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How to make Primitive Sugar cones
There are many recipes and methods to create a sugar cone. Following is the EASIEST process to make a replica of a sugar cone for display. There is no cooking involved, so it is fast and easy to do and cleanup is a snap.
Equipment Needed
Mixing bowl ~ I always use a large metal bowl
Your mold ~ this can be almost anything that has the shape you want. My favorite molds to use include a large beer glass and a tiny loaf pan. You can also use old pudding molds, sugar molds (really?)...
Small flat plate or pan
Your clean hands -the most important tool you have!
Ingredients
1 lb of Sugar - You can use white, light brown or dark brown or some combination of the three.
Water
Instructions
Mix sugar (or sugars) in bowl with your hands to insure that any lumps are removed.
Run your hands under the faucet and move immediately to your mixing bowl. Sprinkle the water from your hands into the bowl of sugar - do this a couple of times.
Using your hands, mix the drops of water through the sugar.
Firmly pack the barely moistened sugar into your mold. It is better to pack a small bit at a time rather than filling the entire mold immediately. This will insure that your sugar is solid in the mold.
Invert your mold over the flat plate or pan to release the molded sugar.
Set aside and allow to "dry" for 24-48 hours (depending on ambient temperature and humidity.) If you make more than one at a time, be sure that you thoroughly clean your "mold" between moldings.
Wrapping
Sugar cones were traditionally wrapped in blue paper. Frugal ladies are said to have once soaked said paper - using the resulting blue bath to dye textiles. I have also used white paper, but my favorite wrapping is dyed cheesecloth. Since you can easily leave a portion of the molded sugar visible, the resulting combination of textures is very pleasing visually.
Of course, the more you do it, the easier it will be, but that is all there is to it! Have fun!
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Legend of the Candy Cane Bag Toppers
To download an 8x10 sheet of the toppers and a larger topper that you can resize yourself, click on the link below:
http://www.4shared.com/file/70347852/2896a36a/Legend_of_the_Candy_Cane-4_inch_wide_topper_Sheet.html
SNOWFLAKE GUEST SOAPS
I found this online and just had to share its such a quick and easy holiday idea I just love it.
NovSnowflake Soap Tutorialby CharityChristmas 2008, SoapYesterday, I finally started making holiday soaps. The first ones I made were these adorable goat milk snowflake soaps scented with peppermint essential oil.
Here is exactly how I made the soaps pictured here. Obviously, there are several ways to vary this project, such as fragrance, soap base, mold shape, and color.
I used:
Silicone muffin pan (6-cavity)
Approx. 20 oz. Goat Milk Soap Base
Cornflower Blue Mica
Peppermint Essential Oil (second distillation)
Small Metal Snowflake Cookie Cutter
Alcohol in a Spray Bottle
Measuring Cup, Spoons, Etc.
First, cut up approximately 8 oz. of the goat milk soap base. (I used the craft store variety that comes in a 2 lb. block and has score marks for the ounces. I did not actually weigh for this project, so weights are approximate.)
Place the pieces into a Pyrex (or other heat safe) measuring cup and microwave in short intervals (<30 sec.) until melted. Stir in essential oil and mica. (Tip: Dissolve the mica in the essential oil or a small amount of alcohol first to avoid clumps.)
Pour the blue soap into the six muffin cups, dividing equally. Allow to cool.
Once the blue layer is set up, but not fully hard, use the cookie cutter to cut out snowflakes.
Melt the remaining 12 oz. of soap base and scent with essential oil.
Allow the white soap to cool enough so that it will not melt the snowflake cut outs. (Make sure it is not steaming.)
Spray the blue layer and cut out holes generously with alcohol and pour the white soap on top of the blue layer and into the snowflakes, dividing evenly.
Allow to fully harden, then unmold.
Voila! You have a lovely soap to impress your guests or to give as a gift.
All of the supplies here can probably be found in your local craft store. For a multi-color project like this, make sure your colorant is non-bleeding. I used the Cornflower Blue Mica from Brambleberry. I also bought my peppermint essential oil there. They have the best soap making supplies, but the shipping on the soap base can be cost prohibitive. However, if you can swing it, it is well worth the money. Their bases are amazing!
