WOW! What a weekend!

We had the best weekend ever at our Canton store on the Mountain.  Time to Thyme is coming along so well.  It is looking great with our new paint job.  We love neon!  Our Internet site has been updated to include all of our new products.  Check us out at timetothyme.com.  We have so many new and interesting items for you to browse.  A lot of healing and healthy products made using natures bounty.  We believe that God made a plant for every ailment, and alls you have to do is find the right one to help you on your journey to great health.  We did a little painting at our store to brighten it up.  How do you like it??

Loving the herbs growing outside my home.  Some of them are ready for harvest.  The hummingbirds are loving the new flowers.  I did have to water the herbs as the rain is not being very cooperative here in East Tx. 

We worked on a new project this past month...Garden Jewelry!  They are so cute.  Some of them are in the pic above.  They have the words of the plants, such as Thyme, Basil, Peppermint, engraved on them.  They are so cute and it looks like your garden is colorful and blooming before a single flower emerges.  Here is a close up...

My youngest daughter is in New York this week and will be on the CBS morning show tomorrow at 7 AM.  I know she will be great.  My oldest daughter is studying for finals this week and has a respiratory ailment she is fighting.  Those girls are always so busy.  I am leaving them alone this week so they can get done what they need to....but I feel like I need some girl time!  So Sunday we will all meet up for mother's day and to have a nice lunch and to catch up with eachother.  I can't wait.

 

I got 3 new chickens this week from Canton.  They are black Cochins.  They look blue and green in the sunlight.  Still waiting for my first egg.  So exciting.  I love my chickens.  I can just sit and stare at them for hours.  Vance joins me sometimes and we just watch them and never say a word.  Total peace.  It is time to start the day and get this little farm going.

Thyme to get busy,

vannoy

 

Should we open a store in Saltillo???

First:  My daughter told me about all of the dangers of diet drinks and (sob) splenda.  So I have given them up as of yesterday.  It's a tough road we travel. If there is anything I can do for myself to make it easier on this body, then I will try. Pray for me....

On a lighter note, we have developed tons of aroma sprays for our Canton store.  These ideas came to me when a friend with a daughter with sensory issues talked about how her daughter loved to be calmed down by spraying a "fairy" spray in her space.  So we made an "Angel Wings" aroma spray that is safe to spray in your room, car, bed linen, yourself, or wherever you need a light uplifting or calming spray.  Some of our Aroma Sprays include: Carribean Therapy, Rainforest, Monkey Farts (yes, you read that right! little boys LOVE it), Wisteria, Elegance (white diamonds), Calming, Stress Buster, Energy, Roses Roses Roses, Love Spell, Sensual Man, Sensual Woman, and Purification .  We have made a lot of this using ingrediants such as essential oils and fragrances. They will be available by phone, mail, internet, Canton or Saltillo pick up.  They are $5 each or 2 for $9.  The are twice as big as the sprays that you can buy in other stores and 3 times cheaper!  Give them a try, you will he HOOKED on these delightful sprays.

I have a question to pose.  We have a place in Saltillo that we use to develop our Herbal Teas, Hand made Soaps and other items we sell in Canton.  Since we are at our place in Saltillo several days a week making products and doing research, we thought we might open up a couple days a week in case any of you would like to come by to see some of our products, try some herbal tea or just to chat.  We were thinking on Thursday and Friday we would open and hang out all day and if anyone would like to come by, GREAT!  What do you think?

If there is a particular item you would like to see, then you could call ahead of time and let us know what you want and when you would be there, and we would make sure we have one ready for you if possible. 

Right now we don't have much in the Saltillo Time To Thyme place, but we are planning on changing that.  We do have the Soaps, Aroma Sprays, Lip Balms, Cleaning Products, and a few other items.  But if you all think it would be a good idea for us to open for real in Saltillo, then we would start stocking that place as well.  Please reply and let us know what you think about this.

