I’ve gotten (reasonably) savvy at this social network marketing thing, and while I’m certainly still building on my own blog, I’ve had modest success on Myspace with 5000 friends and over on Facebook with around 280 friends.  Also, my Twitter stream continues to grow, and once in awhile it’s with people interested in what I [...]

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At long last I have a balcony, and so I finally get to start growing things and at some point using them in my perfume making! I just wanted to share with you my plant babies as they grow, and I’ll keep you updated with pictures along the way this summer. – my morning glory. [...]

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I’ve been taking care of my little garden, and sure enough, the bugs found ‘em, too. While it’s nowhere near an infestation, I’m not one to take chances, so I whipped up this concoction. It’s just a bit caustic and I advise against getting this on your skin, but it doesn’t harm your plants, is [...]

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On a random tour through Etsywiki, which is still up but uneditable now by non-Etsy staff, I discovered Yaami.com. It’s similar to CraftCult in the service it offers, but it allows slightly more information about the people that heart you. While I’m not crazy about the way this can lead to yet further heart-spamming (when [...]

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My girl Cassidy at Dharaholistics is all about keeping it really and truly clean, with careful research into each material she uses. And with the new uprising of those opposed to traditional shampoo, she’s got you covered: along with a bottle shampoo formula, she offers shampoo bars that work like a dream. I purchased one [...]

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Awhile back I started making these burnable pieces of paper. It was my first sally into the rising art form of trashion, and it gave me something fun to do with all the paper bags and junk mail littering my home. I’ve certainly used it a lot in my own practice – uncrossing rituals, a [...]

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I adore vintage perfume bottles, and while I just don’t have the space for them all to come live with me, I do love finding images like this so I can drool and daydream about a big shop window with the sunlight filtering through the hundreds of lovely bottles. Share on Facebook

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Since I began making perfume, I’ve ruined a LOT of clothing. It’s my own fault for not making sure I owned a smock from the get-go, but since I learn best by making mistakes, it’s a lesson I learned a few rather nice shirts at a time first. I also learned that if you don’t [...]

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This comes a bit late, but still is worthy of discussion: Cheerios, which has been making health claims as to the effect of their cereal on cholesterol, were issued a warning letter by the FDA. You can read the text of the letter here. The FDA also gives a sort of rule-of-thumb guide to the [...]

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Humans, man. Here’s my lesson to impart: don’t confront a raging, zombie feeding racist asshole unarmed, because metaphysical protection you conjure yourself will do nothing for internal bleeding. I can still walk, but I probably shouldn’t. Joel, you still have my power of attorney. My safety deposit keys should be taped under my desk – [...]

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