Month: February 2014

Winter 2014

Winter 2014

Refreshing and Reorganizing I am not sure if you are feeling the same thing, but this winter has been an old fashioned ice box experience.  With the cold and the post holiday lull we have turned to revamping the space Steve uses to make and 

Coconut Oil?

Coconut Oil?

Much has been said about coconut oil, and the current trend is to indicate there are healthy benefits of using coconut oil both for cooking/baking, and skin care.  I often wonder why some things come into vogue or go out just as quickly.  So i began my 

Soapmaking – The difference in oils

Soapmaking – The difference in oils

OK, i know this is probably a bit on the crazy side to post on a blog, but I was fascinated to know that not every oil acts the same… some are wonderful cleaners, others offer fabulous sudsing action.  and some, not so much. Here 

Have you ever wanted to learn to crochet wire?

Have you ever wanted to learn to crochet wire?

So have you ever wanted to try your hand at crocheting copper wire but you thought you might need a little instruction first?  Wire crochet has endless possibilities, from the beauty of loosely crochet wire with a scant amount of beads, to a wire crochet