Spring Fling: A Double Dose of Lavender
Rich in history and herbal healing powers, lavender’s ultra soothing scent and shade has endured the years as a multifaceted miracle worker. The ambiance of such an enchanting aroma and soporific color can easily lull anyone into a tranquil feeling of “ahhhh.” Making a debut on the pages of our most popular magazines, this svelte flower steps out of its attachment to old-fashioned use to motivate your artful inspiration this spring. As a lover of lavender myself, I’m excited to share some favorite pictures I’ve hand-plucked from several of our most popular issues.
It’s easy to lead a “Somerset Life” when you’re surrounded by a field of fresh lavender. But for those of us who don’t have that luxury, there’s always the option to swing by the nearest florist and find a bundle of these beauties to add a touch of aromatic elegance to your afternoon picnic.
Beaming as a bouquet of beauty in Artful Blogging Spring 2011, lavender can be picked freshly from a field and photographed with ease to show off its simple elegance. You can print your personal picture to use in your next card making project, and send to friends on a warm spring day just to say hello, or frame and hang as a decorative accent in your home.
A brand new business from the mountains of Eden, Utah, Lavender Hill has emerged as a natural product line, bottling up their field of purple flowers to satisfy their customer’s culinary cravings. Find their story, and stunning uses of lavender in our latest issue of Where Women Create Business.
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FREE ARTICLE DOWNLOAD:
To create homemade gifts from the heart <<Download the FREE article>> from Somerset Life Spring 2011, where you’ll learn how to create a relaxing sugar scrub, perfectly packaged lavender-infused honey and other lovely gift giving ideas.
Quick Reader Poll:
What are some of the ways you’ve used lavender to achieve relaxation in your life?
Posted: Thursday, April 11th, 2013 @ 4:03 pm
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I LOVE lavender! I like it in tea blends, I infuse simple syrup with it to make lemonade or ice cream or scones, I like to use perfume oils that include lavender, just about any way you can enjoy it, I do! I also keep a few lavender plants on my balcony. Great features here!
Mmmm….lavender! It’s wonderful in soaps, candles, and lotions, and makes a bath SO relaxing! Also love it in sachets – makes clothing smell delightfully fresh!
I went to a lavendar festival once on a local farm…there were some lovely lavander cookies and an amazing salad dressing….At home, nothing beats a sweet little lavender sachet in your drawers…..
I love this heady scent. I actually tuck Lavender spikes into my linen closet. My pillow cases linger with their soothing perfume~ I swear it helps one have the sweetest dreams!
Thank you for sharing all these wonderful stories and ideas :D
Off to plant my head on ahhhhh!
Sweet Dreams!
I avoided lavender until recently because I prefer spicy, musky, clean, non-sweet aromas instead of sweet and floral. Lavender, I finally discovered when I gave it a chance, is not sweet and floral but gray,leans spicy with a bitsy touch of floral, I had to acquire a love affair, but now I find it my absolute-must-go-to scent for a brain band-aide.
…..I want to add a thank you for this wonderful article download from 2011 Somerset Life with lavender teases! This is a perfect example of why I keep every issue of Stampington publications; I have that issue but an article about lavender in Spring 2011 was not on my radar then. Now it’s time to dig it out, bookmark this article in my copy and revisit that entire issue again!
My use of lavender is rather basic. A friend gifted me a bag filled with lavender and I keep this in my office and when I need a lift in spirits I take it out and draw a deep breath full of its scent. It transports me to a place of peace.
It sounds a bit like a drug addict taking a whiff of chemical, but the results are much kinder :)
I do use lavender oil in my bath as well for tranquility.
It is truly lovely!
I place lavender blooms between 2 sheets of cardstock and then run it thru my embossing/die cutting machine for a scented card. Just touch up the bloom impressions on the cardstock with a bit of pastel chalk and add a bow and sentiment. Your card is ready to give to someone special. I’ve even added the compressed blooms to ATC’s with gel medium, just be sure to coat all over to preserve it.
As a bonus, your craft/art room will smell great too.
I have loved Lavender from the first time I ever experienced it’s wonderful scent. It is a very popular item with both customers and friends/family alike!
I recently ordered more Quality Lavender Buds from Washington State,and am currently in the process of making more beautiful sachets and other Lavender products for my customers.
Giving the gift of Lavender for ANY occasion is always a hit! You just cannot find a more versatile plant as Lavender for it’s many wonderful characteristics and uses!Everyone can benefit from this wonderful herb with the soothing,calming,scent and the resulting relaxation it provides!
I been been growing lavender for years. Having several bushes gives me enough lavender for a year. I am a doll maker, so I always stuff lavender in them.
I forgot on other thing. Lavender is great for migraines. Put a drop of lavender oil on both sides of your temple. Also small lavender pillows make wonderful gifts for people who suffer from headaches. they just keep one by their pillow.