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Just looking at these babies made my stomach churn, haha. I can promise you though, for those of you who know my 13 year old, she was looking for a thousand different ways to get up there and entertain us while we were setting up. It’s amazing how completely opposite we are there. I am terrified of the stage and she is most comfortable there!

So, how about these T’s? Aren’t they so cute?? We have been saying “there’s an oil for that” since the day we bought our kits.
I was really excited that all of our droppers were able to have T-shirts in time for the event so that guests could see who could answer questions and walk them through the ordering process.

People started filing in at 6PM, getting their packets and taking a seat. I could see them from the balcony while we went over our notes and said a quick word of prayer.

We were a packed house!! I was so excited to see so many people wanting to learn more about alternative medicine. I really just stood in awe for second at just how many people he brought into that room.

I shared my testimony about how I got started using Essential Oils and other Young Living products and Monique, of course, had everyone in stitches, laughing about how she went from “junky to crunchy”. There were several miraculous testimonies given and I am certain everyone left inspired and with a smile on their faces.

I was so glad to be able to meet some of you for the first time in person! This won’t be our last event. We will have another one in July sometime and that one will be bigger and better! If you want more information on The Lemon Droppers and the uses for Young Living Products, you can visit our website, The Lemon Drop Lounge. Happy Tuesday everyone! I hope you all are having a super week!!

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Since February this group has grown to almost 500 people. Friends are being made and lives are being changed. I have had the ability to pray for numerous people and that makes my heart happy. We have added a second group called The Lemon Droppers for people who are wanting to work the business and as of right now, she and her husband are working to launch our very own sites. www.thelemondroploundge.com and www.lemondroppers.com. We are so pumped about that. We have some really cool marketing ideas, T shirts and all kind of other crazy exciting things in the works.

I realized when this got going and after I did my taxes that retail was STINKING for me. I wasn’t really making that much money having these booths. Mom still has her booth at Vintage and we are still selling Miss Mustard Seed’s Paint there. The girls are working up a schedule for classes on the paint really soon. I will still be talking about that some here on the blog. DIY and decorating is in my blood and it’s a part of this blog. It will stay there. I love that the Lord gave me the name Restore Interiors. I can talk about our Restored Home, Restored Furniture, Restored Health and Restored hearts all wrapped up into one big blog. Go GOD.

So the Lord did put the seed in my lap, but it’s my job to make it grow. I can do what I can do in the natural and God can do the supernatural. I want to partner with God, don’t you? So if you have a need, pray about it. Ask God to show you where the seed is, he will show you. Then take it and run with it! Take a leap of faith. Shut out the skeptics if you want to go somewhere with God. You will be slaying giants in no time.

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I have been anxiously awaiting for this video to be posted. This is the VERY reason this blog was started. JESUS. What he did this past weekend over 2000 years ago, not only saved me from a destructive life but also healed me after the loss of a child. For those of you who have been reading this blog for a while, you know, this is the very meaning behind, Restore Interiors. While I was restoring an old broken buffet, God began to mend my heart. You can read my story on my about me page. As I sat in church this weekend watching this video, some of these people whom I personally know, I was excited to say the least when they used a local artist who takes junk out of a garbage heap and makes beautiful works of art from them.

I thought of my good friend Donna, aka Funky Junk Interiors, and I thought about most of you who love to see something unimportant and cast away for garbage come back to life again with purpose and meaning. This video, needless to say brought tears to my eyes as I watched the great “Restorer” take these broken lives and make them new. Please watch this and as you do, remember how much you are loved. Remember that your creator seeks you just as you are. You don’t have to get your junk together before you go to God. He is already looking for you and loves you and accepts you just the way that you are. The junk.. well, we all have it. Let him help you fix it, one baby step and a time. I promise he will. And in the end, your junk will be a living testimony to the healing power of your Savior. May God richly bless you today. I am praying for each of you!

Easter 2013 – Death to Life from Church of the Highlands on Vimeo.

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To make it even better, I got an email the same day from one of you telling me how the Holy Spirit lead them to my blog and needed to read my story as well as my tea cup post. Isn’t our God the coolest? Thank you Martha for sending that email and I am praying for your precious family.

I am thankful for each of you and so thankful that I can continue to write what the Lord lays on my heart. Each of you are so special to me!

