369 Laws of Attraction Review & GIVEAWAY

Achieve your dreams! 369 Laws of Attraction Guided Workbook: Discover Your Inner Power to Make Your Life Anything You Can Imagine from the Editors of Chartwell Books. Learn how to use the 369 method - tap into the law of attraction and manifest your dreams. This book begins with an introduction to the 369 method, including why, how and guidelines. Ten pages of positive affirmation exercises follow. The categories are self-worth, health and body image, career goals, wealth and love. Read the sample affirmations. Use them as a guide to create your own. Write yours in the lined space provided. Thirteen chapters follow. All begin with an inspirational quote - some spiritual wisdom for contemplation. Each chapter introduces an effective manifestation technique, such as journaling, self-belief and visualization. These include prompts for reflection and writing. Use the 369 templates to write down your intention statements. They are a written expression of your intention. Do this three times in the morning, six times during the day and nine times in the evening. This format continues for all chapters. Use these techniques to attract what you want. I'm going to. Your dreams are waiting. What would you like to manifest? See excerpts and the complete table of contents below. This 192-page paperback will be released on April 4, 2023, by Chartwell Books. It's available now for pre-order. Get your copy below!

 

C O N T E N T S

Manifesting Your Dreams the 369 Way 

1. Journaling

2. Self Belief

3. Visualization

4. Meeting People Who Will Help

5. Letting Go of Limiting Beliefs

6. Expressing Gratitude

7. Embodying Positive Energy

8. Aligning Your Vibrations

9. Practice Trust

10. Experiencing Connection

11. Seeking Serendipity

12 Believing in Your Worth

13. Dreams Delivered

Understanding the Laws of Attraction

Daydreaming with Purpose

Letting Go of Limiting Beliefs

Inside of my copy.

369 Laws of Attraction ISBN-13 : 9780785842101 is available worldwide at Chartwell Books. Chartwell is an imprint of the Quarto Publishing Group USA. Quarto has generously offered to giveaway a copy! One winner will be selected at random. Open until March 29, 2023. Canadian and US addresses only. Good luck!

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Canadian Biodegradable Bamboo Toothbrush Review & GIVEAWAY

Bam Brush Family 4 Pack CDN$ 23.95

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Time to change your toothbrush? I just discovered a Canadian company who's mission is to make the best biodegradable bamboo toothbrush ever. For over a week now I've been using the Canadian Biodegradable Bamboo Toothbrush also known as the Bam Brush. The Bam Brush has a 100% biodegradable moso bamboo handle. Its removable bristles are high-quality hygienic nylon. The toothbrushes are packaged in simple unbleached paper sleeves. They are available in 4 colors, as shown above. One size fits all. Based in Victoria, BC this eco-friendly company makes keeping toothbrush plastic out of the environment easy and affordable by offering a Toothbrush Subscription Club. Subscribe and you will receive a new toothbrush in the mail every 1, 2 or 3 months at a savings of 15%.

The first thing I notice about my Bam Brush (above) is the easy to open, paper-based packaging. The toothbrush's bamboo handle has an organic feel in my hand. Its nylon bristles are soft and gentle on my teeth. After brushing, my teeth and mouth feel clean and fresh. The Bam Brush is attractive, light in weight and sturdy. I found it to be of very good quality. I like knowing that I'm decreasing the amount of plastic waste I contribute to the landfill. Ready to leave plastic toothbrushes behind? Dentists recommend you change your toothbrush every few months. Get yours below!

The Original Canadian Biodegradable Bamboo Toothbrush.

100% Biodegradable Moso Bamboo Handle

"Soft" High-Quality Removable Hygienic Nylon Bristles 

Non-Toxic Water Paint On Handle 

Vegan-Friendly

Cruelty-Free

BPA Free

100% Free Shipping Canada & USA

An Easy Greener Alternative For The Whole Family!

The Bam Brush is available in Canada and the US online and in some stores. Prices are in Canadian dollars. Bam Brush has generously offered to giveaway a Family 4 Pack! One winner will be selected at random. Open until June 2, 2019. Canadian and US addresses only. Good luck!

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Happy: The Journal Review & GIVEAWAY

Thinking of keeping a journal? Happy: The Journal by Fearne Cotton is a 12-month, daily, write-in journal. It is partially dated with the month and number, for example January 1, January 2 etc. Each day has a thoughtful writing prompt. Each month has a theme. The spaces for writing in are lined. Some sample pages are shown below. Fearne is a passionate ambassador for Mind, an organization throughout England and Wales that promotes healthy minds. I recognize her from UK television. She is surprisingly candid about her own struggles. I've kept a journal before, mostly stream of consciousness, and like Fearne I found it cathartic and revealing. This time I'd like a little nudge. I've decided to work my way through it. The benefits of keeping a journal are many including greater awareness. Ixia Press released the 256 page paperback on December 28, 2018. Get your copy below!

