Wax On, Wax Off - Homemade Hair Removal part 2 Growing up, Rebecca and Maggie had a friend whose family was from Egypt. She told them about how her family made a sugar dough that they used to remove all their unwanted hair. The dough would be spread on their skin and then pulled off to remove the hair and then used over and over again. No strips needed. Unfortunately their friend and her family moved away before she could share this recipe. It is a little more complicated than the last recipe, but once you get the hang of it is great! It may help to read up on candy making - basically you are making lemon candy to remove hair. What You Need: 2 cups of sugar1/4 cup of lemon juice1/4 cup watera candy thermometer Mix all the ingredients in a heavy sauce pan. Turn down to a simmer for 25 min. The mixture will start to turn a dark amber color. Let the mixture cool for 10 min. When you are ready to wax, make sure you skin is clean and dry. The sugar will be pretty firm at this point.
Ranch Farmgirl >> Pink & Pretty & Red All Over : RanchFarmgirl High Plains Prose Our farmgirl chapter met at my house recently. A Valentine's Day theme for our craft project and gift goodies was the game plan. Come on in and sit a spell. "Think pink" has been my mantra in preparation for the upcoming light-hearted holiday (pun intended). Ok, so here we go to the "High Plains Sage Hens" farmgirl conflab (is that really a word?). From left to right: Lisa, Anita, Michele, Jennie. I'll try to keep some order here. Lisa gave each of us a beautifully wrapped trio of pink tipped yellow roses (below) with a gourmet candy bar tied on with ribbon. Jennie took a few pics with her phone ... stitching up hearts ... Gift bag from Michele, roses from Lisa ... Shery and Anita ... I'll offer up the recipes now - one for my cherry butter and the other for the cookies shown on today's blog. I based this recipe on the amount of juice I ended up with. 9 Cups "pulpy" juice 8 Cups sugar 3 packages of cherry gelatin 2 packages of Sure-Jel {*style:<b> </b>*}
Twelve Weeks of Christmas: Vinyl Record Bowl ADDENDUM | The Ginger Penny Pincher (This is not to serve as this week’s installment of the Twelve Weeks of Christmas series. Expect that later this week!) Due to the surprisingly enthusiastic response to the vinyl record bowl tutorial , I started racking my brain for more ways to re-invent these tired turntable treasures (I hope you appreciated that, alliteration lovers). I started doing the Google image search thing — of which I have attained expert level — and found a few ideas, some of which I wanted to share with you, especially because I know so many of you told me you planned on making these for Christmas presents! Well, here are a few more ideas: Paint them! Here is a before and after of my own personal vinyl record bowl with a coat of Tiffany Blue spray paint: Everyone say “ahhh…….” Here’s the process slowed down: Just the bottom Here's a bird's eye view And one more time…. BEFORE: Perfectly fine for some... AFTER: Vinyl Record Bowl 2.0, the Tiffany Blue Edition I’m a fan of the upgrade. Oooh.. pretty.
Homemade Laundry Detergent « Stars & Sunshine Something I’ve seen on the internet and wanted to try is homemade laundry soap. There are lots of ‘recipes’ for this online, but I wanted a powder (for easier storage) and I have a high efficiency washing machine, so I needed something compatible with that. We also have never used things like fabric softener or oxyclean on a regular basis, so I didn’t want to start using those in my homemade laundry soap. We’ve been using this for 3 weeks now, and have been really happy with it. I was able to find all the ingredients I needed at Walmart in the laundry section. 2 cups washing soda2 cups borax1 bar zote laundry soap (about 2 cups) All I did was measure out two cups of each of the powders, and add them to a jar. All the supplies cost $9 at walmart, but I still have plenty of borax and washing soda leftover for future batches. Like this: Like Loading...
Runway DIY.com A Bit Of This and A Bit Of That: New Skills Festival - Record Tray Pedestal with Nikki I was a bit nervous about asking Nikki from WhiMSy love to join the festival, I have been reading her blog for what feels like forever and is a bit of a crafty rock star, I am so glad I did ask though as she came up with a super cute idea using records.... Hi there, crafters! This is Nikki, of the blog WhiMSy love. I'm the mommy to 2 super kidlets, the wife to a pastor, & we all reside in small-town Nebraska. I'm a crafter, blogger, newspaper columnist, jumper extraordinaire, & photographer. Today I'll be showing you how to make these Record Tray Pedestals. For this project you'll need large records, various glass/ceramic items such as candleholders, vases, bowls, etc. The first thing you'll want to do is melt your record into a "tray" shape. Keep an eye on your record. Once it starts to go limp, it's time to remove it from the oven! Have ready: oven mitts & a square dish. I love my vintage pyrex! Now, remove the record with the oven mitts & place it inside the square dish.
