February is upon us. The dead of winter is here. Alas, we are stuck yet to endure many more weeks of cold weather, icy hazards and short days, which leave us languishing for sun’s warmth and radiance. So what do we do? One of my goals for my “year of crafting dangerously” is to find cool ways to fuse my different crafty loves to raise my craft-scene to higher levels. So here’s my crafty combination to bust the winter blues: Sniff & Stitch! Specifically, combining aromatherapy and a wonderful knitting project. Here’s how . . .
Before you pick up your needles, put yourself in a good mood! One simple and inexpensive way to do this is to try aromatic essential oils. Available at most health food or vitamin stores, there are many wonderful scents for you to choose from to ease anxiety and improve mood. However, I am going to focus on two great mood boosters: (1) grapefruit and (2) orange. All the citrus scents are wonderful tools to improve mood, promotes joy and ease nervous tension, but grapefruit and orange are my personal favorites for winter...
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aromatherapy, blues, knitting, winter
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