Practical Magic has always been and always will be my favorite movie of all time. The character I most resonate with is Sally Owens. I love her style, love her personality but most of all I love her botanical shop aka Verbena Botanicals! I dream of having a shop like she had in the movie.
"We were going to open a botanical shop. Where Mike would get all the ingredients and I'd make the stuff. He really loved my mint-oatmeal shaving cream. He couldn't stop eating it."
And I bet you all didn't know that I have one of her recipes on hand. ;) Try this stimulating body scrub with sea salt to soothe your dry hands this Fall. Who's to say Sally didn't have this recipe in one of those beautiful bottles that lined her shop. :)
Grapefruit Exfoliating Paste
4-ounce glass jar
1 1/2 ounches almond oil
25 drops grapefruit essential oil
6 drops lavender essential oil
10 drops lime essential oil
14 drops tangerine essential oil
3 ounces coarse sea salt
Combine almond oil and essential oils in a glass jar and shake vigorously to disperse the oils. pour mixture into a glass bowl and add the sea salts a little at a time, stirring until you have a thick paste. Of course, always stir clockwise when making your potions. Let it sit for 1 hour. Pour into glass jar. This will last for 6 months if covered and stored in a dark glass container.
And always remember....
And always remember....
"Always throw salt over your left shoulder; keep rosemary by your garden gate; plant lavender for luck; and fall in love whenever you can."
Cut a little lavender, long sprigs...
Get a little twine....
Start wrapping from the base...
Keep wrapping until you reach the top and go back the other direction making sure you bind as many leaves as possible. If there are any sticking out I just trim them.
Get some newspaper...
Wrap it up....
Bind with rubberband, I used some hair ties.
Then let it dry for a few weeks and your smudge stick will be ready for use!