Thyme to go to Dallas,
vannoy

SPIDER LOOKING FAMILY MEMBER!

So, since being trapped in the house for a couple of months due to WINTER, I have set up a saltwater tank with lots of little friends inside to keep me company.  I am missing my pond, the bugs, the warm air, the growing herbs and all the outdoor fun to be had in spring, summer and fall.  But I do see the light at the end of the tunnel. I now have a little piece of nature in my home.  A tiny little ocean I like to call "Vannoy's mini paradise."  But then I went and purchased a cute little starfish for my tank.  When I got my newest little child home, he slowly unfurled his arms and tried to discover the parameters of his new home...WOW! was he ever scary!  But I love him like no other.

We are getting ready for our big February Canton opening.  We are especially excited about the repairs made to our building by my Exceptional Brother-In-Law, Jesse.  Thank you Jesse, we love you.  He has worked so hard to make our building look brand new.  He is an amazing carpenter. 

We have many soaps that we think you will love.  Come by and smell our samples.  Feeling tired from walking all over canton?  Come by and drink some uplifting herbal tea, or spray your space with some of our aroma sprays...Guaranteed to bring a smile to your face and a lift to your steps!  Or just come by to sit and chat with us.  We have made so many new friends on the Canton Mountain and can't wait to make some more.  We will see you next weekend in Canton...
Thyme to stargaze,
vannoy

Yea! It's a white Christmas

Merry Christmas everyone.  We are very lucky here in Saltillo, as we still have electricity.  I know a lot of the people around us don't have any.  I pray they will get it on again very quickly.  I have been in the house all day ordering supplies for our Time to Thyme store.  I am trying to get those bangle skirts so that we can wear them when we work in Canton.  Not for any particular reason.  We just want to wear them.  They are so cute and jangelly. 

The soap has been waiting at T3 for me to go and cut all day, but I couldn't bring myself to leave the house today.  I am going to work tomorrow and make some more soap.  Anyone have any ideas of any flavors of soap you would like me to work on?  Any particular colors or designs?  I really like making two tone soaps by putting curls or small blocks of colors inside the mold, then pouring colored and flavored melted soap on top to harden.

I have been experimenting with different essential oils, colors and fragrances.  I make some for men, women, and have even made some for kids with little gingerbread toys inside! So much fun.  It sure does make a mess, though.  My favorite thing in the world to do is spend the day with my sister and work on making medicines, soaps, sprays, etc.
Our Aroma Sprays are for you, your space, your environment and all around you.  I carry a bottle in my car, put one in each room of the house, and set one by my chair so I can spray anytime I want an uplifiting or calming scent.  I can't wait for you all to visit our store in Canton on Canton weekend to experience some of our products for yourselves.
Thyme to go watch some soap making videos,
Vannoy

Crazy, Crazy months

Hi everyone,

Things have been so crazy the last few months with the opening of our new store, our distribution center and our website.  It is amazing to think how far we have come in just 8 months.  Having the Time to Thyme business has been a lifelong dream of ours.  I love herbs, essential oils and everything you can do with them.  I do have to admit, I have a new love in my life.....Soapmaking.  I am crazy for making soaps.  Yesterday I went to T3 to cuts some loaves of soap up that I had made the day before with Chele.  That soap was our "Angel Wings" soap (see above photo).  While I was there, I got an idea, and before I knew it pots and pans were flying everywhere and I had made a huge loaf of "Rain Forest" soap.  I love the smells, textures, and craziness involved in soapmaking.  It is a fun process and very time limited and it is just run, run, run for two hours until it is all ready.

We have opened our store in Canton, Tx on the "Mountain".  We love our store. We have been so busy making products to sell in our store and on our website.  Our newest love is Aroma Sprays.  These bottles of spray are so powerful in many ways.  We use essential oils and fragrances to help with energy, purification, stress, sleep, headaches and the uses for them are limitless.  We have "Angel Wings", "Monkey Farts", "Energizer", "Sensual Man", "Sensual Woman", "Purification", and many, many more. We are Certified Aroma Specialists and working with essential oils, fragrances and clinical grade essential oils is so gratifying to our souls.  I hope you get to come by and just spray some of our testers and you will see what I mean.

