Bees Are Amazing!

Imagine the dizzying, magical buzz of honeybees collecting nectar from 17 million flowers......That's what it takes to make 8.5 ounces of honey and 1 pound of beeswax.

Just wow.

Photo Credits:

1. Bee on Plum Blossom

2. Bee and Basil

3. Biene auf lavendel

4. honeycomb

5. Dripping honey, source unknown

6. Chnks of Beeswax, source unknown

Park Bench

Congratulations Lana!!
Your favorite, Park Bench by Lisa Burch is in the mail!

For the Dreamers

I created Sweet Dreams Aromatherapy Potion.....

A calming blend of essential oils to promote peaceful and restful sleep.

Put a dab on your third eye--it feels so good there, soothing, calming & relaxing.

I also like it on the insides of my wrists because sometimes I sleep with my hands tucked under my face.

Another nice spot is on your temples.

You may also like this dream oil rubbed on your solar plexus.

May you have Sweet & Magical Dreams filled with love and light....

The image of the floating bed I got off of someone's blog a long time ago. I love it, but do not know who to credit for the image. If you know who took that photo, please let me know!

Lisa Burch Photo Giveaway

I discovered Lisa Burch's Photography on Etsy, searching for flowers - what else!! She is a local, PDX photographer and I just love her lush, blossoming images.

Have a look, tell us what you think & enter to win one for yourself!

Prize is one 5"x7" print of your favorite Lisa Burch photo from her Etsy shop. There are so many ways to win:

1. Visit Lisa Burch Photography on Etsy, come back here and leave a comment telling us about your favorite photograph.

2. Become Lisa Burch's friend on Flickr.

3. Follow SpaGoddess on Twitter & Tweet this contest. Paste the Tweet link in a comment or include @SpaGoddess in your Tweet.

4. Follow this Blog! Add yourself to the "Our Angels," followers section in left margin. If you are already following, you are automatically entered.

5. Sign up for the Angel Face Botanicals Mailing List - You'll also get a 10% off code for your next purchase!

6. Write a product review (or a few!) on AngelFaceBotanicals.com.

7. Blog about this contest. Paste a link to your blog posting in the comments.

8. FIVE Entries if you make a purchase from Lisa Burch on Etsy, Angel Face Botanicals Webstore or SpaGoddess on Etsy. Write

"SpaGoddess - LisaBurch Contest" in the comments of your purchase.

Contest ends on 7/7/09. Winner will be randomly chosen & posted on the blog. We will email the winner to ask which image from her shop is their favorite and to give us a mailing address so we know where to ship the photo!! If we don't hear back from you in 48 hours, another winner will be chosen.

Photos courtesy of Lisa Burch. Copyright Lisa Burch 2009.

Good luck!! Bonne chance!! Buena suerte!! Iyi şanslar!! 행운!! Glück!! Nawguralek!! Succes!! Boa sorte!! 頑張って!! Buona fortuna!!

What is Shea Butter? Part 1

Shea butter is a slightly yellowish or ivory-colored natural fat extracted from the ripe fruit, or nut of the shea tree or karite tree by crushing and boiling. The making of shea butter is an indigenous craft of many African tribes.

The shea tree grows naturally in the wild in the dry savannah belt of West Africa from Senegal in the west to Sudan in the east, and onto the foothills of the Ethiopian highlands.

Organic Shea Butter is a superior moisturizer, containing remarkable healing properties for various skin ailments. It penetrates deeply into the epidermis and leaves a smooth, satiny finish.

Shea Butter contains several natural anti-inflammatory agents & contains a naturally occurring sunscreen ranging from zero to 7 SPF. Rub our Organic Rose Garden Shea Butter onto dry skin & you will experience instant, tangible relief along with the rich, floral scent of a rose garden.

The shea tree occurs in 19 countries across the African continent, namely Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Ethiopia, Ghana, Guinea Bissau, Côte d'Ivoire, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Togo, Uganda, Democratic Republic of the Congo and Guinea.

Clinical studies have shown that using pure shea butter can soften & smoothe the skin's appearance in as little as 4-6 weeks.

Shea Butter's miraculous natural healing properties are further enhanced with the addition of essential oils.

Shea Butter users can experience a number of other amazing benefits for skin ailments, including relief from blemishes, itching, sunburns, small skin wounds, eczema, skin allergies, and wrinkles.

Another Bathing Beauty

source: weheartit

photographer: unknown

Feed Coffee to the Roses!

My gorgeous & magically green-thumbed
Great-Grandmother taught us
to feed our old coffee grounds to the roses!

Roses love the acid, plus the strongly scented grounds help keep the pests at bay.....

And, according to Cosmos, apparenty Coffeee Grounds could make a new biofuel turned into biodiesel & fuel pellets.

I have to admit that coffee makes a pretty good biofuel for SpaGoddess every morning.....

Photo credits:

1. Anon.

2. Cosmos: The Science of Everything

3. Maria Luisa

Eco-Friendly And Stylish Too...

"I am not a paper cup!"


Made from double-walled porcelain with a silicone top.

This eco-cutie is on my wish list!!

Reduce, Reuse, Repurpose, Recycle....

by James Burgess
Available at the MoMa Store

I Once Grew Orchids

A Light-Filled Bath

Wall decals by LanaKole

Gathering Moon

Worlds Between is a body of work created from a desire to explore my continuous curiosity of all that is sensed but unseen; the veil between worlds, they mysterious.

With Nature as companion and muse I found myself inspired to surrender, to let go and allow for a spaciousness that enabled each painting to narrate its own story... The subconscious laid down its guards, opened the doors and bathed each piece in color and light to make visible the nameless and expose a depth of beauty and grace only found in the unknown. - Aondrea Maynard

The newest addition to my art collection:
Gathering Moon
Aondrea Maynard
Oil on Panel
2008

I feel so very fortunate..........

