Betty writes: by Friday of this week...... I will have a finished ditty to offer you. There will only be one ~ so only one winner/receiver. Please come back to enter for a 'drawing' on Friday's post. This will be my Valentine offering that I have spoke of in earlier posts. So.... mark your calendars now & stop back by. You will only be able to sign up for the give~away for a short time........ more details to come!
Ok Betty! I have this marked on my calender to keep checking your blog tomorrow so I can enter!
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16 Penny's Early Style Wool Penny Rug
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Also... I see Miss Betty tagged me! (this is my first blog tag hehehe)
I'm to come up with 5 things about myself (this just may bore you to death!), and then tag 5 more of my friends that have not been previously tagged.
1. I love to laugh and giggle. Plain and simple... Laughter is truly the best way to get through this life.
2. I'm a flipper. When I craft... I flip around and work on more than one project at a time. The penny rugs will be on the kitchen table, while dolls are being sewn and stuffed in the craft room... cinni fixins chillin in the fridge... something may be in the oven... drawings are near the couch for when I sit down for a minute.... I could be on the phone during all of this (yes I know this sounds crazy, and well, after reading it, I guess it is crazy)
3. I like to hang out with my girls. The Alien Teen who still lives at home... I just love our evenings when we have movie marathons and eat munchies. And when the Oldest comes home to visit.... to sit and gab like old girlfriends is just the best! (ok we talk on the phone everyday also) :)
4. I own a Marshmallow gun.
5. I am a Bingo Addict. I'm becoming a Give Away Addict quickly.
Oh now the fun part! To TAG 5 of my unsuspecting friends.
A few blurbs on Rings around the Moon tell the following findings.
Moon Ring Weather Folklore
Folklore has it that a ring around the moon signifies bad weather is coming, and in many cases this may be true. So how can rings around the moon be a predictor of weather to come?
The ice crystals that cover the halo signify high altitude, thin cirrus clouds that normally precede a warm front by one or two days. Typically, a warm front will be associated with a low pressure system which is commonly referred to as a storm.
It is believed that the number of stars within a moon halo indicate the number days before bad weather will arrive. Give it a try the next time you observe a moon halo.
Finally a few more batches of my lye soaps are cured and have been put on my website.
The soap balls I made a couple weeks ago should be ready to sell over the next few days or so.
Kitchen Tip: Have you ever made hamburger patties and didn't wear gloves.... only to go and wash your hands afterwards with liquid dish soap or any other kind of soap.... and OH what a pain it is to get that grease off your hands? Grab some Lye Soap and it'll wash that grease off your hands like magic!!! Any kind I carry will cut through grease like that, but Lye Soaps with coffee in them also deodorizes.... like icky onion smells... poof gone. Will work for dishes also, without ever harming your skin.
Blackstrap Molasses Clove n' Brown Sugar Cinnamon
Orange Coffee
Praline Sweet Potato
Brown Flax Almond
Lilac Brown Flax (my Friend Rachael designed this kind last year)
Clove Coffee
Don't be under the impression that Lye Soap's are harsh.... they aren't. Mine are very gentle. Any of the 'Milk' soaps I love to use in the shower... even on my face. Those are probably the most soothing. Although my Father refuses to use ANY other kind except Basic Lard & Lye... the plain stuff... he's such a Guy. He's told me that over time, he's not using the hand lotion like he always had before with using store brand soap bars... he told me that even working outside in the barn on his tractor, that his hands are holding up better, without drying out in this cold weather, because he's been using just the lye soap. His skin hasn't been clogged up with a bunch of residue it didn't need... and now? his skin is better for using the Lye soap. (he's in his 70's)
Lye soap rinses 'Clean' without leaving residue on your skin. The soaps that I've put veggies in (like sweet potato or pumpkin) ohhh those are for more moisturizing. Coffee's and Cinnamon's.... well, they of course smell good but they can be used for deodorizing or for after you're working in the yard for your hands. There's just so many different kinds for so many different tastes or jobs... but all are very gentle.
If you ever have any questions on any of my soaps, I'm just an email away.
Blessings, Jean :)
Take a look at the prizes!
I signed up for a chance to win... hope I do!
Run over there and sign up too!
Click here to get to her blog.
After you finish signing up and browsing around her blog... check out her website Pear Tree Primitives
Blessings, Jean :)
We are a small but select group of ebay artists, with offerings that span many categories: beeswax ornaments, paintings, paper creations, hooked rugs, penny rugs, hand-made soap,dolls of every kind and much, much more.
Click here to view The Eclectic Artisans items on Ebay!
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I did end up forming that Chocolate Batch into balls and rolling them into ground cloves. I also made some other soap balls with my recipe of Sweet Potato Brown Sugar Cinnamon but decided to not roll those into any spices. Plus you can see some of the bars all lined up drying. (did you notice the clickable words?) lol!
These are pretty big soap balls. Bigger than a golf ball and should be done curing in a few weeks. Sometimes using the balls is easier than using a bar... then again, they just look nice in a grouping!
Blessings, Jean :)
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