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Heavenly Homemakers Homemade Vanilla Extract – For Sale Today While Supplies Last

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As you know, we very much encourage everyone to try their hand at making  Homemade Vanilla Extract. It saves money and produces the purest, most delicious vanilla possible! For those of you who don’t care to make your own, or who are currently making some but waiting for it to finish up, we are excited to once again offer a big batch of our Heavenly Homemakers Vanilla Extract for sale today.

Keep in mind as you see the price that this amount covers our expenses, including shipping – and the most important thing:  You can use half the amount of vanilla called for in recipes because this vanilla is so pure and strong. Therefore, this bottle of vanilla will last you twice as long as a typical bottle! Read more here about how to make your own vanilla extract.

We have a limited supply, so this is being offered while supplies last. Typically, we sell out within just a few hours – so act fast if you want some! These prices include shipping, so what you see below is the total you’ll pay. We are only able to ship within the U.S.

4 ounce bottle (only 2 left)
$16.00  
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8 ounce bottle
$29.00 
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Want to Give Homemade Vanilla For Gifts This Christmas? Time To Get it Started!

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Yep, it’s that time of year again. It takes 4-6 months of brewing time to get a really good, pure vanilla extract. If you would like to give Homemade Vanilla Extract for Christmas gifts this year, it’s time to get your supplies together and start a batch!

Here is all the information you need about making homemade vanilla. Be sure to take advantage of the 10% discount offer Olive Nation gives us here at Heavenly Homemakers. Use the code home to receive the discount at check-out. I love their vanilla beans, their price, their quality and their free shipping on this product!

Important Announcement!  We have a batch of our Heavenly Homemakers Vanilla Extract ready to bottle and sell. If you would like to give it a try while you wait for your own vanilla to brew, or if you simply don’t want to make your own, we are thrilled to offer you a bottle of ours! We plan to offer this batch for sale on Saturday, June 14 beginning at 8:00 am CST. It will only be available while supplies last, and the supply typically only lasts a few hours. So mark your calendar and be prepared to stop by our site to snatch some up if you’re interested!

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How About Making Homemade Vanilla for Mother’s Day and End of the School Year Teacher Gifts?

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I’m just as bad as the discount stores with the way Christmas is barely over and they start putting out Valentine’s stuff. But I promise, there’s a good reason for me mentioning Mother’s Day and the end of the school year at the beginning of January. Really.

First, it takes 4-6 months to make a good, strong batch of delicious homemade vanilla extract, so starting this process now is a great idea. Second, you can get 10% off Vanilla Beans at Olive Nation, plus free shipping.

1. Read here about how to make Homemade Vanilla Extract.
2. Get your vanilla beans  ordered, using the code home for a 10% discount.  
3. Your vanilla beans will come in just a few days (their customer service is as awesome as the quality of their vanilla beans). Then you can get your vanilla started and have it ready for simple, quick, but wonderful gifts come Mother’s Day and the end of the school year. Order some fun labels to make your bottles extra pretty! I love this set of labels that my friend makes: they are customizable, and come in a variety of designs!

And it certainly doesn’t hurt that you’ll also have fantastic vanilla extract for yourself too. :)

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Wow! Vanilla Beans Are 20% Again!

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Did you miss the sale on vanilla beans last week? Not to worry. Olive Nation has a code now that gives you 20% off everything in their shop – which of course, includes vanilla beans!

Take advantage of this great deal. And don’t forget, they always offer free shipping on vanilla beans. Click here to order.  Use the code HLTWC to receive the 20% discount at check-out. Offer ends December 22.

You might also note that their tea is very good, and also includes free shipping (with 20% off!).

Here’s my post on how to make Homemade Vanilla Extract. Yum!

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One Day Left – 20% off Vanilla Beans and Chocolates

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Want to make homemade vanilla extract and get an amazing deal on vanilla beans? Olive Nation has discounted all of their baking supplies, which includes their vanilla beans.  Receive 20% off select baking products when you use the code HOLBAKA at check-out.  When you order only vanilla beans, you’ll also receive free shipping! (Read here about how to make homemade vanilla extract.)