I hope you have a wonderful Thursday and thanks for making Restore Interiors a part of your day.

Blessings,
Kelli

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The Official “Video” Of the “Radio” Interview….

Take it away Monique!

Oh goodness. So, if you read the post yesterday, Natural Disasters and The Everyday Oils Kit, you found out that I would be doing my first little radio interview. I will admit…I was FREAKING out and CRAZY nervous, but I lived through it and it was actually a LOT of fun. I was on Priority Talk 92.4 in Birmingham, and telling about essential oils and disaster preparedness. Priority Talk is on everyday from 1-3.

The crazy gals (and guys) on “Team Granola” were like my little pep team…they were cracking me up…ANYWAY, Jer told them he would record it and he finally posted it last night for them to hear. Just thought I would share it with you today. And again a HUGE HUGE thanks to Savvy Mom, Doran Helton for having me on.
I HIGHLY HIGHLY HIGHLY recommend the Everyday Oils Kit. No joke. You can read more about HOW to get you hands on this kit by reading…Becoming A Member Is NOT Signing Your Life Away. You can sign up to receive the Everyday Oils Kit by going to How To Sign Up To Become A Member….many people on the team I am sure referred you here to this post. All of their info is on the sign up page and will walk you through how to sign up under their member number.
If you have ANY questions at ALL, please, please, please leave them in the comment section of this post or shoot me a message on the contact form above.
I’m just SO thrilled that so many of you are giving this “NATURAL” thing a try. I’m telling you…it’s TOTALLY transformed my life. FOR REAL! I can’t wait to hear the stories of how they have transformed your’s as well.

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This cute little cottage is going to get a lot of work done on it this spring. It needs a new roof, it will be tin… My favorite. The bathroom needs a serious makeover and the place needs a good painting. ( HAHA, no this is not the cottage, it’s the well

Maybe I’ll do a little blogging about it on the way.

and then a house tour…

Hope you all had a wonderful Thursday!
Kelli

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We got lots of great organic goodies like kale, collards, carrots, sweet potatoes and fruits. We got local organic eggs as well. We were blessed to be able to get these with zero pesticides, but unfortunately its not always possible for everyone. Non organics are full of pesticides that are now being linked to horrible disease from Autism to Cancer. When you can it’s always best to buy organic. But when it’s not possible you can use Lemon Essential Oil to get rid of many of the chemicals on non organics. Again, I only suggest Young Living. It’s the only brand I know that is safe to ingest and has not been laden with synthetic chemicals. They are 100% Therapeutic Grade Oils.

Because essential oils dissolve petrochemicals (used in some pesticides and herbicides), lemon oil is excellent used in a fruit & veggie wash. Add about 5 drops of lemon oil added to a large bowl of water and rinse produce. To disinfect a wood cutting board, rub in a drop or two of lemon oil. I do this all the time. This is one of the oils in the Everyday 9 member kit and the first one I ran out of! I had to order two the next month because I used it SO often. I love it in my water and tea and I LOVE it with shrimp and spinach. So Yum.

Here are a few more uses.

Lemon Essential Oil is awesome used in homemade cleaning recipes, dish soap, hand soap and laundry soap. Use 25-30 drops in the washing machine instead of bleach. To create your own lemony fresh “dryer sheet”, put 3-5 drops on a small rag and throw it in with the load in the dryer.

*Use 1–2 drops of lemon essential oil to remove gum, oil, grease spots, glue or adhesive, and crayon from most surfaces.
*Combine 2–3 drops of lemon essential oil with water in a spray bottle to help cleanse and sanitize surfaces.
*Place a drop of lemon essential oil on oily skin or blemishes to help balance oil glands and minimize oil production.
*Soothe corns, calluses, or bunions by rubbing lemon essential oil on the affected area morning and evening.
*Massage lemon essential oil into cellulite to help improve circulation and eliminate waste from cells.
*Add lemon essential oil to your morning tea or breakfast shake for a refreshing pick-me-up.( also may aid in cleansing the liver)
*Inhale lemon essential oil or place a few drops on a cotton ball to replenish your mind, body, and spirit.
*Add 10–15 drops of lemon essential oil to a gallon of carpet cleaning solution to help pull out stains, brighten carpet and rugs, and leave a fresh smell in the room.
*Add several drops of lemon essential oil to a chicken marinade for a delicious dinner.
*Place a few drops of your favorite citrus essential oil on a cotton ball and put in the refrigerator to help eliminate odors.

