Watch and open your mind

For my more awake readers, I will be very brief and put, please watch Fall Cabal on YouTube. I’m not saying it is all true, but it is definitely something to think about, as I believe in the next 2 weeks, amazing changes in the world will be happening.

Peace and love to you all.

Sewing for a cause

As we are all affected by this global pandemic, COVID-19, I pray that all of my readers are staying at home, like it has been suggested, so that the spread can be stopped in its tracks.

I am personally blessed that I am a prepper. I know how to cook and bake, keep our pantry stocked (yes even with toilet paper, even though we use mostly cloth), know how to sew, and homeschool my children. Because of this, I have felt very little effect. My friends and acquaintances on Facebook tell their stories and I really feel for them.

This past week, I went through all of my scrap bins and rolls of elastic in my sewing room to aid in the movement of sewing masks for healthcare professionals that are going to be needing extraordinary amounts in the coming weeks. As of this morning, the Governor of Ohio said that they also needed medical foot covers (booties), so I went on a search to find a pattern to start making those, only to be very disappointed. How could there not be precise instructions or even a clearly put together YouTube video for me to follow?

Well, I’m here to tell you that I took that matter into my own hands. Through some light trial and error, I have measurements and uploaded the video I made to my YouTube channel so that others can follow or even adjust to their liking what I am doing.

Here are the basic instructions:

For making masks, please consult the JoAnn Fabrics website. The last time I heard, they are giving fabric kits to make 5 masks at a time.

Yes, I still use my Flexi Clips!

On the eve of the of my 4th year with Lilla Rose, I wanted to share with all of you that yes, I still only wear Lilla Rose hair accessories, 90%+ of the time it is the Flexi Clip.

I love how this simple design and genius workings do not damage my hair and can be used with one to 1000 hairstyles that I and my fellow Stylists have come up with over the years. Late at night, you can find me in bed, scanning Pinterest for the latest and greatest hair styles that will work amazingly well with at least 1 of the accessories I sell.

As I become more and more comfortable with helping ladies learn styles, and I find more events that I can spread the Lilla love. It just amazes me how so many don’t want to even bother trying these products.

From the Flexi Clip, the innovative Swerve, to the Strong Hold Bobbies, everything is top quality and  holds even my calf-length thick hair. On the flip, I have customers with extremely thin fine hair and I find ways to make them feel their #EverydayBeauty that God has blessed them with. They just need a new perspective to see it. Which is why I am so excited to be involved with 2 different organizations in the next few months that focus on this very idea. Most ladies are so hard on themselves and look to television and magazines to try to make themselves beautiful, when they already are and just need help seeing what is already there.

I do realize that MLMs have been condemned by many. I realize that some think I’m going to pounce on them to either buy all the time or join my team. But, I’m not like that. As my customers have told me time and again, that they appreciate that I’m straight forward with what will and won’t work in their hair, and when I say something, I mean it. I’m not going to try to sell someone a clip that will break tomorrow and tell them too bad. I honor the company’s 1 year warranty and o above and beyond for my customers.

Lilla Rose did come out with an amazing new program, called a HOOM, Have One On Me. If anyone that reads my blog, and is not a customer of another Independent Stylist, would like to have a $17 shopping spree on me, fill out this form completely and I’ll be in touch so you can try these amazing products yourself!
Just so you are aware, tax and shipping may apply.  In the comment section, please put BLOG so I know where you saw this offer.
https://shop.ami.co/beequabutterfly/lilla-rose?ref=direct-share 

I can’t wait to hear from you.
If you have tried a Flexi Clip, Swerve, or other Lilla Rose accessory let me know in the comments on how you use them.

The versatility of powdered fruits, vegetables, and more

It all began with Wildtree… Almost 20 years ago, I met a representative (consultant) from the company at a Home Show that I was regularly tagging along on or working with my in-law's bathroom remodeling business.
They are a mostly organic (before organic was a thing), touting the advantages of Grapeseed Oil, as well as season mixes for easy to make dinners.
Well, I purchased a couple of those seasoning mixes and the grapeseed oil every year I saw her, until I learned that could do it on my own for much cheaper. So from then on, I bought herbs and spices in bulk and made my own blends.
The one thing that I continued to purchase all these years, was the "Cheesecake" blends, which are basically powdered freeze dried fruit blends. After they stopped using consultants at the beginning of the year to sell their products, I thought all was lost. I stocked up on what I could afford, since the 1.8 oz glass jars were $10 each plus shipping! Our kids use these blends to make flavors in their yogurt, so that I can purchase the large Stonyfield Whole Milk Vanilla or Brown Cow Maple containers and not have a huge expense buying the single flavored kinds.
Well, as I always do, when we are just about out and have no where to purchase what we want, I hit the Google search. Low and behold, a company that I had seen start up years ago, Nuts.com, had expanded since the last time (YEARS) I had graced their website. They now have a plethora of fruit powders, more than I could even imagine, right on their website and for a fraction of the cost I was paying for those tiny jars. I'm thinking a lot of people use these for their workout protien smoothies and such, as they have every component of powdered herb, vegetable, etc to make you own protein mix to tailor to what you want instead of the premixed containers touted by every company under the sun.
So, last night, I purchased the basics, as well as some other powders that intrigued me. For the kids' yogurt, I got Strawberry, Blueberry, and Raspberry. For me, I got Coconut Water, Lemon, Lime, VitaCherry, and Acerola Cherry.
To my amazement, it arrived on my doorstep less than 24 hours after I ordered!
As I write this, I am sipping on a “fruit tea”. I used 4 oz boiling water, 1 tbsp of the Strawberry powder, 1 tbsp of Raspberry powder, and a tsp of honey. It is so good that my littlest boys had to have a mug of their own. This is definitely something I can feel good about giving my children, especially during the winter when we are missing the fresh berries of our favorite seasons. This morning, as soon as I ripped open the box, I made a coconut water and cherry drink that I sipped throughout the day. I used 8 oz of Reverse Osmosis water, 2 tbsp of coconut water powder, 1/4 tsp Acerola Cherry powder, 1 tsp VitaCherry powder, and 2 drops of liquid Stevia that I use pretty much daily anyway. I also made my daily citrus water with the lemon and lime powders (1tsp of each) and 4 drop of Stevia in my Ball Jar glass that I carry around with a silicone straw to keep my water intake up.
Before dinner, the children and I made the Mixed Berry mix for them to use for yogurt. We tried a small bit and we are ecstatic that it tastes even better than the Wildtree brand. The recipe I used for that was 2 tbsp each Strawberry, Raspberry, and Blueberry powder and 1 tbsp of the VitaCherry. The Wildtree brand adds sugar to theirs and I am liking that there won’t be anymore added sugar now, than what is already in the yogurt.
I am so excited to see how many combinations we will be able to come up with. My next order, I am excited to try making bubble teas. Nuts.com sells the black tapioca pearls and a variety of tea mixes, even a watermelon mix!
The other thing I am contemplating, is the protein powders that they have. They have grass-fed whey as well as brown rice protein powder.

I hope this helps you, like it is helping me and my family. I will try my best to keep a log of what kinds of powders we get and what we do with them. I just had to let my readers know about this wonderful discovery I made.

I am in no way paid by Nuts.com. I purchased these on my own account.