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Don’t forget that the 20% discount will also work for Olive Nation’s baking chocolates. These are by far the best chocolates I’ve ever worked with! I’ve experimented so far with their milk chocolate, white chocolate, and blond chocolate. These melt down wonderfully, making perfect Christmas treats! Free shipping does not apply to chocolates.

This code is only valid through Friday, December 6 – so don’t wait! Happy vanilla extracting, and chocolate treat making!

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Vanilla Shake Time!

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Are you in the process of making Homemade Vanilla Extract, like I am? Have you shooked, shaken, shaked, shooken…um…have you given your homemade vanilla a shake in a while?

If not, might I encourage you to get out the vanilla that you are brewing and give it a good shake? It’s all a part of the lovely extracting process. 

There, now wasn’t that fun?

Carry on.

And if you aren’t making Homemade Vanilla, I highly encourage you to look into it following these very simple directions on how to make homemade vanilla extract!  It’s super easy and very fun. Then you, too, can say that you got your vanilla shaked, shooken…{cough}…that you shook your vanilla. :)

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Homemade Vanilla for Christmas

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In case you were wondering (and I’m just absolutely sure that you were), there are only 164 days left until Christmas.

In the midst of gardening and other summertime activities, Christmas isn’t on my mind very much right now. However, Homemade Vanilla Extract is a wonderful Christmas gift. It takes 4-6 months for your vanilla to be ready to bottle and give away. So, if you’re wanting to get on this project in time to be able to wrap bottles of homemade vanilla and put them under the tree this December – now is the time to get it going!

I love that making homemade vanilla saves money, and is so pure and good to use. It helps that it is completely delicious!

Here are complete instructions for how to make homemade vanilla extract. Trust me, it’s easy and super fun to do! Also, be sure to take advantage of the 10% discount on vanilla beans, offered by my very favorite vanilla bean source, Olive Nation. They are super high quality beans for an excellent price! (Use the code hhm2012 to receive 10% off.) And take a look at these pretty labels that my friend designed! They are customizable, and come in a variety of designs. So fun!

Merry Christmas everyone! (Ugh, it’s too hot and humid to pull that statement off with a straight face.)

Stay cool! (There, that’s better.)

 

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Why My Mailbox Smelled Good Today

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I opened my mailbox and smelled vanilla. Hoorah…our new vanilla bean order has arrived! 

It’s amazing to me that these vanilla beans are such good quality that I could smell the vanilla beans through the thick packaging. I can still smell the vanilla scent on my fingers, JUST from opening the package. 

Here they are…my lovely vanilla beans from OliveNation:

I guess you know what’s going on in my house right now. We’re starting another batch of Homemade Vanilla Extract. We’ve also got another big batch that’s almost ready to bottle up for sale! I’ll keep you posted.

So, since the vanilla beans have arrived, you know what else we had to purchase, right?

I found it rather amusing that today at lunch time I said, “Here, let me move all this vodka so you can set the table.” It was a proud parenting moment.

This is the perfect time to get a batch of homemade vanilla extract going so that it will be ready to give as Christmas gifts! My favorite source for high quality and economically priced vanilla beans is OliveNation. You’ll receive free shipping on the vanilla bean order, plus us the coupon code hhm2011 for a 10% discount!!!!

Here are my Homemade Vanilla Extract instructions!

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Are Vanilla Beans Expensive?

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I’ve found it interesting that many of you have left comments on the Homemade Vanilla Extract post stating that “vanilla beans are expensive”. Vanilla beans do seem expensive at first glance. I wasn’t prepared for their price when I first looked into making homemade vanilla a few years ago. They do cost a significant amount more than say…pinto beans. :)

Ever checked the price of Real Vanilla Extract at the grocery store though? I’ve found that even the least expensive brands are around $2/ounce. If you buy your own vanilla beans and make your own Homemade Vanilla Extract, it’ll cost you half that amount. Plus it will be completely pure, unlike the “Pure” Vanilla Extract you buy at the store that has added…stuff.

