How to Make Peppermint Cocoa Lip Balm In my little corner of the world, “Upper Left” USA, winter is in full swing. Dry, cracked, and chapped lips are commonplace and are the hallmarks winter’s work. Lip balms are coveted.… Continue Reading
Fizzy Rose Bath Bombs If you’re like me, you’re mostly distrustful of corporations hawking their wares, and bath bombs are not excluded. A quick look at the ingredients of popular bath bombs and you’ll see why. They are laden with… Continue Reading
The holidays are such a busy time of year! It’s important to me to make sure I take time out to make a special craft with the kiddos, no matter how busy and hectic things get. I usually try for… Continue Reading
I have an infant and a toddler. It’s safe to say that I may or may not be certifiably “bat-shit-crazy.” Labels aside; one thing’s for certain– there are times in my day, (or heck, my whole day–I’m not gonna… Continue Reading
Kokum butter. This skin-rejuvenating, healing butter is dervived from the kokum, or mangosteen tree, indiginous to India. (Garcinia indica). Kokum oil (butter) contains 60-65% saturated fatty acid making it solid at room temperature. Kokum butter is prized for it’s skin… Continue Reading
A Complete Guide to DIY Gift-Giving DIY Holiday 12 DIY Holiday Wreaths Make Your Own Sock Snowmen Salt Dough (Hand and Footprint) Ornaments DIY Snow Globes (And How to Include Photos Within Them!) Holiday Themed “Tin Can Treats” Melt and… Continue Reading
I have started a tradition with Sweet Baby. I hope to make an ornament with her/of her every year as she grows. Last year I used a large clear glass ornament, stamped her foot on some pretty paper with gold… Continue Reading
The fruit of bees is desired by all, and is equally sweet to kings and beggars and it is not only pleasing but profitable and healthful; it sweetens their mouths, cures their wounds, and conveys remedies to inward ulcers. –… Continue Reading
Sweet Baby is over a year old now and we have to start making critical choices on what we want holidays to look like for our little family. Refusing to settle for the overexposed, commercialized load of crap being fed… Continue Reading
The Ancient Art of Pickling. Ever wondered how to get the magical, crisp delicious crunch from a pickle? The secret is ‘refrigerator pickles.’ The year is 2030 B.C. and and cucumbers brought from their native India are beginning a tradition… Continue Reading