by Ivory Soap | Sep 26, 2012 | Household, Kids' Stuff
You will need: mold plaster of paris water food coloring or tempera paint (we tried both…you choose) 1. Choose a mold. I think toilet paper tubes are too big. We use the skinny tube from the aluminum foil. Perfect size. 2. Better than the tubes themselves...
by Ivory Soap | Sep 24, 2012 | Recipes, Snacks & Sides
You will need: 1lbs of frozen greens, we like collards best “drippins” from 1/2 lb bacon salt garlic powder, onion powder (optional) stevia or other sweetener 1. Cook bacon and save the fat. 2. Pour fat from 1/2 lbs bacon into the frozen greens. Add salt,...
by Ivory Soap | Sep 24, 2012 | Cleaning Products, Household
Homemade laundry detergent, one of the simplest DIY projects, can be really confusing for a first timer, so here’s an updated tutorial. But first…….. *LIQUID DETERGENT LOSES POTENCY IF NOT KEPT ABSOLUTELY AIR TIGHT* I just needed to get that off my...
by Daisy | Sep 17, 2012 | Crafts, Woodworking
A few days ago I mentioned I built a mudroom wall using plans from Ana White’s building plans website. I thought I would elaborate on what I did to modify the plans to fit our needs. I used the “Smiling Mudroom” plans, and the result definitely makes...
by Ivory Soap | Sep 13, 2012 | Cleaning Products, Household
I get asked this all the time, so here’s a photo tutorial of me actually doing laundry. Exciting, I know. As you see above, I keep my ground up washing soda and soap in an old baby formula can with a tablespoon measure I stole from the kids’...