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As you might know, I’m not the greatest scrapbooker in the world. I’m not very visual, so I take forever to make something very very basic. But Wanda is the queen of scrapbookers, and has been struggling to help me be more visual. For me, digital scrapbooking is a great thing! I can play with...
How to make games night better? Make the games out of food! That way if you win – you can eat the game. And if you lose, you can punish the game by eating it! It’s win-win! (As a note, we’re doing cupcake and cookie decorating in the spring…anyone up for this?)So I bring you...
Week 3 update…Organization: Well, the jewellery is organized, but the workshop is a disaster area. I have to figure out a better system! Not brushing my teeth so hard: Again, going well. I’ll stop updating this one. Working on my blood sugar: Going well, but I kind of forgot to go for my HgA1C (it’s...
If you’re thinking about making mineral make-up (MMU), you’re probably wondering what are the essentials I need to make this stuff and how much is it going to cost me? Great questions…so here’s a list of what I consider the essentials for eye shadow (and a brief explanation of why…)Mineral make-up essentials…1. Treated sericite –...
I did up the tutorials for these in November, but I’ll save you the trouble of mooching through the archived posts. (You’ll notice the picture to the left uses the honeycombed beeswax. We used mostly smooth beeswax, but you can use either type!)Click here for information on beeswax candles, including where to get supplies and...