This is some of what we made last weekend at T3. I love working at T3 with Lin and Chele.  My life has been so blessed.  I get to do what I love to do while helping other people get what they need.  Can it get any better??? YES it CAN.  My girls are doing superb in their lives as well.  My youngest daughter, Colleen Hoover, just published her 3rd book on Amazon, "Hopeless".  It is currently #4 in books on Amazon.  WOW.  Her first two books, Slammed and Point of Retreat were NYT Bestsellers and it looks like this one is on the way. She is very, very happy and thinking about her next book.

My oldest daughter, Lin Reynolds, called me today on her way to San Jose and Costa Rica to do a Volcano tour, Zip Lining, White water rafting, tons of excursions and Lazy days on the beach.  She is taking a 2 week vacation and having the time of her life with her husband.  She teaches at a College and is happier with this career choice and her life than she has ever been.

Who says praying doesn't work?????  I love my life and it is a joy to live it.  I put all my love into each and every product I make, and it is worth it when I get such great feedback from customers.  Thanks to all of you who have supported our efforts.  And if you ever need us to make something for you and your particular needs....just let us know, we will get out the books and work on it!  Have a very Merry Christmas, so something special for someone else, and then for yourself. Do Yoga.
Thyme to go cut the soap,
Vannoy

Soap Day at T3

Me and Chele working at T3 today.  Having fun and making more Soap!  Wish you were here, Lin.  Having fun and experimenting.  If you're in Saltillo...drop by!
Thyme to make soap,
vannoy and chele

T3 is up!

Welcome fellow Herbalists,
We have had a very productive few days....and it is on-going and never ceasing....here at Time To Thyme.  We have set up our distribution center.  It is homey, comfortable and most of all...HERBAL HEAVEN!  We have been busy making soaps with essential oils, decanting tinctures, bagging up lovely herb teas and many other fun projects.  We are getting ready for our debut day in Canton in November.  We are very excited and hope you all stop by our booth. 

My favorite thing this weekend, besides spending grueling, hardworking hours with my family, was to make some Calendula Oil.  This is what I will use in my never ending battle with Eczema.  I have been trying to get around to making some forever.  So this was my week to do it.  I can't wait for decanting day.  I will soak myself in that oil.  I will bathe in that oil.  That oil will be me!

If you are ever around Saltillo, and know where Colleen's old home was, then call/text me and I will meet you at T3 and give you a tour!  We have accomplished so much in just 2 weeks it's incredible.  You have to see the mala beads that Chele has spent so much time making.  They are so adorable...and they WORK!  (I know this because we wouldn't have our distribution center without many prayers said with these same beads!)

We have made numerous little bottles of tincture to help with everything from depression to poison ivy!  These are the same tincture recipies that people have used for thousands of years all over the world.  So we have a LOT of history that says YES they do work.  I am my biggest experimentor of tinctures and teas.  I love to use them on myself for every little thing (and every big thing too!)

We also worked (and tasted many times) several different tea blends to come up with some really great teas that not only taste good, but are good for you.  Some of the teas are for health, some are for healing, some are for calming and some are just cause they taste so good. You just can't beat that with a stick!

I found out that I have a great passion for soap making.  I love cooking it, choosing the molds, essential oils and colorings to add to the soaps.  I love watching them cure and looking at how pretty they are....but most of all I love USING them.  They make my skin feel so good, and they make me smell so good :)

Well, now that we have our center set up, our website updated (thank you LIN!) and are through spending all of our nights after work cleaning and arranging, it sure is fun to finally use the place and make some great products to share with you all.  Just visit our website and you can see all of the items we have developed here at Time to thyme.
Thyme to play,
vannoy