More educational and informational articles by Diana
June 1, 2009
Diana's Gift Shop is getting noticed !
March 11, 2009
I have been invited to show my all natural products and handmade items at a Youngstown, Ohio fundraiser for our local botanical garden.
Here's more information :
http://www.squidoo.com/handmade-perfumes-soaps-and-etcetera-by-Diana#module19806932
I hope you can all attend !
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Lavender Luxury solid Perfume is now listed in my store !
December 3, 2008
I listed 2 sizes of my Lavender perfume in my BiSi online store.
I also have a few of the smaller size displayed at my Mom's Hubbard flea market booth.
Lavender perfume in .15 ounce twist-up tubes = http://organicgiftsbydiana.mybisi.com/product/38928/All-Natural-Lavender-Luxury-Solid-Perfume-15-twist-up-tube_472445.html
Lavender perfume in 1/2 ounce pots = http://organicgiftsbydiana.mybisi.com/product/38928/All-Natural-Lavender-Luxury-Solid-Perfume-in-12-oz-pot_472457.html
Diana’s
Lavender Luxury Solid Perfume
Classic perfume - just like standing in a field of lavender
- breathe it in, close your eyes and enjoy your own little piece of France
ingredients:
chemicaI-free lavender and powdered lavender slowly infused into safflower oil and strained out - then I added lavender e.o. and a little unprocessed beeswax to thicken the perfume.
I have bath salt "teas" and a few sizes of my co-ordinating soaps.
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comimg soon - lavender perfume
December 1, 2008
I will soon have my All Natural Lavender Luxury Solid Perfume ready to list in my online store.
I finished it up today and started to label and shrinkwrap it. I should have it ready soon.
It was made by infusing my organic lavender into oil and then adding a little lavender e.o. and a little pure beeswax.
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all natural, lavender, lavender perfume, natural, organic, perfume
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More products listed and a little more info about my methods...
November 19, 2008
It seems the little glitch preventing me from list on monday has been resolved.
I was able to add several more of hand-sewn products that I make using real herbs and flowers inside.
I have also added some more all natural goat milk soaps, and perfumes too.
I make my own infused oils to get the scent for my perfumes and soaps. I do use essential oils too when needed. I use my own flowers - I dry them and then infuse them into expellor pressed (NOT solvent extracted) safflower oil. This way, I get to have lilac scent products among other scents that are all natural. Lilac (as well as jasmine...) does not give up its essential oils in the conventional manner. and I will NOT use a fragrance oil/absolute/concrete... as these are either all fake - or - as in the case of absolutes and concretes - the scent is real, but the method of extraction is using hexane or some other chemical that I want to avoid. This is why I make all-natural products - so I can AVOID using most chemicals in my life.
It takes anywhere from 4 weeks to 4-5 months (if not more) to...
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I just listed my Sandalwood & Vanilla Luxury solid Perfume
November 10, 2008
I have been featured on blog - The Selling Lounge
November 2, 2008
They included almost ALL of this !
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Here is a bit of my story :
I started making my own products because I wanted all natural/Organic products and I either could not find the ones I wanted or they were very expensive and most of them STILL had stuff in them that I did not want to use.
Several folks found out about my products and wanted some, then it became a business as more and more people wanted my all natural products.
Diana = I am a mom, an organic gardener, I LOVE herbs and herbal healing, I cook from scratch most of the time, I am a big recycler, I have lots of animals/pets, I collect vintage Singer sewing machines - especially old treadles - but I mostly sew by hand as it is very therapeutic (there is something wonderful about holding fabric in your hands and creating something fabulous with it), I do hand embroidery when I have a little time just because I enjoy it and it reminds of me the time I spent with my Grandma, I own a little gift shop and I specialize in all natural products and vintage items.
For my...
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Diana's Handmade All Natural Luxury Bath Salt "Teas" are now ready
October 8, 2008
I just made up several of my All Natural Luxury Bath Salt "Teas" in my two newest scents.
I made one to match my ~ Frankincense & Pink Roses ~ line of an All Natural Luxury solid Perfume and my All Natural Luxury goat milk soap.
I also made one to match my ~ Jasmine & Myrrh ~ line of an All Natural Luxury solid Perfume and my All Natural Luxury goat milk soap.
Of course, you do not need to buy them to go together, you can mix and match whatever you want - but many folks wanted a matching line so I made some.
I will soon be adding a new line with ~ Sandalwood & Vanilla ~ a most extraordinary blend that evokes warmth, comfort and just might make you want to growl like Cat Woman.
To shop, or just to see what I have to offer, see my online store here :
http://organicgiftsbydiana.mybisi.com
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Pollute your OWN life and leave mine alone - LOL
September 25, 2008
I write a lot here in my blog/my website/my online store and in many of my groups/communities... about why I try to use ONLY all-natural foods, home spa products, perfumes... and most folks are alright with that.
Many people even thank me for the info as they honestly didn't know the difference.
I do get some who are very upset with me and say that they make "xyz" using fragrance oils or dyes... and they like it - so who am I to tell them any different !
I wasn't trying to tell them what to do (I was just trying to educate and give reasons for what I do) - but since they opened up that can of worms - go ahead and do what you want, but just make sure you stay on your side of the planet and do not pollute my little piece of it.