Product Dimensions: 5.9 x 1 x 8.2 inches (15 x 2.5 x 20.8 cm)

Happy: The Journal is available worldwide at Ixia Press a division of Dover Publications. Ixia marks Dover's first foray into frontlist self-help publishing in the company's 75 year history. It is named after the South African flower that represents happiness. Check out their unique catalog at Ixia Press. Dover has generously offered to giveaway a copy! One winner will be selected at random. Open until January 21, 2019. Canadian & USA addresses only. Good luck!

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KARIDERM - Shea Butter Discovery Kit REVIEW

For the past week I have been discovering the benefits of using organic shea butter on my skin. I came across a Canadian company in Laval, Quebec who have partnered with a women's cooperative of shea butter producers in Burkina Faso, West Africa. Founded in 1998 KARIDERM is a certified organic and fair trade producer of face, body and hair care products made with organic shea butter. I've been testing their Shea Butter Discovery Kit. It does NOT disappoint. The kit is made up of 5 shea butter skin care products including raw organic shea butter. Shea butter is extracted from the fruit of the shea tree found mainly in West Africa. It has been used for centuries by women to nourish and protect skin and hair. To learn more about shea butter and it's benefits, including origins, properties and usage please visit KARIDERM.

Shea Butter Discovery Kit

Raw Organic Shea Butter 

Hand Cream

Organic Lip Balm

Neutral Natural Soap + Argan + Vitamin E

Moisturizing Protective Face Cream Samples x 2

CAD $ 23.95

USD $ 18.75

Kariderm's Organic Shea Butter has a light natural scent. It can be used on skin and hair and has many uses as a beauty supply or in the medicine cabinet for skin irritations.

Kariderm's superior protection Hand Cream has a nice subtle natural scent likely because of lavender and fennel oils. It goes on smoothly and is absorbed well. It feel's light and not greasy. I may have to switch.

Kariderm's Organic Lip Balm smells delicious likely due to the pure extract of Bourbon vanilla and orange oil. It reminds me of the smell of opening a box of fine assorted chocolates. It leaves a nice gloss on your lips. It feels rich and luscious. It's addictive. Did you know shea butter has naturally occurring UV protection? It nourishes and protects lips year round from sun, wind and cold. 

My favorite is Kariderm's Neutral Natural Soap with shea butter, argan and vitamin E. It's 100% vegan and unscented. It lathers nicely. I use it on my face and body. It cleans gently yet thoroughly without stripping the skin. I just might not be able to live without it. They also have a lavender & a citrus shea butter soap that I want to try.

Kariderm's moisturizing protective Face Cream is a star product within the Kariderm line. It is for all skin types. It has a light natural scent. It is recommended you follow a cleanse, tone and moisturize routine.

I found KARIDERM'S natural skin care products to be of high quality. What is remarkable is their efficacy. Organic shea butter is at or near the top of each products ingredient list. KARIDERM is available in Canada and the US online and in store. Delivery is free everywhere in Canada and the continental US with any purchase of $50 or more! I recommend.

CARINA ORGANICS Review

This is my CARINA ORGANICS experience. I just completed a week of using CARINA ORGANICS Sweet Pea Daily Moisturizing Shampoo along with Sweet Pea Deep Treatment Conditioner. Established in 1972 CARINA ORGANICS is a certified organic and sustainably sourced Canadian hair and skin care products company located in North Vancouver, British Columbia. Shipping Canada wide is $7.99 flat rate and shipping is free on all orders $99+ Canada & the USA. After I placed my order I received an email letting me know that my organic products were being handcrafted. As soon as they were formulated, bottled and ready for shipment I received my tracking number. My toxin free shampoo and conditioner arrived safely. I couldn't wait to use them.

To wet hair I added Sweet Pea Daily Moisturizing Shampoo. The first thing I noticed was the light natural scent. It was not overpowering. I lathered up. I wash my hair the way the salon does with the focus on gently scrubbing the scalp with the finger tips. After rinsing thoroughly I then applied the Sweet Pea Deep Treatment Conditioner with attention to the ends. After about 2 minutes I ran a wide tooth comb through my hair with ease, starting at the ends. And then I gave it a final rinse before patting lightly with a towel to remove the excess water. After allowing my hair to dry I styled as usual.

