recipe

SuperCute! is hosting the pre-party for the Indie Craft Experience on Friday. There will be food and beverages and movies!
I am contemplating making this black bean hummus to serve with tomato slices and toast. It tastes just like a BLT, but it’s vegan!

1 clove garlic
1 can black beans, drained
2 tablespoons lemon juice
1 1/2 tablespoons tahini
cumin, salt, cayenne pepper and paprika to taste
cherry tomatoes or tomato slices for serving
wheat toast or crackers

Mince garlic, then add black beans, reserved liquid (approx 2tbs), 2 tablespoons lemon juice, tahini, cumin, sea salt, and cayenne pepper. Mix until smooth, then add any additional seasoning and reserved liquid to taste.
Garnish with paprika and serve with tomato slices and wheat pitas, toast or crackers.

 

Bubble Mailer tutorial over in SuperCute! blog

For all you sustainability nuts, I posted a make-your-own-bubble-mailers from recycled materials tutorial over in the SuperCute! blog:
tutorial!

 

squeaky clean?

My Apple Tree is blooming!!!!!!!

*ahem*
sorry, now back to the point of this post:
Mostly this is for my reference, because I intend to whip up a couple batches of this stuff for when our washer gets hooked back up. But, I thought some other people might like the recipes as well, so here ya go!
S.O.’s Home-Made Cheap Laundry Soap

1. 1 bar Fels Naptha soap, grated (comes out to about 2 cups)
You can find this in the grocery store laundry aisle. S.O. grates it on our cheese grater.
2. 1 c Borax
Comes from the grocery store laundry aisle and some hardware stores.
3. 1 c Washing Soda
My sister can find this at her nice grocery store but we had to order online. Others report that they found it in little grocery stores or Mexican markets.
4. 1/4 c OxyClean (not necessary, but we add it)

Mix it all together into a bumpy, granular mix. Don’t worry about stuff getting correctly dispersed, even if it doesn’t quite look like it does.

Use 1T for a light load

Use 2T for a large or dirty load (It’s true! Only 2 Tablespoons per load!)

Laundry Rinse (instead of fabric softener which is so bad for you and the environment, you don’t even want to know)

1. 1 gal white vinegar
2. 25-30 drops essential oil - optional (This was another internet purchase. We’re currently using “gardenia.” Mmmmm. Straight vinegar works just fine though.)

Use 1/4 c in the rinse cycle. I promise your clothes won’t smell like vinegar. The vinegar clears the last bit of soap remaining on all your clothes and reduces static.

They are both from ModCottage, a nifty blog!

 

tutorial

This is my first go at making a tutorial, so pardon if it’s a little bit sparse. I get so involved in the making that sometimes I forget to stop and take photos! Anyway, if you click on this first picture, it will take you to the tutorial on how to recycle old t-shirts into a new pair of panties! If you follow this and get a good result, I’d love to see pictures in the comments.