Free calendar download from my favorite herbal blog

http://www.henriettesherbal.com/blog/2014-calendar.html

Marching Logos

Display at the Willits Holday Fair.

Dancing Madrone Soap Co. Holiday Craft Fair schedule

Dancing Madrone Soap with Kathy Lieberfarb and Uriah Lovelycolors will vend at the Willits Holiday Craft Fair.
Willits Holiday Craft Fair at the Willits Community Center.
There will be art, hand-crafted goods, and specialty food.
Dec. 13 Friday Noon to 7 pm.
Dec. 14 Saturday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. (Kids craft room will be open from 10 a.m. -
2 p.m.)
Dec. 15 Sunday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Dancing Madrone Soap Co. At Laytonville Holiday Craft Fair

Laytonville Holiday Craft Fair
Sunday December 1st (Thanksgiving weekend)
10am - 4pm
Harwood Hall in Laytonville, Calif.
The craft fair features hand crafted toys, glass art, ornaments, jewelry, clothing, pottery, quilts, candles, soaps, photography, wood crafts and more.  Workshop for kids.

Busy, busy Sunday!

Cut soap I made yesterday.  I still need to bevel and polish it.

DH and I picked and shucked corn.  Parboiled them.  Bagged them up in freezer bags.  Put in deep freezer.  50+ ears.

DH picked the last of the pears.  I'll make more pear butter with them.  We got more pears than the turkeys got.  So, a good picking year.

I've got lavender now dried waiting for me to strip the petals from the stems.

Small amount of calendulas still drying.

Mendocino One World Festival

This event was alot of fun.  See the facebook page for the event for photos.  Also watch these videos - http://www.mowfest.org/see-videos-of-mowfest-2013/

One World Festival in Mendocino, California

Hi Everyone,

I'll be vending Sept. 28th at Friendship Park in Mendocino for The One World Festival.  Details for the festival are at the facebook link here: https://www.facebook.com/MendocinoOneWorldFestival

I'll be there from 11am -5pm.  The festival is for one day only.

Please stop by and say hi.

Kathy 

www.dancingmadronesoap.com

Tomato Harvest

Yesterdays Farmers Market in Willits.

The weather was great!  The farmers market is small so I have a very small soap and lotion and face serum set-up.

Vending at the Willits Farmers Market

I'll be at the market this coming Thursday August 22nd.  Stop by and say hi.

AUGUST DATE CHANGE FOR VENDING AT WILLITS FARMERS MARKET

This month Dancing Madrone Soap Co. will not be vending the 2nd Thursday of the month at the Willits Farmers Market.  It will be posted here when a date has been selected for this month.

VIEW OF A NATURAL PERFUMERS STUDIO

http://tedevioletas.wordpress.com/2013/08/02/tour-olfativo-constante-el-estudio-de-mandy-aftel/

BLACKBERRY SEASON



YARROW READY TO HARVEST


Collected the yarrow plant today.  Tomorrow I'll distill it for hydrosol. 
Not sure what I'll use it in yet.  This is in my front yard.

 

FRONT GARDEN IN BLOOM

 

 

 

DANCING MADRONE SOAP CO. AT WILLITS FARMERS MARKET THIS THURSDAY

Dancing Madrone Soap Company will be back at the market this Thursday, July 11th.
I'll be at the market every 2nd Thursday of the month. This week will be a large
selection of clearance soaps. soap slices, full-sized soaps.

Willits Outdoor Farmers Market at Bud Snider City Park in Willits.
Thursday 3pm - 6pm.

SUMMER CRAFT FAIRS

SUMMER CRAFT FAIR SCHEDULE

Hi Everyone,

Dancing Madrone Soap Co. will be back in Mendocino at Heider Field , at the corner of Little Lake and Ford St. by the Post Office. The outdoor Mendocino Street Fairs are July 6th (July 4th weekend), and July 27 (last weekend of the Mendocino Music Festival).  Time: 10am - 4pm each fair.  

If you have any specific soaps or toiletries you want me to bring for you please email me by the day before the fair.  If you are in Mendocino on any of those days please stop by and say hi.  

Enjoy the summer,

Kathy Lieberfarb

www.dancingmadronesoap.com

DANCING MADRONE SOAP CO. AT THE FARMERS MARKET THIS WEEK

Dancing Madrone Soap Company will be back at the market this Thursday, June 13th.
I'll be at the market every 2nd Thursday of the month. This week will be a large
selection of clearance soaps. Soap slices, full-sized soaps, Honey Bee soaps,
Luffah Glycerin soaps.
Willits Outdoor Farmers Market at Bud Snider City Park in Willits.
Thursday 3pm - 6pm.

SPRING/SUMMER CRAFT FAIR SCHEDULE

Hi Everyone,

Dancing Madrone Soap Co. will be back in Mendocino at Heider Field , at the corner of Little Lake and Ford St. by the Post Office, for this years 3 Mendocino Street Fairs.  The fairs are all Saturdays.  May 25 (Memorial Day weekend), July 6th (July 4th weekend), and July 27 (last weekend of the Mendocino Music Festival).  Time: 10am - 4pm each fair.  All fairs will be at Heider Field this year.

