It's Christmastime
and I'm making home-made gifts again this year. I am incredibly blessed to be
the recipient of my whole villages extra canning jars - or so it seems. I
put the word out and everyone seems to know that I will take anything they have.
Along with the more modern mason jars I have several boxes of these old
beauties. Glass lidded and zinc covered - jars to swoon over!
After
admiring them for awhile I decided I could part with some of them - you know
you have a serious addiction to canning jars when you have to think
it over before you commit to giving them away!
I filled
the jars with a mixture of Epsom salts and lavender flowers. Apparently
it smells heavenly! I bought essential oils to add to the mixture but my
daughter (aka: the family nose) says they smell better without it but we're a
low-odour family partly because I have no sense of smell and partly because I
have allergies to so many things I err on the side of caution when it comes to
fragrance - you might like the extra lavender scent.
I mixed 5 cups of
salt to one cup of flowers - it filled almost three pints. One pint is
enough for about three luxurious and relaxing baths. I used beautiful
purple wrapping paper over the glass lid and under the zinc ring to match the
purple ribbon.
Epsom Salts are not really salt at all - it's actually a
naturally occurring mixture of magnesium and sulfate which are easily
absorbed by your skin. Magnesium
plays a number of roles in the body including regulating the activity of over
325 enzymes, reducing inflammation, helping muscle and nerve function and
helping to prevent artery hardening. Sulfates help improve the absorption of
nutrients,flush toxins and help ease migraine headaches. You can read more by clicking on the hyper
link In short it's really good for you. Lavender has long been
known as the relaxation scent. Apparently just smelling it causes you to
relax, helps ease migraines and can help with insomnia. So - this gift
is more than just a pretty jar - it has all those wonderful qualities as
well!
The
perfect Christmas gift!
Just in
case my neighbours are reading this - yes please I would still like more
canning jars.
(To Whom
It May Concern... I know you're reading this and I told you not to peek!!)
What lovely gifts Anita!
ReplyDelete:) Merry Christmas!
DeleteI knew I should have given you some old jars when you were here. Remind me and I will try to bring them up after Christmas.
ReplyDeleteYer coming!!!!! YES! I will remember to remind you :)
DeleteI can't wait to see ya! I peeked but I won't tell the others!!! Love ya babe!!!! Xoxoxoxoxo
ReplyDeleteI knew you would peek!! Can't wait either!!!
DeleteWhat kind of salt do you use?
ReplyDeleteI used epsom salts - which are available in almost any drug store/Walmart etc. Personally I buy mine in bulk to save money! I don't think there is any difference in the brands - epsom salt is epsom salt as far as I know.
DeleteHi Anita, where do you buy your bulk Epsom salts from?
ReplyDeleteDon't know if this will even work. Someone said that you can comment as "anonymous", if not...
Hooray, it worked; a little bumpy, but it worked!! Deb;)
DeleteOh shoot! Also wanted to say how envious I am of your generous neighbours and their beautiful Crown jars;)
DeleteOh awesome - you managed! I am a fortunate girl!
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