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In The 1500’s

The next time you are washing your hands and complain because the water temperature isn’t just how you like it, think about how things used to be. Here are some facts about the 1500s:

These are interesting…

Most people got married in June because they took their yearly bath in May, and still smelled pretty good by June. However, they were starting to smell, so brides carried a bouquet of flowers to hide the body odor. Hence the custom today of carrying a bouquet when getting married.

Baths consisted of a big tub filled with hot water. The man of the house had the privilege of the nice clean water, then all the other sons and men, then the women and finally the children. Last of all the babies. By then the water was so dirty you could actually lose someone in it. Hence the saying, Don’t throw the baby out with the Bath water..

Houses had thatched roofs-thick straw-piled high, with no wood underneath. It was the only place for animals to get warm, so all the cats and other small animals (mice, bugs) lived in the roof When it rained it became slippery and sometimes the animals would slip and fall off the roof. Hence the saying It’s raining cats and dogs.

There was nothing to stop things from falling into the house.. This posed a real problem in the bedroom where bugs and other droppings could mess up your nice clean bed. Hence, a bed with big posts and a sheet hung over the top afforded some protection. That’s how canopy beds came into existence.

The floor was dirt. Only the wealthy had something other than dirt. Hence the saying, Dirt poor. The wealthy had slate floors that would get slippery in the winter when wet, so they spread thresh (straw) on floor to help keep their footing. As the winter wore on, they added more thresh until, when you opened the door, it would all start slipping outside. A piece of wood was placed in the entrance way. Hence the saying a thresh hold.

(Getting quite an education, aren’t you?)

In those old days, they cooked in the kitchen with a big kettle that always hung over the fire. Every day they lit the fire and added things to the pot. They ate mostly vegetables and did not get much meat. They would eat the stew for dinner, leaving leftovers in the pot to get cold overnight and then start over the next day. Sometimes stew had food in it that had been there for quite a while. Hence the rhyme, Peas porridge hot, peas porridge cold, peas porridge in the pot nine days old..

Sometimes they could obtain pork, which made them feel quite special. When visitors came over, they would hang up their bacon to show off. It was a sign of wealth that a man could, bring home the bacon. They would cut off a little to share with guests and would all sit around and chew the fat..

Those with money had plates made of pewter. Food with high acid content caused some of the lead to leach onto the food, causing lead poisoning death. This happened most often with tomatoes, so for the next 400 years or so, tomatoes were considered poisonous.

Bread was divided according to status. Workers got the burnt bottom of the loaf, the family got the middle, and guests got the top, or the upper crust.

Lead cups were used to drink ale or whiskey. The combination would sometimes knock the imbibers out for a couple of days. Someone walking along the road would take them for dead and prepare them for burial. They were laid out on the kitchen table for a couple of days and the family would gather around and eat and drink and wait and see if they would wake up. Hence the custom of holding a wake.

England is old and small and the local folks started running out of places to bury people. So they would dig up coffins and would take the bones to a bone-house, and reuse the grave. When reopening these coffins, 1 out of 25 coffins were found to have scratch marks on the inside and they realized they had been burying people alive. So they would tie a string on the wrist of the corpse, lead it through the coffin and up through the ground and tie it to a bell. Someone would have to sit out in the graveyard all night (the graveyard shift.) to listen for the bell; thus, someone could be saved by the bell or was considered a dead ringer.

And that’s the truth…Now, whoever said History was boring ! ! !

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* Make leaf rubbings. You’ll need fresh, moist tree leaves or other plant leaves, a hammer, and pieces of cotton muslin. Lay one muslin down on a piece of paper, taping it down around the edges with masking tape. Lay the leaf down on top of the piece of muslin, and place a thin piece of paper over top of it (scrap will do). Pound the leaf with the hammer evenly over the entire leaf. This will transfer the leaf shape and color to the piece of muslin, so make sure to pound it all! Afterwards, you can glue the muslin to a piece of cardboard-framing it with a colorful mat if you wish.

* Have the kids gather leaves, and make a big collage on a piece of poster or foam board. This won’t be a “keeper” art project, but they will have a great time collecting, beingcreative with their design and gluing the leaves in place. Hang it up or display the collage for the season, and be sure to take a picture of it for them too. Slip in learning fun by having them identify each leaf and place the tree names in their collage.

