Frugally Sustainable
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A simple comfrey salve… …it’s powerful in so many ways! Known for centuries and in ancient times as a wonderful healer. In fact, Philip Fritchey in his book Practical Herbalism quotes the famous herbalist Culpeper when he speaks of comfrey, “It is said to be so powerful to knit together (wounds and broken bones), that …
In this family we fish and we hunt. Contrary to popular belief, we do it not for the “thrill-of-the-kill”…we do it because we love the outdoors and we love the quality, relational time it affords us. It helps us to remain connected to nature and fosters a healthy level of respect for all the goodness …
I know that Pinterest is flooded with tutorials for homemade crayons. But I thought to myself…what’s one more!?! Today we finally re-purposed the old broken crayons and put them to good use. And here’s how we did it… Step 1: Peel the paper off of your broken crayons. Step 2: Break the crayons into small …
Just as with facial cleansers, a good foundation for healthy skin is the use of astringents and toners. Their objective is to penetrate and remove all traces of dirt and oil. Likewise, they contract and tighten the pores, and make the skin on our face feel exceptionally clean. An astringent is basically something that constricts …
To live a creative life, we must lose our fear of being wrong. -Joseph Chilton Pearce We are all born to be creative. Imaginative. Resourceful, artistic, innovative. We come hardwired with innate desires and unique aspirations buried deep within us. As children we believe these ideas can and will be expressed in our lives. We’re …
You all know that I love handmade soap. The moisturizing lather. The clean skin and hair. The ability to control the ingredients. But most of all, I love that by making it myself I remain connected to all of the amazing women before me who learned the necessary homemaking tasks of cooking from scratch, gardening, mending, preserving, …
