DIY Vanilla Extract - vanilla beans and alcohol

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This is a super simple DIY for you and all your baking friends, DIY vanilla extract! Who knew it was so easy! I'm going to give some of mine away as gifts. The rum vanilla extract is going into Grandma's Rum Ball recipe. That's the extent of my baking ability. I'm a cooker, not a baker.

During Christmas 2015 I made a gingerbread recipe that looked fine to me on paper, but after I made them I realized they tasted like dog biscuits. Dad, bless him, said he liked them but it was a fib. My sister, who does bake, took a look at the recipe and noticed it called for too much flour. Well maybe this Christmas, with a recipe vetted by my sister, I can make non-dog biscuit gingerbread. Fingers crossed.

Recipe:
9-10 vanilla beans grade B - cut into pieces
2 cups 80 proof alcohol - I used vodka and rum
2 months time

Materials needed:
Booze, plonk, hooch - any cheap alcohol will do
Vanilla beans - grade B, the dry ones
Jar and lid for storing

Cut beans, place in clean jar. Pour 2 cups of alcohol over beans. Shake 1 time a day, store in a cool dry place. Ready to use after 2 months.

B is for banilla

DIY Skull Shirt - easy Halloween costume - no sew

Grab yourself a thrifted t-shirt, or one from the bottom of your closet and get cutting for this easy DIY Halloween costume. Or just wear it as we get closer to Halloween. Or just bring it into your everyday wardrobe ;)

Materials:
Shirt
Scissors
Chalk
A ruler if your are cautious. I am not cautious.

DIY Tiny Sketchbook and Easy Bookbinding

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Make this tiny sketchbook to go with your traveling watercolor tin! This project also has really easy bookbinding tricks, for a simple and cute traveling artist kit.

Materials:
Scissors: http://amzn.to/2d5k2o8
Watercolor tin
Pencil or pen
Sturdy cover material
Binder clip
Large needles: http://amzn.to/2dAGE4W
Pliers - possibly: http://amzn.to/2dPWJTi

Tiny sketchbook with easy bookbinding instructions

DIY Watercolor Palette - so tiny - easy to make and carry

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This is the cutest water color palette you will ever see. It's so easy to make and super portable. Make it out of any mint tin or thing you have around that closes nicely. And it helps to check if your watercolors will rewet after they have dried. Becuase I didn't and just got lucky. A-whoops!

Materials:
Water Color Tubes: http://amzn.to/2ck77OF
Rubbing alcohol: http://amzn.to/2cn3glc
Cloth for alcohol
Air dry clay: http://amzn.to/2ch9Spo
Mint tins

Let me know if you make one!

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Sustainable Business Spotlight: OodleBaDoodle

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OodleBaDoodle is a sustainable business that makes super cute pillows and home decor. Rebecca makes everything with reclaimed materials. She was kind enough to open her studio to me and let me ask her tons of questions.

Rebecca shared with us the ups and downs of her sustainable business and where she sources some of her materials. Check out Fab Mo in Mountain View, Ca, one of the resources she recommends.

Check out her work: https://www.etsy.com/shop/OodleBaDoodle

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Thrifted Rehab: Water Damaged Picture Recue

This thrifted rehab has been sitting in my To-Do pile for so long that I decided to make it into an episode. The picture had some water damage, so it needed a new back. I tried to put the picture in a new frame, but the frame was too small! Boo! But the original frame is cute, so it's not a total wash. Let me know you have any projects that have been sitting around.


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Materials:
Thrifted picture
New frame (possibly)
Acid free backing board - I used heavy weight drawing boards from the art store
Ruler
Writing utensil
Cutting tool
Acid free tape
Pliers

You may need different supplies depending on how much is going on behind your picture once you open it up!

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DIY Beauty: Shaving Cream - easy home made beauty

This shaving cream is an easy beauty DIY, it's fun and you can do it right in your kitchen. Bonus: it's super healthy. I've used mine 2 times now, and it makes my legs feel amazing. I do need to soap my pits after using it, because it does feel super slick up in there but after I do it feels so nice.

Materials:
Castile Soap
Coconut Oil
Almond Oil
Shea Butter
Healing Clay* this is optional
Jars - use upcycled jam jars
Mixer - we are using food safe everything, so mix with what you have
Double boiler - again, we are using food safe items, so use what you have

Full recipe:
1/3 Cup Shea butter
1/3 Cup Coconut oil
2 Tablespoons sweet almond oil
2 Tablespoons Lavender liquid castile soap
1 Teaspoon Healing Clay

Heat the oils in a double boiler until all melted.
Add clay and soap and mix until dissolved.
Cool in fridge for about 20-30 minutes. We ended up cooling it for 30.
Whip it! And once it's frothy add to your little jars.

There are other natural saving creams that I want to try out, are there any beauty DIYs you want me to try? Let me know in the comments

Thank you for watching!

Diy Shaving Cream