Path to Freedom

Path to freedom

This is the name of this video I came across.

What can we do this year?

Check this video out!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mCPEBM5ol0Q&feature=PlayList&p=33B0FAF643177515&index=0

Now tell me will you ever look at your front lawn the same?

Food or grass!

Making Clothes

I wanted to share with you some sewing projects from this past year.

This outfit was made for christmas. My mom

always made us a new outfit for christmas.

I was very pleased with the way this outfit came out.

Learning to sew with knit was just one more technique for

me to learn.

My husband and I took our family to a musical concert at my son's college.

This gave me an oppurtunity to get a nice skirt made.

I lined it with a black broadcloth which makes it very warm.

I like to line the outfits I make due to they just lay better.

Cleaning Products

Homemade Cleaning Products

Making cleaning products is just one more way for

homemakers to think about what we breath in . You can

also know the items that are going into your product.

The aroma is always a extra benefit, which comes from

essential oils

Essential Oils

What can they do for us!

Lavender oil is by far my favorite essential oil.

The pure aroma of this essential oil can calm your senses.

Peppermint oil can perk your senses.

Here are a few recipes to get you started.

All Purpose Cleaner

2 cups of water

1 Teaspoon of borax

2 Tablespoon white vinegar

1 Teaspoon of Sodium lauryl sulfoacetate

1/4 Teaspoon of eucalyptus essential oil

1/4 Teaspoon of lavender essential oil

3 drops of tea tree oil

Mix all ingredients and stir, make sure your water is

at room temperture.

Window Cleaner

Juice of 1 lemon

2 cups of water

1/2 Teaspoon of peppermint essential oil

1 Teaspoon of cornstarch

Mix in jar and stir.

I always try to use glass jars to store these cleaning products in.

The reason is that plastic will retain the smells.

Frugal tip on the day: When you buy products from the store

they usually are made in glass jars. Wash them out and save

them for another use. Instead of buying a plastic container.

It works for me!

Enjoy the aroma while you clean!

Soap Making

Soap Selection I

Making soap is a great project for the homemaker. We must care about what we put on our skin. As we care about the food that goes into our bodies. Soap is truly just oils and lye and water mixed. The nice part about making your own soap is the choice of which oils to use.

There are many oils to choose from. Coconut oil is one of my favorite oils to go into my soap.It has some great properties. It hardens the soap bar, it lathers very nicely, and oh what it can do for your skin. It helps with the aid of your skin wrinkling.

Olive oil is one of the other important oils used in skin products.It is probably an oil that is used in many areas of our lives. We cook with it and we use it our skin and hair.There are many uses of olive oil in the bath.When you get out of the bath apply olive oil on your skin while your skin is still warm.

These are bar soaps I made recently.

You can also make soap in shapes, this happens to be one of my favorites

The heart shape has always been a winner in gift stores that I sell to.

This flower soap shape is a gift soap as its small.

This shell shape is also a gift soap. I made these for a bridal shower in the past.

Winter

Kansas, Winter Farm Scene, Snowy Weather

Winter is a time of rest for the farmers. Making bread inside while the winds are howling across the plains. The hot soupis on the stove for the noon day meal.


As January rolls around it is time to start planning for the
next growing season. Getting the graph paper out to visualize
what this years garden will look like. What did not work out
last year, like the voles eating all the onions. What are we going
to do about that problem?

Growing onions this year is going to be a focus of mine.

This is one crop I feel I should be growing in large amounts.

Due to this being something my family uses in large quanities.

Starting from onion seeds is the way I am going to take.

It is the most economical way to go.

The heirloom onions I am looking at growing is called Australian Brown.