http://www.worstedwitch.com/2006/06/13/best-face-forward/ Crafting the Super-Natural Life Fri, 21 Nov 2008 22:53:35 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 http://www.worstedwitch.com/2006/06/13/best-face-forward/#comment-2307 The Worsted Witch » Mail Call: Shampoo Planet Wed, 11 Oct 2006 20:09:06 +0000 http://www.worstedwitch.com/?p=266#comment-2307 [...] Making your own shampoo is also easier than you might think. A basic shampoo formula, according to Greta Breedlove, author of The Herbal Home Spa, comprises liquid soap, water, herbs, a vegetable oil, and your favorite essential oils. Recipes abound online and a number of home-made skin- and hair-care manuals are also available from seasoned professionals. [...] [...] Making your own shampoo is also easier than you might think. A basic shampoo formula, according to Greta Breedlove, author of The Herbal Home Spa, comprises liquid soap, water, herbs, a vegetable oil, and your favorite essential oils. Recipes abound online and a number of home-made skin- and hair-care manuals are also available from seasoned professionals. [...]

]]> http://www.worstedwitch.com/2006/06/13/best-face-forward/#comment-1186 The Worsted Witch » Kits for Crafts Fri, 30 Jun 2006 01:49:30 +0000 http://www.worstedwitch.com/?p=266#comment-1186 [...] I was brainstorming gift ideas, for the anti-consumerist Christmas I plan on making a tradition of … besides, y’know, 12 papier mâchè ash trays lovingly crafted from moldy copies of the New York Times … when I stumbled upon this online retailer that supplies kits for making your own natural skin- and home-care products. While ostensibly for children, Kits for Crafts has a certain all-ages whimsy and sophistication, as evidenced in its attention to detail and presentation. Already I can tell you, from my hours and hours of experience stalking the aisles of natural food stores and generally bugging out the staff, that the ingredients would cost significantly less if purchased on your own—you can find tons of recipes online or from books—and then packaged with materials gleaned through serendipity or ingenuity. (The hub, who knows me so well, stumbled upon a yard sale the owner of our local tea shop held last week, and secured, for a song, a few bail-handled canning jars that used to house tea leaves—too perfect!) [...] [...] I was brainstorming gift ideas, for the anti-consumerist Christmas I plan on making a tradition of … besides, y’know, 12 papier mâchè ash trays lovingly crafted from moldy copies of the New York Times … when I stumbled upon this online retailer that supplies kits for making your own natural skin- and home-care products. While ostensibly for children, Kits for Crafts has a certain all-ages whimsy and sophistication, as evidenced in its attention to detail and presentation. Already I can tell you, from my hours and hours of experience stalking the aisles of natural food stores and generally bugging out the staff, that the ingredients would cost significantly less if purchased on your own—you can find tons of recipes online or from books—and then packaged with materials gleaned through serendipity or ingenuity. (The hub, who knows me so well, stumbled upon a yard sale the owner of our local tea shop held last week, and secured, for a song, a few bail-handled canning jars that used to house tea leaves—too perfect!) [...]

]]> http://www.worstedwitch.com/2006/06/13/best-face-forward/#comment-1060 kathy Tue, 13 Jun 2006 15:10:41 +0000 http://www.worstedwitch.com/?p=266#comment-1060 At the risk of being a big square, what about the all-natural not-actually-wearing-makeup look? Then again, I'd be interested to see what I could manage with just some yogurt and beepuke. At the risk of being a big square, what about the all-natural not-actually-wearing-makeup look? Then again, I’d be interested to see what I could manage with just some yogurt and beepuke.

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