The results are my hair is incredibly soft and shiny and I was not exposed to all of the toxic chemicals found in synthetic hair products. I care that what goes down the bathroom drain isn't toxic to the environment, the ingredients are sustainably sourced, the plastic bottles are recyclable and it's made in Canada. In conclusion I prefer Carina Organics hair products because they get their cleaning power and lovely scents from ingredients found in nature plus they leave my hair feeling clean and healthy. For more information and to get your organic hair and skin care products please visit Carina Organics. I recommend.

Sweet Pea Daily Moisturizing Shampoo 

CDN$11.99  360 ml / 12.2 fl oz

Also in 1 litre / 33.8 fl oz, 4 litre / 128 fl oz

Sweet Pea Deep Treatment Conditioner

CDN$11.99  250 ml / 8.4 fl oz

Also in 1 litre / 33.8 fl oz, 4 litre / 128 fl oz

Synthetic Free

Hypoallergenic

Cruelty Free

Vegan

100% Biodegradable 

(safe in rivers, lakes and oceans)

Paraben Free

Soy Free

Gluten Free

Dye Free

From body wash to skin cream check out the entire CARINA ORGANICS Sweet Pea hair and skin care collection. They would make lovely gifts. Photos of my product beside a hand knit cotton cloth.

Drawing for Joy Review & GIVEAWAY

I couldn't wait for this book to arrive! It's as lovely on the inside as it is on the cover. Drawing for Joy: 15-Minute Daily Meditations to Cultivate Drawing Skill and Unwind with Color by Stephanie Peterson Jones. The 144 page paperback was released July 1, 2017 from Publisher Quarry Books. It's a playful draw-in exercise book suitable for beginning artists. It combines the practice of meditation and art making. Meditation is introduced first. The author emphasizes that even 3 minutes of meditation before art practice is beneficial. The book is divided into 52 weekly subjects. Each subject has 7 daily prompts. There are about 365 engaging prompts or drawing activities. These drawing activities are intended to take about 15 minutes. The lessons build upon each other. Add pencils and pens to draw with. And colored pencils and pens, markers and watercolor pens to add color. You decide. Though the approach is relaxed you will also learn about art fundamentals, for example the elements and principles of art and design. An appreciation of art and art creation is inevitable. Get your copy below!

CONTENTS

Introduction

Mindfulness Meditation

How to Use This Book

The Essentials

What you'll need to get started

What Do I Draw With?

Adding Color

Your Art Palette

Your Artiste License

The Heart of Making Art

Learn about the basic elements and principles of art

Good to Know: The Elements of Art

Week 1:  Walk the Line

Week 2:  Borders

Week 3:  Value

Week 4:  Shapes

Week 5:  Creating Form

Week 6:  Putting Shapes Together

Good to Know: Color Wheel and Color Harmony

Week 7:  Coloring Flowers

Week 8:  Let's Get Patterny

Week 9:  Putting Patterns Together

Good to Know: Principles of Design

Week 10:  Finding Balance

Week 11:  Make a Move

Week 12:  Flower Power

Week 13:  Pattern Play

Week 14:  Drawing In and Around

Go with the Flow

Practice drawing with art starts

Weeks 15:  Leaves

Week 16:  Simple Flowers

Week 17:  Basic Frames

Week 18:  Feathered Fun

Week 19:  Everyday Textures

Week 20:  Seashells

Week 21:  Butterflies and Bugs

Week 22:  Drawing on Rocks

Week 23:  We Built a City

Week 24:  Artful Hearts

Week 25:  A Little Culture

Week 26:  Folk Art Animals

Week 27:  My Drawing Meditations

From Flow Comes Joy

Take the next step in drawing

Week 28:  Easy Spirals and Paisleys

Week 29:  Simple Mandalas

Week 30:  Snowflakes

Week 31:  Kaleidoscopes

Week 32:  Aviary

Week 33:  Coffee Mugs and Tea Cups

Week 34:  Go Fish

Week 35:  Make It Your Own

Week 36:  Wise Owls

Week 37:  Complex Objects, Basic Shapes

Week 38:  Making Faces

Week 39:  Hair and Hats

Week 40:  Freeform Doodles

Joy Happens

For when you're in the drawing grove

Week 41:  Seven Wishes

Week 42:  Wall of Flowers

Week 43:  Here Comes the Sun

Week 44:  Fancy Flowers

Week 45:  Hot Air Balloons

Week 46:  Complex Mandalas

Week 47:  Lotus Flowers

Week 48:  Mehndi Hand Tattoos

Week 49:  Pattern Play Sugar Skulls

Week 50:  Ears, Trunks, Tusks

Week 51:  Deep Sea Creatures

Week 52:  Freeform Drawing

Resources

Acknowledgments

About the Author

Second page of Week 1:  Walk the Line.

