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January 31, 2019christine eliseLeave a Comment on make: fruit liqueurs

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today i saw the first chickweed of the season, gentle reminder that winter won't last forever and spring will come eventually. after last spring at the @johnccampbellfolkschool, i think spring is now my favorite season. this is a field of wild mustard in full bloom from the week i moved in. i couldn't be more ready for spring 🌻🌻🌻 . :: :: :: #naturephotography #spring #folkschool #herbs #herbalism #springephemeral #wild #nature #livingoutside

dresser altar and nature journal. birds. birds are all i think about lately. the hawks at work, the sparrows in the backyard, mourning doves in parking lots, jays and cardinals and chickadees abound, and all the new guys i've learned - junco, titmouse, flicker, nuthatch. it's amazing how much i've learned in six weeks since new year. i don't make resolutions, but every year for the past four years now i've decided on a "nature study" focus. in 2015 we got into fungi. 2016 was learning my trees and passing my arborist cert. 2017 was shrubs and herbs/ forbs, 2018 was wildflowers. having a specific thing to focus on learning about every year has been extremely helpful for me personally in my self-directed ecological education. i use a combination of good guide books, the internet, and mentors every minute i can get out of them. it could just be a person i pass in the park looking at a plant, stopping and asking them for an ID. a quick convo with a naturalist at work net me three bird IDs the other day. i don't take a lot of classes, but when i do i make them count taking tons of notes. i believe in the power of self education, of trying to learn things on your own as a way to exercise curiosity and creativity, but also as a radical act. knowledge isn't owned by the universities like we're taught, citizen science is powerful and it's our responsibility to be educated global citizens. . :: so 2019 is the year of birds. if you can't tell i'm a plant person and am actually fairly clueless when it comes to animals. but i want to change that. i'm most interested in study natural communities, and to do that i'm gonna need some working knowledge of animals. i bought a nice @bromesquirrelbuster bird feeder, and hung it where i can readily observe it throughout the day. i found an @audubonsociety eastern birds guidebook at @halfpricebooks for only $5 used. and i was off! i use my guidebook to ID and the internet to be certain. if i feel I have a positive ID, i make a drawing of the bird in my nature journal and write down some facts about it. so far it's been really fun learning birds, can't believe i put it off this long! 🐦 .

✨ shop update is live ✨ i've stocked my shelves with a whole bunch of new herbal delights. six different bitters and elixirs, fresh tea blends, and a couple skin care products. you can see everything by visiting my stories! also, the first four orders will come with a free little smoke wand made with homegrown rosemary, mugwort, and sage 💚💚💚 . :: :: :: :: #herbal #bitters #mixology #foraging #gardening #womenrunbusiness #plantmagic #plantsaremagic #homegrownherbs #plantwitch #greenwitch #herbalist #magick #magicpotion #tinctures #organicherbs #botanicalskincare #natureinspired #rootloregoods

hands are busy making this week . fresh batch of natural deodorant, made with comfrey infused coconut oil, cedarwood, lemongrass. smells like the woods in springtime. we switched over to natural deodorant six months ago and haven't looked back. i love this stuff, it's quite easy to make. offerings will be in my shop during update on sunday, but if you'd rather DIY i have the recipe posted on my blog 💚🌿💚 . :: :: link to both in bio. . ::: :: shop update 2/10 .. :: :: #herbal #herbalremedies #herbalmedicine #plantmedicine #naturalskincare #botanicalskincare #herbalism #deodorant #pitpaste #homegrown #homesteading

fresh batch of peppermint + plantain lip balm hot off the press 🌿 spent the whole day engrossed in herbal delights, from taking pics of the new tinctures to magicking up a batch of lip balm this afternoon. i love the deep green color of this balm, it comes from all the plantain i harvested myself from my friends land. i strung all the leaves up to dry, then crushed them and infused them in oil for two weeks to make the base of this lip balm. plantain is an awesome edible "weed" useful for chapped lips and skin irritations. it can be foraged year round in the southern half of the country, and spring - fall up north .. :: shop will be updated with tincures, fresh tea, and new lip balm this sunday feb 10 💚 . :: :: :: #foraging #wildcrafting #growyourownmedicine #wildedibles #herbal #herbalmedicine #plantmedicine #kitchenwitch #greenwitch

i finished my first #memade garment today! this #ogdencami was quite easy to make and is so light and flowy. it's not perfect but i'm really happy with it, and making it helped me build confidence in my garment construction skillz. i made this cami by deconstructed an old dress that no longer fit, and cutting the fabric from the skirt. this feels right to me? after hoarding a lot of store-bought fabric, i had a revelation about all the material i was buying. i'm sure you've heard the stats about the obscene amount of water needed to make a single cotton t-shirt. so i've turned to thrifting clothes and fibers, deconstructing them and using this for my quilts (and now garments). i look for clothes like dresses and skirts without a bunch of darts etc - basically uninterrupted swaths. anyways, i would love to one day wear a majority me made wardrobe. definitely a dream is to make my own wedding dress. so i'm building up my skills slowly. i'm gonna make another cami, then try to hack the pattern into a dress. . :: :: :: :: #sewist #truebias #camisole #sewing #seamstress

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