by Daisy | Feb 16, 2009 | Crafts, Soap Making
Last week, TL acquainted you with the perils of remilling homemade soap. In that article, she mentions that ‘tallow’ soap is easier to rebatch. Well guess what’s the first ingredient in Ivory Soap? Sodium Tallowate. Which mean saponified (soapified,...
by Daisy | Feb 12, 2009 | Crafts, Crochet
When I first tried out working with fun fur, I made this quick and easy purse for my little girl.Easy Furry PurseH hook, WW pink acrylic yarn, clearance Mango Fun Furpattern worked holding one strand of eachCh 20Row 1. Dc in fourth chain from hook and every ch after...
by Daisy | Feb 9, 2009 | Crafts, Soap Making
When I first became interested in soapmaking, I checked out several books on the subject from the library. One of them was full of recipes for handmilled soap, aka remilled soap.You chose a base recipe, made the soap, shredded it, melted it, and added fragrances and...
by Daisy | Feb 5, 2009 | Crafts, Knitting
I always reach for the smallest cloths in the drawer first. This one fits the bill and it’s scrubby, too. Knits up super fast, and there is a very simple crochet border to look forward to once you’re done knitting that even a knitter like me can do. I...
by Daisy | Jan 29, 2009 | Crafts, Crochet
What happens when you find ten balls of fun fur at 80% off?I know that there are lots of great bag patterns out there, however, none of them seem to take into account the fact that I can’t count to ninety-seven twice without skipping or adding a few stitches.So,...
by Daisy | Jan 26, 2009 | Crafts, Soap Making
Whether you do melt-n-pour, cold process, hot process, or hand-milled, when it comes to soap sophistication, packaging is where it’s at.What if someone just handed you three bare bars of Dove as a present? Happy Birthday! Lame.But what if they...
