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the LIFE LESSONS blog {things crafty, thrifty, family, yummy & rambly): Lesson# 144 The Best Gifts are Homemade {Natural Chapstick} After searching FAR AND WIDE for an awesome Christmas gift for my girlfriends this year... I finally landed on the best gift project I'm made thus far. I mean, this is way better than painted frames, decorated mugs and puff painted totes. Introducing the gift that's inexpensive, fun to make, and is actually useful in real life! WOAH! What a concept, right? Homemade Natural Chapstick (because who needs another crocheted tissue box cover?) 1.5 oz beeswax (1 and a half tablets) 6 vitamin E capsules 2-3 tablespoons of olive oil (2=more rigid, 3=softer) 2-3 teaspoons of coconut oil 2-3 teaspoons of cocoa butter 25-30 empty chap stick tubes OR 15 lip balm containers DIRECTIONS 1. Where I found my ingredients: Organic olive oil (local health food store) Organic coconut oil (local health food store) Vitamin E tablets (local health food store) Empty chap stick tubes (ebay and a few pill boxes) clear printer labels (walmart) Aren't they adorable? Be Brave and EXPERIMENT! Dress 'em Up!

Bears and dolls Bev's "Itsa Puppet" (C) very simple and quick to make Tiny Teddy Bear (C) Now on it's own page! Great to donate to Children's Hospitals. AND on Bev's SiteBear-PairTeddy Bears (K) on Bev's site! Maureen's Traveling Bear (K) If you want to help Bev's Country Cottage shop JoAnn.com via this LINKBaby's First bear- (C) Basic Finger Puppet pattern (K) Bear Finger Puppet - - (C) archived Bear Hugs' ~ (S) archived...pattern and instructions <----- Bear-PairTeddy Bears (K) on Bev's site! Bernat Cotton Tots Bear (K) Bubby Bear at knitty.com (K) CareWear fiberfil Bear (S) Caron Simply Soft Brites BEAR - (C) this is darling! Chenille Bear to crochet (C) OFFsite ARCHIVED at Yarncat Cobbles the Bear (K) at Craftbits Colin and Clare Panda patterns - archived (S) Double Knit Bears (K) archived Duduza Dolls (K) for Africa Freemont Yankee Doodle Bear (S) Gail's Tiny Flat Teddy (like her doll) (C) Jelly Beanz Bear (C) Jelly Beanz Bear 10" (C) Knitty.com's Little Bear (K) Mr.Bean Bear! Tutti Fruiti Bears (C) Bear (C)

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How to Knit: The Basics Illustrations by Caitlin Keegan. Photo by Maxwell Tielman. If you haven’t attempted knitting, it can seem pretty terrifying. While I still haven’t quite mastered the art of knitting in its entirety, I can say with some sense of self-assurance that I can knit. January, with its post-holidays chill, has always seemed the perfect time to start a knitting project. More on the basics of knitting after the jump . . . Once you’ve purchased your yarn and the needle size that matches it, the absolute first step of any knitting project is making a slipknot. 1. 2. Casting on is the next step in setting up your knitting project. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. The knit stitch is the most basic stitch of the knitting process. 1. 2. 3. 4. Casting off is the final step needed to complete your knitting project. 1. 2. 3. 4.

Making Hot Process Soap in a Crock Pot Thank you for visiting Little House in the Suburbs. Please subscribe and you'll get great simple living tips and how-to articles delivered to your inbox, for free! I made famous soap today. It is a Hot Process Crock Pot, Oatmeal & Honey Castile soap recipe, known interchangeably as Kaleb’s Oatmeal & Honey Castile or Bunny’s Castile. Soapers (people who make homemade soap) will understand what I just wrote, but for those normal folks out there who still haven’t nodded off, allow me to translate into English: In (extreme) brief, there are two basic ways to make soap at home–cold process and hot process: Cold Process: Combine oil(s) with a solution of water and sodium hydroxide (lye). Hot Process: Combine oil(s) with a solution of water and sodium hydroxide (lye) and cook. One method of hot process is the Crock Pot Method. Why one method over another? Finally, Castile soap is olive oil soap. Okay, back to the famous soap recipe. Here follows my first experience with this recipe: One more thing.