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shop dog boo's voodooo dogs help you use GOOD voodoo to send love to your favorite four-legged companion. just push the pin in the blooming heart to stimulate the heart chakra and your pooch will feel that loving energy! more deets here: www.tinyurl.com/doggyvoodoo
a great valentine's day gift for your favorite dog lover... or wanna-be dog lover! hand-sewn with repurposed fabric and lots of intention by yours truly. $10/each.
available in chicago at willow- 850 north damen, or directly through me. call me at 303.324.7323, or email thewanderingherbalist@gmail.com.
i just finished a fresh batch of paw salve... check out how it's made!
first the oil must be infused... i used the heat method- since chicago doesn't have a ton of sun right now... ;)
half of the oil i use is comfrey-infused...
and the other half a blend of rose, lavender, chamomile, and calendula...
look at that beautiful green comfrey oil!
i keep the infused oils in a mason jar until i'm ready to cook up some paw salve...
so when i'm ready... it goes in a pan (a pan i ONLY use for my herbal products!) with some beeswax...
and when the beeswax is melted, it gets poured into a pyrex until it cools enough to add the vitamin e and essential oils... and then poured into the plastic jars. and POOF! boo boo goo paw salve is born!
simple is best! this healing salve is perfect for anyone with paws- pooches, putty tats OR people! www.tinyurl.com/booboogoofactsheet
here we go, yo! just under eleven hours of driving and here we are in lincoln, nebraska! had a little
"huh?" moment in eastern colorado that slowed us down a bit, but... onward and upward! a bed hasn't felt this necessary in quite a while... sweeeeeeeet dreams! next post will be from chicagoland!!!!
one of my favorite things to make are my doggy voodoo dogs. they were inspired by the final project i created for the first herb training i did with tonja- a first aid kit for a broken heart. the kit had various herbal remedies- hawthorne tincture, rose tea, healing foot bath, etc....- but the "star" of the kit was my "reverse" voodoo doll. it's "reverse", because instead of inflicting pain, you send love. with each push of the pin (into the blooming heart), you send love to the person you're thinking about. love not pain! yeah!
when i got boo last january, my whole life began to revolve around dogs (clearly...!) and when i did my second herb training at moondance, i decided to do a doggy first aid kit. hence the creation of doggy voodoo dolls. they are perfect for a dog owner who travels a lot, someone whose dog is ill, or just anyone who is in love with their pooch. the dolls are made with repurposed fabric and sewn by hand. by me. with lots of love and intention. :)
so the next time someone tells you to "stick it", maybe it will have a whooooooole new meaning.
happy holidays!
... i think she'd be dandelion! right? right! come on, we all know that dandelion is a very, VERY misunderstood herb. uniquely beautiful, golden, and FIERY, dandelion seems to be eeeeverrrywhere, yet the uninformed are always trying to get rid of it! try as they may, dandelion never goes away, it just comes back bigger, better and more fabulous every time. i mean, think about it...
dandelion grows through concrete! concrete! can't keep that beauty down....
dandelion adapts itself to grow lower than the lawnmower! "oh, just try to cut me... ha!"
bottom line, dandelion will surface and bloom, and always be able to express itself. strong, determined and adaptable, i think we can all learn something from dandelion. don't you?! the wandering herbalist is going to tap into those qualities for the move from denver to chicago! hell yeah! so how can you connect with dandelion? eat the leaves! or... since it's winter... drink an infusion or a cup of tea. the leaf is a great tonic for the kidneys, the root is amazing for the liver.
do an experiment with me-drink dandelion leaf infusions every day for two weeks, and let's see if our attitudes are altered. strength, adaptability, determination! and "poker face", of course. ;)
faithful companion and inspiration for doggy products... moondance shop dog for the past year... budding celebrity... my little boo. *sigh*
mason jars, pyrex measuring cups, measuring spoons, chopsticks, spatulas, strainer, cheescloth, stainless steel pot, french press, electric kettle... herbs! beeswax, oils, essential oils... curing tinctures and infusions... the list never ends... can't wait to make some chicago-based product!!
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