Making felt food is a lot of fun and can become an addiction! With all the issues going on about lead in toys and our nationwide financial crisis, it is incredibly helpful and prudent to be able to create safe, inexpensive toys for your little one(s).
Which felt to pick:
Some people have a big preference towards [...]

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Otherwise known as low-water immersion dyeing. I’m going to tell you in five super easy steps how to get the crackle dye look for your clothing & accessories.
You’ll need:
Some 100% cotton items to dye (tees, onesies, totebags, fabrics, et cetera)
Dyes- I use Jaquard Procion MX
Soda ash or washing soda
Gloves
Stock pot
Water
Rubber bands
Cookie sheet, or other large, [...]

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1 1/4 cups of flour
1/2 cup of cocoa powder
1/2 cup of salt
1/2 tbs cream of tartar
1 1/2 tbs cooking oil
1 cup of boiling water
Mix the flour cocoa powder, salt, & cream of tartar together in a bowl. Add the cooking oil & boiling water, carefully mix it together well. Cook it over a low [...]

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2 oz beeswax
3 oz shea butter or apricot oil
4 oz olive oil
1 oz of strawberry fragrance oil
Sprinkle of glitter
Lip balm containers or small jars
Start by melting the beeswax & shea butter down in a double boiler method.
Once the beeswax is melted add all the oils together including the scent & stir through a sprinkle of [...]

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2 cups of sea salt or rock salt
1/2 cup baking soda
1/2 cup cornstarch
2 tbs of almond oil
1 tsp vitamin E oil
1-2 eggs
6 drops essential oil of choice
Mix all the ingredients together in a bowl. Cut the cookies out with cookie cutters or flatten balls to form a cookie shape. Bake at 350°F for [...]

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Making homemade vegetable soap can be fun & EASY. Personally, I’m not a big fan of using products loaded with weird chemicals. Handmade soaps can be quite expensive, so I decided late last year I would learn how to make my own soap.

I’ve tried a few different ways- melt & pour [...]

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Food coloring
2 cups flour
1 cup salt
1 tsp alum*
1 tsp borax*
1 tbs canola oil
2 cups water
large glass bowl
wooden spoon
cutting board
frying pan
Ziplock storage bag or airtight container
Combine water & fifty drops of food coloring in the bowl Add flour, salt, alum, borax, & canola oil. Mix thoroughly. Cook & stir in the frying pan over medium heat [...]

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Aloe Vera gel
About 1 tbs. of shea butter (optional, for moisture)
Cosmetic-grade glitter or mica
Food coloring
Essential oil(s) (2-4 drops, your preference- I like Rose Absolute for my little fairy princess)
Small container (use recycled old makeup containers or 35mm film containers, beads containers, crafting containers, or fishing tackle containers)
Fill your container about 3/4 full with the [...]

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