Kells and Kanga Love Lavender is now at Simply Soap

http://www.simplysoap.com.au/

Very Exciting News!

Very, very exciting news is on the way for Kells and Kanga Love Lavender!!!

I have bought a soaping business, it's so awesome, it's exactly what I want, exactly what I have been waiting for.

What does this mean for Kells and Kanga?  It means more, it means more exposure, it means more soap, it means a one stop shop. 

It means a different blog, but dont worry I will let you know all the goss in my next post!

I am not going to stop the Lavender side of things, Um can't do that,.... we do own a Lavender Farm!

For the love of Lavender and Soap!!!

Stay tuned, more details coming soon!

So true

Happy Mothers Day

Happy Mothers Day to all of the Mummies, Grandmummies and Great Grandmummies out there!

Lavender Kindling

Lavender Kindling now available

Herbal and Organic Tea

I am so excited to welcome and intoduce the addition of my Herbal and Organic Tea Range

The tea is another step towards the future of Kells and Kanga Love Lavender keeping life healthy, wonderful, simple, beneficial, and beautiful with Natural Therapies

The tea is lovingly blended by my friend and herbalist, I hope you enjoy them as much and more than we do.

A full list of my tea's ingredients, benefits and availabilty are on the Herbal and Organic tea page above

New Lavender Remedial Heat Pack and Organic Eye Pillow Range

Just a few of our New Remedial Lavender Heat Pack and Organic Eye Pillow Range

available at Millthorpe Markets April 1st 2012, also online just drop me an email

Measurements are as

Heat Packs are 48cm x 16cm

Eye Pillows 25cm x 9 cm

All items are handmade and size may vary slightly 

Email for enquiries are always welcome.

Little Luxuries...

I have spent the last day or so cutting, tying, printing, wrapping, and sticking my little luxuries, Single serve travellers soaps- enough for a week, even for a couple.... And my Guest Soaps.  I do find the job a little tediess, repeatative, but always always love the result and can not ever complain about the Aroma!. 

Enjoy the pictures... So Eastery!

Love yourself, you deserve it.

I love this, isn't it great!

Lavender Sachets

The Organza Lavender Sachet

Nothing brings the fresh, clean fragrance of dried lavender to any room
easier and prettier than a Lavender sachet.

We have a variety of sachet bags for you to choose from. Lavender

lovers can never have too many, and like to place

them all about their homes for fragrance.

Sachets will also make your clothing smell

wonderful and repel moths and other insects at the same time.

 The Satin Lavender Sachet

 

Use them to repel moths, silverfish

and other unwanted pests.

Place them in your bathroom for scent & as a

pretty accent. Hang them from the

doorknobs in your house.Give them as party favors

and hostess gifts.  Add to a gift package



Natural Lotion Bars

Natural

 Lotion Bars by

Lavender

Inside are two natural bars of solid moisturiser

perfect for winter skin, dry hands, elbows, knees &

feet. Hold in hands, bar will soften, simply rub in

the oils. Enjoy the readable, natural ingredients

that are skin loving and good for you!

Cocoa Butter, Shea Butter, Beeswax, Jojoba Oil,

Olive Oil, Coconut Oil, Lavender Essential Oil

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Store in tin, keep dry & cool,

bars will melt in heat.

These Lotion Bars are absolutely gorgeous they are so great for all types of skin conditions I hope you give them a go and love them just as much as me and my family.

A few tips....

Apply before swimming in chlorinated water, my daughter does- it helps keep her eczema calm, she loves swimming and we do lessons all year round. 

Apply to dry weather affected hands, my husbands hands get so dry and start to crack over the winter... that is they used to before he tried my lotion bars, so handy to keep beside the bed in a tin.

Use as a lip balm! Yes a lip balm, I love a product that has many purposes!

Take them away with you, the travel size tin is perfect for this! Plus there is no need to worry about your moisteriser bottle spilling everywhere.

My Lotion bars are completely natural and safe there are absolutley no preservatives or nasty chemicals in them.  They are also colour free perfect for sensitive skin.

Enjoy!

My Mums an artist...my birthday present..

How beautiful is my birthday gift from my mum, to treasure forever and always,

How beautiful is my Mum for doing this for me,

Thanks Mum- I LOVE IT!

It takes up prime position in my creative space.

Milthorpe Markets 2012

Will be at the Millthorpe Markets

Sunday April 1st, 2012

About the Millthorpe Markets


The Millthorpe Markets are held twice a year on the first Sunday in April and the first Sunday in December annually. The markets, which have been running since 2005, are hosted by the Millthorpe Public School P&C Committee, with all funds raised assisting to purchase ongoing educational tools for the School.
The markets are well established and have been called "the best in the region" by both the stall holders and the thousands of markets goers who attend each year. Stall holders come from far & wide to sell their produce in the beautiful surrounds of Redmond Oval. Everything from clothing, jewellery, toys, arts & crafts, woodwork, second hand goods, gourmet & fresh produce, cake stalls, plants and christmas decorations are available.
Students & staff from Millthorpe Public School are also on hand running their own stalls, the chocolate wheel and sausage sizzle. There are also coffee vendors & other food outlets located around the oval with a wide variety of food on offer.
There is also plenty to keep the children amused with a jumping castle, rides, face painting & other activities, including the infamous Redmond Oval Play Equipment! Entry to the markets is by gold coin donation with all proceeds going to the Millthorpe Public School P & C. A designated parking paddock is also available, manned by local community organisations

Be there or be Square!