* Visitor Idea: For the last several years, I have used acrylic paints to decorate my pumpkins. I place a few in the patio garden, on the front porch and in the house. If they are kept cool and dry they will last until thanksgiving. When I change over to Christmas decor, I cut them up and put them in the creek for the turtles to eat.

* More: Fun sunflower crafts for the kids. http://www.oldfashionedliving.com/sunflowers3. html

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* 1 cup white flour
* 1/4 cup salt
* 2 tablespoons cream of tartar
* 1 cup water
* 1/2 teaspoon food coloring
* 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
* 8-15 drops orange essential oil of orange
* Medium pot or large skillet
* Plastic bag or airtight container

In preheated pot or skillet, combine flour, salt and cream of tartar. Add water, food coloring and oils, and stir until smooth. Continue to stir over medium heat for 3 to 5 minutes. When the mixture forms a ball in the center of the pot, turn off the stove and let it cool. Remove dough from pot and place on floured surface.
Knead the dough before storing in a plastic bag or airtight container. Note: You could also do this with nearly any essential oil - including Nasal-Clearing Eucalyptus if your child is home sick with a cold!

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Nutter Butter Ghosts

Dip the nutter butter cookies in melted almond bark or melted vanilla frosting and place 2 mini chocolate chips on for the eyes while still wet. These turn out into real cute ghosts.

Oreo Black Cats

Materials:

* Oreo cookies
* Candy corn
* M&M’s
* Red licorice string
* Black tinted frosting.

Place the M&M’s on the Oreo for the eyes use the frosting to glue them in place. Place the candy corn on the top of the Oreo to resemble ears use frosting to hold in place. Make a red licorice mouth and whiskers and attach with frosting. You can use a chocolate chip or a brown or black M&M for the nose and attach with frosting.

Halloween Pumpkins

These pumpkins are made out of plastic clothes dryer hose. They turn out real cute.

Supplies needed:

* Dryer hose
* Orange spray paint
* Green felt
* Fake fall leaves
* Tacky Glue
* Green spray paint
* Cone shaped styrofoam
* Small wiggly eyes
* Small black pom pom
* Green pipe cleaners

1) Cut off section of dryer vent and make into a circle gluing the two ends together. (So you have a nice size pumpkin)

2) Spray paint the dryer vent orange (let dry)

3) Spray paint the Styrofoam green for the stem (let dry)

4) Curl the green pipe cleaner around your finger. Put a little glue on the pipe cleaner and place on top in center hole of pumpkin. Place glue on Styrofoam stem and press down into center on top of pumpkin.

5) Cut two green leaves out of felt and place on top of pumpkin.

6) Glue additional fake fall leaves to the bottom of the pumpkin (it then looks like it’s sitting in a pile of leaves.)

7) Glue wiggly eyes to the black pom pom and glue on green leaf on top of pumpkin.

That’s it! You now have a real neat looking centerpiece. With the ruffled dryer vent it really looks like a pumpkin.

Ghost from juice can lid

Spray paint the lids white. Provide the girls with hammers and nails, and have them punch four or five holes along the inside of the rim, trying to space them out evenly, if possible. Provide a rough piece of board underneath for the nails to punch through. Turn lid over and with the hammer, gently tap the sharp edges down. Safety first!

Tear strips of white muslin or old bed sheets into strips and using a pen or screwdriver, push the end of the strip through from the front to the back. No need for glueing…the rough edges of the lid will catch into the material and it will stay quite nicely. Punch another hole at the opposite end (top) and attach string or yarn for hanging. Glue on huge googly eyes and you have a ghost! You can also use markers or paint to create ghostie features on the face.

Ghost pin

Take a cotton ball, put a safety pin thru the back,glue 2 eyes on. You have a simple pin.

Spider pin

* 1 black pom pom ball,
* 1 smaller purple pompom ball. ( any color is fine, but this is the sizes and colors that we had.)
* 2 pipe cleaners cut to make small spider legs.
* 1 safety pin.

Glue the two pom pom balls together. Glue the eyes on the smaller pom pom Hot glue gun ( leader does this ) the legs on the bottom of the larger pom pom… Shove the saftey pin through the bottom and you have a cute little spider pin.

