The Handmade Mama by Mary Helen Leonard

Author: Mary Helen Leonard
Publisher: Spring House Press
Copyright: 2018
Number of Pages: 200
ISBN: 1940611717 / 978-1940611716
Price: $27.95

About the Author:

Mary Helen Leonard has been working in the natural beauty ingredient industry since 2005, and has been professionally blogging about natural beauty since 2007. She currently works as a blogger, copywriter, and formulator for one of the country's leading natural ingredient suppliers, Natural Sourcing, LLC. Mary Helen's specialty is formulating DIY recipes for natural skin care, hair care, and green living on the blog she authors at The Natural Beauty Workshop. In addition, as Natural Sourcing's blogger and social media coordinator, Mary Helen answers technical help and formulation questions from readers and customers on a daily basis, and has a great relationship with The Natural Beauty Workshop's readership. She also teaches classes and workshops locally in Austin, TX.

From the back cover:
"On your journey into mamahood, making your own healthy meals, soothing skin care products, and everyday sewn baby items allows you to choose what goes on and into your - and your baby's body. From Mary Helen Leonard, a natural lifestyle writer and creator of the popular blog Mary Makes Good, The Handmade Mama is an expression of unconditional love fueled by DIY passion and a maker's mindset. Inside, you'll find directions for belly butter and baby powder; ginger syrup and healthy first birthday smash cake; burp cloths and changing mats; and much more!"

Table of Contents:

• Chapter 1: Materials & Techniques
• Sewing Tips & Techniques
• Bath & Body Tips & Techniques
• Kitchen Tips & Techniques
• Chapter 2: Recipes & Projects for Mama
• Body Care for Mama
• Recipes
• Projects
• Food & Nutrition for Mama
• Recipes
• Chapter 3: Baby Bath & Body
• Recipes
• Projects
• Chapter 4: Feeding Baby
• Recipes
• Projects
• Chapter 5: Playtime
• Recipes
• Projects
• Appendix
• Patterns
• Resources
• Contributors
• Index