The Butter, Balm, and Flame Apothecary

The Butter, Balm, and Flame Apothecary

Create luxurious body butters, lip balms, and scented candles in a hands-on workshop inspired by herbal traditions!

By The Thyme Keeper

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Location

Great Bookham

Great Bookham Great Bookham United Kingdom

Refund Policy

Refunds up to 7 days before event.

About this event

The Butter, Balm, and Flame Apothecary

A stillroom workshop for those who love scent, softness, and seasonal care.

Step into a quiet room of warmth, fragrance, and sensory delight — and learn to create natural body and home-care treasures inspired by the handmade traditions of historical stillrooms.

In this hands-on workshop, you’ll craft a trio of nourishing, seasonal creations using botanical ingredients, essential oils, and time-honoured methods once found in kitchens, convents, and apothecaries.


🌿 What You’ll Craft & Take Home:

🧈 Whipped Body Butter – Luxurious, skin-loving, and softly scented
💄 Tinted Lip Balm – A hint of colour, full of nourishment
🕯️ Scented Candle – Poured with wax and essential oils, inspired by herbal blends of old

You’ll take home one of each — plus recipes to recreate them at your leisure.


🌸 What’s Included:

  • All materials, tools, and step-by-step guidance
  • Herbal teas and seasonal drinks (spiced apple, mulled dried fruits, etc.)
  • Snacks inspired by stillroom pantries
  • A quiet, welcoming space to relax and craft

📍 Location: Bookham, Surrey (near Leatherhead).
On-site parking available.
(Note: the Eventbrite pin is intentionally inaccurate for privacy. Full directions provided by email before the event.)

🌞 This is a soft, fragrant invitation to pause — to stir balm, light a candle, and return to the beauty of making something with your hands.


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Join our Apothecary Series and immerse yourself in a variety of hands-on workshops, from creating fragrant potpourri to crafting healing balms and more.

Celebrate Your Craft: The Master Apothecary Path

This is a light-hearted yet heartfelt way to honour your journey — a keepsake of the hands-on path you’ve walked with herbs, history, and warmth.

Complete 3 or more workshops in the Apothecary Series and receive a special Master Apothecary Keepsake:

  • A herbal crafting kit with essential tools, such as a mortar and pestle, a set of dried herbs and measuring spoons
  • A personalised Master Apothecary Certificate to recognise your dedication
  • A voucher for a workshop of your choice to continue your journey

How it Works:
1. Attend 3 or more workshops from the Apothecary series
2. Geanina, The Thyme Keeper, will carefully maintain a Master Apothecary Tracker, recording your completed workshops and creations.
3. Celebrate your journey at the Master Apothecary Recognition Event at the end of 2025. Join us for a festive gathering to showcase your creations, share stories, and receive your Master Apothecary certificate and keepsake!

Organized by

Geanina is a qualified teacher, living historian and forager based in Surrey, England.

Geanina brings two decades of teaching experience to her immersive workshops, where history, nature, and hands-on crafting meet. Growing up in a rural village shaped her deep respect for the land and traditional skills, and her passion for herbal remedies and ancient crafts took root in the countryside.

As a living historian, Geanina brings history to life through her fascination with 15th to18th-century stillrooms, where household remedies, aromatic waters, and cosmetics were skillfully prepared by maids and gentlewomen. Often dressed in medieval or Tudor costume, she brings history to life with engaging demonstrations of traditional herbal practices, filling the air with the evocative scents of dried herbs, roses, and spices.

https://www.thethymekeeper.uk/

£65
Nov 15 · 2:00 PM GMT