Australian Premium Dried Lavender

Australian Premium Dried Lavender Flowers

 Ready for sale

Available quanties

25g - $3.75

50g- $5.00

100g- $10.00

500g- $42.00

1kg- $72.00

Has it really been 3 months?

Where did that go?

I hope that you all are enjoying my soaps as much as I love making them, and I have made so many! My house smells like a lolly shop, yum - only without the calories!

This year I am making an absolute concerted effort to be kind to myself, to look after myself, to put me first (at times) because I count too. 

Amazingly I am finding that I can still do everything that I was doing before but its not as much an effort.  I am more happy too. (I am hoping that soon I'll have more energy too)

A quick overview of the last 3 months...

Lavender harvest... 10 litres of Lavender oil including our very own grosso!    
                              3500 bunches of lavender hung
                              30kgs of stripped dried Lavenders ready to find new homes- thanks mum for all of your help, it was fun to do this together, I will cherrish the memories.

Planted 400 Angustifolias.

Acheived 97% in my chemistry exam!

Christmas, Family, School holidays, Visitors, Travelling, Being. Weight loss of 8kg, just by taking care of me.

Plus soaping and more soaping!

And so many more.....

2011 Harvest Culinary Lavender

2011 Harvest Culinary Lavender is ready and will be on sale at Millthorpe Markets

4/12/11

 I have just finished stripping the first of our Lavendula Angustifolia for 2011 and will be at market with it, supplies are short due to the rain.

Culinary Lavender

“Unleash your inner chefness”

Lavendula Angustifolia

For baked goods.

-rinse and pat dry before use-

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Im Back

Yes I am back! back from the brink.  It's been months and months since I last visited you, hope all's well.  For all my absence I have had my head stuck in chemistry books, you say what? Yes chemistry books.  Chemistry is a compulsery subject in Aromatherapy I may have reconcidered my studies had I realised.  And what does chemistry have to do with aromatherapy I hear you say, well I am proud & confident to say that chemistry plays a very important, vital role in successful healing treatments and outcomes.  If you can identify the major chemical constituents in an essential oil you can prescribe a treatment blend that is successful therapeutically and targeted specifically and not just one that smells lovely .  So I had my chemistry exam this morning, it's over and done with and I am feeling creative so stay tuned!

Workless Wednesday

No work on Wednesdays!  That is what I have decided.... Wednesday is work free.... I wish!

Nope I dont think that I can get away with a completely work free day, so I have compromised with myself.

and from this day forth I promise to myself

To workless Wednesdays!!!!

I am in love with this idea!

Where did this idea come from? Well a few places I guess.  I follow Raspberry Rainbows blog and Cat has a wordless Wednesday every week, which I often wonder about but with 4 children living in the house I shant be so lucky to rest my ears for as little as 5 minutes let alone a whole day!

 I rang our accountant a few weeks ago on a Wednesday and the answering machine blurted out that they were not in the office on Wednesdays, that got me thinking ahhh how nice would it be to have a work free Wednesday, I have since discovered thay my accountant doesnt actually have Wednesday free, he just doesnt have clients on Wednesday. Which isnt as appealing I must say!

Wednesday for me is Mothers group day, its a day where we get together talk alot and drink alot of coffee, so I rush around getting my family organised in the morning then chill out for a couple of hours with my friends before coming home again. Very therapeutic!

But..

 I have found that I really struggle to get motivated into achieving much else, it must be the whole coming down thing from all the caffiene consumed.  So I start to put pressure on myself to do something, finish something, carry on with something, start something.  

Why?

Exactly,.. I do enough!! So I pledge to Workless Wednesdays 

For Me!!

So...

 The pressure is off already, I feel good about it. 

Bring on Workless Wednesdays!

Aromatherapy???

So what is aromatherapy?

Aromatherapy is the gentle science based on the use of essential oils derived from plants.

Apart from their pleasing aromas, essential oils are valued for their cosmetic and therapeutic values.

The essential oils are able to stimulate the body's self healing processes.

Aromatherapy uniquely combines in equal importance, individual blends of oils with body contact therapy.

The significance of aromatherapy as a holistic art lies in the uniqueness of each treatment, as opposed to a technique of massage or a standard prescription of ready blended oils.

 

"Aromatherapy is... the skilled and controlled use of essential oils for physical and emotional health and well being." Valerie Cooksley

"Aromatherapy conveys the concept of healing with aromatic substances." Robert Tisserand

 

"Aromatherapy is a caring, hands-on therapy which seeks to induce relaxation, to increase energy, to reduce the effects of stress and to restore lost balance to mind, body and soul." Robert Tisserand

 

"Aromatherapy can be defined as the controlled use of essential oils to maintain and promote physical, psychological, and spiritual wellbeing." Gabriel Mojay

 

"Aromatherapy is essentially an interaction between the therapist, client and essential oils, working together to bring forth the healing energy which will help the client regain their sense of well being and vitality." Jade Shutes

 

What is an aromatherapist?

 

An aromatherapist is a holistic health practitioner, meaning that we treat the whole person, naturally

We are here to help nourish and balance the life force and vital energy.

We believe that health is beauty and that beauty is health