Halloween Little People Ghosts

Materials needed:

* one empty 2 ltr. bottle
* two pieces of PVC pipe in 12 to 13 inch lengths
* masking tape.
* one 6″ styrofoam ball
* Pair of toddler shoes
* Pair of toddler pants
* Square of white fabric roughly 24″ x 24″
* Black felt for eyes
* Small plastic pumpkin basket with handle

Holding the two liter bottle upside down, securely tape the PVC pipe to form legs. Wrap the tape around several times. Pull the pants of the legs and body securing with rubber bands at the “waist”. Hot glue the inside of the shoes and insert the PVC pipe. Hot glue the styrofoam head to the flat side of the upside down bottle. Hold in place until glue dries. The doll should be able to stand. If not, adjust the tape. Drape the square white cloth over the “head”. Cut eyes from black felt and glue on. Sew the plastic pumpkin basket to the front of the ghost.

Fake Hand

Take a plastic glove that would have been in the first aid kit. Fill it about 2/3 full or slightly less with bird seed and tie the wrist part with a couple of good knots. paint red finger nail on the glove and you have a fake hand ready to set on the edge of goodie plates or in candy boxes whatever to give a fright.

A dangling spider

With an adult’s help, use a ballpoint pen to poke a hole in the bottom of a film canister. Thread yarn through the hole, and make a large knot at the end inside the canister. For legs, cut four 7-inch-by-1/2 inch strips of felt. Spread glue around the inside edge of the canister lid. Place the legs on the lid (over the glue) so that their centers overlap in the middle. Squeeze glue around the open edge of the canister, then push it hard into the lid. Make eyes from paper (or use googly eyes), and glue them on. Hang your spider by the yarn or make him dance along the floor. If you’ve done this right, the film canister should be closed up, with the lid at the bottom and the legs between the canister and the lid.

Yarn Pumpkin

You need a round balloon, orange thread and white glue to start. Cover your work area with newspaper. Inflate a ROUND balloon and tie it closed.

Wind a large amount of orange yarn or heavyweight crochet thread around your hand. Squeeze white glue all over thread. It should coat the thread. In one hand, hold the thread end and the knot of the balloon. With your other (thread-covered) hand, wrap the thread around the balloon, unwinding it from your hand as you go. If you need more yarn, repeat the steps. The effect should appear airy and open.

When done, set the balloon in a cup. When the glue has dried, pop the balloon. (Overnight or several hours) An orange thread pumpkin will be left.

To make a stem, glue green paper onto an empty thread spool. Glue the stem on top of the pumpkin, pressing down a little. For vines, bend green chenille sticks around threads on the pumpkin then wrap the ends around a pencil.

Cut facial features from felt. Glue them on the pumpkin.

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By maximizing the magic and minimizing the chores, our readers bring out the green thumb in their kids. Here are their best projects, tips, and activities.

1. CREATE A LOVING GARDEN

Faced with a bounty of choices, how does a flower gardener decide what to plant? For Ann O’Keefe of Lisle, Illinois, the answer was to let love lead the way. She and her kids, Patrick and Erin, asked close friends and relatives to name their favorite flowers, which were then incorporated into the O’Keefes’ planting scheme. For years, the garden has bloomed with family favorites like Aunt Lisa’s Irises and Papa’s Peonies. Today, both kids are teenagers, but their time in the “loving garden” helped nurture a passion for nature that persists today. As it happens, so do some of the original flowers. “After all these years,” says Ann, “it’s nice to have a living reminder of the people who’ve meant the most to us.”

2. GROW VEGGIES FROM VEGGIES

After my daughter, Lily, and I planted our first vegetable garden together, she emerged with a better sense of where her food came from — but she still thought seeds originated in a paper packet. To disabuse her of that notion, I let her rescue a few tomato seeds from her tossed salad, dry them on paper towels, and stow them away until next spring. By the time her first seedlings poked up, she’d absorbed an important lesson about the circle of life.
Tip: If you want to save your own seeds, start with green beans or peppers — reliable and easy to grow — and store them in paper bags in a cool, dry place.

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Sprouting your own kitchen castoffs couldn’t be simpler, as you’ll soon see from the following instructions. It requires little in the way of equipment: just some planting containers, sterile soilless mix (to minimize the risk of disease), and some ziptop bags (which help maintain the high-humidity environment seeds relish).

Furthermore, carrots, sweet potatoes and even avocados will happily sprout on almost any bright windowsill, though some extra heat–provided by a nearby radiator, perhaps–will hasten germination. Citrus and grape seeds clearly prefer warmth, which we provided by nestling them next to the kitchen radiator.

