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Goods4GirlsPosted on Wednesday, July 23, 2008 at 02:06 - 0 Comments - Post Comment - Link Goods4girls is a really neat site! Please click on the link to find out more about it. I am making some cloth pads to send the Goods4girls site. This site accepts donations of cloth pads. They take cloth pads to girls in Africa. The cloth pads that are sent muct be made with cotton / flannel, it must have wings, and it must have a waterproof barrier in the pad. For all the rules, go to this link - http://www.goods4girls.org/2008/02/how-to-donate.html I sell cloth pads in my blogstore, ~From the Past~ http://www.homesteaderbelle.blogspot.com For every pad purchase at my store, I will make a pad and send to good4girls. ~*Belle*~ Sticker Club for Children: Would your child like to join?Posted on Tuesday, July 22, 2008 at 01:30 - 0 Comments - Post Comment - LinkThis is fun for kids! It is a sticker club. If your child would like to join, please contact me with you child's name and address, and I will send out their letter to be in the sticker club. To be in the stcker club, your child will send one package of stickers to person #1 (the name of that person will be on the letter that I send your child). Then your child will send out six letters inviting their friends to join the sticker club. In the end, your child will send out one package of sitckers and receive 36!!! My little brother and his friends are doing this. It is really fun for them to get mail. Let me know if your child would like to join! Belle Cloth Pads, Soap, Things for Baby.Posted on Saturday, July 19, 2008 at 06:31 - 0 Comments - Post Comment - LinkBelow is the link to my blogspot store, From the Past. http://www.homesteaderbelle.blogspot.com I sell cloth pads, soap and things for baby. I make pads in all lengths and in two different styles. Pleas, take a look at the link above. ~Belle~ Apples, Apples, Apples!!Posted on Sunday, July 13, 2008 at 02:12 - 6 Comments - Post Comment - LinkWe are busy with apples right now. A friend we know is giving us apples, for free! Our friend is letting us have all the apples that we want, that is so nice of our friend!
We are making Apple Sauce and Apple Pie filling to put in the freezer. I would also like to try making homemade Apple Juice.
We have never made homemade Apple Sauce before now. We thought this would be a great time to try make it since, we are getting so many apples right now. The Apple Sauce is delicious! (I am eating some of the apple sauce we just made right now, as I type!)
We are staying busy with that and the wild blackberries are coming on in my area. I am excited to start picking them! We will probably pick some this week, so we can make some Blackberry Jelly! We use a lot of Blackberry Jelly in Peanut Butter Sandwiches.
Belle
A Laundery Line Tip for Stiff ClothesPosted on Friday, July 11, 2008 at 09:18 - 3 Comments - Post Comment - LinkI love the smell of clothes after they have been on the clothes line! They smell of outside!
Here is a tip for those of you who do not like the stiff feeling that laundry gets when it is hung on the line. After your laundry has dried on the clothes line, put the laundry in the dyer for 5 - 10 minutes. This will 'fluff up' you laundry a bit making it less stiff and it will also kill any bugs that might have crawled in your laundry. Belle The End to Diary with No ShampooPosted on Thursday, June 26, 2008 at 03:59 - 2 Comments - Post Comment - LinkI have been without commercial shampoo for somewhere near 80 days.
I have been using different things for my hair in replacement of commercial shampoo. I have used whipped egg whites, homemade soaps, baking soda, and apple cider vinegar. These things have been working great for my hair up until these past few weeks,
My hair feels very sticky now and has the smell of smoke. I think that the sticky feeling on my hair is sebum.
My hair just doesn't seem to be coming clean, right now. For the past two days, I have used baking soda, to take of the sticky feeling and apple cider vinegar, to help rinse of the baking soda and the build-up feeling of my hair. Even after washing with these for two days in a row the sticky feeling is just not going away.
When I take a shower, a lot of hair is falling out, more than normal.
So, for right now, this is good-bye to the 'no 'poo' hair treatment. Tomorrow, I will go back to washing my hair in the store stuff.
