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🌿 Welcome to Carrie’s Handmade Essentials on Substack

This membership helps you slow down, tune in, and care for your skin and soul with intention. You’ll move from overwhelm and disconnection to a grounded rhythm of natural skincare, seasonal beauty, and faith-filled self-care.

🌿 This is Your Invitation to Slow Beauty

You don’t need another complicated routine.
You need rhythm. Rest. Radiance.

You’ve likely stood in the skincare aisle overwhelmed by choices — or bought something promising glow and got irritation instead. You’ve probably wished for a deeper connection between your outer care and inner peace.

That’s why I created this membership.

Inside, you’ll find a gentle rhythm of natural beauty, seasonal rituals, and faith-filled encouragement that helps you feel more at home in your skin — and in your life.

This isn’t about perfection.
It’s about presence.
It’s about remembering that your skincare can be a sacred act — soothing your skin while nourishing your soul.

When you join, you’ll begin to:

  • Create your own skincare with herbs and oils that work for your skin type

  • Celebrate the seasons with simple, cozy beauty rituals

  • Restore your spirit through gentle devotionals and grace-centered reflection

  • Feel confident and radiant, especially as your skin matures

  • Embrace slowness, self-kindness, and soul care that actually fits your life

This is skincare you’ll look forward to.
Self-care that doesn’t ask you to become someone else.
And a rhythm that gently says: you’re already enough.

Ready to feel more grounded, nourished, and radiant — inside and out?
Join now and begin a new chapter of skin and soul renewal.


💌 Free Subscription – Here’s What You’ll Receive:

Every subscriber gets nourishing content designed to help you reconnect with your body, spirit, and the seasons:

🌿 Weekly Herbal Skincare Tips
Simple, natural recipes and guidance for crafting your own skincare using herbs, oils, and ingredients you trust.

🌸 Monthly Reflections on Seasonal Self-Care
Embrace the rhythm of the year with rituals, recipes, and mindful practices for every season.

🕯️ Faith-Based Inspiration in Oil & Light
Gentle devotionals and soul care practices rooted in grace, warmth, and botanical beauty.


Paid Members – Take Your Rituals Even Deeper:

Become a paid member to unlock exclusive tools, teachings, and rituals that support your journey from routine to radiant.

🌿 Self-Care Saturday (Subscriber-Only)
A cozy weekly ritual email with guided practices, recipes, prompts, and seasonal mini challenges.

🌸 Expanded Monthly Reflections
Longer, deeper explorations of seasonal beauty and inner renewal, including journaling prompts and practical steps.

🕯️ Full-Length Oil & Light Devotionals
More in-depth, soul-soothing content with scripture-based inspiration and self-care pairings.

🌟The Guided Radiant Renewal Program
Access my signature program for building a personalized skincare and self-care rhythm — grounded in nature, faith, and gentle ritual.

🧺 Whether you’re here for:

  • Herbal DIY recipes

  • Faith-based slow living

  • Seasonal skincare routines

  • A gentler way to care for yourself...

You’ll find a place of beauty, nourishment, and encouragement here.

📬 Subscribe today and let’s create skin and soul rituals that feel like home.


Join The Radiant Wildflower Society

Support. Skincare. Special Gifts.

I created this Founding Member tier for those who want to go deeper — to support the heart of my work and receive something beautiful in return.

Become a part of the Radiant Wildflower Society (Founding Member) and you’ll receive:

🎁 Your Founding Member Bundle

One-Year Membership
Enjoy all the benefits of my $7/month membership — skincare bundles, herbal DIYs, seasonal rituals, and more.

One Paperback Book
Choose from my growing library of books on DIY skincare and self-care. (Value: $16.95)

One Tote Bag
A lovely tote to carry your herbs, journals, or books — wildflower-inspired and useful. (Value: $26)

One Online Course of Your Choice
Pick from any of my online courses — including those for mature skin, herbal infusions, and seasonal skincare rituals. (Value: up to $199)

Special Thanks & Extras

  • Early access to launches

  • Sneak peeks at new content

  • A handwritten thank-you

  • Optional name listing in an upcoming book


When you subscribe (free or paid), you’ll get access to my free course:

Ageless Glow: Formulating Herbal Cleansers, Toners, and Moisturizers for Mature Skin Care

and a private podcast about all-natural skincare for women over 40.


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I’m Carrie—creator of Carrie's Handmade Essentials. I share DIY herbal skincare, cozy rituals, and faith-centered inspiration for women who want to care for their skin and spirit naturally.