The only other thing you’ll need for your jungle in the making is a dollop of patience: Some plants, like carrots, sprout almost instantly, while others germinate at a more leisurely pace. Our grapes waited a full month before making an appearance, but then graced us with the most enchanting seedlings imaginable: yellow-green leaves edged with pink set atop tiny red stems.

In fact, it’s the element of surprise–what will we get? when will it arrive?– that makes growing a kitchen jungle so much fun. Or, as my daughter put it one day in the depths of February, “This is like having springtime all year!”

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Piles of yellow onion skins, chunks of bright red beets, bunches of deep-green spinach leaves, even bags of fragrant Red Zinger tea, redolent with hibiscus flowers, filled the kitchen counter. Bottles of paprika, dill seed and turmeric stood at the ready, as did a pot of coffee. So did dozens of eggs and a jug of white vinegar.

We were dyeing eggs. And there wasn’t a PAAS coloring kit in sight.

Egg dyeing, by its very nature, makes a mess and, frankly, it’s even messier when the colors are made from from edible food. The homemade version also takes a bit longer to prepare than dye from a package.

But don’t let these cautions deter you. The homemade variety offers more of a challenge—and it’s fun, too. As many cooks know, that sense of curiosity and discovery is half the reason so many of us hang out in the kitchen. Making your own dye lets you experiment with the vagaries of color, from the leftovers in the refrigerator to the stock of spices in the pantry.

Many of the colors from homemade dye are a softer hue, and there’s more possibilities of shades in the color palette. But there is nothing precise about natural food dyes: You might get the colors you anticipate when using them; then again, you might not. The variations depend on what you’re using for dye—and how long you soak the egg. It also depends on the egg shells, which are as variable as snowflakes.

Though not readily apparent, shell texture differs from egg to egg—from smooth to rippled—as does the thickness of the shell. All of this affects how the egg picks up dye. So if you expect the unexpected when you’re using homemade dye, you won’t be disappointed.
Cold vs. hot

There are two ways to color eggs with natural dyes: cold and hot dye.

Most directions recommend starting with hard-cooked eggs. The dye is then prepared separately, and in the last step the egg is soaked in the coloring (which usually is recommended to be hot). This method works fine with commercial food dyes, such as PAAS or Dudley, where eggs are dipped into color for only a few moments.

But with natural dyes—which take longer to imprint their shade—the eggs are soaked in the color for at least 15 minutes, which is the same amount of time it takes to hard-cook eggs. So eggs can be dyed at the same time they are being hard-cooked (they also will get a more uniform and saturated color as they roll around in the simmering dye).

The hot method of natural food dye means placing the eggs in a single layer in a non-aluminum pan. The eggs are covered with 1 inch of water and vinegar is added to the water to help the color adhere to the eggs. The dye materials—which include spices, fruits, vegetables and more (see chart at below)—are also added, and the whole mixture is brought to a boil, then reduced to a simmer for 15 to 30 minutes, depending on the desired color.

Whatever food is used to dye eggs, vinegar should be added to help the color adhere (but if you forget to add vinegar, don’t fret; the eggs will still be colored, but it likely will be lighter).

Which leads the cook to a familiar question: Can these dyed eggs be eaten? Well, it depends. Eggs should sit out no longer than two hours if they are to remain safe to eat. And hard-cooking them for more than 15 minutes will definitely toughen them up (though they will look beautiful).

Also, some colors might seep into the egg white, which makes them less appetizing. So, you might want to use these colorful eggs for decoration only, or else refrigerate them until mealtime.

Cold method of dyeing

If you want to eat your colored eggs—or if you want to dye them a second time for added interest—try the cold method of coloring. In this case, to prepare the dye separately, add the edible materials to water, along with vinegar (see chart for quantities). Bring the mixture to a boil, reduce heat and simmer until the dye is the preferred color, 15 minutes or more. Remove from heat and cool; strain. Dip cooked eggs in the dye for at least 15 minutes. The longer the eggs sit in the dye, the richer the hue will be.

Adapt the dye

If the dye isn’t dark enough, add more ingredients to deepen the hue—or let the eggs soak in the color for hours or overnight (in the refrigerator, of course).

You don’t necessarily have to stop after dyeing the eggs once. Dip them in a darker color for a second coating. (In this case, do not boil the eggs a second time; simply dip the egg in the second dye for 5 to 10 minutes). Some color combinations recommended by the Alberta (Canada) Egg Producers Board: coffee dye, then blueberry; turmeric and onion skins, followed by cranberries.