This is the end of my Diary with no shampoo......for now. I will probably go back to 'no 'poo' someday. I will share with you when I do.
~Belle~
PeanutButter Collasels~A Great Cookie Recipe!Posted on Wednesday, June 25, 2008 at 08:42 - 0 Comments - Post Comment - LinkPeanutButter Collasels
These cookie make a great for breakfast with a glass of milk or great for a snack. They are a chewy cookie. They are delicious! 3/4 C. Sugar 3/4 C. Sugar 1/4 C. Butter 2 Eggs 1/2 tsp. Vanilla 1/4 tsp. Baking Soda 1 C. PeanutButter 3 C. Oatmeal 1 C. Milk Chocolate Chips ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Preheat oven to 350 Degrees. Mix Sugars, Butter, eggs, Vanilla, Baking Soda, and PeanutButter in a large bowl with an electric mixer. After Sugars, Butter, eggs, Vanillam, Baking Soda, and PeanutButter is mixed together, stir in Oatmeal and Chocolate Chips. Drop cookiedough by spoonfulls onto a cookie sheet. Bake the cookies @ 350 degrees for 8-10 min.
Picture of the PeanutButter Collasels. Belle Pistachio Pudding Recipe - Pictures Too!Posted on Tuesday, June 24, 2008 at 11:57 - 1 Comments - Post Comment - Link~Pistachio Pudding~
This is a quick and easy dessert, it is also very delicious!!!
To make Pistachio Pudding, you will need:
The Negative Effects of Calendula?Posted on Tuesday, June 3, 2008 at 04:31 - 2 Comments - Post Comment - LinkIn reply to a comment, I did a little more research about Calendula. I couldn't find any information with such negative effects of Calendula. I was just wondering, has anybody else heard of or read about negative effects of Calendula? I am studying herbs and I find them very interesting. I would love for you to share any information about Calendula or your favorite herbs.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~(This is the comment that was left for me)Untitled CommentPosted by Anonymous on Monday, June 2, 2008 at 10:23 - LinkYou got me curious about Calendula, so I went to my trusty Complete Guide to Safe Herbs by Chris D. Meletis, N.D. to investigate. It apparently does more than look pretty and give off a lovely fragrance....It has substances in it that help stimulate wound healing and has anti-inflammatory effects. It can be used as an ointment, tincture or spray for external use to treat skin problems, especially cuts, sores, rashes, and slow healing wounds. (Not to be used on deep wounds or severe injures as it is also known as "pot marigold." I'm assuming that is not good.) It is safe to use externally on children. Caution: Internal use can cause uterine bleeding and miscarriage. Looks like using it in tea might not be such a good idea, but in a soap would be wonderful healing for the skin. Many Blessings, Holly@aiminghigh www.homeschoolblogger.com/aiminghigh ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ SIDE EFFECTS AND CAUTIONSAs culinary herb, the calendula is considered to be one of the safest herbs around. At the same time, a person can react badly to the calendula, for example, a person who has an allergic reaction to pollen of any plant species belonging to the daisy family of plants, like the ragweed, may experience an allergic reaction to the calendula as well, though the chances of this occurring are rare. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Any information that you all could share would be great! ~Belle~ I Won a Contest?!?Posted on Tuesday, June 3, 2008 at 12:42 - 3 Comments - Post Comment - LinkI got an email today, informing me that I won the contest on the Front Porch for a full-year subscribtion for Season's of the Home Magazine!! I was so excited when I saw that email and read on the Front Porch that I had won! Thank you to whoever pick me! I have never read this magazine. I can't wait to get my first issue! Thanks again! Belle Did You Know......All Soaps Have Lye (Sodium Hydroxide)? Read here to find out more!Posted on Wednesday, May 28, 2008 at 02:01 - 5 Comments - Post Comment - LinkI made a batch of soap this evening, it is goat milk soap. When this soap is ready to use, I think I will list some of it in my store. Making goat milk some was neat. It was different than just using water in the soap. The goat milk turned orange when it is added to the lye. All of the sites I read on the internet said that the