Grapeseed Oil

Posted on September 22, 2009 by Rose

One of the things that I love about Nature is it many uses. Of them is grapeseed oil. Although many prefer to eat the seedless kind, bare in mind that the seeds are very beneficial for everyday use.

Grapeseed oil is a vegetable oil and that is taken from the seeds of the grape plant. The extracted oil is used in salads for its nutty taste but is also widely used in skin-care. It is a lightweight oil and the skin can absorb it rather quickly.

I love using this oil mainly because how it feels on my skin once it dries and it is great for oily skin (which I have). It is extensively used as a massage oil base and it is noted for its skin-repairing capabilities for the skin around the eyes. I love to use grapeseed oil in bath bomb and lotion recipes and I find it to be a great alternative to sweet almond oil.

You can easily find grapeseed oil in the ‘oils’ section of the supermarket or online from skin-care suppliers.

Handmade Laptop Sleeve

Posted on September 18, 2009 by Rose

For those of you who are lucky to find a laptop/notebook sleeve for an average sized- laptop you are lucky!
My new laptop is a Dell 15.6 inches, and it’s wider than the average 15″ notebook sleeves you can purchase at any retail store. Any sleeve that I did find was just over my budget.

So I decided to get crafty and become my own designer!
With pen and paper handy to write my measurements down, I measured the area of my laptop and added a 1″ allowance. Not only this enabled me to pull my laptop out of the sleeve but it allowed me to insert it back with ease.
I picked the fabric I wanted and according to my measurements cut two panels. I cheated a little and used the padding from my old laptop sleeve since I couldn’t use it anymore (My old sleeve was made for 13 inch laptops). I sewed the padding onto the inside of my panels and completed the project by adding the velcro band.

I love the way my new laptop sleeve came out!

New Laptop Sleeve

You can visit eHow website for detailed instructions at
http://www.ehow.com/how_4965527_design-own-laptop-sleeve.html

Homemade Carpet Powder in 5 minutes!

Posted on September 1, 2009 by Rose

Home Made Carpet Powder

What to do when company is arriving in less than half hour and you have no carpet powder to freshen up the living room carpet?

If you have these two household products sitting in your pantry closet then you’re in luck! You can whip up some homemade carpet powder in less than 5 minutes and makes a great conversation piece!

Recipe – Homemade Carpet Powder

Large mixing container
Baking soda
Borax
Choice of fragrance oil or essential oil
Aluminum foil and tape

Using foil and a toothpick makes magic!

In a large mixing container combine equal parts baking soda and borax (We only needed enough for our living room and foyer so we just used one cup of baking soda and one cup borax). Mix well.

You can add your preference of scent (In our case we added 3-4 drops of lavender fragrance oil).

Time was of the essence so we just covered the container with aluminum foil and taped around the container. We poked various small holes into the foil and voila! you now have our own makeshift powder shaker.