Handmade
Sharing the Season
November 21, 2008
Creating the perfect Christmas and holiday season used to be a fall obsession of mine. I would print schedules (bake this weekend, shop these weekends, etc...), collect recipes, scour the local paper for activities & craft fairs, budget and plan gifts for months. Whatever happened? First we moved far away ...
Seasonal soapmaking
November 15, 2008
It's been a grey, rainy, November day. Although the sun was shining earlier this week I feel tired and worn down. Tonight I miss August's sun, wait a minute, it rained all August. I miss July's sun. The perfect time then to post this photo. Orange Clove Pomander Doesn't this ...
Orange Clove Pomander Soap
November 15, 2008
I love the history of the pomanders (I'm fascinated with the middle ages right now) and love the scent of the modern-day clove studded oranges that decorate homes during the holidays. The traditional Christmas Pomander was my inspiration for this bar. Orange Clove Pomander Soap Recipe Read 4 Steps to ...
Soapnuts and Soapmaking
November 11, 2008
Soapnuts The first time I'd heard about soap nuts was on my friend Cori's blog (which she no longer publishes). I make most of our household soaps, including laundry soap so I didn't pay it too much attention. I like practicing the centuries old craft of soap making. I felt ...
Grandma's Farmer's Market
October 4, 2008
BC fruit Grandma sells her hand crafted jewelry at her community farmer's market each week. We had such a fun time sharing the last market of the season with her and grandpa this past Thursday. Grandma let each one of us choose a piece of jewelery. Celine spent most of ...
The People of Common Ground Fair
September 24, 2008
We went to the Common Ground Country Fair this past weekend. This was our first year of taking in all three days. Even so, there was so much more to see and do than we could possibly manage with three kids in tow. We even missed the family contra dance ...
Make It From Scratch Blog Carnival
July 8, 2008
My experimentation with making my own moisturizing cream is included in this week's Make It From Scratch Blog Carnival over at the funky Home Ec 101 What You Wish Your Mama Taught You. Other entries that were of particular interest to me are: A lemon-lime body scrub that sounds good ...