goat milk/lye mixture would turn orange. Oh...by the way...Did you all know that all soaps have lye in them, even the soaps that come from the store? Without lye, there is no soap. Most store soaps list lye as Sodium Hydroxide or they list it under other things. Many people are afraid of homemade soap because of the lye (Sodium Hydroxide). I tell them that all soaps have lye in them, with out lye...no soap. The bad thing about commercial soaps is that the commercial soaps take out all the glycerin in there soaps. Glycerin is very good for your skin! The commercial soaps take out the glycerin and sell it. Have you ever seen those bags full of bars of glycerin at places like hobby lobby? Those bars of glycerin come from soap and without lye there is no soap. Many people just melt down bars of glycerin, scent it, and call it soap. Many say that it is there glycerin bars of soap have no lye, but....glycerin comes from soap...and without lye....there is no soap. My homemade soap has all the glycerin left in! ~Belle~ Please, visit my store ~From the Past~ where I sell cloth menstrual pads, soap, and things for baby! http://www.homesteaderbelle.blogspot.com/
In the GardenPosted on Monday, May 26, 2008 at 01:02 - 2 Comments - Post Comment - LinkThe rain washed up a lot of the seeds Dad and sister planted. I don't think the corn got washed up, but I think most of the beans did.
I recently learned that Calendula is an herb! I am going to try to make some tea if they grow. I would also like to make some soap with Calendula petals. I am not sure what Calendulas smell like, I will have to wait and see if they smell nice. So right now this is what is in the garden: Green Beans (if they didn't all get washed away) Corn Rudker Tomatoes Jalapeno Pepper plants Calendulas Hopefully, we will get some more things in the garden this week. ~Belle~ Look at Treasures in the Dust!!! Homeschool Books, Craft Stuff, clothes, DVD's, Homeschool Toys, Much More! Look!Posted on Monday, May 26, 2008 at 12:15 - 2 Comments - Post Comment - LinkA blogger friend I know started a blog store! I went to look at it, it is really neat! She has lots of things for sale and she just opened her blog store too! She has Homeschool Books: When I was there I saw 5th and 7th grade math books, homeschool books about weather, and a homeschool wooden fraction puzzle. She has craft stuff: Iron Transfers, lots and lots of stamping stuff, and cross stitch kits. She also has clothes and DVD's. The best thing I likes about her store was most of the stuff there was $1 - $2 !!! Go and check out her blog store! You might see something you like! Here is the link -http://treasuresinthedust.blogspot.com/ Belle YUM! Macroni and Tomatoes RecipePosted on Sunday, May 25, 2008 at 02:43 - 2 Comments - Post Comment - LinkThis is a delicious family recipe! I have been making this recipe a lot since Mom has been sick, it is something that isn't spicy so, she eats this often and she LOVES them!!The doctors want Mom to gain a bit more weight before she starts chemo, because chemo tears her down. I have been trying to make her favorite foods so she can gain the weight that the doctors want her to weigh! Here is what you will need to make this recipe:
First, prepare all of your ingredients. Then, fill the large pot 1/2 - 3/4 way full with water. Put the pot with lid on the stove on high heat. When the water in the pot begins to boil, put in the on cup of macaroni. Let the water and macaroni boil for 10 - 11 minutes on high heat. Stir the macaroni ocasionally to prevent the macaroni from sticking to the bottom of the pot. After the water and macaroni have been boiled for 10 - 11 minutes, pour the pot of water and Macaroni into the strainer and strain out all of the water. Then, put the macaroni back into the pot. Put a little bit of butter into the pot with the macaroni, just so the macaroni doesn't stick to each other or the bottom of the pot. Now, pour in the quart of tomatoes into the pot and add the spoonful of bacon grease. Put the pot on low heat on the stove so it stays warm until ready to serve. This recipe is really simple and it is really delicious. I hope you all enjoy it! ~Belle~ Check out my store ~From the Past~ where I sell cloth pads, soap, and things for