Second page of Week  21:  Butterflies and Bugs.

Drawing for Joy is available at Quarry Books, a division of the Quarto Publishing Group USA. Check out their unique catalog at Quarry Books. Quarto has generously offered to giveaway a copy! One winner will be selected at random. Open until November 9, 2017. Prize includes shipping. Canada & the USA only. Good luck!


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Color for Calm All Year Long 2018 Review & GIVEAWAY

Expressing creativity daily is a great stress reliever. On August 1, 2017 Rock Point Publishing released Color for Calm All Year Long 2018. It's a boxed calendar featuring the delightful illustrations of Canadian artist Carrie Stephens. Included are 5 double-sided colored pencils that neatly and conveniently attach to the back of the calendar base. There are 10 colors in total - yellow, orange, red, pink, blue, light blue, green, light green, purple and light purple. The easel style, tear-off calendar pad lays flat or stands for display. Color your way through the year. There are over 300 relaxing coloring templates - one for each day of the week. Saturday and Sunday are combined onto a single page. All pages have blank reverses. The smaller sized pages are perfect for coloring daily. The bottom right corner of the page houses the date in the following format - JANUARY  1  MONDAY. It's slightly over-sized for easy reading. The holidays are shown in a smaller font - New Year's Day. Take a break each day to color and emerge refreshed. Get your copy below! 

Color for Calm 2018

Calendar: 316 pages

Publisher: Rock Point; Box edition (Aug. 1 2017)

Language: English

ISBN-13: 978-1631063510

Product Dimensions: 12.7 x 4.4 x 15.2 cm

Product Dimensions: 5 x 1.8 x 6 inches

Photos I took of my copy of this attractive calendar coloring kit.

Color for Calm All Year Long 2018 is available worldwide at Rock Point Gift & Stationery. Check our their unique catalog at Rock Point Gift & Stationery. Rock Point Gift & Stationery is a division of the Quarto Publishing Group USA. Quarto has generously offered to giveaway a copy of the Color for Calm All Year Long 2018! One winner will be selected at random. Open until October 22, 2017. Canadian and USA addresses only. Good luck!

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Bruce Botanical Food Gardens

These are the photos of my visit to the Bruce Botanical Food Gardens last evening. I picked 4 varieties of mint and turned them into a wreath. I used some of the mint to make a tisane for my boyfriend Graham. My recipe is very simple – pour boiling water over clean mint leaves and stems, add a little honey and steep.

drawing calm Review & GIVEAWAY

drawing calm: RELAX. REFRESH. REFOCUS with 20 drawing, painting, and collage workshops inspired by Klimt, Klee, Monet, and more by Susan Evenson. This 144 page Paperback – released April 1, 2017 by Publisher: Quarry Books, is a collection of mixed media projects to promote creative practice. The author begins by taking you through the following steps: finding time, setting up your work space, and gathering the tools and materials necessary to collage, paint, draw and pastel. Next are 5 simple warm up exercises to choose from. They quiet the mind, activate the right brain and help to improve the creative experience. Then using the works of great masters for inspiration, Susan guides you step-by-step through the process of making art, with a variety of techniques such as torn-paper collage, blended pastels and wet-on-wet watercolor, in colors and moods that suggest calm. Creative Healing Educator Mary Rockwood Lane provides commentary on the arts and it's benefits to the body, mind and soul. Below is an example of how each project is presented – Chapter Three's Silent Beach. Get your copy below! 

CONTENTS

Foreward
Introduction

GETTING STARTED

Chapter 1 WARM-UP EXERCISES

Chapter 2 DELIGHT
Chapter 3 QUIET
Chapter 4 WARMTH
Chapter 5 HARMONY
Chapter 6 CALM
 Chapter 7 LIGHT
 Chapter 8 RHYTHM

Chapter 9 MAINTAINING THE CALM

Acknowledgements
About the Author
Index

Page 49 Silent Beach Chapter 3 QUIET, Project 3

A beach offers a still point where we can let go of our busy schedules, clear our minds, and tune into nature. This Degas drawing has a wonderfully peaceful feel to it. What I love about it is that Degas created such a deep vista of sand, sea, and sky simply with horizontal bands of color. I’ve played with this idea, using torn strips of paper colored with watercolor and gouache, but you could try it with pastel. Allow for some ambiguity, as getting specific or busy can change the feel of the work entirely. Let your colors remain flowing and soft.