This is just the tip of the iceberg of what this little bottle can do! I think its one of the best values and a great oil to start with if you are unsure or just want to try one. I have it in the market here for 14.82.

For members it’s 11.25 plus you get the added benefits of cheap shipping and points racked up for free oils. For new members who buy the Everyday 9 kit, it comes with it. I think of my membership as a Costco membership with extra benefits. You can get it for as low as 40.00 and they give you two free oils. It’s kind of a wash. We get all of our vitamins, shampoo, toothpaste, supplements and oils here. It was a win win for us. You can use my member number-1367019. You should see my name pop up. Follow the instruction on Granola Convert here. You will also be invited to join the Granola Oils Facebook group, a great place to ask questions and make new friends. We have a lot of fun over there.

Here is a picture of the Everyday 9 Kit. It’s 150.00 and my FAVORITE kit.

Just a little heads up… I will be doing a DIY video sometime this week on how to make your own deet free bug repellent with two oils found in the kit. I’m excited about this one!

And as always I must tell you that…
*These statements has not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent disease.

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So I’ve just randomly talked about oils here and there on the blog since January but never really given you a full explanation of what they are and why I use them. So I thought I would do a week long series on Essential Oils starting today. I’ve been studying and reading A LOT on this subject and continue to learn new things along the way.

What is an Essential Oil? I’ve been asked this question a lot so I decided to start here.

An essential oil is that aromatic, volatile liquid that is within many shrubs, flowers, trees, roots, bushes and seeds that is usually extracted through steam distillation. The chemistry is extremely complex and may consist of hundreds of chemical compounds. They are HIGHLY concentrated and way more potent than dried herbs because of this distillation process. Amazingly, it requires large volumes of plant material to produce very small amounts of oil. For example, Rose takes 5,000 pounds of petals to produce 1 kilo of oil. Crazy right? Now, I only use Young Living Oils because they are the only company that has been around for a while that still uses organic heirloom seeds and adds no synthetic ingredients. Young living also only distills once. Other companies will take the plants through several distillation processes, making them less potent and more watered down.
Young Living Oils are completely unadultarated. This makes most of the oils safe for ingestion. Obviously common sense and proper instruction should be used. Although they are completely natural, you must respect their power. Users should have a basic knowledge about the safety of the oils.

Here is what Young Living Says about their process…

Here is what Young Living says about their process.
The process Young Living uses when planting, cultivating, harvesting, and distilling a batch of oil is crucial to retaining its vital compounds. Without the exact blend of naturally-occurring plant chemicals, an essential oil can lose its beneficial properties and fail to produce the desired effect.
Young Living Therapeutic Grade (YLTG) means that every essential oil Young Living distills or sources has the optimal naturally-occurring blend of constituents to maximize the desired effect. Young Living is able to make this assertion because of our strict cultivation process—illustrated by the Four Ps—that guarantees the optimal potency of every Young Living essential oil.
Plants
An oil’s potency can be affected not only by selecting the proper plant to cultivate, but also by where the plant is grown, the quality of soil in which the seed is planted, and even the time of day it’s harvested.
Young Living has extensive experience selecting the correct species of plant for desired oil potency, planting under optimal conditions, using ideal soil and natural methods to encourage growth, and knowing the precise time to harvest each crop. Only those plants that produce the most active and widest array of therapeutic compounds are selected.
Preparation
Once the optimal soil, plant, cultivation, and harvesting conditions have been adhered to, the plants must be distilled properly in order to meet Young Living Therapeutic Grade standards. Young Living uses a gentle, proprietary technique for steam-extracting the most potent essential oils, which remains unmatched throughout the essential oils industry.
To meet Young Living Therapeutic Grade distillation standards proper temperature must be maintained throughout the distillation process, and pressure, length of time, equipment, and batch size are strictly monitored.
Purity
Young Living Therapeutic Grade standards prohibit the acceptance of any diluted, cut or adulterated oils. Every product Young Living produces—essential oils, oil blends, nutritional supplements, or personal care—meets strict purity standards.
Every batch of essential oils is subjected to rigorous, state-of-the-art analysis at the Young Living chemistry lab. Using some of the most advanced equipment in the world, our scientists subject every batch of essential oils to Gas Chromatograph and Mass Spectrometer testing, and heavy metals analysis. Oils that exhibit even the slightest hint of possible adulteration or tampering are rejected.
Potency
The culmination of the preceding three stages, Potency means that the naturally occurring compounds contained in each essential oil product are of the highest and most consistent bioactive levels. Without strict adherence to the Young Living Therapeutic Grade standard in the Plant, Preparation, and Purity phases, the final product would not have the necessary potency to create the desired effect.