Sweet Intuition

Intution - Do you trust yours?

Trusting your intuition is a true form of self-expression. Letting go and trusting the divine energies of the universe has been a huge part of the success of Angel Face Botanicals. I think it was Paulo Coelho in the Alchemist who said something like this....

When you find your true direction, believe in it and work toward it, the entire universe conspires to help you reach your goals.

I've been following the horoscopes of Rob Brezsny at Free Will Astrology off and on for years. His writings are always entertaining, interesting and thought-provoking. Recently I listened to his podcast entitled "Fear Versus Intuition".

Rob's words are poignant:
... (intuition is a) simple warm clear direction that is always available from the deepest source within you...
True Intuition is not likely to be fueled by fear and rarely if ever motivates us to act by making us afraid.

Our true intuition emerges from the wise, loving core of our being.

Our true intuition blooms in us like a slow motion fountain of warmth. Our true intuition reveals the objective truth about a person or a situation and it does so with lucid compassion and it always shows us the big picture...

One of my favorite Bjork songs is called Sweet Intuition. This link is to a rather goofy photo montage of Bjork from YouTube where you can hear the song;)

Abandon your fears! Let go and trust your intuition my dears!!

Photo 1: WeHeartIt
Photo 2: Catherine Rankovic
Photo 3: Bjork

And the Winner Is.....

Many thanks to all of our dear Angels who entered the contest!

With over 50 entries, it is Clare Stella, whose name I drew. Clare Stella--I got your email & re-sent the coupon code. Check your spam if you didn't get it, or try convo-ing me on Etsy http://SpaGoddess.etsy.com.

If you didn't win, please don't fret! This was so much fun, we'll be doing it again, very soon!!

Photo: Imogen Cunningham
Magnolia Blossom
1925

the Maypole :: Things I Love

things I love:
Celebrations
Colorful Ribbons
Flowers in my Hair
Warm Sunlight
Blue Skies
Happy Girls

$20 Giveaway

SpaGoddess is giving you $20 Angel Face Bucks! Yup! A $20 gift certificate to spend on your favorite Angel Face Botanicals products.

Several ways to win:
1. Follow this Blog! Click the link in left margin called "Follow this Blog!"
2. Sign up for the Angel Face Botanicals mailing list - You'll also get a 10% off code for your next purchase!
3. Twitter this contest and follow SpaGoddess.
4. Write a product review (or a few!) on AngelFaceBotanicals.com.
5. Blog about this contest.
6. Alert me to any typos in my product descriptions;)

Contest ends on 4/30/09. Winner will be randomly chosen & will be notified via email (so make sure I can contact you). The prize is a $20 gift certificate for Angel Face Botanicals redeemable at either the AFB web store or our Etsy Store.

Good luck!! Bonne chance!! Buena suerte!! Iyi şanslar!! 행운!! Glück!! Nawguralek!! Succes!! Boa sorte!! 頑張って!! Buona fortuna!!

Glorious Spring

Enjoy the Flowers.....

Lavender Cuvée Spéciale

It is no secret that SpaGoddess loves Lavender.

I love lavender so much that I collect lavender essential oils from all over the world.

I marvel in their differences & relish the magical uniqueness in each little bottle in my cabinet of curiosities.

I breathe their primordial magic & am in awe of nature's diversity which created these lavender varietals.

I imagine each global location, altitude, soil, weather patterns. I privately thank the lavender farmers & the artisan distilleries, all of which combine to create each individual sample of heaven.

Lavender Cuvée Spéciale, is a divine blend of Lavender from my coveted personal stash.

Roll-on sore muscles.

Use during meditation.

Rub into temples when relaxation is desired.

Use as a personal fragrance.

Apply to wrists before bedtime to promote peaceful & restful sleep. Use as a healing spot treatment for cuts, bruises, burns, pimples, hang-nails, etc. Lavender provides relief for headaches & travel & motion sickness. Apply to your third eye for enhanced clarity & inspiration.

Cool as a Cucumber

Cucumber is a natural anti-inflammatory. An easy & fabulous Home Spa Treatment is to place cucumber slices over your eyes to help reduce puffiness & dark circles--plus their uber-fresh scent is sooo relaxing!

Cucumbers are widely known for their soothing, healing, and anti-inflammatory effects on the skin.

Cucumbers are cooling, cleansing & have an extraordinarily soothing effect on the skin. They contain amino acids & minerals which help to firm & regenerate your cells.

Introducing Calming Cucumber Mist!

An all-natural moisturizing facial toner that's infused with pure Organic Cucumber Hydrosol & Organic Aloe Vera. Naturally, it smells just like a freshly cut cucumber.

Cucumber Mist is mildly astringent. It cools the skin, soothing inflammation & irritation while supporting cellular regeneration.

Cucumber Mist is a wonderfully mild toner which is beneficial for all skin types, especially sensitive, irritated & over-exposed.

Cucumber Mist provides a healing, calming, refreshing treatment for you skin while it's pure, natural scent soothes the mind & spirit.

A Springtime Dream

Princess Ira Von Furstenberg 1955 by Richard Avedon

Weekend Organic Freebie

Spend $40 or more and get a Milk & Honey Hand and Body Lotion
--FREE!

Enter
Spring!Freebie
in the order comments to recieve your free Organic Lotion. Valid while supplies last thru Monday 3/23/09.
Have you noticed we've been announcing weekend deals & organic freebies here on the blog.... Add SpaGoddess to your blog roll for the insider scoop!!