Upcycled Garden: Rosewater; Epic Fail.
I tried whipping up a batch of rose water using an enamel pot as a homemade still, boiling water, a brick and of course; a bowl of rose petals. EPIC FAIL. It stunk up my house; something akin to asparagus.
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Upcycled Garden: Cantaloupe!
I compost to make dirt for my garden – It’s not glamorous, but there it is.
But then I thought – What if I used my compost to plant my garden?
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Upcycled Upscaled
If you think the word upcycle is synonymous with Funky & Junky – this will rock you!
Check out Design by LEFTOVERS. This stuff is amazing. -
Jeney: Note found on a Post-it
To: Hannah I love you so much that if you died I will have all of your stuff if you did not want them. I love you Violet
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Hello, Hot Stuff.
Valentine’s Day – Not the holiday typically set aside for handmade / recycled gifts, unless they’re from your 5 year-old. Or so I thought. Keep your flowers and chocolates – I totally want this.
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Jeney: Gold Bond is Cool
A short while after applying Gold Bond medicated itching cream (with menthol) to a bug bite on my arm, I became suddenly aware that I must not have gotten all the lotion off of my hands after application. And as the menthol-induced coolness at the new and shocking location intensified, so did my wish that it…
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Jeney: Dreaming of Toast
This morning I woke up slowly. And during my trek to wakefulness, I heard weird noises. Some kids playing outside? It seemed sort of muffled or far away. It was more like a whine or a moan and I thought maybe my kids were playing house and someone was mad that they had to be…
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Blog? Want Free Books? Let’s Chat.
Blog? Want Free Books? Got Something to Say? Trifecta! You’ve got to check out Blogging for Books.
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Jeney: Upcycling Like a Pro
I got these two giant tubs of arts & crafts supplies from the office of my old church. They’re doing a Spring cleaning of sorts and they’re tossing or donating a bunch of stuff. It was like Christmas! Who could know what I’d unearth in the next layer of kid-friendly fare? Pom-poms, foam sticker shapes, a…
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Upcycled Magazine Envelopes
I’m addicted to these – and I don’t care who knows it.
I love to make them and I love to use them.