Salt Glow
2 cups coarse sea salt
1 cup oil (I prefer olive oil because of its shelf life, but any oil will do. Sweet almond oil is a good choice if your skin isn’t as dry as mine.)
3-5 drops essential oil.
Combine ingredients in a resealable container.
To use, apply to skin generously. Rub thoroughly over rough areas. Rinse in a hot shower or bath. Afterward, apply a thick lotion of skin to lock in moisture.
Basic Sugar Scrub
2 cups coarse brown sugar
1 cup olive oil
1 tsp vitamin E or Mineral Oil
3-5 drops essential oil
Combine ingredientsin a small resealable container. Use in shower after bathing. Do not use on face or areas prone to breakout. Rinse thoroughly. Follow up with lotion after shower to seal in moisture.
75 Jane Austen Trivia Questions on PowerPoint slides that I created for my Afternoon with Jane program which was held at the Greenville County Library on 7/19/08. These questions vary in degrees of difficulty. fell free to use this presentation if you are doing a similar program. Besides reading all of her books, I used The Jane Austen Companion to create this PowerPoint. The Jane Austen Companion contains a dictionary of Jane Austen’s life and works which was really helpful.
Basic Bath Salts
1 cup Salt (any non iodized salt will work)
1 cup Epsom Salt
1 teaspoon Vitamin E oil (or mineral oil)
5 drops essential oil
Optional: dye
Combine salts in glass bowl. Stir in oils. Add dye if wished. Makes about 16oz.
Tips:
Craft Party use:
I did this as a craft program with teens during summer reading. I used baby food jars. You have to divide the amount of ingredients according to the jar size. But this program was very successful. I hope to eveuntally have enough cheap and simple bath and body crafts to hopefully have a spa program next summer. I have also used this as a Girls Night In activity with my friends.
Basic Lotion Bar
2 oz (1/4 cup) beeswax
1 oz (2 tbl) Shea butter
1 oz (2 tbl) Extra Virgin Olive Oil (or other carrier oil such as sweet almond oil or grapeseed oil)
Essential oil(s) usually around 3-5 drops
Optional: soap dye for color
Melt the beeswax and shea butter in a glass container in the microwave, or in a double boiler on the stove. When it is completely melted remove from heat and stir in olive oil. Then add your essential oils and/or coloring. Pour into your soap mold and let set up. Makes one 4oz bar.
Note: I chose to use olive oil on this post because it is cheap and great if you are really dry, but you can use a number of oils. if you prefer. Sweet almond oil leaves a less oily feel.
Which Jane Austen Heroine Are You?
1. How important is your family to you?
A) My family comes first, even though some of them are a bit demanding.
B) My sister is my best friend, and I’m close to one parent, but I don’t have much in common with the rest of them.
C) I love my family, but I often get too caught up in my own life to worry about them.
D) I would do anything to keep my family going and take care of them.
E) Though they may not realize it, they depend on me for many things.
F) My family is large and close-knit
G) You love them, but you don’t have much in common with them.
2. When you are in a large group of people, what would you most likely be doing?
A) I would be the center of attention.
B) I would be making witty observations to a friend about the people around us.
C) I talk only to the people I like, why should I waste time and energy on those I don’t like.
D) I would be making polite conversations with everyone.
E) Organizing entertainment for the group.
F) Making up stories about them in my head.
G) Being overlooked.
3. How would you rather spend your morning?
A) Riding horseback across the countryside.
B) Reading a juicy novel.
C) Drawing and sketching.
D) Taking a long walk
E) Talking with a friend.
F) Doing volunteer work.
G) Watching light change as the sunrises.
4. Which would you say is your best personality trait?
A) Your passion for life.
B) Your endurance.
C) Your sensible nature.
D) Your compassion for others.
E) Your childlike sense of wonder.
F) Your dependability.
G) You are never intimidated.
5. When you love you love….
A) Steadfastly, loving when all hope seems to be gone.
B) Loudly with ever inward and outward fiber of your being.
C) Innocently and sweetly, like a budding rose.
D) Secretly and gratefully.
E) Slowly at first, but it builds to a great passion.
F) Without realizing it at first until jealousy makes it obvious.
G) Quietly in your heart.
6. When crisis occurs you….
A) are the first to take charge and organize those around you.
B) think about all the ways you could have prevented it.
C) are shocked and not sure what to do.
D) are often overlooked and not listened to.
E) are probably the one at the heart of it: you live for drama.
F) may have unknowingly caused it…oops.
G) look at the big picture and find practical solutions.
7. Your ideal man is….
A) A man that stands out in a crowd. He has a strong presence that makes others take notice, but he is reserved and feels uncomfortable with the attention that he draws.
B) Smart and well read, good nature, but a bit cynical sometimes; the kind of man that will lend a guiding hand should you ever need one.
C) A man who can be trusted to give you sound advice.
D) A man who appreciates your subtle nature and shares your values.
