JUST ARRIVED...BELL MOUNTAIN NATURALS

 I was giddy opening up a long-awaited shipment from Bell Mountain Naturals recently. 

The soap bars are packaged in a drawstring muslin bag ready for gift giving...mothers day, housewarming, birthdays! And, the smell is amazing! 

How cute are the gem cut terrazzo soaps?! The speckled pattern in the gems are actually the essential oils! So cute for gift giving as well, party favors, and in a guest bathroom!

We also offer natural face masks containing vegan coconut milk powder, white kaolin clay, spinach, and matcha green tea to name just a few of the lovely ingredients.

All of the products are handmade in Austin, TX using only high quality, natural ingredients without any fillers, parabens, phthalates, petrochemicals, dyes, or artificial fragrance with packaging that is recyclable, reusable, or compostable. 

 

Ready to pamper yourself, or purchase one for a friend or loved one? Click here to shop >

MAY DAY BASKETS

Did anyone else handcraft May baskets (maybe a woven paper heart), fill it with wildflowers picked from the field, and hang it on friends and relatives front door knobs on May 1st?? This was a tradition every year I looked forward to growing up. And, miss it greatly! It was sort of a welcoming into Spring. And, the way it was supposed to go was that after you hung the basket on the door, you would knock really hard, and the person inside would open the door and chase after you, and if they caught you they gave you a kiss. I remember one year running and running and running as fast as I could to escape the son of our family friend who was the same age as me - so embarrassed to have a little boy kiss me at that age. 

 IT'S BEEN YEARS SINCE I HAVE HEARD OR SEEN OF ANYONE MAKING AND GIVING MAY BASKETS, AND I'D LOVE TO SEE IT HAVE A COMEBACK!

If you would like to help me make it happen, here are some wonderful ideas for handmade baskets...

via Hallmark

via Urban Comfort

via A Pretty Cool Life

via Becoming Home

via Satsuma Designs

via Brendid

via Not Quite Supermom

via mommyapolis

via Crafty Bug

via Homeward Found Decor

Fill with candies and picked (or handmade) flowers and let the joy begin!