Choosing the right soap molds for cold-process recipes Tips on types of materials and containers that you can use as soap molds. Includes materials you should avoid and ideas for wooden, silicone, recycled, and custom soap molds. In most of my soap recipes I show the type of soap mold I use and/or recommend. In many of my more recent ones it's often the pink six-bar mold you see below. It's convenient, easy to use, lasts a long time, and fits a 1-lb soap recipe perfectly. There's a WORLD ... Read More about Ultimate Guide to Soap Molds including wooden, silicone, and custom soap molds
Growing Tomatoes from Seed: Sowing times, compost, and instructions
Homegrown tomatoes from seed to bountiful harvest Tips on growing tomatoes from seed. Covers where to get heirloom seeds, how to sow them, benefits of growing from seed, watering and temperatures, and the best compost to use. Includes two instructional videos. This is the first part of the Growing Tomatoes from Seed Series. It continues on with pricking the seedlings out, planting tomatoes in the greenhouse, growing them on, harvesting the fruit, saving seed, and preserving ... Read More about Growing Tomatoes from Seed: Sowing times, compost, and instructions
Budget Gardening Idea: Create Wood Chip Garden Paths
A solution for keeping weeds down between garden beds Permanent garden paths reduce weeding and mowing time -- they can also be easy, quick, and inexpensive to make. Here's instructions on how to make wood chip garden paths. Years ago I watched as a fellow gardener laid down wood chip garden paths between their raised beds. I thought at the time that they looked nice but that they could interfere with the soil and the garden beds. Years passed and not only did the paths keep the ... Read More about Budget Gardening Idea: Create Wood Chip Garden Paths
Valentine’s Day Soap Recipe with Heart Chakra Essential Oils
Healing Heart Natural Soap Recipe Make natural soap with French pink clay and beautifully scented essential oils that help balance the heart chakra. A lovely choice as a Valentine's Day soap recipe This handmade soap is silky, a gentle pink color, and scented with a floral blend of essential oils. It includes rose geranium, one that many people count as their favorite essential oil. It's complimented by soothing lavender, citrusy bergamot, and earthy clary sage. Its a gorgeous and calming ... Read More about Valentine’s Day Soap Recipe with Heart Chakra Essential Oils
How to use the Marie Kondo Method in the Garden
Six steps to organizing the garden + an extra step to making sure you stay clutter-free How to use the Marie Kondo method in the garden including ideas for organizing seeds and going through plant pots and trays. Full video introduction at the bottom of this piece That photo above is of my garden shed in January 2015. No joke. Well I did used to joke about it to myself and make all kinds of excuses as to why it was so cluttered. If you'd had asked me at that time what the solution was I'd ... Read More about How to use the Marie Kondo Method in the Garden
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