So what can an Essential Oil do for you?

The ability of an Essential Oil to act on both the mind and the body is what make them truly unique amongst natural therapeutic substances.The fragrance of some oils can be very stimulating both psychologically and physically. The fragrance of some may be calming and sedating helping to overcome anxiety or hyperactivity. Some may stimulate immune function and regenerate damaged tissue. They may combat infectious disease by killing viruses, bacteria and other pathogens. We personally have used them for fever, viruses, eczema, asthma, allergies, heart burn, nausea, sunburn, skin tags, headaches, liver cleanse, these just naming a few.

I got starting with my oil collection with an Everyday 9 Essential Oils Kit. It comes with 9 oils, 2 bonus oils and a diffuser coupon, giving me a great head start.

Monique and I both will be talking about what you can do with these 9 oils this week so be sure to stay tuned! It’s going to be a fun week! AND at the end of the week, I will be giving away two of my favorite oils as a wrap up to the week of oils series. I’ll give you the details on Friday.

And if you just can’t wait to get started,you can go to Granola Convert and use my number, Kelli Wright – 1367019, and get your membership kit today. You can get a membership, much like Sam’s or Costco for as little as 40.00 or you can buy the big starter kit like I did for 150.00. Either way, you get wholesale pricing and access to some of the best therapeutic grade oils, vitamins and other wellness products in the world.

Come back tomorrow! I will be talking about one of my fave oils and at some point this week there may be a video involved, DIY style. *wink*

Happy Monday!
Kelli

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Here is my reality…

I still have so much stuff to go through and it starts in the morning, YIKES!
I have signs to make, pricing to do, change to get and a house to clean before AK’s friends get here. ( she is doing her own sale and bake sale to raise money for our Birmingham Dream Center.)

Here are a few pictures of how I organized things. This is only half of it!

After this is over, I will share pictures and some things I learned along the way to make it successful.

It’s supposed to be a GORGEOUS day tomorrow! Have a wonderful weekend!
Kelli

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I found this House on Pinterest…
There is no source, the link said it was spam. Oh well,  I like the lay out.

I also found all of these gorgeous pics.  Pinterest sucks me in for hours!

This is Laurie Anna’s Porch. I could pin off of her boards all day. I LOVE her house.

And oh my…. look at this KITCHEN!!

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Anyway, today I am over at Granola Convert talking again about Eczema and other medical conditions that relate to gut health. Here is a little snippet…

“I am a FIRM believer that our man made, manipulated foods are the cause of the majority of our health problems, especially here in America. Unfortunately the lobbyist and our government are more concerned about the all mighty dollar than the well being of its people. You MUST be your own advocate for your health and for your family’s heath.”

I also talk a little about a must read book called Wheat Belly. Come see what we are up to over there!

Click HERE and GO!

See ya over there…

Kelli

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Here is the one I bought on Amazon, although I bought mine at Costco during a Vitamix Show.

Vitamix 6300: Featuring 3 Pre-Programmed Settings, Variable Speed Control, and Pulse Function . Includes Savor Recipes Book , DVD and Spatula. (WHITE)

Funny Story…..

My 12-year-old thinks she is allergic to avocados and bananas. She is always telling me her mouth feels weird when she eats them. I have talked to her allergist and he said it could be the pollen but she is most likely not allergic. We have had all kinds of tests done. Just clearing that up so you don’t think I’m feeding my kid stuff she shouldn’t have, haha. I KNEW she just didn’t want to eat these two things because she has a texture thing going on and they both have the same “feel” in your mouth. I tested my theory last night….(insert evil laugh) MUUAHAHAHA!!!! If you know her, PLEASE do not tell her any of this! It will ruin my evil plan!! That’s right people, I snuck avocado in chocolate ice cream and they had no clue. They were even BEGGING for more!!

