DIY
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Spring Violets Quilt
My third #dogoodstitchesabide quilt There’s a perfect moment in the spring. It’s usually after a good soaking rain. The flowers all bloom at the same time. Each home sits in their own little jewel-box of a yard, on a bed of grass so lush and green that it looks like velvet. It’s fleeting, because within days the dandelions pop up and the grass grows a smidge too long. Most people will pull out their lawnmowers at this point, but I will bargain and cajole my husband to hold off because the wood violets appear and I love them. Do a Google search and you’ll find varieties from the Atlantic to…
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Squeaky Clean!
The lighting in this bathroom sucks. I was lamenting the demise of the last sliver of the lemongrass soap I had Friday night. Keith brought home a really nice glycerin hotel sample home and the fragrance had great longevity. I looked around online for glycerin recipes because I am in no way ready to mix lye or anything sophisticated. I came across the Melt and Pour products. Found at craft stores, this line includes several different bases (aloe, olive oil, glycerin, shea butter, etc.) I chose goat’s milk, but I would have loved to use the honey. I brought it home and proceeded to melt it in a metal bowl…