Simple Ways to Nourish Yourself with Nature's Magic


Enchant Your Skin: Learn How to Work Magic into Your Daily Skincare Ritual for a Radiant Glow!

Infuse your skincare routine with magic and transform your skin. In this article, we'll show you how to perform the Magic Ritual and incorporate it into your daily routine. [...]

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Making Practical Magic Black Soap with Alice Hoffman's Recipe

So many of us fell in love with the Practical Magic movie! Whether you started with the book or the movie, I think we can agree that we all have a secret desire to be an Owens woman. And have that hair. And live in that house. And of course, use that soap! [...]

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Blessed by Bees; How to Make Balm of Gilead Oil (Poplar Bud Oil)

Balm of Gilead, or Poplar Buds are made into a powerfully healing and regenerating oil that you can make yourself. Learn how to create (or purchase) this proven skin rejuvenator. [...]

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Escaping Suburbia, Moving to Paradise, and Finding Home

My neighbours used to call the police on me. A lot. [...]

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My Favourite Lunch; A Recipe for Chinese New Year

Fast, nutritious and delicious. This is my veggied-up version of a traditional snack served on trains in China. All aboard for celebrating the year of the ox! [...]

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How to Make Evergreen Tea; And Instantly Improve Your health

Befriend a tree and enjoy free, fresh, natural tea that will boost your body, mind and spirit. [...]

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How to give your well a makeover

Turn an Ugly Concrete Well into a Beautiful Feature in the Garden and Show Your Water Source a Little Appreciation [...]

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9 Tasty Ways to Sneak Zucchini into Your Meals

There's really no need to fret when you garden gives you an over abundance of this vegetable or if you are given one and have no idea what to do with it. Let's go beyond the tried and true zucchini pancakes or tots. [...]

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Where the Wild Calls Your Name

While falling completely under the spell of this verdant miniature world, I had the presence of mind to slide the iPhone out of the back pocket of my shorts so I could document what I was seeing. [...]

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Ewww... My Dog Stinks - 2 Recipes for Magic Relief.

Wouldn't you love to have a stinky dog solution on hand that you can easily make yourself for next to nothing? [...]

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Wishing Willow Wands

Turns out the willow tree (in all it's forms) has been revered all over the world throughout history. It has long been considered an enchanted tree and is used for practical and magical purposes across the globe. [...]

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The Courier Fairy - A Fable for Modern Times

A bald fairy?…hell ya, she means business. She's got a job to do after all. She's out and about picking up and delivering messages.  [...]

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How Artists can Tap into the Power of Pinterest

With so many people stuck at home right now there is literally a captive audience for artists. Used the right way, Pinterest is more powerful than any other social media site. [...]

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News Flash - The Fairy Art Mother Arrives Just in Time to Rescue Artists During Pandemic

How will Artists Survive a Pandemic? Fortunately, help arrived on fairy wings this April with advice on ensuring a bright future for creatives. [...]

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Who's Buying Art Now? From Boomers to Millennials

Baby boomers created the art gallery system, but the new kids on the block have different ideas... [...]

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Imprinting Happiness During Turbulent Times

What to do when life interrupts your flow and rains stress? You are only 3 steps from restoring happiness. [...]

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How Lucky Are You?

Find out how one woman collects hundreds of 4 leaf clovers and boost your own lucky-ness factor. [...]

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My Secret Identity - A Confession

Until now, only a handful of people knew that I painted under a pseudonym. Now, it's not all that unusual for artists to pursue a new style of art under a false name, but how many decide to switch sexes? [...]

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Celebrating the Winter Solstice

Even if you live in a place where your Twinkies aren't freezing at this time of year, you can breathe a sigh of relief on this day. We are headed for those lovely long days of summer! [...]

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What are Your Crystals Saying?

We can and do connect with the energy of crystals, but the signal is subtle compared to our own. Is it any wonder we think they don't affect us? [...]

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The Enchanted Landscape Heals

Like a walk in nature, art speeds healing. [...]

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6 Ways to Boost Your Brain Using Music

What is this Strange Magic? How can music have the power to take you back in time, elevate or depress your mood or expand your mind? There is so much more that music can do for you. [...]

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Going Wild for Herbs; How to Make Red Clover Tea

You can pluck the flowers with the leaves around the base of the bloom. The blooms provide the delightful flavour and will also bless you with a long list of healing and tonic properties. [...]

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How to Make A Wish

After a few minutes of stunned silence, I started to laugh. Crazy, grateful, amazed giggles just bubbled out of me as I stooped to gather up the feathers. I mean, what else can you do when a wish is granted in such a wondrous way? [...]

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