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Create simple handmade gifts in your kitchen with easy-to-follow recipes and step-by-step tutorials. From soothing handmade soaps and aromatic candles to fizzy bath bombs and rejuvenating bath soaks, there’s something for everyone!

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A best-selling author, columnist for Willow and Sage magazine, and contributing expert at The Herbal Academy. I founded Life-n-Reflection to establish a hands-on resource for simple living to transform your everyday.

And I’ve been writing and sharing creative projects and tips from my country home ever since!

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