Talk soon
Lets make some orange clove pomanders....
Ingredients
6 oranges (or lemons)
whole cloves
decorative ribbon
The Spice Mix
4 tablespoons ground cinnamon
4 tablespoons ground cloves
2 tablespoons ground nutmeg
2 tablespoons ground allspice
1/4 cup orrisroot powder (as preservative)
Directions
1Combine the spice mix ingredients.
2Wash oranges.
3Insert cloves into oranges in a decorative pattern (stripes, swirls, whatever strikes your fancy!).
4Roll cloved oranges in the spice mixture within 24 hours and set in a warm place to dry, turning fruit daily.
5Drying takes from two weeks to possibly a month.
6Pomanders are completely dry when they are hard.
7Remove pomanders from the spice mix, dust off a little, and tie with decorative ribbons. Set out in a bowl, or you can use as Christmas ornaments.
Questions about this
Handmade Laundry Stain Remover Recipes
Nov 14 2008Homemade Laundry Stain Pretreater Recipes
Frugal Laundry Soap - Pretreater
Save pieces and leftover slivers of bar soaps and collect in a jar. Those little hotel soaps are ideal for this too (cut them down to small pieces).
When jar is filled half way with soap chunks, add boiling water. Mix soap bits and water until soap is melted.
Once cooled this will make a soap jelly. Use to pretreat laundry.
*Handy to gob onto stained items and toss back into the dirty laundry bag for pieces that you can’t wash right away.
Quick Tip: I’ve also used just straight liquid dish detergent successfully. Squirt a bit onto stain, rub in gently with your fingers, then toss the garment in the laundry pile to be washed later. This is an especially easy one since you can apply the soap as soon as you notice the stain and leave the garment sit until laundry day.
Homemade Laundry Stain Removers
Recipe #1
1 cup hot water
1/2 cup baking soda
1/2 cup hydrogen peroxide
Directions:
Mix ingredients then store in spray bottles. Spot treat stains then soak overnight.
Recipe #2
2 quarts water
1/2 cup ammonia
2 TBS laundry detergent
Directions:
Mix ingredients then store in spray bottles. Spot treat stains then soak overnight.
Do not use with bleach.
Sweet Potatoe Garland Tutorial
Sweet Potato Garland- Tutorial
Heres your ingredients:
Sweet potatoes - cut up into halves or quarters
1 Cup boiling water 4 tablespoons of Instant coffee - ginger (optional) ,cinnamon,
nutmeg ,sewing needle ,cotton string or cord - as long as you want your garland to be.
1)First you need to make your dye: Mix the coffee and boiling water.
2)Meanwhile, cut up your potatoes into halves and quarters.
3)Next, sprinkle your spices on a plate.
4)Soak your cotton thread in the coffee dye mixture.
5)Dip or drop your potatoes in the dye mixture to stain them.
6)Roll your colored potatoes in the spice mixture.
7)Attach the potatoe pieces snugly, one against another, on the colored string.
8)let air dry.
And thats all there is too it...
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My Primitive Award
This was given to me by Brenda from My fathers house blogspot thank you so much Brenda I'm truly honored and I love your blog as much as you love mine...
Etsy Trash 2 Treasures Group
If you are a seller on Etsy and looking to join an Etsy group to help with promotion
and getting you noticed I belong to a great group called Trash 2 Treasures if your
interested in joining us please let me know and I will get you in touch with the Groups directors...
My Primitive Forum
We are having a Secret Santa Swap and Christmas Card exchange( signups now) and a Christmas Bingo game starting the Monday after Thanksgiving hope you'll join us...
My Grandbabies today
Anns Treasure Box Grand Opening Give away
Be sure and stop by and check out Anns new Blog its pretty awesome...
Happy Halloween
Happy Halloween everyone! Here are my 2 oldest grandbabies tonight dressed up to go Trick-or-Treating... Ayden (3) just had to be spiderman and Delayne (2)is a Fairy
Princess...