Don’t think you must have a Vitamix to make this. A regular blender will do the trick. Oh… And the cookie…..YUMMO. Gluten Free, Dairy Free chocolate chip with tons of calcium and healthy fat. I will be sharing that recipe soon!

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ALL of this stuff in here was either found at garage sales, thrift stores or estates sales except for a few things that were gifts and the pillows.

Here are just a few of the details

Chandelier – 10.00 at a yard sale
Antique farm cabinet – 200.00 at an estate sale
French Dining Table – 25.00 at a garage sale
Dining Chairs – Les’s grandmother’s
All of my ironstone and items in my cabinet were picked up for a few dollars each over the years for a dollar or two.
The books are all of my granddads organic gardening books. I have been devouring them trying to figure out how to do it!
The book wreath was made by my 12 year old.
The old tool box was my grandaddy’s and the seltzer bottles were found on our family trip doing the longest yard sale in Tennessee.
The pillows are World Market.
The french chairs were 34.00 each at Past and Presents in Bluff Park.

I’m still collecting and working on the rest of the room, but I can say it is about 85% done! One step closer to a sign in the yard!

Happy Friday!
Kelli

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Several years ago I did a Bible Study with my 12 year old who was then 10. I can’t remember the name of it to be honest but the author gave an extraordinary illustration of how a lady is much like a fine porcelain tea cup. They were using it to teach girls to respect themselves and their bodies, but I couldn’t help but think about how it relates to so much more than that.

This is my Grandmother’s tea cup. It’s beautiful isn’t it?

It hasn’t always been that way. It started out looking like this. A square, ordinary, plain, clump of clay. Talk about beauty for ashes! Did you know that to make a soft-porcelain, actual ashes are made from dry animal bones to form the clay? That is an amazing analogy of how we feel during and after a major trial. I felt like dried up dead bones, no kidding. But then the Father gave LIFE to those bones.

If you were this ball of clay, consider this. The potter has to continually knead the clay to soften it up. I would think that might cause a little pain. I am sure if this potter had big strong muscles the kneading would be just like torcher. And that piece of clay is thinking, “Oh my word, WHAT are you doing to me?! Why are you doing this to me, don’t you love me?” You see where I’m going with this, right? And then the potter must put the clay on the wheel. Oh, the spinning! The burning sensation of the wheel is painful and she is dizzy from going around and around and around and around. “Oh this MUST be the end of this”, the clay is thinking. “I cannot take any more. I am done. Please stop, you are hurting me!” But the clay TRUSTS anyway. The potter gently lifts the clay onto a stand and gets out his brushes. He strokes the clay with beautiful colors of pink and blue and high kerrats of gold. It’s not painful, just uncomfortable. Then the clay sees the potter heating up a furnace that is so hot she can feel the flames from the outside. And the potter opens the door. “NO, NO, NO!! You must be joking, you are NOT going to put me in there!! Are you? Really? Don’t you love me?” And the clay can see the potter from the inside of the furnace, watching and waiting until it’s time to open the door. FINALLY, the door opens and the potter removes the tea cup from the furnace. She is alive, unscathed, she doesn’t smell like smoke and she is STUNNING. The potter sits the tea cup on a very important stand and gives it a mirror. “Oh, I see now, all of this time you were creating me. You were shaping me into something of value, something of worth. You had a purpose for the pain. You had a purpose for me. You were forming me into a usable and desirable thing of beauty and you DO, love me.

Isaiah 64:8

But now, O LORD, you are our Father; we are the clay, and you are our potter; we are all the work of your hand.

I say this to myself just as I say this to each of you. I pray that each time we walk through something difficult that we remember the tea cup. I pray that we make the choice to be molded and that our circumstances only make us stronger and draw us closer to the Father.  I pray that we have the wisdom and discernment to realize that we are his workmanship. I pray that we stick to the Father like glue, clinging on for dear life as we walk through trials and hard situations so that when we are on the other side we can say, no matter what the outcome, God’s got our back, and he LOVES us. We must settle it in our hearts that He knows what He is doing. He sees the BIG picture.

