Beazer's Garden Body, Bath & Home Journal

Essential oils are versatile plant-based wonders. They can be soothing and relaxing, stimulating and uplifting, naturally antibacterial and antiseptic and useful for almost all areas of your daily life. I started making products with essential oils years ago to get away from chemical based products that have cause problems for our bodies and the planet. Here are some suggestions and ways that you can use these oils. Massage: This is a great way to use essential oils.  Their therapeutic properties seep into your skin, relaxing and toning muscles.  Dilute the oil in a carrier oil such as Sweet Almond or Grapeseed oil, never put pure essential oils on the skin (exceptions to this are lavender and Tea Tree).  1 drop of pure essential oil + 6 drops of carrier oil                                                         ...

Nature has provided us with some amazing things, plants being one. Check out these wonderful aromatherapy herbs which can be taken in many forms to alleviate almost every aliment.  Find more information here .   Check out some of the work I do during my day job here . 

by DIYHacksAndHowTos I love how people can automate items and make them move as props for events.  This seems like such a cool project, but I wouldn't have foggiest idea of how to go about setting it up . If you are good with computer programming, have fun! Take pictures and share your creations. Interactive Halloween props are always fun and they are surprisingly easy to make. This year I designed a simple system that rotates a skull to face you and follows you movements as you walk by. To accomplish this I used light sensors to detect a person's shadow. An Arduino microcontroller then calculates where they are standing and activates a servo that turns the skull to face them. When they move, the skull turns to follows them. Step 1: Select a Halloween Prop to Use The first thing that you need to do is select a Halloween prop that will turn and follow people walking by. Look for props that are both creepy and light weight. I chose ...