Once the dyed eggs are dry, they can be rubbed with vegetable oil for a sheen (if being used for decoration).

Dress up the eggs

Martha Stewart wouldn’t stop at homemade dye—that would be just the beginning. Try one of these steps to make even more beautiful eggs:

* Onion wraps (for a tie-dye effect): Rub clean, uncooked eggs with vinegar, then wrap in onion skins and bind with kitchen string or rubber bands. Simmer eggs in plain water for 20 minutes. Then remove onion skins.
* Rubber bands: Use to create contrasts. On a white egg, the rubber band will prevent color where it is located. On a colored (dry) egg, a band will give a stripe of the original color if the egg is redipped in another.
* Patterns: Rub the cooked, dyed egg to remove some of the color after it is dry, or drip additional color onto the dry egg to make a pattern. Or wrap in onion skins or tiny leaves after the egg has been colored, but before it has dried (this will add a texture to the dye pattern). You also can use a clean sponge and dab at the wet colored egg to add a stippled effect. If making dye from powdered spices, some residue may linger on the egg.
* Marbleized: Stir a tablespoon of vegetable oil into some natural food dye (or other dye). Dip the egg into it for a marbleized look. Once dry, it can be dipped into another color for additional decoration.
* Mosiac: It’s not dyeing, of course, but since you’re in the kitchen anyway you can decorate hard-cooked eggs by glueing on spices from the kitchen: star anise, peppercorns, powdered spices or even tiny pasta or rice (the latter two could be dyed first).

Hints for the cook

* Wash uncooked eggs in mild soapy water before they are hard-cooked to remove any oily coating that might prevent the dye from adhering.
* To avoid staining your fingers, wear rubber gloves when working with reds, yellows and purples. And cover the table or counter with newspaper or a protective coating for the same reason.

NATURAL DYES FOR EGGS

* Pink/red: Fresh beets, pickled beet juice, pickled red cabbage juice, cranberries, frozen raspberries
* Orange: Yellow onion skins, paprika
* Deep yellow: Ground turmeric
* Pale yellow to light green: Spinach leaves, Golden Delicious apple peels
* Soft yellows: Orange or lemon peels, carrots tops or shredded carrots, celery seed, ground cumin
* Purple: Red Zinger® tea (by Celestial Seasonings)
* Blue: Canned blueberries, blackberries, red cabbage leaves, purple or red grape juice
* Beige to brown: Strongly brewed coffee, tea, walnuts, dill seeds
* Brown to orange: Chili powdered, ground cumin

Natural Food Dye

Makes 4 cups. Add more of the coloring agent for a deeper hue.

* 1 Tbsp. spice or 4 c. chopped fruit or vegetable, or more
* 4 c. water, or more
* 2 Tbsp. white vinegar (per 4 c. water)

Combine spice or foodstuff with water and vinegar. Bring to a boil, then simmer for 15 to 30 minutes. Eggs can be colored (and cooked) in the dye while it is being prepared. Or they can be hard-cooked in advance, then dipped into the prepared dye (which can be either cold or hot).

— Lee Svitak Dean is at ldean@startribune.com.

Reprinted from the Star Tribune of Minneapolis, Minn. (Thursday, March 28, 2002, pp. T1, T8)

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OILS

To distil small amounts of essential oils, place fresh flower petals in a large glass jar and cover them with distilled water. Seal the jar with cling-wrap and leave it in a sunny position. When a film of oil appears on the water, lift it off with cotton wool and squeeze it into a small glass bottle.

FLOWER VINEGAR

Steep flowers in warmed white vinegar, seal the container, leave it in the sun and shake the contents daily. Strain through muslin or a fine strainer and bottle.

FLOWER WATER

To make a flower water, put fresh petals in a saucepan and cover with water. Cover the pan and simmer for 30 minutes. Cool and strain through muslin, squeezing all the liquid from the petals into a glass jar.

JASMINE TEA

In the language of flowers, jasmine means “amiability” , and what can be more amiable than sharing a cup of fragrant tea with a good friend?

Cut several sprays of jasmine creeper and hang them in a warm dark place to dry. Carefully remove the dried flowers. If jasmine isn’t available, substitute dried rose petals or lime flowers.

Cut the zest from a lemon in thin strips using a sharp knife or a zester. Dry the zest slowly in a warm oven or in a sunny place.