Oh, and by the way, don't call your stuff Natural if it isn't all-natural. Having a drop of an essential oil in a batch of processed/bleached/refined... shea butter does NOT make it a natural product. It is PROCESSED/BLEACHED/REFINED... so by definition, it is NOT natural.
Organically Yours,
Diana
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natural, natural perfume, organic, perfume, pure, real
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All Natural Perfume, lip balm, body balms... - is yours - really ?
September 15, 2008
Some so-called "Natural" companies use concretes/absolutes and other components that were obtained with chemicals.
That is up to them as long as customers know the whole truth.
I make products using all natural herbs/flowers/fruits... that I infuse in oil... .
This is how I make my Lilac and Jasmine... soaps and perfumes. There is no pure essential oil for these so I infuse them into oil fr weeks to capture the scent for my products.
I have spoken to a few perfumers who use a jasmine essential oil and they thought it was all-naural. I showed them several articles from the experts that say - jasmine CAN be distilled from the absolute BUT some of the hexane that was used to obtain the absolute is likely still there. Therefore I will NOT use it.
Some custumers don't care what is in anything - just that it is pretty and smells good. That is their choice.
Sometimes, they don't buy my items because my focus is on natural with the beneficial properties and functional first and then scent and looks.
So, when I get one of these customers, I refer them to other sellers and these other business owners do the...
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all natural, all natural perfume, natural, natural perfume, perfume, skin care
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New ??? hair care product on the market
September 10, 2008
This WEN sounds like it works very much like the shampoo soap bars that I and many others make.
All that have tried my soaps on their hair have said that did not need a conditioner on their hair except maybe a little of my solid perfume at the very ends to help control and scent the hair.
I agree SLS is a horrible chemical to both people and the environment and that's why I do not use either.
The WEN Creme/mask/balm sound like the solid perfume that I and others make. Mine can be used as a hair perfume too and it smells great-naturally.
I make and use my own hair/skin/household products that are all-natural and mine does not cost as much as the ones on TV AND I give the entire list of ingredients for mine.
Organically Yours,
Diana
My virtual storefront:
http://organicgiftsbydiana.mybisi.com/
My main website :
http://www.dianascraft-antiqueshop.4t.com
My Squidoo :
http://www.squidoo.com/OrganicandNatural
http://www.squidoo.com/NaturalProductsbyDiana
http://www.squidoo.com/AllNaturalPerfume
My Gather.com articles :
http://myorganicgifts.gather.com/
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all natural, balm, creme, hair, hair care, hair perfume, natural, perfume, soap, wen
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An important question... before you buy a gift
September 5, 2008
There was a question on PoshPoints from someone who wants to start a "secret pal" swap or something at their workplace to get to know each other and the new co-workers too.
She asked the group for a list of what kind of questions would be good to ask her co-workers in order to have a fun/safe/get-to-know-you swap.
Here was my response to her:
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A biggie would be: 'Do you have any allergies or sensitivities ? '
Why should you ask ???
Many folks can't take scents anymore because of all of the fake stuff out there.
All of those artificial perfumes, cleaners, air fresheners... have really polluted the earth and caused many folks to have problems with breathing and/or skin issues.
Even the pure all-natural REAL stuff that I make can hurt someone if they are allergic to the flowers/herbs... that I use.
Even our foods are full of fake stuff like dyes, flavors, colors... so they may not want a "Treat Day" with kind of stuff if your company has one. Maybe they are into organic whole-foods ???
For me and my family, I avoid all of the fake stuff (foods/household products/personal products...) whenever possible. I stay away...
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I listed another Neck Pillow - Travel Pillow
August 20, 2008
I have added another neck pillow - travel pillow to my BiSi online store.
This is another of my hand-cut,hand-sewn and hand-filled items that would make for a unique gift for that one-of-a-kind person on your gift giving list.
Organically yours,
Diana
http://organicgiftsbydiana.mybisi.com/
http://www.dianascraft-antiqueshop.4t.com/
http://www.squidoo.com/OrganicandNatural
http://www.squidoo.com/NaturalProductsbyDiana
http://www.squidoo.com/AllNaturalPerfume
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Have you been Squidoo-ing ?
May 27, 2008
I have two more Squidoo lenses: If you get a minute, please let me know what you think.
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all natural perfume, handmade, natural, natural perfume, natural products, organic, perfume, squidoo
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New product - Solid Perfume
April 7, 2008
I am working on my next new product.
I will be adding Luxury solid perfumes to compliment the rest of my all-natural products.
Early this morning, I started infusing a Jasmine-Myrrh blend as well as a Pink Rose-Frankincense blend.
These will each take a few weeks to allow for a smooth and balanced marrying of the infusion of scents.
After I get to the perfect scent balance that I am looking for, I will then strain out the flowers and other aromatics and add pure beeswax to get the right consistancy and then pour into little perfume compacts and allow to set up/harden to complete these two Luxury solid perfumes.
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frankincense, infusion, jasmine, luxury scent, myrrh, natural, natural perfume, natural scent, perfume, pink rose, pure perfume, pure scent, rose, solid perfume
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