Handmade
Sew Easy
July 3, 2008
I come from an amazing heritage of industrious homemakers. In addition to raising kids, gardening, cooking, canning, running households, serving family, friends and neighbors these women could sew. Anything. Quilts, clothes, home decor. My grandma made her own lace for pete's sake! My own skills in the sewing department are ...
Make It From Scratch Blog Carnival
June 24, 2008
Check out Chezart for this week's Make it From Scratch Blog Carnival. A link to my laundry soap recipe is posted there along with lots of cool "make it yourself" projects. I just love learning from other home-industrious people! There's even a recipe for making shampoo from soapwort plant - ...
And the winner is...
June 17, 2008
I'm sheepishly announcing that my mom won the prize, no favoritism, I promise! Yesterday I wrote all the names on pieces of paper and Brienne (a non-reader) drew out the winner's name. Mom, this is kind of convenient considering your birthday is coming up. Now I can just send you ...
Name That Soap Contest
June 13, 2008
Ok, I'm going to be honest upfront, I love your comments. It's reassuring and somehow validating to know that someone, anyone, is reading what I've spent time writing. And maybe you're encouraged, enjoyed a pretty picture, had a laugh or can identify with growing gardens and the joys & struggles ...
Homemade Laundry Soap
May 19, 2008
I've been trying for a couple years now to make all our own cleaning products. I've succeeded fairly well with cold process hand & body soaps. Clean, Naturally: Recipes for Body, Home, and Spirit by Sandy Maine is a great start for basic soap making. (This is an older book ...
Indoor sunshine
January 22, 2008
Desperate for a little beauty in my life I started working on curtains for our front porch today. Sadly, until we get the porch painted the entry will still look dreary but at least it will have pretty curtains. I washed, dried, ironed and cut the fabric. One of these ...