Measure by weight two parts of long-leaf tea, one part of jasmine and a quarter part of dried lemon zest. Combine the ingredients in a bowl.

Store the jasmine tea in an airtight container and decorate if it is a gift. The tea can be made either in a pot or directly in the cup. Use less than one teaspoon per cup and add a slice of lemon instead of milk.

BATH OIL

This recipe requires some steeping time but the result is a fragrant oil which makes bathing pure delight. The same concoction can be used as a hair conditioner.

Collect equal quantities of lavender, rosemary sprigs and peppermint leaves. Lightly bruise the fresh lavender in a mortar and pestle or by using the handle of a heavy kitchen implement.

Pour 600ml (1 pint) of sunflower oil into a jar and add the herbs and flowers. Seal the jar tightly and place it in a sunny place or above a radiator for several days. Shake the jar every day.

Strain through muslin and squeeze any oil from the herbs and flowers. Replace them with a fresh batch of lavender, rosemary and peppermint and put the jar back in it’s warn place for several days. Repeat the process until the oil has a strong perfume.

Pour the last batch of herbs and oil into a pan and simmer it over a gentle heat for ten minutes. Allow the mixture to cool and then strain the oil into a jar. Seal the jar tightly and store in a cool dark place. Drop a teaspoonful of oil under the running tap of a bath.

Experiment with other floral recipes for bath oils. For a sleep-inducing bath, use chamomile, lime flowers and yarrow. To ease aching muscles, use honey-suckle, hyssop, rosemary and chamomile.

FLOWER CLEANSER

This delicate facial milk cleanser is perfect for that occasion when you want to look and feel your best. It will only keep for a few days but it is a rejuvenating luxury for the skin.

Half fill a saucepan with water and heat until it simmers. Do not let it boil. Take off the heat source. Pour 2 cups of milk into a heatproof bowl and place the bowl into the hot water so that the milk becomes warm.

Add 1 cup of flower petals. You can use any combination of violets, pansies, lavender, carnations, roses, magnolias and primulas. Stir the flowers in the milk until the water in the saucepan has cooled.

Blend the milk and petals until smooth. Pour into a bottle and seal. Store the bottle in a cool place and use it within a few days. After washing the face with a small amount of flower milk, rinse with cold water.

RICH BODY CREAM

Here is a recipe for a rich and fragrant moisturiser. It is simple to make, and is based only on natural ingredients and will help keep your skin supple.

Remove 4 cups of rose petals from fragrant red roses. If the roses have been sprayed, wash them well and dry them on paper towels. Chop the petals roughly and put in a jar. Cover with 4 cups of olive oil, seal and leave the jar in a warm or sunny place for a week.

Strain the contents of the jar through muslin and discard the petals. Heat the oil in a saucepan until it is warm. Melt one cup of beeswax in a double saucepan over a low heat.

Remove both saucepans from the heat. Add the warm oil to the beeswax. Beat until the mixture is quite smooth, adding a few drops of vinegar if necessary to help them blend.

Beat until the mixture has cooled and is thick and smooth. Spoon it into jars and seal. Apply a little of the cream to dry skin and gently massage it in.

These are all from “Flower Craft Gifts and Projects” by Gillian Souter and Catherine Lawrence. 1995. Off the Shelf Publishing. NSW Australia.

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Stop tossing out your old bras. Instead save them and create this handy and useful Bra Purse. A padded one made with lightweight Lycra will provide more stability, but any bra - from the smallest (make a change purse), to the largest - will work just fine!

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Supplies:

* 1 packet unflavored gelatin
* 3/4 cup water
* 1/2 cup clear liquid bubble bath
* food coloring (optional)
* clear container with lid, such as a small glass canning jar

Empty the packet of gelatin into a large mixing bowl. Set aside. Heat water in a saucepan, until just boiling. Immediately remove water from heat source. Carefully pour the hot water into the large mixing bowl and gently mix with gelatin powder. Allow gelatin to completely dissolve.

Slowly and gently stir in the liquid soap to the gelatin mixture. Add a drop of food coloring. Be careful not to beat mixture or bath jelly will become foamy. Pour mixture into a clean, clear container.

To use: Scoop a small amount of jelly (1 - 2 Tbsp.) into your hand and hold under warm running water for a bubbly bath treat!

Tip: Adding a few drops of Chamomile or Lavender essential oil will make a nice, calming bath for your child!

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