My husband and I have purchased our fair share of watering cans and none of them seem to work really well.  So, on a whim, I decided to try and fancy up one of my own.  A milk jug and a few holes later and VIOLA! a cheap and effective way to water the garden.  If you’d like to make one for yourself, simply (and carefully) poke several small holes along the top of a used milk jug.  Fill that new watering can with water, secure the top, and have at it.  Your new seedlings and young plants will be happy you did.

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The tutorial includes a step-by-step guide with images.

Please don’t purchase this tutorial if you are looking for an exact pattern.  This tutorial is meant to be a guide to create your own unique necklace.  It will look similar, but there is a great deal of freedom in terms of how long to make each loop and where your buttons will end up.

Most of all, this is about having fun and creating a one of a kind necklace for yourself!

If you have any questions, please contact me here.

To purchase this tutorial for only $5.00, click below:

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1. Combine 1/2 cup of cinnamon with 1 1/2 cups of apple cider vinegar in a glass bottle with a wide brim and a tight fitting lid.

2. Store the jar in a cool, dark place for 2 weeks.

3.  Shake the jar everyday to re-mix the ingredients.

4. After 2 weeks, strain the liquid through a coffee filter or cheesecloth into a new bottle.

5.  To use: swish in your mouth for a minute.

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So, yesterday, when I needed a snack, I started sorting through my scraps of fruits, veggies, etc. and found 3 fairly old potatoes.

What’s the best way to use old potatoes?  Homemade Baked Potato Chips!

Here’s how to make your very own Homemade Baked Potato Chips:

1. Peel and wash potatoes.

2. Slice potatoes thinly (about 1/8 inch).

3. Place all of the sliced potatoes in a bowl.  Drizzle with oil and mix together.

4. Line the slices on a baking sheet.

5. Bake at 375 degrees F for 30 minutes.  Check after the first 15 minutes for chips that are already finished.

6.  Remove the finished chips, sprinkle with salt and let cool.

YUMMY!

If there are any left and you need to store them, simply put them in a ziploc bags.

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This is how I felt the last time I got to travel there. I imagine my mood will be the same this time around.

Versailles is pretty darn cool if you ask me.

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Photograph by Karney Hatch

I love the title of this documentary currently in the works. Plant This Movie looks like it will concentrate on urban farming around the globe as a way to study its use and effectiveness. I think I will add it to my list of movies to see in the future. I hope it gets finished soon! Here are bits and pieces of an interview with director, Karney Hatch I found on Grist.

“We feel like we’ve reinvented the wheel, but urban farming has been going on as long as cities have existed,” says Karney Hatch, a filmmaker who spent five months traveling the globe to gather material for a documentary about urban farming beyond our borders.

Q. How does farming for survival change the nature of the practice?

A. It’s more productive and it seems to lead to much stronger communities. Because if you’re growing food to survive, you have a strong motivation to grow really well. You ask the people around you what their secrets are. You all work toward this common cause. When your caloric intake doesn’t depend on it, the stakes are not as high; you’re not forced by necessity to work together.
Q. What can we in the U.S. learn from other countries about how to raise food in cities well?

A. To [build] a mature urban agriculture system in the U.S., you would end up pulling from a lot of different examples. Cuba is kind of the famous one. One of the things I’m getting excited about is animals in the city. Especially fish — there’s a lot of aquaponics getting started. In 1996 I was in China and I saw [people] harvesting freshwater eels out of the rice paddies. It’s something we would [almost] never do in the U.S., because we’re like, “I’m a fish farmer, [you’re] a rice farmer, we do not mix.” In China it’s just natural.

There are some cities in Africa where somebody has a plantain tree, and [somebody else has] pineapple, and corn, and there’s a herd of goats going down the street; it’s all kind of integrated together. We’re a long ways from that, but once you’ve seen it, it’s not that hard to imagine having that sort of integrated system in some of our cities in the U.S.

Can’t wait to see it and learn a thing or two.

To read the full interview, click here. And to read more about the project, click here.

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I have an old cotton skirt I used to wear to the beach or around the house, but just decided it wasn’t really my style anymore. I decided it would look better as a big, slouchy, cozy bag. Here is what I did to turn an old skirt (along with a bit of an old shirt) into a cute and upcycled purse.

How to REuse a Skirt to make a Purse:

1. Turn the skirt inside out.
2. Sew the bottom of the skirt together.

3. Flip the skirt right side out.

4. Cut three strips of fabric from the bottom of a shirt (about 1 inch wide for each).

5. Cut the fabric pieces so they are strips instead of loops.

6. Tie the three strips into a knot.

7. Shut the knot into a drawer or a door, ask a friend or significant other to hold it…something that will keep it in place.

8. Braid the 3 strips of fabric together. If you do not know how to braid, check out this link.

*The width of the shirt you use will determine the length of your handle. I used an XL tshirt for my handle*

9. Tie the end of the braid in a knot.

10. Pin the braided handle to your new purse and sew. I just did 3 lines of thread as the normal X inside a square wouldn’t work with the knot in the handle.

11. What’s awesome about your new braided handle is that you can shorten it and turn your new upcycled purse from a messenger type bag into a shoulder tote in minutes. Just tie a knot at the top to make your handle a desired length.

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I have a tough time cleaning my wedding rings as there are grooves all over it. A cleaning glove never gets into the groves to turn the black back into white gold. After experimenting with a few ideas I discovered that using toothpaste and an old toothbrush is a great way to clean and make my ring feel new again.

It’s simple.

The next time your rings need a good cleaning, brush on a little bit of toothpaste, get it a little wet and work the paste around the ring and into any of the grooves (if you have them). Rinse and repeat if necessary.

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I am falling in love with apple cider vinegar and all it can do for my hair, house, and body. I wanted to share a quick tip with you for the next time you are feeling the aches and pains of working or playing all day.

Recipe to solve muscles aches using apple cider vinegar:

Start a warm bath.
Pour 3 cups of apple cider vinegar into the bath water.
Get in, relax, and let those muscle aches and paints melt away.

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