Stories from someone just fumbling through
Well, if you've been following this blog at all recently, you'll know that I've been a hurtin unit. My belly aching has been sounding like a broken record. Ouch this, ouch that! One of the few things making it possible for me to even stand in the morning has been the religious, nightly use of… Continue reading Tutorial: Handmade Heat Packs & Sachets
Okay, I've been sitting on these puppies since April and they're now more than ready. In that span--while the herbs jovially intermingled with the alcohol--they've lived in three different homes and seen their fair share of vigorous shakes. They've paid their dues and now they're ready to fulfill their medicinal destiny. Back in April, I… Continue reading Tis the Season for Tincture Time
I'm not sure how I ended up with a Snuggie, all I know is that I tried to use it for it's intended purpose and all that extra fabric tripped me and sent me flying. Without a doubt, Snuggies are like deadly weapons to us short folk. Instead of burning that evil thing, I decided… Continue reading How to disarm a Snuggie
As a follow-up to yesterdays post on making your own herbal infusions (here), today, I'm showing you how I use those oils to make beeswax (or candelilla wax for the lovely vegans out there) salves and lip balms. So without further ado...balms away!
Unfortunately for me, I lost almost half of my blog posts when I split my two blogs last year. I have no idea where the heck they went but they're long gone. Most of these missing posts were tutorial in nature and it would be a shame to not repost them. Luckily, I was smart… Continue reading How to make herbal oil infusions & tinctures
So what do you get when your aloe plant tries to stuff all five pounds of itself into a one pound container? You get something like this... Except this photo was taken after I pruned it. So imagine it being twice this size. I'm an awful plant owner, I know. I've been meaning to do… Continue reading How to make toothpaste
I thoroughly enjoy making quilts out of t-shirts. I would like to submit Exhibit A, B, and C into evidence: And although t-shirt quilt making is totally awesome, it generates a lot of waste. If you're like me, you feel bad throwing out all that good fabric so you hoard it. You hoard it to… Continue reading The T-shirt Rug
In classic Jaime fashion, this is my second attempt at this post due to the fact that my first attempt randomly included a pic of my bright-white, bare legs-- tattoos and all-- for reasons unbeknownst to moi. Sorry if I burned anyones eyes...it's all good. So here we go again... I wanted to do a… Continue reading The secret life of a bubble mailer.
The Unmaker 