by Daisy | Oct 28, 2008 | Crafts, Crochet
In the quest to rid my home of disposables, I was left with a sponge. I prefer sponges to washcloths when it comes to dishwashing, so I searched around on the net until I found a wonderful pattern for washable cotton sponges at Gherkin’s Bucket. So, if you do...
by Daisy | Oct 22, 2008 | Crafts, Soap Making
If you’re saying to yourself, “Ivory, I don’t wanna to BUY fat to make my soap. I have plenty of fat in my grease can!” then this is the post for you. So, how do we turn icky, blech-y, Mr. Ivory-should-be-ashamed-of-how-much-bacon-he-eats kitchen grease into glorious,...
by Daisy | Oct 20, 2008 | Crafts, Earth-Friendly, Household
If you want to evoke a blank stare, tell someone you are making a hypertufa grot. Alternate reactions are, “Gesundheit,” or “Sounds like a personal problem to me.” Hypertufa is imitation tufa, a rock-like calcium carbonate deposit. Hypertufa is...
by Daisy | Oct 11, 2008 | Crafts, Crochet
I may have started aggressively pursuing making my own products to reduce the amount of chemicals in my family’s life and spend less time and money in the checkout lane, but I realized recently that I have another reason:I actually PREFER my own stuff.Even if I...
by Daisy | Oct 2, 2008 | Crafts, Woodworking
I am not absolutely sure what to do with a cold frame, but here I am building one. The man at the lumberyard cut some of the cypress I wanted for my raised beds too short, so I bought the extra, mis-cut pieces at fire sale prices. They were really too short for much...
by Daisy | Sep 30, 2008 | Crafts, Soap Making
Lard soap and Crisco soap are LOW BUBBLING soaps, which make them especially good for laundry and scrubbing yicky stuff around the house. Additionally, they are CHEAP AS ALL GET-OUT to make. They’re the only soaps I’ve found that can beat Ivory on price....
