The cream was so fabulous I thought I’d give a simple body butter a try. One early fall, blue sky afternoon, while creating in the herb kitchen, I discovered to my great joy that vanilla, rose, Baltic amber and aloe vera emulsified into the most exquisite face cream ever! Lush, re-hydrating some might say restorative, and literally melts into the skin leaving behind nothing but a rosy glow.

This heady burst of rose and vanilla goodness has become one of my daily gut soothing, heart warming, soul nourishing daily staples. When the Roses were in bloom, I combined a basket full of the fragrant blossoms with some of those luscious vanilla beans and made a rose & vanilla elixir with brandy and pure, unheated honey. Combined with roses, it moves into out of this world proportions! With a splash of essential oil of sandalwood, oh my.

Infused oil of vanilla is amazing! I love the warm, sensual fragrance and the silky, luxurious feel of the oil on my skin.

A bag full of the freshest, blackest, most aromatic, shiny, moist and pliable, certified organic vanilla beans I’d ever had the pleasure of sharing a space with arrived at my door.…I was in heaven! A big burst of inspiration for working with vanilla beans ensued and I wound up using them in lots of creative ways and really loving the results. One day, late last summer, the most wondrous and magical thing occurred here on the farm.

Cocoa vanilla wild heart collection