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prariehawk
True Blue Farmgirl
2914 Posts
Cindy
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 Posted - May 23 2014 : 7:24:33 PM
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Not sure where to post this--I made some of the bug off bars featured in the MJ Outpost book. I used cedarwood and eucalyptus essential oils. They work very well. Keeps the bugs away, no harmful chemicals and nourishes my skin. thank you, Mary Jane!
Cindy
"Vast floods can't quench love, no matter what love did/ Rivers can't drown love, no matter where love's hid"--Sinead O'Connor
"In many ways, you don't just live in the country, it lives inside you"--Ellen Eilers
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BarnChickCecily
True Blue Farmgirl
673 Posts
Cecily
Corydon
IN
USA
673 Posts |
Posted - May 23 2014 : 7:27:23 PM
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Prairiehawk, that is so neat! Was it hard to do? I have that book...will have to look it up! Thanks for posting this...now I'm motivated :-)
Farmgirl Sister # 241
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Lavender Rose
True Blue Farmgirl
1979 Posts
Brenda
Jackson
MI
USA
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Posted - May 24 2014 : 2:41:20 PM
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I have that book also. Great to know it works! Will have to find the recipe and give it a try. Thanks for sharing.
Brenda
Each day we add to our legacy-good or bad. Our Daily Bread |
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jan49829
True Blue Farmgirl
2428 Posts
Janet
Gladstone
Mi.
USA
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Posted - May 24 2014 : 6:50:54 PM
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I also have the book and will be making some of those. Thank you for sharing. I must get back to Mary Jane's books and make some of the things in them. So many great ideas, and better, when you find out that they really do work out well.
Jan
Farmgirl Sister #3340
http://hardatworkcrafts.blogspot.com
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knittingmom
True Blue Farmgirl
665 Posts
AnneMarie
Edmonton
Alberta
Canada
665 Posts |
Posted - Jun 04 2014 : 3:20:25 PM
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Thanks for posting, I'll look this up too. The mosquitoes are buzzing around right now.
Farmgirl Sister #3759
"There is no foot so small that it cannot leave an imprint on this world"
"The things that matter most are not really things after all" |
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mrssarahhall
True Blue Farmgirl
1272 Posts
Sarah
Longmont
Colorado
USA
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Posted - Jun 26 2014 : 11:54:07 AM
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Thanks for posting about this, I have been looking for something like this for me - I will need to get the book!
Does anyone know if there is something that you can use on pets to keep the bugs off? I haven't had much luck finding anything and don't want my sweet Bonita getting eaten up by mosqitos!
Sarah
Farmgirl # 5223
"For beautiful eyes, look for the good in others; for beautiful lips, speak only words of kindness; and for poise, walk with the knowledge that you are never alone." - Audrey Hepburn
All good things are wild and free- Henry David Thoreau
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Calicogirl
True Blue Farmgirl
5216 Posts
Sharon
Bruce Crossing
Michigan
USA
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Posted - Jul 01 2014 : 06:03:06 AM
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I need to make these! I have also found that Lavender essential oil works great for relieving the itch and swelling of mosquito bites (and deer fly bites).
Farmgirl Sister #5392
By His Grace, For His Glory
~Sharon
http://amerryheartjournal.blogspot.com/
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Rosemary
True Blue Farmgirl
1825 Posts
Virginia
USA
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Posted - Jul 13 2014 : 1:13:19 PM
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| Wow, I will go back to the book and check that out now. How did I miss it the first time? |
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thebyrdhaus
True Blue Farmgirl
520 Posts
Patty
Columbus
Oh
USA
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Posted - Jul 14 2014 : 6:26:18 PM
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Cindy blessed me with a bug off bar! How lucky I am! I used it this evening while out in the yard. No bugs bothering me!!! Thanks so much Cindy!
Patty #1840
http://ladygonegreen.blogspot.com/
A rind is a terrible thing to waste. Compost.
When they had all had enough to eat, he said to his disciples, “Gather the pieces that are left over. Let nothing be wasted.”
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prariehawk
True Blue Farmgirl
2914 Posts
Cindy
2914 Posts |
Posted - Jul 14 2014 : 8:32:27 PM
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Patty--you're welcome!
Cindy
"Come by the hills to the land where fancy is free; And stand where the peaks meet the sky and the rocks reach the sea.Where the rivers run clear and the bracken is gold in the sun. and cares of tomorrow must wait till this day is done"--Loreena McKennit
"In many ways, you don't just live in the country, it lives inside you"--Ellen Eilers
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marjean
True Blue Farmgirl
3857 Posts
Marsha
Deltona
FL
USA
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knittingmom
True Blue Farmgirl
665 Posts
AnneMarie
Edmonton
Alberta
Canada
665 Posts |
Posted - Jul 12 2016 : 6:58:40 PM
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Thanks for sharing this. I have MJ's books as well and will be looking this up as well.
"There is no foot so small that it cannot leave an imprint on this world"
"The things that matter most are not really things after all" |
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rachelbee
True Blue Farmgirl
207 Posts
Rachel
Carmel
IN
USA
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Posted - Jul 13 2016 : 06:23:58 AM
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How efficient are they when you're sweating? My big bug problem is that I get bitten while I'm doing yard work because I sweat off the sprays.
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