baby. http://www.homesteaderbelle.blogspot.com/ Mom has Cancer AgainPosted on Thursday, May 22, 2008 at 10:46 - 9 Comments - Post Comment - LinkSome of you might have read on my mom's blog about her having cancer. Well, she just had surgery about two weeks ago and the doctors found cancer again. It was in her colon, again. The last time it was in her colon and they cut away some of the colon and reconnected it so she didn't have to have an ostimy bag. This time the doctors removed her colon so she has to wear an ostimy bag. It is permanent. She doesn't mind it though! She is back home now, our family is so glad about that! She is doing pretty well. I think she is doing so much better than the last two times. She will have to have chemo again. The doctors are deciding on which kind to give her. Well, I just thought I would let you all know how she was doing. I thought some of you might have been wondering where she has been ;) You might have noticed she has not been posting much one her blog. ~Belle~ ~From the Past~ Now Sells Soap!Posted on Thursday, May 22, 2008 at 07:07 - 3 Comments - Post Comment - LinkI am now selling soap at my store, ~From the Past~. I am selling Lavender Soap. If you would like to read more about my soap, go over and visit my store. I am selling my bars for $1.00 an ounce. Most of my bars are about 1 1/2 ounces. Here is a picture of my Lavender Soap.
See how well it lathers?
I also sell cloth menstrual pads and baby wipes at my store. Here is a link to my store - http://www.homesteaderbelle.blogspot.com/ *~Belle~* New Prints at my Store!Posted on Thursday, April 24, 2008 at 07:46 - 3 Comments - Post Comment - LinkI have new prints at my store for pads, pad sets, and cloth wipes. http://www.homesteaderbelle.blogspot.com
Come over and see!
These are my pad sets. They come with three pieces. They are made with flannel, 100% natural, unbleached cotton (that is used for the onside of the pad), and fleece. They are 11 layers thick!
This is one of my all-in-one pads. They are five layers thick, made with flannel, 100% unbleached, natural cotton, and fleece.
These are the cloth wipes. They are double thickness, sewn and turned. Very Cute! They come in a set of six. http://www.homesteaderbelle.blogspot.com/
~Belle~
In Response to Cindeerella's QuestionPosted on Monday, April 21, 2008 at 09:35 - 4 Comments - Post Comment - Link
Polydimethylsiloxane also known as Dimethicone - Is it in your shampoo???Posted on Monday, April 21, 2008 at 01:56 - 3 Comments - Post Comment - LinkI was doing a search on the internet to find out what is in the store shampoos. Here is one of the ingredients in store shampoo Polydimethylsiloxane I did a search on. It is also known as Dimethicone This ingredient is used in caulking, lubricating oils, heat resistant tiles, and SHAMPOO! I just doesn't sound like something I would want to put on my hair. By the way, I am still no store shampoo! ----------------------------------------------------------------------- PolydimethylsiloxaneFrom Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) is the most widely used silicon-based organic polymer, and is particularly known for its unusual rheological (or flow) properties. Its applications range from contact lenses and medical devices to elastomers, in shampoos (as dimethicone makes hair shiny and slippery), caulking, lubricating oils and heat resistant tiles. PDMS is optically clear, and is generally considered to be inert, non-toxic and non-flammable. It has been assigned CAS number 63148-62-9, and is occasionally called dimethicone. It is one of several types of silicone oil (polymerized siloxane). Is Anybody Reading My Posts???Posted on Monday, April 21, 2008 at 12:57 - 15 Comments - Post Comment - LinkDoes anybody read my posts? I was just wondering because, I only get one or two comments for each post I post. Does that mean only one or two people are reading my posts? I am trying to see how many people actually read my posts. So, if you read my posts could you leave a comment just to say that you read it? I am trying to see if my blogging here is worth it.
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I really like this soap. It leaves hands feeling clean and moisturized without a soapy residue! This is a long lasting soap too.
