Plague Recovery

I feel better.

I wish I could attribute it to the honey~cinnamon thing, but I also was taking Theraflu. Eating clementines. Garlic.

You name it, I tried it. I felt that  bad.

Home remedies are good, though.

A couple that I have tried and would actually recommend.

Toothache~ lemon extract (real)

Earache~ Garlic capsule (the gel vitamin) Squeezed into ear, cotton ball.

These are all I can remember offhand, but I am sure there are others. I try them a lot.

Desperation Kicks In

I came down with the plague on the morning of December 31. 

Fever, etc. I could barely get out of bed.

Tasty? Yes.

Effective? I hope so. 

Salt Dough Ornaments. Take Two.

Success!

Same batch of dough as before.

This time though I kneaded the hell out of it and then let it rest for 30 minutes before making anything.

THEN I turned down the heat. 250.

Baked these for several hours.

The initial place I found this recipe stated that they were done when they sounded hollow when tapped.

Nana loved her ornament.

Baby's First Christmas

Commemorated with a blob.

Let's wait a few more months to try this hand print thing again.

Salt Dough Ornaments. Take One.

Fail.

I used the standard recipe;

1 cup salt
1 cup lukewarm water
2 cups flour

I kneaded the dough for a few minutes. Then attempted to make handprint ornaments with the baby. (She kept grabbing the dough, so there are fingertip depressions.)

Baked at 300 for 45 minutes.

Poofy, and the back was brittle. They completely fell apart.

With this batch I also attempted some smaller pieces. Cracked.

And a snowman. Drooped and then cracked.

Gah. 

DIY Washi Tape

Washi tape. Another must have for the crafty set.

But how about for those of us without washi tape money? Or maybe you just need a teeny, tiny bit?

I found a few DIYs for us.

Two Sided Tape and Tissue Method

painted and Stamped Method

Smash All the Books

A smash book is hardly a new concept. I remember doing something similar when I was in middle school and high school. You take a notebook and doodle in it, glue/tape things in it. In my lifetime I have made a gazillion of these.


Do you remember doing THOSE smash books?

And now, thanks to K & C Company, they are being mass-marketed and seem to be pretty popular. This is just a new fresh spin on the concept that makes us want to do it all over again. I believe they have even trademarked the term Smash Book.


You go and buy a nice, blank book and all the cute, little accessories to go with it. Can you say cha-ching? 

I say, no. Do you really want the same book and accessories as everyone?

I am working on a couple at the moment, using discarded books. One is for my sister, shhh.

The pages below are a few of the ones I have done for my sister, using some of her favorite quotes.