Thanks for stopping by! I'm Magi, a scratch cooking, homeschooling mama, learning to raise good kids, good food, and good fun on our teeny-tiny little farm!
If you’re like me, you’ve probably noticed that the cell companies have us country dwellers by the throats. We don’t have good enough signal coverage to ever use up the minutes on even the lowest package. But we work in town, and travel country roads […]
When I first heard of folks home canning meat I was a little suspicious. Besides just sounding gross, it had to be unsafe, right? That was a long time before I got interested in producing my own food, and a long, long time before I did any […]
My hands have gotten seriously rough-side-of-the-velcro dry from all the yard work we’ve been doing, and we got a lull in the good weather, (snowing big fat nasty flakes) so I figured it was a good day to take a deep breath and do my dishes, catch up on some laundry, and make lotion bars.
While I was digging through my craft supplies to find my soap molds, I found some old tins I saved when my husband started tying flies. I thought I’d see how the bar lotion worked in the tins. It works great! I was so impressed in fact that I delivered four tins to neighbors as soon as they set up. I also made four bars, and have enough supplies left over to make another batch soon. I couldn’t resist tinting the small bit that was left in the bowl after I poured all the molds. It makes a nice lip balm, but the color doesn’t really show.
I used Smockity’s recipe, which was easy to follow and took approximately half an hour once I had all the supplies gathered. The ingredients were expensive, but the end product is well worth the investment, especially when I can give some as gifts. I was able to get everything I needed at my local natural foods store, but I suspect one could find better prices online.
My hands, lips and legs feel very happy!
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I must apologize for the lack of quality content this week, but I’ve decided it’s against my principles to blog when the weather is perfect for outdoor work. I have also been a bit rebellious in regards to house work in favor of getting outside. […]