Natural Peppermint Soap Recipe
Handmade soap with dried peppermint & essential oil This natural peppermint soap recipe is great for full-body use and even for the face, especially if you have oily skin. It’s scented with...
View Article5 Ways to make Handmade Soap
You don’t always need to handle lye to make soap There are a number of ways to make handmade soap. Some are ‘from-scratch’ methods and others give you ways to cut down on time and avoid having to...
View ArticleHow to make Essential Oil Tea Lights
Citronella Oil Tea Lights repel Mosquitoes With summer around the corner we need to think about bugs. Mosquitoes for some, Horse Flies and Midges for others. One thing these biting insects have in...
View ArticleLive Video Tour of 5 Pallet Wood Planters & Projects
I grow a lot of edibles in DIY Pallet Containers Though I usually feature my allotment garden on Lovely Greens, this week I’ve given you a peek at how I grow at home. I have a large front lawn that’s...
View Article30+ Garden Projects using Sticks & Twigs
Creative garden features you can DIY for free You can spend a fortune kitting out your garden with edging, artwork, plant supports, and other garden features. Fortunately, there’s a lot of projects...
View ArticleVideo: How to make a Sea Glass Stepping Stone
Use colourful glass to create a magical Garden Stone I live near the beach and one of my favourite hobbies is collecting sea glass. These pieces of broken bottles and jars have been softened by the...
View ArticleGardener’s Hand Soap Recipe
Gentle hand soap with shea butter and poppy seeds Many handmade soap recipes focus on creating luxurious bars for the whole body but really what part of you do you wash the most? Hands! Especially if...
View ArticleHow to make DIY Ollas — Low Tech Self-Watering Systems for Plants
Slow release watering around growing plants Using an Olla is a great way to keep plants watered, especially in dry regions and in the height of summer. The way they work is by slowly releasing water...
View ArticleHow to Infuse Honey with Herbs, Spices, & Edible Flowers
Make Homemade Infused Honey for yourself & gifts If you’ve ever tasted raw, local honey you’ll be amazed at the complexity of its flavour. It’s nothing like the stuff that comes out of squeezy...
View ArticleDIY Cedarwood & Lemongrass Soap with an ‘Etched’ Leaf Design
Woodsy and Citrusy Soap with fresh Cedar leaves Last year as I was perusing soap at the Ballard Farmers Market I came across some rather interesting ‘Man Soap’. It was chunky, scented with sage and...
View ArticleHoney & Lavender Soap Recipe + Instructions
Scented with lavender oil & caramelized honey When it comes to making handmade soap I like to keep it simple. Natural colors, real flowers and herbs, and plant-dervived scents. This recipe follows...
View ArticleGardener’s Hand Soap Recipe
Gentle hand soap with shea butter and poppy seeds Many handmade soap recipes focus on creating luxurious bars for the whole body but really what part of you do you wash the most? Hands! Especially if...
View ArticleHow to Infuse Honey with Herbs, Spices, & Edible Flowers
Make Homemade Infused Honey for yourself & gifts If you’ve ever tasted raw, local honey you’ll be amazed at the complexity of its flavour. It’s nothing like the stuff that comes out of squeezy...
View ArticleDIY Cedarwood & Lemongrass Soap with an ‘Etched’ Leaf Design
Woodsy and Citrusy Soap with fresh Cedar leaves Naturally coloured with activated charcoal and decorated with cyprus cedar leaves Last year as I was perusing soap at the Ballard Farmers Market I came...
View ArticleHow to Weave a Natural Willow Basket
Video Basket Weaving Series with John “Dog” Buying a handmade willow basket can be very expensive. On the other hand, making your own will cost you little more than your time. My two natural willow...
View ArticleFestive Honey Soap Recipe
Golden Honey & Golden Swirls This natural honey soap recipe creates bars that look like fudge but have none of the calories. It’s made with simple layers of creamy and mica tinted soap batter and...
View ArticleHow to Easily Carve a Turnip Jack-o-Lantern
Turnips are more Traditional than Pumpkins How to easily hollow out and carve a turnip jack-o-lantern. These traditional European lanterns pre-date pumpkin carving and can have an even scarier effect...
View ArticleNatural Ombre Candles Recipe & Instructions
As the gradient changes, so does the fragrance What if you could make a natural essential oil candle that changes fragrance and color as you burn it? It’s a lot easier to do than you would think....
View ArticleDIY Gift Idea: Make Rose & Geranium Aromatherapy Gift Sets for under $8
Rose & Geranium bath salts, fizzies, & bath melts We all want to give beautiful and meaningful gifts at Christmas but all too often they can break the bank. What if I could show you how to make...
View ArticleHow to weave a Simple Twig Star
A simple and festive nature craft How to make a natural twig star using pieces of sticks and string Nineteen ladies braved snow and ice to meet me and my friend John “Dog” Callister for last weekend’s...
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