Made by Hand In Harmony With Nature
Natural Beauty Products by Estella Yeung
Welcome to Growing Blue Flowers, a business I started in 1999. I am of Chinese descent and was born and raised in Hong Kong. I also spent nine years in Europe, then came to the United States in 1984.
I became interested in the Native American culture and philosophy of life in the early 1990's. I was adopted into a Dakota family and started learning of the similarities between the Chinese and Native American cultures. Since that time, I have explored these similarities and combine both these backgrounds into my healing arts. There is an exchange taking place in that I also share what I know of the Chinese philosophy with my Native American friends and acquaintances.
I've always been interested in herbs. I collected "How-To" books and took a class on how to make natural lotions. This gave me the confidence to begin making my products to share with others. My friends became willing testers. My creativity and inspiration started me thinking of other products I would like, and my business has evolved. Everything I have learned about the healing properties of herbs from my background and the years spent in Europe can be intertwined with the Native American practice of using native plants for therapeutic purposes. I no longer separate my thoughts as being based on the Chinese or Native American ways, I now think of it as the universal way to live, living in harmony with Nature.
My products are 100% natural, even the preservative is a natural product. Many of the herbs I use are collected by me, others I purchase from reputable sources. When I have extracted the oils from the herbs, I return the herbs to the earth, to complete the cycle of life.
What started out as a hobby, has become my full-time job. I now make all natural soaps, lotions, salves, bath salts, body oils & sprays, hand sanitizer, lip balm and candles. I'm pleased that you have found my products and welcome any thoughts or suggestions you may have for my website.
Growing Blue Flowers' Natural Beauty Products can be found at the following retail outlets:
Birchbark Books 2115 West 21st Street Minneapolis, MN 612-374-4023Dakota Drum 603 Main Street Rapid City, SD 605-348-2421
Prairie Star 207 South Philip Avenue Sioux Falls, SD 605-338-9300
Spirit of Gitchee-Gumee 6228 Highway 61 Little Marais, MN 218-226-6476
Native Spirit Gifts PO Box 651 Bayfield, WI 715-779-9550
Native Harvest Minanjige Cafe Strawberry Lake White Earth, MN 218-983-3834
Northland Native Visions, 1113 Franklin Avenue East Minneapolis, MN 612-872-0390
Mille Lacs Indian Museum & Trading Post, 43411 Oodena Drive, Onamia, MN 56359 Tel. 320-532-3632
Ojibwe Custom Beadwork, PO Box 318, White Earth, MN 56591 (218) 310-9019
Seward Coop, 2823 East Franklin Avenue, Minneapolis, MN 55406 (612)338-2465
Sophie Joe's Emporium, 453 W. 7th Street, St. Paul, MN 55102 (651) 224-1357
Tiger Art Gallery, 2110 E Shawnee Rd, Muskogee, OK 74403 (918) 687-7006
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