How Do You Make Homemade Spanish Rice

You can find scissors, needle nose pliers, twine or thread large needles and a few clips in any household. Guide tubes help keep the pine needles straight and allow the weaver to keep a constant diameter of the coils as they work.

Use consistently for the most noticeable results and consult your doctor if you have any questions, concerns or notice your condition is growing worse. If you want to treat arthritic hands, try applying before bed and covering with a pair of thin pair...

Adjust the weavings to leave some holes for the plant to grow through. Because I had some bunches of willow stored in the garage, it was the perfect time make my own willow supports.

Step 3: Start with the base. You can also use it as an outdoor planter, which will last for two to three years. Other materials you might find include suckers that sprout from the base of trees, one-year growth from pruned bushes, thin new beech and birch...

To make this basket, you'll need: a rebar chair (Find them near the concrete supplies for about $0.50) chicken wire or wire garden mesh wire cutters scrap wood (for the base) staple gun scissors pliers felt or cardboard yarn or tape (optional) Step 1...

This article originally appeared in the July/August 2012 issue of Hobby Farm Home . Tools gloves safety glasses dust mask towel copper pot scrubber hammer small nail twine pencil hand drill keyhole saw pottery tool, grapefruit spoon, dull paring knife...

It sat in the strainer in the garage for many months, and now I have beautiful blue paper! According to the Robert C. Drain the plant material through a piece of net, and squeeze out as much water as you can.

It takes about a week to grow the wheatgrass to the right height, and while you can “mow” it if needed, the fresh green tips are will give it that quintessential springtime elegance.

Notes and Tips You can use most any kind of chocolate chips for this recipe. If using full-sized chocolate chips, try four or five. Set the can down into a saucepan containing a few inches of water to form a makeshift double boiler.

You can make cordage from daylily or cattail leaves to use in place of the raffia, and grapevines or honeysuckle vines can easily stand in for the rope. I worked this one until it was 4-inches high.

Maybe you can get it done more quickly, but either way, it's not a race so take the time you need to get some experience under your belt. I assign each of the other four a job and, for the most part, have them stay in their spot while they do it to avoid...

You will want your final cut piece to be smaller than your iron to avoid puckering later. Step 3 Emily Lawrence Mendoza Carefully press the iron over the piece of plastic so that it touches the whole shape at once.

All you need is some plain-brown kraft paper, white tissue or freezer paper, and raffia or natural threads for a simple and sweet garden-inspired package. When the gift is as pretty as this, there's no need to even wrap it.

Chocolate eggs, plastic eggs filled with small gifts, and tiny plastic straw nests filled with jellybeans were part of the game, along with hard-boiled eggs, generally dipped in artificial dyes from the dime store.

These fabric pumpkins are a quick craft to help you get into the fun of the season. Once all the fabric edges are stuffed in you can fluff the fabric and paper until you have the shape you want.

Step 4: Pretreat Cloth To Size Place 1½ cups soy milk in a large bowl, and soak the cloth in the milk for about 20 minutes. Cotton cloth is woven in narrow strips and then sewn together to make a larger piece of cloth.

Strain out the flowers. You should have about 4 ounces of liquid. Gum Arabic 3 drops thyme essential oil Cook the raspberries with the water and alum for 15 minutes, mashing the berries to release the juice.

The pages were a bit yellowed, and there were great line drawings of plants—the perfect combination to decorate a bowl. Let dry overnight and repeat with the other side. Step 3 Turn the bowl or jar used for the form over and cover with plastic wrap.

In these particular soaps, I find the ginger and green tea settling to be quite beautiful. Scrub a dub dub with these homemade soaps in your tub. Do not boil! Step 2 While the soap is melting, grate peeled ginger into the bottoms of your molds.

Be careful, as the mixture is still hot. Next, add any desired essential oils for scent. Start with a 50-50 ratio of apple cider vinegar to water and adjust according to your hair type.

Continue stirring for 3 to 4 minutes, then allow the mixture to sit for 5 to 10 more minutes until it starts to thicken. Honey Preparation In a heat-proof glass jar or recycled tin can, combine the coconut oil and beeswax.

This herb wreath is a great way to use and dry the last of your herb crop. Amid the hustle and bustle of Thanksgiving and Christmas, they are prepping away in the kitchen to ensure memories are made and traditions live on.

Make a Label To label your hand cream, print out one sheet of these labels . Here are some substitutions you can try: Instead of shea butter, try mango or avocado butter. Substitutions and Tips Feel free to play with this recipe to make it your own.

For the project below, I used weld, coreopsis, madder, Queen Anne's lace and walnut hulls. Use these recipes for making your own pigments, binders and paints to decorate fabrics for all kinds of uses and sewing projects.

Slowly pour the lye into the goat milk, stirring constantly with the wooden paint stirrer. Place the beeswax, glycerin and shortening in the other pot and melt. Quickly remove from heat and pour mixture into molds.

Remove from heat, pour into a shallow dish or bowl, and dip the papers in the sticky solution, coating evenly on all sides. You can also spray patio or deck areas, furniture and doorways to help repel flies from those areas.

Handle lye responsibly. If any accidents occur, they will be contained and easier to clean up than a countertop spill. Can You Make Soap Without Lye? These include yucca, soap nuts and the herb soapwort.