How To Make Soy Wax Tea Light Candles — Free PDF Tutorial
December 3, 2009 – 9:09 am | 3 Comments

To kick off the new site, I am proud to present my newest PDF, which is about how to hack up basic soy candle tea lights.  Yes, hack up — as in, quick and dirty, …

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Vegetable Gardening Advice For Beginners
March 1, 2010 – 8:24 am | No Comment

Gardening has issues. There’s always something wrong — unless you’re in some kind of plant paradise, you’ve either got bad soil, no sun, no precipitation, locusts, bunnies, squirrels, aphids, or mysterious plant diseases.
Every time …

Why grow your own vegetables?
February 26, 2010 – 6:41 am | No Comment
Why grow your own vegetables?

If you live in the city and have gotten all your food from the grocery story your entire life, you may be wondering what the benefits are of growing your own vegetables. After all, …

How I’m growing organic vegetables in the city.
February 22, 2010 – 10:23 am | No Comment
How I’m growing organic vegetables in the city.

Since I’m a nerd, I don’t feel right about doing anything new unless I read a manual or take a class about it. I like the security of having an expert or good instructions …

Bath Melt / Massage Bar Tutorials (links)
February 21, 2010 – 9:05 am | No Comment

Bath melts are not something that I make, but they look pretty easy. At their core, both massage bars and bath melts are just a liquid oil (or wax, such as jojoba) melted with …

Giant Foam Blocks — Fun for all ages
December 30, 2009 – 9:49 am | No Comment
Giant Foam Blocks — Fun for all ages

My son absolutely loves these blocks.
You see, he’s two, which is a naturally destructive age. And he lives for hitting and throwing games, even more than the average two year old. When he …

What Are Shower Steamers?
December 27, 2009 – 1:55 pm | No Comment
What Are Shower Steamers?

Over the last year or so, a few bath bombers have asked me about recipes for “shower steamers.” I have to admit, I didn’t know exactly what they were, being out of commercial bath …

Grain-free granola
December 13, 2009 – 5:57 am | No Comment
Grain-free granola

http://www.organicthrifty.com/2009/07/01/grain-free-granola/
http://www.ehow.com/how_5493036_make-grain-granola.html
I’m trying this for sure! I eat too many processed carbs, and this easy — and more delicious — substitute for crappy breakfast cereals looks like just the thing. If I make it …

Making Perfume: New Resource & Members List
December 8, 2009 – 6:32 am | No Comment
Making Perfume: New Resource & Members List

I’ve started a new (free) membership on for fellow perfumers and perfume hackers.  The first order of business was to set up a page with a continuing list of resources, such as:

My “Aphrodisiac Scents” report …

Tip from a Christmas Cookie Elf
December 7, 2009 – 7:14 am | No Comment
Tip from a Christmas Cookie Elf

In my house, there are several bakers, but no one gets more into the Christmas season than my father. He is the original Christmas Cookie Elf! Starting the day after Thanksgiving, he starts …

Guilt-free time for parents of babies & toddlers (Signing Time review)
December 5, 2009 – 1:48 pm | 2 Comments

When I was growing up, I was friends with three girls — one my age, one my sister’s age, and one in the middle — and their parents didn’t let them watch TV. I …