going eco and crafty

so ive spent most of the past couple of weeks planning and making things and ive loved it :D

to start with i made eco friendly fabric conditioner and washing powder. for the fabric conditioner you need equal parts water, white vinegar and bicarb of soda. mix everything up and use 1/8 of a cup in each load of washing.
for the washing powder you need 1 bar of soap (no scent or colour), 1 cup of bicarb of soda and 1 cup of washing soda crystals. grate the soap and mix with the other ingrediants. you only need 1 tablespoon in each load. i know it doesnt sound alot but it does work. i put the fabric conditioner in an old f c container i had lying around and the washing powder in a glass jar i brought for it. ive used blue bar of soap but this is becase i accidentally brought it. next time ill use a colorless bar

i also made a cork board and chalk board. with 2 baking trays. i painted one of them with chalkboard paint and glued the other with wine corks. i then glued buttons around the edges. i think they turned out pretty well. i like them anyway and  so does the biker.

on sunday i was asked by the biker to make cinamon rolls, there are only 2 places in England you can get the ones made famous in america and we have tried these and fell in love with them. i found many recipes on pinterest and decided on one that looked......homely? i cant really explain why i chose this one. well i tried it out and wow the sheer amount it made was amazing. i had to cut the dough in half and freeze half. the recicpie said not to skimp on the brown sugar and cinnamon so i didnt. OMG they were absolutely beautiful. so mouth watering. the biker said they were really nice and i can tell when he means it. http://pinterest.com/pin/157837161910331888/


i had a thought the other night when i was on my own before the biker changed back to working days. i wanted to make butterbeer. like in harry potter. pinterest to the rescue hehe. i looked for recipies and there were a few. i didnt like the look of most of them though an i was just about to give up when i found it. and oh wow does it taste so nice. very sweet but for those, like me, who have a sweet tooth its perfect.
all you need is 2 tbsp of brown sugar, 2 tbsp of butter, 1 mug of milk, 1 tsp vannilla extract and a pinch of cinnamon. heat the sugar and butter together and then add the milk. heat for a little while then add the vanilla and cinnamon. mix together until it boils and there you have it. beautiful
http://pinterest.com/pin/157837161910276031/

the bikers hand are always dry and with the cold weather they have been cracking and bleeding. so i decided to make him some moisturising cream. i mixed together 200ml of vasaline, 200ml of e45 cream and 300ml of baby lotion. i used an electric whisk to mix them together. and thats it. it really works although the biker keeps forgetting to actually use it. i think he has used it twice. i use it though (it makes alot) and i gave some to my sister and mom and they tell me it really works for them. ive been using it on Rs feet as well as they get really dry and flakey. since using it though they have been as soft as a babys bottom. http://pinterest.com/pin/157837161910180851/

and thats what ive been up to for the past few weeks. idont know if anybody is reading this but of you are then i hope there is something in this post you can take away with you, something that can be usefull