YOU WILL NEED :

• 8″ x 10″ (20.5 x 25.5 cm) or 9″ x 12″ (23 x 30.5 cm) Bristol board or watercolor paper
• three pieces of watercolor paper, 8″ x 10″ (20.5 x 25.5 cm)
• watercolors and gouache
• paintbrushes, in a variety of sizes
• water
• matte medium

Imagine a seascape, using the Degas painting as a reference. Paint the Bristol board with a sand color. It can be an off-white or light brown, or lighter in some areas and darker in others. Allow the paint to dry completely.

Paint the three pieces of watercolor paper, one in varying shades of blues, another with whites, and the third with soft yellow tones. Orient each of these horizontally on your workspace.

Tear the painted sheets from step 2 into irregular horizontal strips. The paper can still be a little wet. There may be rough spots and crooked lines, which is okay. Enjoy the imperfections.

Imagine a band of deep water at the bottom of the page, a brighter horizon line toward the middle, and a vast sky above. Overlap the pieces of torn paper on the background, brushing water over them to hold them together. Notice how you can add piece after piece to construct the three areas of color. The brightest band is in the center of the page.

Attach the strips to the surface with matte medium. Starting at the bottom, attach the darkest section. Move up to the brightest area and then to the sky. Don’t worry if the colors aren’t coming together the way you want them quite yet. Let the matte medium dry.

How do the bands of collaged color look? Do you have beautiful torn edges that are adding to the depth of the landscape? Add a few more torn pieces of painted paper, if you like. Now focus on how the color is lying on the page. Do you need to add anything? Does it feel hazy and beautiful, or do you want richer color? You can go back in with paint now and work on any areas that need a little something more. Start with a watery paint and let the subtle colors and torn paper textures remain important elements on the page. Enjoy the subtlety of the sea, sky, and the beautiful textures you’ve created.

drawing calm is available worldwide at Quarry Books, a division of the Quarto Publishing Group USA. Check out their unique catalog at Quarry Books. Quarto has generously offered to giveaway a copy! One winner will be selected at random. Open until June 6, 2017. Prize includes free shipping Canada & the USA. Good luck!
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Zen Origami Kit Review & Giveaway

Zen Origami: 20 Modular Forms for Meditation and Calm by Maria Sinayskaya – Paperback released April 15, 2016 from Race Point Publishing. Kit includes a 128 page book and whopping 400 sheets of origami paper. Modular origami is the technique of folding 2 or more pieces of paper identically and then assembling them into a single unit. I start with the first project a Square Coaster requiring 4 sheets of paper to make. It's a design I haven't come across before and I find it both attractive and practical. I move on to the Giant Star (8 sheets) and Two-Faced Flower (6 sheets) with striking results. Having successfully completed the 3 warm-up designs my confidence has grown and I'm ready to tackle my first Fasett Sonobe. I begin with the 6-unit cube assembly and am delighted to be able to fold it. I am enjoying this book, the instructions are very clear and the designs sound. I like the paper too. There are 400 sheets measuring 3" x 3", mostly patterns with solid color reverses, all have matte finishes. It's nice to see some new patterns. A terrific modular origami kit.  Get your copy below! 

Introduction

Basic Instructions and Symbols

Paper Tips and Folding Tricks

Square Coaster

Giant Star

Two-Faced Flower

Fasett Sonobe

Lorence Sonobe

Florence Sonobe

Gemstone Sonobe

Este Sonobe

Esterre Sonobe

Isolde Sonobe

Selene Sonobe

Curly Sonobe

Imperial Rose Sonobe

Lotus Crown  Sonobe

Sky Star Kusudama

Skella Alpha Kusudama

Skella Beta Kusudama

Skella Gamma Kusudama

Rocca Kusudama

Fiorella Kusudama

About the Author

Zen Origami is available worldwide at Race Point Publishing. Check out their unique catalog at Race Point Publishing. Race Point Publishing is a division of the Quarto Publishing Group USA. Quarto has generously offered to giveaway a copy of Zen Origami! One winner will be selected at random. Open until August 8, 2016. Canadian and USA addresses only. Good luck!

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