An awesome winter penny rug give a way
Stacy's Blog give a way
Stacy at Primarily Primitives is having her first blog give-a-way check it out...
My Marketplace ad in Create and Decorate!!!
I'M SO PROUD OF THIS AD AND WAY IT TURNED IT OUT...
For Today...
Outside my Window...a night sky filled with stars and a big bright moon
I am thinking...I wish it was still Saturday ( the weekend)
From the learning rooms...lots of new magazine to read...
I am thankful for...My family and special Friends
From the kitchen...a big pot of homemade Chili
I am wearing...a pink Tshirt, and Pink floral Pajama pants
I am reading...nothing right now!!!!!
I am hoping...to get my newsletter out this week and finish up some projects....
I am creating...some things for Christmas ornies etc....
I am hearing...the Weather on the news
Around the house...I need to mop the kitchen floor, and vacuum maybe tomorrow????
One of my favorite things...playing with my grandbabies and enjoying their company
A Few Plans For The Rest Of The Week...just taking one day at a time and finishing
as many projects this week as possible...
I've been Tagged!
I've been tagged by Keri from:
http://primitivekountryhappenings.blogspot.com
The rules are:
1. Link to your tagger and list these rules on your blog.
2. Share 7 facts about yourself on your blog, some random, some weird.
3. Tag 7 people at the end of your post by leaving their names as well as links to their blog.
4. Let them know they have been tagged by leaving a comment on their blog.
Here are the 7 facts about myself!
1. I can't watch Horror movies, they give me horrible bad dreams...
2. I'm a grandma now to 4 little ones...
3. my daughter Amanda(25) is my best buddy
4. I've been with my husband since 7th grade
5. my favorite show is BIG BROTHER
6. I drive a white mini van
7. I have 3 older brothers and I'm the only girl
I'm tagging the following bloggers:
1. carm @ http://shweetdoodlings.blogspot.com
2. Shari @ http://homespunandprimitives.blogspot.com
3. Megan @ http://americanprim.blogspot.com
4. tina @ http://junctionjournal.com
5. Retha@ http://cinnamoncreekprimitives.blogspot.com
6. Robin@ http://birdinthehandprimitives.blogspot.com
7. kim@ http://simple-needs.blogspot.com
Please stop by their blogs and say hello
My New Grandsons Debut
My son Justin and his fiance Tori are the proud new parents for the 1st time to Wyatt Matthew Bowling....
INTRODUCING MY NEWEST GRANDSON WYATT MATTHEW BOWLING he was born wednesday Oct 22nd
at 8:44 am he weighed 7 lbs. 1 oz. he is currently in the NICU because he was a breech baby born by c section and he has some fluid in his lungs that there trying
to clear up so hopefully he will go home with Mommy Sunday...He is my son Justin's
first baby...and he is on cloud 9 over the moon with this little boy...
So I am now officially the meme to 4 beautiful babies how lucky am I.....
Talk more Soon
Homemade dishwasher soap
Powder Recipe #1
1 cup Washing Soda
1 cup Borax
Powder Recipe #2
1 cup Baking Soda
1 cup Borax
For the above two recipes:
Mix thoroughly and store in a plastic container, use approximately 2 TBS per load.
Use vinegar in the rinse compartment as a rinse agent to help prevent residue
Try adding 2-3 drops essential oil
Powder Recipe #3
1/4 cup Washing Soda
1 TBS Liquid Dish Detergent
Use the above for each load of dishes.
Liquid Dishwasher Detergent Recipe
1 part baking soda
1 part borax
1 part water
1 drop lemon or orange essential oil per cup of detergent
Mix the ingredients thoroughly and store in a sealable jug.
Use 2 to 3 TBS per load.
If you’re having a cloudy dishes problem after using the homemade detergents:
Try adding a few drops of liquid dishsoap to the powder compartment when you add the powder.
You could also try cutting back on the amount of soap used (if you’re using 2 TBS, try cutting it back to 1 - 1 1/2 TBS).
Make sure to use vinegar in the rinse cycle
Talk soon
Recycle old bath towels into a new bath mat
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