by Daisy | Dec 3, 2010 | Crafts, Soap Making
This is the batch I made for presents this year. It’s a little fancier than the soaps I usually do–never swirled before. I think I like it, though. It’s peppermint-rosemary with green clay and a smidge of ground rosemary on top. I used my standard...
by Daisy | Dec 1, 2010 | Crafts, Woodworking
When I told my husband I was building a chicken-watching bench he exclaimed, “It’s about time!” Now, I know he was being a smart-pants, but it really is a project I’ve been meaning to get to ever since we got the hens. Just a simple place to...
by Daisy | Nov 18, 2010 | Crafts, Woodworking
I can’t believe how long it’s taking me to get my water barrel up and running. Ivory kindly passed one of the plastic drums she got from The Gettin’ Man* over to me hoping I’d get the lead out and post about it before she did, but that was...
by Daisy | Sep 16, 2010 | Crafts, Earth-Friendly
NOTE: The following post incorrectly identified this as greenbriar, while it was later revealed by an alert reader to be passiflora lutea, or yellow passionflower. It can still be used to make ink. “Their hands and mouths covered in blue. Do you have any idea...
by Ivory Soap | May 21, 2010 | Crafts, Crochet, Knitting
Fleece yarn is great for fluffy, chunky knitting and crochet projects. The following technique turns any big squares of cloth into fabric yarn balls, but this yarn tutorial is specifically geared for fleece. I don’t know why I didn’t do this sooner. I...
by Daisy | Apr 29, 2010 | Crafts, Woodworking
I’m not sure what got into me, but I went all playschool on my new tomato trellis. We’ve given over three entire beds to tomatoes this year. The two flanking beds have stakes that are simply painted 2×2’s. I wanted to break up the monotony, so...