So, are vanilla beans expensive? Not if you are planning to make homemade vanilla for half the price of purchasing it premade! Investing in vanilla beans to make your own Homemade Vanilla Extract will save you money in the long run AND be much healthier for your cooking and baking!

You can buy very cheap vanilla beans through Ebay…but I REALLY don’t recommend it. We’ve made several batches of Homemade Vanilla Extract at our house. One bunch of vanilla beans we ordered (through Ebay) was significantly less expensive than other beans we’d seen. We decided to go for it, since of course, we’d be saving so much money!

Months later, those beans are STILL sitting in the bag, untouched. They came to us very dry and withered and pitiful. We may have “saved money” on vanilla beans, but in essence, we wasted money. The quality of those vanilla beans leaves a lot to be desired.

By contrast, we’ve been so pleased with our vanilla bean purchases through Olive Nation. They offer high quality vanilla beans, excellent customer service, free shipping for vanilla bean purchases AND a special Heavenly Homemakers discount. I appreciate Olive Nation very much and recommend them highly.

The special Heavenly Homemakers discount expired at the end of 2010…and I’m very excited to share that Olive Nation has been generous enough to extend their discount for several more months! If you purchase vanilla beans (or any of Olive Nation’s wonderful products) and use the code home, you’ll receive 10% off your entire order!! (There will be a shipping cost for other products; Vanilla Bean shipping is FREE!)

So, my response to “WOW, vanilla beans are expensive!” would be:  Yeah, I used to think so too. But now I realize how much money it saves to buy the beans and how much healthier it is to make my own vanilla.

And did I mention the homemade vanilla is delicious? Yeah, that’s a pretty nice perk too. :)

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Homemade Vanilla Wafers! What a great way to use Homemade Vanilla Extract !

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Where to Buy Vanilla Beans

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I’m often asked where I recommend you buy vanilla beans to make homemade vanilla extract. You have checked into making homemade vanilla, right?! :)  Ooh, it’s so delicious…and easy…and can save you a lot of money!

I recently began a new batch of homemade vanilla extract but since I don’t purchase vanilla beans very often, I didn’t have a “go-to” source for them. I did a little research, and liked Olive Nation as they appeared to have a high-quality vanilla bean for a very reasonable price, plus they offered free shipping on orders over $50 and 15% off when we use the coupon code home. So I ordered a pound of vanilla beans from Olive Nation.

When my vanilla beans arrived just a few short days later I was very, very impressed. The beans were shipped very promptly. They were packaged very nicely. The beans were excellent quality.

I thought to myself, “I like how these people do business. I’m going to contact them.”

So I did….and they agreed to give all of you a discount on vanilla beans!!! They already offer free shipping and reasonable prices, so for them to offer a 15% discount on top of that for Heavenly Homemaker’s readers is awfully nice, wouldn’t you think?

If you order your vanilla beans through Olive Nation and use the code:  home you’ll receive a 15% discount on any size order of vanilla beans. Plus free shipping on orders over $50. Plus receive prompt service. Plus receive excellent quality vanilla beans.

When I did the math on how much it would cost me to make a big batch of homemade vanilla using beans from Olive Nation and inexpensive vodka from the store…it ended up saving me more than 50% over store-bought vanilla. So, yes making homemade vanilla does save money. Plus the homemade vanilla you make using this method makes very strong vanilla…so you can use half of what a recipe calls for! More savings!!!

The process I use for making homemade vanilla takes about six months, but if you want to start a batch now and have it ready for Christmas gifts…it will still work (if you hurry and get it started!!)…it just won’t be quite as strong as if you’d given it the full six months to “extract”. I say go for it! Your family and friends will love it and you will have made them a wonderful gift at a very low cost to you. If you do, check out these pretty labels! They are customizable, and come in several fun designs!

I’d like to thank Olive Nation again for offering the coupon code (home) to all of Heavenly Homemakers readers. Be sure to check them out…I was very pleased with their service and prices and I think you will be too!

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