Good clean fun

I successfully made soap!!

I’ve been nervous to try it on my own but figured with the month of cure time for this cold process soap that I better get over it and do it.

This is a coconut oil and olive oil soap with no added fragrance or color. Figured I better start with the basics and work my way up.

I have to tell you that I was super worried yesterday.

I never got a good “trace” before pouring it into the mold.

So maybe I shouldn’t say that it’s a success yet….

I’ll let you know in a month.

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frugal living, kitchen, soap making

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201211/11201211/11201211/11

Scrappy, scrappy

I’ve been working on loom knitting again. I have an order for 10 dishcloths and am expecting I’ll be getting a few more orders real soon. I decided to use some of my scraps of yarn to give some visual interest to these cloths. Waste not, want not.

As long as I was thinking scrappy…

I put together the first in a series of journals. The cover is a print of one of my kaleidoscopes. I believe this one started as a rose.

I love the look of all the different papers. It’s up to the recipient to decide how to use them.

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bookbinding, digital, journal, kaleidoscopes, kitchen, knitting, photo, scraps

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201211/08201211/08201211/08

Still here…

Just trying to claw my way back to the functional world again.

Isn’t it amazing how strong yet fragile we are as humans. Something microscopic can take us out of commission for days.

I’ve had a “flu-like” virus.

The kind that makes you feel like a wet noodle. The kind that makes the 10 step walk to the bathroom and back to bed seem like a 10 mile hike.

Mr. G stayed home from work to look after me when my fever was 103°F. He also made me Jell-O when I mentioned that it sounded good. That may not sound like a big deal to you but it certainly was to me. As the kids would say, “Dad is not a cooker“. Makes me smile.

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day in the life, not art at all

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201211/03201211/03201211/03

Upcycled t-shirt scarf

While cleaning out my closet this week, I discovered this chartreuse t-shirt. It was destined to be donated since I just couldn’t get used to the color on me.

I had seen a tutorial on Pinterest for a fringed t-shirt scarf so I figure…why not try it.

So back to my project. I cut the shirt below the arms then cut fringe about half way up the shirt.

I then tugged on each fringe until it stretched nicely giving it nice texture and movement.

And the completed scarf…

I think I can handle a splash of chartreuse much better than a whole shirt of it.

Sorry that each of my photos are a different hue. The actual color is somewhere in between this photo and the previous one. Bad photo day for me and Photoshop can only do so much.

Blog | Creativity | Tutorials

fabric, recycling, tutorial, upcycling

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201210/31201210/31201210/31

Wordless Wednesday- Halloween edition

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Halloween, Photoshop, Wordless Wednesday

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201210/28201210/28201210/28

Relief and sucess

After setting up my table at our local Curves on Friday evening, I felt a little sense of relief.

The picture looks a bit odd because of one of the exercise machines behind my space.

Anyway…in the morning I made a few adjustments.

No time for photos then.

There was a steady stream of customers throughout the day.

It was a fun day…lots of time spent with great women as well as a wonderful learning experience for me. And I’m not going to lie, having a lit bit of cash at the end of the day is pretty sweet.