Raising Goats For Beginners What You Need To Know
In this raising goats for beginners primer we will cover all the things you need to know about keeping goats when you are first starting out. When I got my first goats, Marsha and Fadra I knew next to nothing about goats. Quite frankly they kind of scared me. I...
Soap Molds – Which One Is For You?
When it comes to making homemade soap, once you get past the actually making the soap phase, you need to have a soap mold to pour your lovely creation into. The sky is the limit when it comes to molding your soap, you just need to follow a few simple rules. NEVER USE...
How To Make Goat Milk Lotion Recipe Soft and Luxurious
This Goat milk lotion recipe is so good for you because goat’s milk itself has healing properties! It is my own recipe that I love though some find it a tad bit oily until the coconut and almond oil soak into your skin. Because as we all know, I’m not a...
Spa Gift Basket Ideas For Woman From The Heart
What says I’m thinking of you more than a homemade gift? HartNana’s Goat’s Milk Soap Recipe is so easy and so forgiving that even a novice can have terrific results – of course HartNana will be there with you to help you out if you have...
Soap Cutting Knife With Cool Crinkle Edge
I have an admission to make. I have been coveting a really cool crinkle edged soap cutting knife for a long time. Those wavy ends on bars of homemade soap are just so attractive. For the longest time I thought this little soap cutting knife was going to be...
Homemade Country Bread Recipe How to Make Real Artisan Bread
Homemade country bread recipe for real artisan bread…as Dorcus Lane (don’t you just love her name?) on Larkrise to Candleford says, Is my one true weakness… Over the last ten years I have worked on perfecting good quality homemade country bread...
Lavender Essential Oil Aromatherapy Relaxation In The Air
Lаvеndеr Essential Oil Aromatherapy: Lurе Of A Lusty Life Using оf lavender essential oil aromatherapy іѕ іnеvіtаblе. Vаrіоuѕ essential оіlѕ соntrіbutе their ѕіgnіfісаnсе in аrоmаthеrару. Onе аmоng ѕuсh oils іѕ lаvеndеr оіl. Lаvеndеr essential оіl is еxtrасtеd from...
How to Make Homemade Carpet Deodorizer
This is really simple and works wonderfully, I know as I have used it in my minivan. You remember how I use my minivan to move my goats around? You don’t? Well, here is my “you might be a redneck story” about goats and my minivan. So, I don’t...
How to Calm an Upset Stomach with Essential Oils
When it comes to How to Calm an Upset Stomach with Essential Oils, just one drop of peppermint oil rubbed on the stomach or smelled from a tissue can calm indigestion, an upset stomach or other internal digestive commotion. A must-have when traveling!…...
Welcome! Hartnana (and her husband Dave the truck driver) share the self sufficient living skills that we have gleaned from living on a homesteading.
The soap maker’s journal is designed to help both the novice and experienced soap maker (really any bath & body product crafter) keep track of their soap making experiences. With a place to record your recipes, additions & results as well as a place to include pictures of your finished products, this journal should help you remember those little details necessary to duplicate successes and avoid repeating “fails”. Also included is a SAP chart, directions for creating your own soap recipes, a couple of basic soap recipes, and a chart highlighting essential oils fragrance notes. Having all of your crafting notes in one place makes the process so much easier. And you don’t have to be technology dependent for creating new recipes