E) A patient man who shares your passions.
F) A strong man who’s secretly a romantic.
G) A gentle soul who needs your practical nature to root him.
8. How would you best describe your life?
A) Full of wonder and new experiences.
B) I’m kind of surprised by where I am now, I probably wouldn’t have believed you if you had told me earlier.
C) Late to get started, but it was worth the wait.
D) Not quite as I originally dreamed, but things turned out for the best.
E) It could have started off better, but I eventually got what I wanted.
F) I started out with all that I thought I could ever ask for, but then I found something more.
G) Since I didn’t think this would be possible, I’m perfectly happy with all that I have.
9. What is your greatest fault?
A) You tend to undervalue yourself sometimes.
B) You tend to be a bit spoiled at times.
C) You tend to let people sway your opinion.
D) You hide your feelings.
E) You often turn a blind eye to the faults of others.
F) You tend to judge people to harshly on short acquaintance.
G) You often get too caught up in your own problems to notice those of the people around you.
10. What do your friends say about you?
A) I have few real friends, except for the man I love.
B) My best friend is a family member.
C) My best friend can be a bit overbearing at time, but I know she has my best interest in mind.
D) I have many friends. I’m a highly social creature.
E) I’m deeply trusted by my friend, and I am the confidant of many.
F) I’m not often the best judge of character; some of my friends have turn out to be very different people then I originally thought.
G) I have few really close friends, but they appreciate me for my honest nature.
Answers—
1) A—3
B—5
C—7
D—4
E—2
F—1
G—6
2) A—6
B—5
C—7
D—4
E—3
F—1
G—2
3) A—2
B—1
C—4
D—5
E—3
F—6
G—7
4) A—7
B—2
C—4
D—6
E—1
F—3
G—5
5) A—3
B—7
C—1
D—2
E—5
F—6
G—4
6) A—3
B—5
C—1
D—2
E—7
F—6
G—4
7) A—5
B—1
C—6
D—2
E—7
F—3
G—4
A—1
B—5
C—3
D—7
E—2
F—6
G—4
9) A—2
B—6
C—3
D—4
E—1
F—5
G—7
10) A—2
B—5
C—3
D—6
E—4
F—1
G—7
Mostly 1’s Catherine Moreland (Northanger Abbey)
Mostly 2’s Fanny Price (Mansfield Park)
Mostly 3’s Anne Elliot (Persuasion)
Mostly 4’s Elinor Dashwood (Sense and Sensibility)
Mostly 5’s Elizabeth Bennet (Pride and Prejudice)
Mostly 6’s Emma Woodhouse (Emma)
Mostly 7’s Marianne Dashwood (Sense and Sensibility)
If you have an even split, then congratulations, you are a Jane Austen Hybrid.
This Quiz is free for anyone to use. I hope this saves you sometime if you are planning a Jane Austen program, I believe i worked on this for 2 weeks.
In prep for my Jane Austen tea, i made this quiz. please let me know what you think. its still a work in progress.
Which Jane Austen Heroine Are You?
Chocolaty candy cane cups
Chocolate flavored candy coating 6oz cut up
1 cup semi sweet chocolate pieces
1tbls shortening
¾ cup of finely crushed candy cane or peppermint sticks (Andes chocolate mint works well for non holiday use.
Mini Oreos
Mini baking cups
Place mini cups on baking sheet, set aside. In medium sauce pan combine candy coating, chocolate pieces, and shortening. Cook and stir on low heat until melted. Remove from heat, stir in ½ cup crushed candy. Drop chocolate mixture by teaspoon in to mini cups. Press sandwich cookies into cup and sprinkle with remaining crushed candy. Cover and shield for around 30 minutes or until firm.
Makes about 15-20 depending on how much you add to the cup.
Due to personal over zealousness to make a good impression at my job, I have taken it upon myself to sponsor a Jane Austen program at my library. little did i know that i would soon have over a hundred voice mails from women longing to come drink tea, play trivia games, and watch a Jane Austen movie. little did i know, that i would soon be loosing sleep as i lie a wake in bed picking my brain for long stored memories of her books. i must admit that i started reading Jane Austen when i was in 9th grade. that year, i read all of her books. i remember particularly liking Pride and Prejudice and Emma. i have since read P & P countless times and watched just about every movie version/tv special that i can get my hands on. what woman would not long to be Elizabeth Bennet?
In preperation for “An Afternoon with Jane” i shall attempt to reread and write about all of Austen’s major works.
Once again the powers that create Jane Austen character quizzes say that I’m Marianne Dashwood. I have been guilty of experiencing nausea and lost of apatite after a break-up, but isn’t that normal?
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You scored as Marianne DashwoodYou are MARIANNE DASHWOOD from Sense and Sensibility. You are intense, dramatic, and a hopeless romantic. In your mind, “to love is to burn, to be on fire!” You don’t have the time or patience to be shy or slow about showing someone you care.
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