Cedar Bough Bags

I sold this set of Cedar Bough Bags yesterday. Every time someone buys something I get a thrill. The person who bought these lives in New York state. The last person who bought a similar item lives in Georgia. Wow. How cool to be connecting with people in other places. The web is such a gift!

These Bough Bags are filled with Western Red Cedar -- the predominant species of tree in the Pacific Northwest.  The smell is a little gift from heaven. It smells like walking through the woods on barefoot feet, crushing forest underneath, feeling strength and infinity in every step.

Beaded Amulet Bag Necklaces

A friend taught me how to make amulet bag necklaces like the one above. The necklace is perfect for carrying a few small meaningful things, a couple of  folded bills, or a vial of your favorite perfume.

The bags are rather like medicine bags for carrying items of personal significance, like the whisker of your favorite cat or dog, a lock of a loved one's hair, and a pebble found on your favorite beach.

I usually make them during the fall and winter months. They are for sale in my Etsy Shop. Now that the weather is getting cooler and the days are getting shorter, I am thinking about making more.

Lavender Eye Pillows

I've been making lots of organic lavender eye pillows lately. The lavender is very soothing on the eyes. You can put the eye pillow in the microwave to warm it up or freezer to cool it down before placing it on your eyes. You can buy them in my Etsy shop.

Doesn't that look relaxing? Lavender is an good antidote for headaches and is known for relieving stress. I grow and harvest the lavender myself. It is hung up to dry for about a month. The pillows are sewn out of silky soft fabric and then stuffed with the dried lavender.