If you have any specific soaps or toiletries you want me to bring for you please email me by the day before the fair.  If you are in Mendocino on any of those days please stop by and say hi.  

Enjoy the spring,

Kathy Lieberfarb

www.dancingmadronesoap.com

 

GARLIC & POPPIES

 

I've been picking the garlic scapes and shallot scapes as they become ready.  I used them in a compound butter along with preserved meyer lemons, lemon zest, & parsley.  The poppies are spreading around our place and we love them. 

 

http://gardening.about.com/od/herbsatoz/a/What-Are-Garlic-Scapes.htm

DANCING MADRONE SOAP CO. BACK AT THE WILLITS FARMERS MARKET THIS THURSDAY

Dancing Madrone Soap Company will be back at the market this Thursday, May 9th. I'll be at the market every 2nd Thursday of the month. This week will be a large selection of clearance soaps. Soap slices, full-sized soaps, Honey Bee soaps, Luffah Glycerin soaps.  The market goes from 3pm - 6 pm.

HERB INFUSED OILS AND SALVE

Third great blog post from Mountain Rose Herbs.

http://mountainroseblog.com/diy-herbal-salves/

MAKING INFUSIONS AND DECOCTIONS

Another great blog from Mountain Rose Herbs.

http://mountainroseblog.com/medicine-making-basics-herbal-infusions/

MAKING TINCTURES AND EXTRACTS

I've been making tinctures and extracts for me and my family for many years.  I love the plants and the process of making them.  Below is a tutorial from Mountain Rose Herbs on making tinctures and extracts.  Mountain Rose Herbs is a very trustworthy company and a great place to get supplies.

http://mountainroseblog.com/guide-tinctures-extracts/

WHITE DEER

I've seen these deer many times in the morning from 101 and up close when visiting friends near Ridgewood Ranch.  They are so cool.

 

 

 

The Willits News

Spotting fallow or white deer is a special treat for most area residents. Usually they are glimpsed out of the corner of one's eye as you speed down Highway 101 on the Ridgewood Grade.
While these deer are not native to the area, they have been a local fixture since 1949. The herds band together in familial groups of from 10 to 40 depending upon forage. They were first brought to the area by Charles Howard of Seabiscuit fame. He purchased them from William Randolph Hearst's zoolike residence in San Simeon. They escaped from captivity and have made their home in the area for more than 70 years.
Fallow deer , or Dama dama, are one of the most commonly domesticated deer in the world. The species originated in Turkey and Iraq and was brought to England by the Romans.
Mendocino County's fallow deer are born a light brown with white spots and become a light cream color in their first year. The deer coats typically darken during the winter.
The males have palmate or flattened antlers, which they shed each winter. Males and females make sounds similar to a dog's bark when distressed. (photo by Steve Eberhard)

SIGNS OF SPRING IN MY YARD

 

 

 

                                                                    DAFFODILS

                                                            GRAPE HYACINTHS

                                                               VIOLETS

SENSE OF SMELL
http://tiny.cc/c2lguw

This is a video of a perfumer giving a 14 minute presentation on the Sense of Smell.  I enjoyed the talk and learned a few things.

CUCUMBER BUTTERMILK SOAP
Made more yesterday.  It's a limited edition.  It has pureed fresh cucumbers and fresh buttermilk.  Scented with a honeysuckle fragrance.

ESSENTIAL QUOTES
"Persistence is the twin sister of excellence. One is a matter of quality; the other, a matter of time." ~ unknown

"To accomplish more, redirect your mental energy by continuously reminding yourself of all the things you do right" ~ Brian Koslow

Compassion is not religious business, it is human business, it is not luxury, it is essential for our own peace and mental stability, it is essential for human survival." ` Dalai Lama

TRAINING YOUR BRAIN TO BE POSITIVE

Excellent blog post on learning to be more positive.  Love it!
http://www.entrepreneur.com/blog/225683

MEDICAL FORM
Every Jan. I update a form very similar to the one in the blog listed below.  It's so much easier to hand the form to the front desk person at whatever dental/medical, etc. appt.  I highly recommend having one.
http://tiny.cc/5xxasw

SUSTAINABLE PALM OIL
Below is the type of palm oil used in Dancing Madrone Soap Company's soap. I've used this for many, many years. It was a personal choice based on my own desire to be responsible on this planet.


http://www.spectrumorganics.com/?id=269

GREAT INFO ON COLOR AND DESIGNING A LOGO

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HAPPY NEW YEAR!
Per usual I start the year counting inventory.  Then I evaluate all my regular soaps and see what I need to make more of.  So today I am printing up all the formulas for the required soaps to make.  Then I am ready for a soapmaking binge over the next 6-8 weeks.  Busy, busy, busy.  Of course, regular life continues with all that it entails.  I pace myself to keep it all together.