Goddess Premium Baking Soda and two litres of boiling water, Let it stand in the solution until it is cool, then give it a good rub to dry. Wash …