August 2011
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✂ easy vintage bunting
- 50 inches of 6” wide tea stained or vintage print fabric (tea staining tutorial here) - small piece of paper, pencil - scissors - string step two: to create a template for your bunting, cut the paper to 6 inches in height (the same width as your fabric).  then cut your paper to be 4.5 inches in width.  fold the paper in half to find the middle point and draw a small mark at the bottom...
Aug 8th
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✂ tea stained fabric
- 50 inches of 6” wide cotton linen or muslin - 5 tea bags (black tea - i used two bags of earl grey and three bags of english breakfast tea) - boiling water - a jar, a spoon step one: fill your jar with boiling water and add the tea bags.  stir with a spoon and allow the tea to steep for 3-5 minutes. step two: allow your linen to soak for at least 20 minutes.  if you want your fabric...
Aug 8th
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theonefatgirl asked: I think this is such a brilliant blog <3
Already trying out the fishtail braid...
Aug 7th
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✂ fishtail braided bracelet
- 22-26 inches of waxed linen string (or 1-2mm leather cord) - 48 inches of twine or string (more or less depending on the thickness of your string - it’s better to have too much than too little!  because my string was very thin, i used more than 84 inches!) step one: take your waxed linen, fold it in half, and tie a knot in the end leaving a small loop. step two: lay your second...
Aug 7th
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♡ sugar wax
rather than wasting your money on messy chemical-laden hair removal products, just make your own!  it takes a bit of practice…especially if you don’t own a candy thermometer, but once you do get it right, it works quite well.  you may want to halve the recipe until you get a hang of cooking it to just the right consistency. - 2 c. granulated white sugar - 1/4 c. water - juice of one...
Aug 6th
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♡ simple sugar scrub
- 1 c. sugar (white or brown) - 1/2 c. olive oil - honey (optional) - essential oil (optional) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 01.) mix sugar and olive oil together.  02.) if desired, add a squirt of honey and a few drops of essential oil (lavender, orange, or peppermint, etc). 03.) for body: use as an exfoliant in the shower.  rinse well and moisturize. 04.) for lips: soften...
Aug 5th
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❖ banana pear muffins
- 2 medium bananas, ripe - 3 medium pears, ripe - 2 c. all purpose flour, divided - 1/3 c. brown sugar, packed - 1/3 c. white sugar - 1 egg - 1 t. baking soda - 1 t. baking powder - 1/4 t. salt - 1/4 t. cinnamon - 1 t. vanilla extract - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 01.) peel and core pears, cut into chunks and add into a large mixing bowl. 02.) peel bananas, break...
Aug 5th
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