Oscar and I started the day with a little craft work at the dining table. It felt like a good idea to just jump into it rather than procrastinate.
Today, I showed Oscar one of my most favorite things 'The Laminator' (said in the voice like the TV show The Gladiators lol). Duncan thinks its cute how much joy I get from laminating things (I am sure its in a slightly patronising way though). Anyway, we did some tissue paper and laminated stain glass window art.
We felt it was important to have some spiders on our windows, as you can see.
After that was done I finished off the Elemental Elves, who have been sitting on the dining table all weekend (waiting for hats and cloaks).
Each one was delivered into Oscar's waiting hand and I only just managed to get the photo's before they were scooped up again.
Since Oscar was suitably occupied with them (and snack and juice provided), I decided to get on with something I have been really keen to try.
Every year at this time I feel the effects of the central heating, biting winds and too much rich food (and drink, Baileys Irish Cream, yum) over Christmas. For 5 years in a row my skin has been dreadful in February and March, and even Duncan has noticed his skin breaking down a bit this year. When I saw THIS recipe for home made moisturiser I really wanted to try it, so I shopped on Ebay for Wax and Coconut Oil. You can get all of the ingredients and instructions on BOHO MAMA'S page, but here are my photo instructions.
1oz of Beeswax
2 clean glass jars
50g Organic Coconut Oil
Finely grate the Beeswax
Put the Coconut Oil in a cup and fill up with Organic Virgin Olive Oil
Pour the oil mix into the Beeswax and heat with the double boiler method
Make one cup of Organic Chamomile Tea
Put the tea (not the bag), into the blender and slowly add the melted Wax and Oil until it emulsifies
I seriously underestimated how much it would make so I had to grab another jar from the recycling.
It feels and looks gorgeous, it is hard to believe it isn't edible
I will try and remember to report back in about a month how effective it has been.
And finally - 52 Week Challenge - Wk 5 - Recipe Books
Full details on week 5 can be found HERE on the challenge website.
My recipe books received a huge cull when we moved back to the city in August so this was not too difficult for me. I don't have any loose recipes because I started a 'Mummies Favorite Recipe' notebook last year. If I find anything online I want to make I simply copy it into my notebook (instead of having loads of print-outs stuck inside other recipe books.
I moved the basket of books from the kitchen to a shelf in the dining room (which connects to the kitchen anyway).
I had about double this amount last year
And I chose 3 books to live on the shelf in the kitchen
The Tassajara Bread Book, which Duncan uses to make the bread
The Wholefood Cookbook, which I use for loads of things,
And my Recipe Notebook.
And that was that. This coming weeks challenge is
Week #6 Organized Home Challenge Trash And Home Recycling Center
I think I may be asking Duncan to lend a hand with that one. Check back next week for an update.
Valerie
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