Dragonfly
Dreaming® was actually conceived in 1995 ~ with
a baby on the way, and nothing but petrochemical commercial
products on the market, my long-standing passion for essential oils,
ethnobotany,
wiidcrafting and herbalism was given a focus in creating
'things' for myself and my wee one...
More of that story
another time .... but our
products have grown (as have we) and have well stood the test of
time and helped many, many people.
Dragonfly
Dreaming® products contain only the
finest grade essential oils and plant oils and butters: no synthetic
fragrances, petrochemicals, formaldyhide, mineral oils, nut oils or
animal
oils - the only things that don't come from plants are organic
Vancouver Island beeswax and zinc oxide in some products, and
stabilizers
and preservatives in the few products containing aloe vera.
We develop and
create all our unique products from the
ground up, literally, in the gorgeous Cowichan Valley, on Vancouver
Island, Canada. We grow our own lavender - certified organic - and
distil it ourselves; we harvest calendula, wildcraft St. John's Wort
and other
herbs at our family's high mountain retreat here in the Valley to
make our infusions and as far as possible,
we source what we can't grow ourselves from original producers - for
example, we purchase our traditional unrefined organic
Shea
butter - now CERTIFIED ORGANIC by the USDA - through a friend here in
Cowichan who set up a women's co-op in
her home village of Wa, Ghana - so we literally KNOW exactly what we're
getting, and who it is benefitting - in this case, we - you, and I -
are directly
supporting young African mothers widowed by AIDS/HIV.
Other decisions - like packaging - are always made with the environment
in mind
although plastics are unavoidable in some cases. But you won't have a
lot of extraneous cardboard to deal with when you purchase Dragonfly
Dreaming® goodies!
Dragonfly Dreaming
was recognized by the Campaign for Safe Cosmetics in its early days,
and we are honoured to be signers of their pact to bring an end to
carcinogens in cosmetics - we encourage you to visit their web site,
it's a tremendous eye opener! http://www.safecosmetics.org
Environment, ethics & integrity
- Dragonfly's been at it for decades.
Beth Lischeron, aka
'Tombo-chan' (Dragonfly), Founder
Dragonfly Dreaming®
established 1997
Dragonfly
Dreaming® Winter 2007 Upcoming
Shows
Friday,
November 9th 10 am - 4 pm - Annual Fall Fair at
Vancouver General Hospital
This event is a fundraising effort for the Extended Care Unit at
the Banfield Pavilion Occupational Therapy Centre at Vancouver General
Hospital.
There will be a 'Country Faire' theme, and I really encourage all
my friends in Vancouver to come and support the important
work that's done here - raffle tickets for a big Dragonfly
Dreaming gift basket will be a hot item (I hope)!
Directions:
The Banfield Pavilion is at 855 West 12th Avenue in Vancouver
- there is parking available across the street, and limited
parking at street level on 12th.
Saturday
24th & Sunday 25th November 10 am - 4 pm - Dragonfly's Annual
Chirstmas @ Home Show & Sale with
Artists' Vision
Christmas Studio Tour
Dragonfly
Studio, 3616
Garland Avenue, Cobble Hill Village
(please call
250.743.8036 for directions if
you need them)
We've decided to
join the Artists' Visions tour again after a wee break - and hope to
see again many of the wonderful people we have met over the years as a
tour participant! Here's a link to our collective site, with area
map and info on the many fabulous artists who are on the Christmas tour
- plan to spend a weekend in gorgeous autumn Cowichan and visit us all!
http://www.visionsarttour.ca/2008/xmas_map.php
Saturday
December 1st, 2 pm - 6 pm - Glenlyon Norfolk School Dickens
Faire
Maddison Street
in Oak Bay, Victoria
Fabulous fun in a
Victorian ambience - super artisans,
entertainment, games, refreshments - great for the kids!
Saturday December
15th, 11 am - 4 pm - Glenora Farm Christmas Open House
Traditional
country Christmas is always at its best at Glenora Farm - carolling,
beautiful music performances, puppetry shows for the 'smalls' -
fabulous organic goodies - and of course Dragonfly is always delighted
to be there!
It's on a Saturday this year, so be sure to mark it on your calendar!
Here's the web site
link although there is not a map on the site - however, I have the
directions - call o email me if you need them!
http://www.glenorafarm.com/
AND
FINALLY.... some very exciting news coming soon!
Dragonfly
Is Moulting!
Life being an
endless game of creativity and catch-up,
we are currently streamlining the product line (and of course this
site); there will be many changes as we bring the new on-stream and let
others go...
The really
exciting thing is that I - Dragonfly, aka
Beth - have figured out how to edit my site - (something like handing
the keys of your car to your 16 year old with her new license) ~
hopefully, it won't be dangerous to anyone's health! So please bear
with while I work through the updates - maybe a few things wil be a tad
goofy for a bit, but let it be known, this is a learning
curve both steep and
very exciting!
Many of you have
made wonderful comments about the
products, and we truly appreciate being able to share your
experience, as people really DO read these things! If you're a
'newbie' or an old Dragonfly hand, let us know what you think, please!
Drop me a note and (ta-da!) I can include you just like THAT!
(Please look at the 'testimonials' page - you'll find the link on the
bottom of each page).
I will also soon
include a list of where my products may be purchased but for now, you
found the site - you're there!
All the best - Beth
last
updated on 6th November, 2007