I love you dear sisters!!
Kelli

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So you know from my post, For Every Thing There is a Season, we may be moving. I don’t want to start a garden and plant my fruit trees here. So the next best thing is to container garden on my deck, trying to get the most out of the pots I already own. It may not be pretty, but if it will produce delicious beef steak tomatoes I don’t care how pretty the pot is. I spent the weekend cleaning my pots. I planted some things last year that didn’t do so well and after reading several books on container gardening I figured out why. Goodness. I should never, ever just assume I know what I am doing. Gardening is a science, for real. I tried to use left over soil from the year before. DUH. All the nutrients were used up and my containers didn’t have proper drainage. I also didn’t clean them. The most important thing that I read about getting started with growing vegetables in pots is that your pot must be free of bacteria. This really is good advice for growing anything in a pot. I pulled up my wellies ( and yes, I have a slight obsession with my Hunter Boots) and scrubbed every pot I could find around my yard after emptying all of the dirt.

I used antibacterial soap, rinsed them and then let them air dry on the deck.

Like I said, not a pretty picture and some fairly ugly pots, but I’m at the, “I don’t care point.” Money is tight and I already have these, so let’s use what we have people. I actually do like the terra cotta ones. I love the green patina they have developed over time.

Now If I can produce a crop that looks as good as this one, I will be one happy momma…

source

Do you container garden? Do you have some good tips for this newbie? I’m listening.

Kelli

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I found this picture on Pinterest. My words exactly, “food for the body and soul.” Just thinking about the smell of Lavender puts me in a calm and relaxed mood. My girls reach for it as perfume, we use it to heal cuts and burns, and to treat seasonal allergies. We put a drop in tea to receive the same calming benefits of chamomile tea, I could go on an on. It has done amazing things for dry skin when combined with coconut oil or used in lavender lotion. We have made bath salts with epsom salt and drops of lavender because it is MAGNIFICENT in a bath. There are lots of ideas on Pinterest for using this oil. I diffuse it in my essential oils diffuser as well.

Here is what Young Living has to say about their Lavender Essential Oil.

Lavender (Lavandula angustifolia) has a fresh, sweet, floral, herbaceous aroma that is soothing and refreshing. Because it is the most versatile of all essential oils, no home should be without it. Lavender is an adaptogen, and therefore can assist the body when adapting to stress or imbalances. It is a great aid for relaxing and winding down before bedtime, yet has balancing properties that can also boost stamina and energy. Therapeutic-grade lavender is highly regarded for skin and beauty. It may be used to soothe and cleanse common cuts, bruises, and skin irritations. The French scientist René Gattefossé was among the first to discover these properties when he was severely burned in a laboratory explosion. Lavender may also be used to enhance the flavor of foods. Lavender has an approximate ORAC of 3,669 (TE/L). TE/L is expressed as micromole Trolox equivalent per liter.

Pinterest love for Lavender

Here are more tips on using Lavender.

Soothe minor burns by applying 2–3 drops of lavender essential oil to the affected area.

Rub lavender essential oil on dry or chapped skin to moisturize the affected area.

Add a few drops of lavender essential oil to a cotton ball and place it in closets and drawers to scent linens and repel moths and insects.

You may be able to minimize the appearance of scar tissue by massaging lavender essential oil on or around affected areas.

Place a few drops of lavender essential oil on a wet cloth or dryer sheet to deodorize and freshen your laundry.

Diffuse lavender essential oil to minimize seasonal discomforts.

Rub a few drops of lavender essential oil onto your hand and spread over your child’s pillow to help him/her sleep.

Diffuse lavender essential oil to set the mood for a baby shower or social gathering.

Diffuse or inhale lavender essential oil to calm your mind, body, and spirit after a hard day’s work.

Lavender can be purchased HERE for $28.62, or you can become a member here over at Granola Convert and get it at the distributor price of $21.75 . Be sure to use my name and member number, Kelli Wright – 1367019.

Happy Monday!

Kelli

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What should I do with the stool? Paint it or just clean it and leave it, rust and all.

I’m listening….. :O)

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Here is how I did it.