DIY: crocheted rag rug part 2 Now the fun part! Or the tricky explaining part if you're me! Grab one end of the sheet yarn and make a simple slip knot. This is going to be the centre of your rug. Insert your hook into the loop. Pick up the long end of the fabric and loop it once over your hook And pull that loop through the first loop (the slip knot loop) Pull it through to make a new loop. I also made a video to help you see the process a little better: Continue making a chain of loops until you have between 5-7 chains. This is kind of the tricky part. Loop the long end of fabric over the hook (just as you've been doing all along) And pull that fabric through the original loop Then keep pulling it through the loop your hook was already through (or the last loop in your chain) and close the circle. Here it is in video form to help you see a bit better again: Now you have to continue around the circle by finding a loop, pushing your hook through pulling a new loop through that hole and pulling it through the last loop
How to Make Leaf Skeletons I wanted to share with you a project from one of my readers who shares with us how to make leaf skeletons. I LOVE this! I have several leafs in various forms displayed in my home and knew I needed to make some of her leaf skeletons to add to my decor. I love how a pattern of leaves can enhance the beauty in your home. So I asked Heather if she would mind sharing her project with you. You can find more great projects from Heather at her blog The Other White House. I have spent hours and tried various ways of making these. You need washing soda, not baking soda! Gather your leaves. Washing soda is a strong base so you may want to wear gloves when handling the leaves. You will add 3/4 cup of washing soda and 4 cups of water to your pot of leaves. Keep going, you will need to add more water so your pan doesn’t dry out. When 1.75 hours are up fill a glass baking dish with cool water. I carefully removed them and rinsed with water and added clean water to the pan. 37.1Kstumbleupon
Twelve Weeks of Christmas, Week 2: How to Make a Bowl out of an Old Vinyl Record | The Ginger Penny Pincher Part 2 in a series of 12 “Twelve WEEKS of wha…?” If you’re confused about the daunting title, read my two previous posts in this series, here and here. Then you can come back to this one :) Vinyl Record Bowl Hooray! These handy dandy bowls are actually made from real records! I first saw these in the Historic Charleston City Market while on vacation with my family in 2009. Since then, I have made quite a few in various shapes and styles, so I thought I’d share the step-by-step process (so easy!) How to Make a Bowl out of an Old Vinyl Record (“Old…Record”: that’s an oxymoron, right? 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. mhmmm... These make great, unique gifts, especially ideal for a bachelor pad dweller or a music enthusiast. However, because these emit toxic fumes when heated, they are NOT dishwasher safe, and I probably wouldn’t recommend using them for (unwrapped) food. Anyway, who needs to put food in these bowls, when you can use them for Post-it note storage instead? Don't judge me. Like this:
Easy To Make Felted Cat Toy « 7 Yaks Design Felted Cat Toys You can make a cute felted cat toy with this easy method of felting. The felted toy is tough and chewy like pretend prey. It also has the “hairyness” to give a sense of realism for your kitty… Without the charming hairball after. These are lighter than the full felt construction, easier and faster to make, and have a bell inside for added pleasure. It’s a simple and practical way to recycle small amounts of wool fleece and yarn that will felt. Materials: Plastic ‘wiffle’ balls, any size, but the 1″ to 3″ sizes work best. Directions 1. Use wire cutters to cut the plastic between holes in the ball. 2. Be careful pushing the bell into the ball. 3. Any white glue will work. 4. 5. Protect the toy with your hand as you slide it into the stocking. 6. 7. 8. When your kitty has sufficiently loosened the felt construction, you can just repeat the process and it’s good as new ;-) Cat Toy Kit Like this: Like Loading...
Icy Earrings From... Bubble Wrap?! I've been experimenting with fused bubble wrap this past week, something I've wanted to try ever since I spotted this awesome bubble wrap pendant over on Craft:. Here's what I came up with: Snowflakes! There are lots of fused plastic and bubble wrap tutorials out there you can Google, but fortunately the process is really simple: just sandwich your plastic between two sheets of parchment paper and iron the bejeepers out of 'em. The resulting fused plastic is relatively smooth, but has a nifty crackly look to it, almost like frosted ice. Maybe in small quantities it's more pearl-ish. Anyway, after brainstorming a while I decided to take advantage of the icy look with snowflake earrings. They're pretty shiny when the light catches them, which adds to the ice illusion. These were made with four layers of fused bubble wrap, but I'd advise only using three layers if you try this yourself, since my poor punch almost didn't make it through the thick plastic.