Made fresh today:
Lip Butters (vegan) in Chocolate Orange, Chocolate Coffee, Vanilla, Orange Vanilla, and Plain;

Body Butters (non-vegan base has beeswax) in Sandalwood, Dragon's Blood (blood taken from volunteer dragons only, and cookies were provided after), and Chocolate Coffee;

Pulse Butters (Solid Perfume)(non-vegan) in Dragon's Blood and ( Read more... )

I decided to set up a facebook page for Fifth House...and guess what?  I had already done so.  More than a year ago, obviously, since the last post was more than a year old!

The FB page that reflects to my LMT page is still up and has been updated slightly more recently -- as in, within the last month.  Oh, wait -- that was the actual business page ( Read more... )

Would anyone be interested in getting together to make holiday cards sometime in August/September?

I have a notion of several people bringing old cards, any stickers/scraps/wrapping paper glue/scissors/rubberstamps/inkpads/etc and spending investing enjoying a few hours making Halloween/TG/WinterHoliday/Birthday cards, drinking tea/coffee/pop and ( Read more... )

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Attempting to learn to knot the cord between pearls on a necklace.  I keep getting a gap between the bead and the knot (and I mean a BIG gap).

Yeah, it takes practice...but right now I'm getting practice at picking up the beads after I get frustrated and throw them!

Ganked from luckystar37 , who swiped it from wikkidraven :

The first 5 to comment will receive, sometime in the next 365 days, an item from me. The original concept was for a handmade item, but I can't promise that . . . I can promise thoughtful, useful, or, perhaps, even handmade!!
In return, you must post a similar offer in your own LJ!

If you comment, and you're one of ( Read more... )

and want to finish one (or both) of  two unfinished afghans/knitted blankets ( Read more... )

Just added a couple of bracelets designed to be worn with the "medical alert ID tags" to my ETSY shop -- Sis wanted some, so she has six now and I kept going!

Any ideas where else I might post to promote these?

Hmmm....define "made."

Candles, but I bought the wax and (when I use them) molds, colors, scents....I didn't rob the bees or distill essences from flowers.

Soap, but I didn't extract the lye from wood ash and render tallow.

Jewelry -- from beads, wire etc. from various places.

Bookmarks, notecards......

I don't MAKE things, by my standards.  I just ( Read more... )