1. The original finnish was white, shiny, oil based paint.

2. I painted a layer of Boxwood found here, over the cabinet. Only one coat was necessary and no boding agent was used.

3. I let it dry to the touch, We used a hair dryer to help it along. It began to peel so I scraped all peeling paint off with a putty knife.

4. I then applied a layer of hemp oil with a piece of a t-shirt. Hemp Oil is found here.

5. I immediately went over the hemp oil in linen found here. The hemp acted as a resist to the milk paint, allowing me to layer the paint effectively. Then then the white began to peel and I did the same thing I did in step 3.

6. Make sure all of the flakes are off and seal with wax or hemp oil.

Now you can imagine, you could paint layers and layers of paint on a piece, making it look like it was peeling 100 years of crustiness off. This truly lends an authentic look.

That’s my tip of the day! Use Hemp Oil as a resist. I have only used it with milk paint. I am not sure if it would work with chalk paint, but if someone tries that out, let me know!

Happy Painting!

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I just finished up this Ethan Allen Cabinet. Originally I had done it in kitchen scale  but it needed a little more detail. I changed out the hardware with vintage style glass pulls from Lowe’s and Layered the Kitchen Scale with Grainsack. This piece was delivered and is for sale at Vintage Interiors for 299.00.

If you want to re-create this look, you will need Kitchen Scale, Grain Sack, Hemp Oil, Antiquing Wax and Furniture Wax. All of these items are available in the Market here on my blog.

The tutorial on this finish will be on the blog sometime this week so stay tuned!
Happy Monday!

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I found a box thingy… I know thingy isn’t a real word, I just really don’t know what kind of box it is. I do know it has a really cool patina, and 4 awesome little dividers. I got it for a buck! At the same time, I bought four juice glasses for a quarter and they fit just perfectly. Not a bad little multipurpose caddy for 2 bucks. Isn’t it so much fun to think outside the box?

So tell me, what was your latest thrift store score? I wanna know!

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Abbie and I got our inspiration from Pinterest. These little valentines were all over the place. We just put our little spin on it. I’ve been working hard to keep the sugar out of my house so a treatless valentine seemed like the way to go. There are always “left-overs” that usually end up in my mouth and my kids certainly didn’t need it.

We used Photoshop, some clear bags from clearbags.com and a few packs of mustaches from Books-a-Million. We had a lot of fun doing this together and I love how they turned out!

So now, I mustache you…… Do you have any more treatless valentines ideas to share? I’ll be taking notes for next year.

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Natalie is the one on the right…

I met Natalie through my friend Monique over at Granola Convert. Natalie is so in love with the Lord. Her love for Jesus is like a mirror in the sunlight. It bounces right off of her and onto every human she comes into contact with. I love her heart, I love her spirit and I LOVE her blog! Natalie is so passionate about teaching others the importance of hiding God’s word in your heart. Another really cool thing about Natalie is that she raises chickens and goats. Just the kind of friend I need to teach me about chickens, haha!

Today for Market Monday, I thought I would share with you these awesome T’s Natalie sells to benefit three great ministries. My favorite for this season is the “Radiant T.”

It has the verse Matthew 5:14-16 which says,

The Message (MSG)
14-16 “Here’s another way to put it: You’re here to be light, bringing out the God-colors in the world. God is not a secret to be kept. We’re going public with this, as public as a city on a hill. If I make you light-bearers, you don’t think I’m going to hide you under a bucket, do you? I’m putting you on a light stand. Now that I’ve put you there on a hilltop, on a light stand—shine! Keep open house; be generous with your lives. By opening up to others, you’ll prompt people to open up with God, this generous Father in heaven.

Natalie says,

“We encourage you to study, learn and know your verse!! When the opportunity resents itself~ tell them what your WORD is about!!! Hide His word in your heart and SHARE His word with others!! Be unashamed!!

On the back of each shirt, at the neck, you will find our “Word Warrior” logo, Encouraging ALL to become Word Warriors for Him!!

Join the movement!!! Jesus started it with Matthew 28:19!!!”

LOVE IT!!

They will be for sale while supplies last and then they will move onto spring and summer designs.

To order your shirt, you can visit her blog, www.wearerooted.com or visit her on Facebook here.

Happy Monday!

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