Using Glycerin “Melt & Pour” soap base is a super easy way to make your own custom soaps. It allows you to spend less time worrying about dangerous chemicals & measuring oils and more time having fun creating custom soaps! Following are 5 easy design ideas for beginners to help you try out some different …
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If you are lucky enough to live near an ocean, you likely are familiar with foraging for fresh fish and shellfish. But there is another vital food you are probably looking right through while chasing crabs. Natural sea salt is literally all around you while you wade through the waters and is easier to harvest …
Welcome to Part III of my guide to Essential Oils for Beginners where I’ll share some essential oil blending recipes, and give you my recommendations for Must Have Oils for your collection! If you missed Part I on how to Choose Quality Oils click here, if you missed Part II on How to Use Essential …
In Part I of my Essential Oils for Beginners series, we discussed what essential oils are and how to choose quality oils (if you missed it and would like to check it out, click here!). Now let’s chat about what to do with all your new oils. To skip ahead to Part III, Must Have …
If you are a human who enjoys the internet you have surely come across hundreds of articles, social media posts, and news stories about essential oils. Some claim they can cure diseases & illnesses, clean your home, improve your mood, keep you young & beautiful, and even make you rich by selling them. So what …
If you have visited my Soap Shop page, you know I’m a little crazy about soap making. I love trying new recipes and ingredients so when my Homestead Blog Hop friend, Kelly Cable, from Simple Life Mom, announced she was getting ready to release her new book “The Natural Soap Making Book for Beginners: Do-It-Yourself …
Here in New England, we need to take advantage of every fleeting moment of summer to help us get through the winter! So having a comfortable place to spend time outdoors is a must. A couple of years ago, the cushions for my patio set were pulled apart while stored in my shed during a …
Are you ready to invest in some cast iron cookware but are a little intimidated by all the rules & upkeep? The good news is cast iron isn’t as fragile or difficult to maintain as you might have heard! Why does everyone love cast iron? They last forever Cast iron pans are great because they …
You may have seen my posts lately on homemade kitchen cleaners (here!) and homemade bathroom cleaners (here!) – I am on a mission this year to replace many of the chemicals in my home with more natural, homemade solutions. So when I was given the opportunity to review the book “The Beeswax Workshop: How to …
In recent years there has been a wonderful movement gaining traction in every corner of the country. People are wanting to know more about the food they are eating and the chemicals they are unknowingly bringing into their homes. Farmer’s Markets are popping up in every town, solar panels are becoming more common in suburbia, old …