Do you kiss your mother with that mouth?

I looove making things. I'm 97.5% sure everyone, or at least everyone I know, knows this.
My penchant for creating doesn't stop with jewelry, yarn, needles, hooks, etc. In fact, that's just the beginning of my craftiness. I also love to make natural alternatives to everyday necessities. Two of my favorites are "toothpaste" and mouth wash.
Would you like to know how I make them?
Excellent.
Toothpaste: (well, it's not a paste but I swear it gets my teeth soooo clean)
1 tsp. salt (Morton's or regular table salt)
2 tsps. Baking Soda
Mortar and pestle ( or a cutting board and rolling pin)
small container with lid

*ground 1 tsp. of salt with mortar and pestle or put the salt on the cutting board and use a rolling pin to crush it.
*place ground salt in container and add 2 tsps. of baking soda.
Voilà!
*To use take a pinch of the mixture and place into palm. Use a dampened toothbrush to soak it up and proceed to brush as normal.

Now, for my absolute favorite!!!
*cLove Mouthwash*

You will need:
1 tbsp. whole cloves ,
1 cup distilled water ( I use tap. Kansas City actually has some of the best tap water in the States. We're going to boil it anyway.),
Strainer,
Bottle with lid ( I use an old glass Michelob bottle, I think that's what it is, and an old cork. Preferably not a real cork . It doesn't hold up very well.)
*boil 1 c. water
*place 1 tbsp. of cloves in glass container
*once water boils, pour over cloves and let sit until cool
* place a strainer over a glass measuring cup ( or anything that has a pour spout) and strain out the cloves and discard.
*pour mouthwash into glass bottle and PUT A CORK IN IT!!!!!

cLove Mouth Wash

 

Don't have a cowl, man.

I'm pleased to inform you that I finally finished something. Something crocheted, that is. I worked on it my whooole vacation. 6 days of crocheting at the beach. I have such a rough life.

Anyway, I made a cowl. This is the first large thing I've crocheted with a small hook. Size G, in case you're curious. (I'm pretty sure you are)

Fini. I used a  free pattern from Reavelry.com.  The Martha Cowl Scarf from Littlethingies.

One man-err,woman's trash is another woman's treasure.

I finally got around to organizing my craft room today. I had bags, upon bags, of jewelry. Most of it was from friends who thought I could  "do something with it". I can of course.

So, I spent the majority of my day going through bags, baskets, Rubbermaid containers and drawers full of discarded jewelry. One man-err, woman's trash is another woman's treasure.

Speaking of trash, recycling is great. I use old canning jars (or  pickle jars, basically any kind of glass jar) to sort my buttons, knitting needles, pendants, rubber bands, etc. I also happen to think it looks nice.

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