Yes, the equinox box is arriving in time to celebrate the spring equinox on March 20th…

Each wooden box contains:

~ Two herb seedlings (a combination of calendula, borage and/or chamomile) to plant in the garden or in a container pot

~ One 8 oz. bag of a spring cleansing tea blend, containing red clover and nettles

~ One 1 oz. tincture of yellow dock, a gentle liver cleanser and spring tonic

~ One handmade, beautiful dream pillow silkscreened with birds and seeds and filled with lavender, hops, chamomile, roses

~ One of Flowerfolk’s .5 oz comfrey salve for cuts, scrapes and bruises, with olive oil, beeswax, lavender and carrot seed essential oils

~ One of Flowerfolk’s 2 oz. Mossy Sister cleansing face scrub with sage, oatmeal, green clay

~ One of Flowerfolk’s 6 oz. Sweet Petal Hand scrub with sugar, roses, olive oil and rosemary essential oil

~ One of Flowerfolk’s .5 oz Minted Moon lip balm, with castor and coconut oils, beeswax and peppermint essential oil

To place an order, please go {here}

The box will be ready for pick-up or local delivery on Saturday, March 20th. Limited quantities available, so please order soon.

…is different than the beginning of winter. That is, the bright cold, the leafless trees and the snow (however beautiful it may be) have begun to wear me down. So that’s why I’m all holed up these days, scurrying back home after work, in order to stay warm and cozy indoors. The good thing, though, about being an indoors girl these past weeks is that I’ve been making and concocting a lot of things. Most especially getting everything lined up for the Equinox Box. Here’s a few pics of what I’ve been up to:

new batches of Rose Elixir, Sweet Petal Scrub and Cassiopia Clay Mask

herbal face steam

Lip balm cooling down

and a sneak peak of the Equinox Box....

It’s still cold and snowy here in New England, but we know in another month or so we will start seeing the first signs of spring. Certainly, I enjoy the hibernating time of winter and use it as a chance to rest and reflect, but I’ve also been daydreaming lately of the return of the green, and of longer days, and of stronger sun…

In the meantime, though, I’ve been putting together an idea that I’ve had for a while, and that will be debuted on the first day of spring of this year, March 20th. There will be more details to follow as the time nears, but the idea is this:

I am making an Equinox Box. It will contain several herbal-based items, such as a tea, a cleansing tincture,  a few Flowerfolk skin care items, live herb seedlings, and an herb-filled dream pillow made by a lovely friend. All of this in time for some spring cleansing, and to prepare us to emerge from the winter months. The purpose behind it is to get people to use herbs more often in their everyday lives, and to become familiar with and knowledgeable about common plants that can be used to improve our well-being, balance and health.  Herbs are the people’s medicine; interacting with – and respectfully partaking of – the botanical world is our birthright. They feed our bodies and nurture our spirits. It is my hope that this Equinox Box will do just that. I will send out more specific details and images soon. How does that sound to you?