by Daisy | Nov 17, 2008 | Crafts, Earth-Friendly
Okra is the toughest of the three natural fibers I have made paper with so far. It also required more treatment–I peeled the outer bark from the stems with a vegetable peeler: And left the stems to dry for a few weeks: I smashed the largest stems with a...
by Daisy | Nov 15, 2008 | Fencepost, Flops
I blew a flat. I properly vented the thing, but when I squished it after 15 minutes, I thought it still felt 100% hard. So I popped it in for five more minutes and it blew it’s guts all over the place. This pic is even after some cleaning. My fav is the pieces...
by Daisy | Nov 14, 2008 | Body Care, Household
I’m SICK! Sore throat, congestion, cough, aches, blah, blah, BLECH! But, I have to admit, I feel pretty decent now that I engaged in a little home remedy dabbling. HOT MEDICINAL SOUP (recipe adapted from here) Makes 1 serving 1 large clove garlic 1 T olive oil 1...
by Daisy | Nov 13, 2008 | Breads, Recipes
Well, duh, you make the dough into a loaf shape and put it in the pan, right? Yes, yes you do. You are absolutely right. Unless . . . . . . you are kinda weird and like to do perfectly simple things the long and complicated way just because you know how. Like me. Step...
by Daisy | Nov 7, 2008 | Body Care, Household
I have never been one for sugar scrubs. I have oily skin and the idea of putting something with more oil in it on my face, regardless of how ‘scrubby’ it claimed to be–appalling. But after reading that sucrose in a good oil actually has alpha-hydroxy...
