Soap, Silk and so much more
We have been wrestling with how to properly display our soap, and over the past three years we have tried a number of different things, including an old book shelf with baskets, and a series of crates and wine boxes…. but we wanted our image …
In my series of posts explaining the varied methods of Japanese shibori I hope you are beginning to understand how vast the possibilities are for dying fabric. And perhaps you will understand why I bristle when someone says “oh, that is just tie dye”. The …
Silk is a natural fiber, spun by silk worms who have spent a long time gorging on mulberry leaves. Their cocoons are collected, and spun into fiber, and woven to create a wide selection of different thicknesses and styles of fabric. Silk, unlike most fabric, …
Devaney, of Mudd Sisters Pottery payed us a visit and brought a lovely selection of her wheel thrown shaving bowls. And we always oooh and sash as the get unwrapped. We first met Devaney and Deb at an event at Trinity Cathedral(I think the photo …
Writers and artists have alot in common. There are moments of great inspiration followed by wonderful creative thought and activity, but there are some times when the creativity stops…. like a writers block, the inspiration is not happening, the ideas not flowing, or the ideas …
Yes, found a video online of the 2012 Sauerkraut Festival, and now growing more excited for our particpation this year. As you can see, we think this is going to be a lot of fun. Waynesville is about 20 miles south of Dayton, on the …
OK, We have a wonderful soap that needs a name… It is a blend of olive, coconut and palm oil, blended with double strength lemon essential oil, cornmeal, and ground comfrey leaves. The soap is a cold process/oven processed soap which is fully cured in …
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