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Wise Crafty Momma Am I

Jul 16, 2008 Just For Fun

I don’t do a lot of blog parties but when I heard about the Mom Talk Network having an artsy momma blog party, I just had to join in. I was a bit confused on what and artsy momma is but when I read what they were looking for I thought “yep, I fit the bill”. So here I am sharing why I am an artsy momma.

I have been into crafts for some time. Having owned a day care for 4 years and working at a church as a VBS teacher, Youth retreat facilitator, and Pre-teen bible study teacher, I have the opportunity to make many crafts.

I have always enjoyed crafts but I never thought they would come in handy for everyday living. You see I am a natural living momma and I make a lot of my own products for the home and body. It sorta happened out of necessity more so than a passion to make healthy products for my family.

Because of finances I went in search of how to make products at home that the entire family could use. For us it was hard to even buy lotions at times and the cheap stuff is just no good for the body and it tends to leave my pretty caramel skin a little ashy. Sorry, LaTara was not having that.

So the first thing I experimented with was making bath salts and body sugars. My very first body sugar was a honey lemon one that we wanted to eat more than putting it on our body. But we did and I tell you after a shower that included this body sugar, your body was well polished and smooth.

Then I learned how to make a coconut and olive oil mixture with shea butter and tea tree oil. We call it the head to toe body cream because it is a good cream for the hair, face, and body. Especially here in Chicago in the cold winter months when your skin becomes dry and crackly from the harsh low degree tempts. Before I made this cream I was one scaly looking sister from the knees down.

It was such a great experiment that when it came time to remove the toxic chemicals from the home I started using everyday around the house products like baking soda, Borax, lemon and vinegar to clean the home. Of course I added essentials oils for that disinfecting need that a bottle of Clorox would often solve.

It has been a joy actually using the knowledge I have from years or research and combining it with my love of crafts to make products that are non-toxic and healthy for the entire family.

As a woman who strives to live an authentic existence being able to create products that speak of who I am and what my family stands for makes it all worthwhile. I think a huge part of authenticity includes doing what you do with joy.

If you are an artsy momma why not join us this week over at Moms Talk Network for the party.