See my ice dyeing article in the Aug/Sept issue of Quilting Arts.
Tag Archives: homemade
Three More Soaps
We made three more soaps over a month ago. I’ve been wanting to post about them, but just haven’t had the time. The first is Lily of the Valley Olive Oil Soap. This recipe is the same of the Calendula … Continue reading
Happy Acres Baking
The last week has been busy with lots of baking. I finally finished my biscotti baking with six different kinds. I baked the Triple Cinnamon Pecan biscotti, and the other five were just variations on this basic recipe. The top … Continue reading
Posted in Baking, HBinFive
Tagged biscotti, breadsticks, cookies, HBinFive, healthy breads, homemade
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Shea Mango Body Whip
I’m still looking for that perfect body whip and I think I found it! The Mango Body Butter I made several weeks ago is great, but it’s really a butter. It whips up nice, but doesn’t stay soft. I still … Continue reading
Posted in body care products, crafts, Recipes
Tagged homemade, homemade body care, homemade gifts, Mango Shea Body Whip, Recipes
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Dark Chocolate Peppermint Biscotti
It’s time to start baking biscotti and what better day than yesterday when it was cold and snowy. So I got a couple new ingredients together for this batch. Please refer to my basic recipe. We bought some King Arthur … Continue reading
Posted in Baking, Recipes
Tagged biscotti, chocolate, chocolate biscotti, cookies, Dark Chocolate Peppermint Biscotti, homemade, homemade gifts
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Making Paper Cloth
I’ve been wanting to do this since I purchased Kelli Perkins’ Stitch Alchemy many months ago. Since my craft room/woman cave is almost organized, I thought it was time to play a bit. What is paper cloth? It’s making a … Continue reading
Posted in crafts, recycling, tutorials
Tagged cloth paper, crafts, homemade, Kelli Perkins, Paper Cloth, Stitch Alchemy
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Show and Tell
I’ve been working on organizing my craft/woman cave. I have put together three shelves and a new craft table and organizing all of the crafts into bins and storage boxes. I’m almost done! Yeah! The other day I brought up … Continue reading
Posted in crafts, Ramblings, Sewing, Uncategorized
Tagged crafts, homemade, Pat DaRif, quilting, Ramblings, works in progress
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HB in Five Master Recipe
I know I’ve not kept up with the HB in Five baking group. I really intended on baking my way through the book this year with them, but it just didn’t happen. I did bake a couple loaves this past … Continue reading
Posted in Baking, HBinFive
Tagged baking, HBinFive, healthy breads, homemade, Master dough
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Christmas cards and starting new traditions
Sometimes we have to let go of traditions. I guess that’s why I get sad during the holiday season. However, it’s always great to start new traditions which is what Dave and I did today. I’ve been making my own … Continue reading
Posted in crafts, Photography, Ramblings
Tagged Christmas cards, crafts, homemade, Photography, Ramblings, traditions
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Triple Cinnamon Pecan (Cookie) Biscotti
Hubby recently bought a couple of new books. I grabbed this one to see if it had any fun recipes I could try for Christmas. Here is this biscotti recipe by a different name on the web. The book explained … Continue reading
Posted in Baking, Recipes
Tagged baking, biscotti, homemade, Recipes, Triple Cinnamon Pecan Biscotti
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