How to make gift bags from newspaper When I bought something at a store recently, the clerk handed me my purchase in a bag made from a newspaper. I liked it very much and had to make some more—thus today's DIY recycled newspaper project: gift bags made from the Wall Street Journal. You can vary the dimensions, of course, but here's what I used to create a bag that's 5" tall, 4.5" wide, and 3" deep. Stack two sheets of newspaper on top of each other. Cut out a rectangle that's 15.5" wide and 8.25" tall. Fold a flap 1.25" down from the top. Cut two pieces of cardstock or chipboard to 4.25" x 1", then glue them on the widest two panels just under the top fold. Put glue on the outside of the 0.5" tab and bring the left-most panel over to form the body of the bag, aligning the cut edge of the panel with the folded edge of the flap. Upend the bag so the 2" flap is now up. Put glue on both flaps and fold them inward to form the bottom of the bag.
s Homemade Soap Recipe by Robert Wayne Atkins Grandpappy's Homemade Soap Recipe Copyright © 2007,2008 by Robert Wayne Atkins, P.E. All rights reserved and all rights protected under international copyright law. Click Here for a Microsoft WORD printer friendly copy of this article. Introduction During hard times sooner or later everyone runs out of soap. To make soap you only need three things: rainwater,cold ashes from any hardwood fire, andanimal fat from almost any type of animal, such as a cow, pig, goat, sheep, bear, beaver, raccoon, opossum, groundhog, etc. Soap is not difficult to make and it does not require any special equipment. Soap is a "perfect consumer product" for the following five reasons: Soap is a legal product.Everyone everywhere uses soap.Soap is completely used up in a short period of time.When people run out of soap they want to buy more.Soap is relatively low in price so almost everyone can afford it. There are three major differences between homemade soap and commercial quality soap: Basic Soap Making Equipment
Many uses for baking soda. - StumbleUpon While doing research for this article, we were amazed at the number of uses for baking soda. When one looks back in history, before we had such a huge array of different cleaning products, baking soda was one of the items most frequently used. It worked great, it was economical and best of all it was safe to use. In fact, Grandma had hundreds of uses for baking soda,we have collected some of the most popular ones. They are time tested and they work. If you have additional tips involving uses for baking soda, add them at "Submit A Tip," and we add them to this list. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 31. 32.Sprinkle soda in tennis shoes, socks, boots and slippers to eliminate odor. 33. 34. 35. 36. 37. 38. 39. 40. 41. 42. 43. 44. 45. 46. 48. 49. 50. 51. 52. 53. 54. 55. 56.For sunburn use a paste of baking soda and water it will help relive the burning and will help you from peeling as bad. Check out these great sections
Easy Soap Recipe - Step by Step Tutorial On this page I'm going to explain an easy soap recipe that's perfect for any beginner. Despite its simplicity this soap making recipe, happens to be one of my all time favorites! The powerful combination of natural skin care oils creates an incredible product that absolutely no store bought soap can beat. Here's What you will Need... As with most easy soap recipes, there are very few ingredients used. Here's what you will need: Free Soap Making e-Newsletter Plus instantly receive one of my own personal soap recipe formulas using a combination of sweet almond oil, avocado oil, olive oil, coconut oil, palm oil, castor oil and shea butter scented with an intoxicating essential oil blend. Olive oil (26.5 ounces) Coconut oil (16.5 ounces) Palm oil (10 ounces) Lye (209 grams) Your choice of essential oils (2.7 ounces - optional scent) Distilled water (20 ounces) Before going any further, I recommend that you get familiar with the cold process soap making method. Get the Kit! Let's Make Soap!
7 things you can make, not buy: Cosmetics Interested in uplifting stories on the natural world, sustainable communities, simple food, and new thinking on how to live well? Please enter a valid email address and try again! No thanks Presto Pot Instructions What is a Presto Pot?If you're a candlemaker looking for an easy and inexpensive way to melt your wax, Presto Pots are a great way to go!They are called Presto Kitchen Kettles, and you can find them at your local Walmart, Kmart or Target stores for around $20 each. They will hold approx. 6 to 7 lbs of wax, and they melt nice and quick... about 20 minutes and you've got a full batch of wax melted and ready to go! They are made of a thick metal with a non-stick coating, so they clean up real easy... just wipe out the wax residue with paper towel while the pot is still hot (careful not to burn your hand, I wear gardening gloves!). Since these pots have a concealed heating element, you can melt wax directly in the pot without having to use water and a second pot inside like a double boiler. Note: Beware of people selling modified Presto pots for inflated prices anywhere from $50 to $80 dollars! How to install a spigot on a Presto Pot Version 2 - Submitted by Sandy Happy candlemaking!
Sugar Lip Scrub *with tutorial* - BATH AND BEAUTY Alright, so I wasn't all that interested in lip scrubs until I had a conversation with my sister. As usual, we were discussing Lush products (we both used to work there at different stores in different cities!) and the topic of lip scrubs came up. I wouldn't pay $9 for them, but I'm cheap like that. But after talking about it with my sister so much, I thought I'd give it a try. If you want to try your hand at it, here's what I did: Ingredients:white sugarhoneyapricot kernel oilpure vanilla extractpeppermint essential oil You could always make substitutions, this is just what I did. Alright, now here are my extremely precise measurements and directions (har har har): 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. To use:Wet lips with water and rub a pea sized amount on lip. I like to finish up with my Rocky Mountain Soap Company peppermint lip butter! And because I know you're probably curious, it didn't taste half bad either!! If you find that the sugar is too rough for your lips, there's two things you can do.
Hair Color Tips :: Trisha Wood's blog Despite existing opinion that hairdo and hair color should be changed in spring, specialists recommend to change your style in fall. The thing is, after full of ultraviolet and vitamins summer our hair is in the best condition and ready for experiments even not very successful ones. So, let’s talk over the details of hair coloring and surprise our dearest with unexpected change from brunette to blond (it’s an idea for the bravest ones!) In accordance with Gallup poll results 31% of the Americans and Germen like brunettes, 20% go mad with blonds. It is certainly the matter of taste. As for women, they consider a hair color not less important than a hairdo. It is well known that woman is a very inconstant being. The ancient Romans also dyed their hair. Here another mixture that the ancient beauties used in the Middle East to dye their hair. Italy. It is necessary to make a strand test to determine exactly the hair color. If your hair is completely gray you can use a blue to dye.
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