Tea Tree Oil is a pretty effective deodorant.

I've been swiping a little tea tree oil under my arms for the past few days with a cotton swab instead of using deodorant, and I think I'm going to make a habit of it. The strong licorice-reminiscent scent fades within ten minutes, and it keeps me smelling fresh until nightfall. I was a pretty huge fan of the homemade deodorant that I'd been using, but I feel better about putting tea tree oil on my skin than baking soda, and tea tree oil leaves no white residue. And another thing: Have I mentioned how pumped I am...

Homemade Fig Newtons

As I mentioned last week, I recently came into possession of a lot of figs.  We turned a lot of them in to jam and preserves, but I was still left with at least a gallon of fresh, beautiful figs.  They're great to eat whole, but one of my favorite incarnations of figs has always been fig newtons.  I made a huge batch of these and within a couple of days they were gone, so I guess I'm not the only one who loves fig newtons!  This recipe is definitely going into my recipe book to be made again. For Filling: 5-6...

Glass bottles make me smile.

I'm just gonna go ahead and warn everyone: this post is about to be a link fest. The pretty glass bottle that my Burt's Bees Vitamin E Body & Bath Oil came in has inspired me to buy more glass bottles for storing homemade health and beauty products. My friend Chuck told me about two really neat websites where I can find glass bottles for next to nothing (SKS Bottle & Packaging, Inc. & Sunburst Bottle Company), and I'm pretty pumped about it. The first two projects that I plan to fill some bottles...

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