Comments for Crafty Creations http://experimentalhomesteader.com/cc Sheri Ann Richerson's exotic gardening, elegant cooking, crafty creations, food preservation and animal husbandry... all on two and a half acres in Marion, Indiana! Thu, 26 Apr 2012 12:09:02 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Comment on Make Homemade Soap by Isabel Showkatian http://experimentalhomesteader.com/cc/2010/01/26/make-homemade-soap/#comment-147 Isabel Showkatian Thu, 26 Apr 2012 12:09:02 +0000 http://experimentalhomesteader.com/cc/?p=56#comment-147 Hi, I liked your basic soap recipe. I had a great lye recipe which called for olive oil, coconut oil and palm oil. I used it a few times over a decade ago but unfortunately stopped making soap and now cannot locate it. Now I'd like to try it again, but feel uncertain as to which recipe to use. Yours looked similar, but I do not want to use lard. Do you have a lye soap recipe that does not use lard? Or do you have suggestions on which is a good one to try? I appreciate your help. Isabel Hi,

I liked your basic soap recipe. I had a great lye recipe which called for olive oil, coconut oil and palm oil. I used it a few times over a decade ago but unfortunately stopped making soap and now cannot locate it. Now I’d like to try it again, but feel uncertain as to which recipe to use. Yours looked similar, but I do not want to use lard. Do you have a lye soap recipe that does not use lard? Or do you have suggestions on which is a good one to try? I appreciate your help. Isabel

]]> Comment on Orris Root Powder by dee http://experimentalhomesteader.com/cc/2011/10/13/orris-root-powder/#comment-125 dee Thu, 17 Nov 2011 00:19:52 +0000 http://experimentalhomesteader.com/cc/?p=181#comment-125 Both sites are great. I really appreciate your help, thank you! Both sites are great. I really appreciate your help, thank you!

]]> Comment on Orris Root Powder by sheriannricherson http://experimentalhomesteader.com/cc/2011/10/13/orris-root-powder/#comment-124 sheriannricherson Sun, 13 Nov 2011 17:08:23 +0000 http://experimentalhomesteader.com/cc/?p=181#comment-124 Here are the only two sources I could find. I bought mine from a local herb shop. Secret Garden Growers - http://yhst-27104608415819.stores.yahoo.net/iris-florentina.html Companion Plants - http://companionplants.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=191&osCsid=0k1h0abt08g1stedj4lht4er61 Here are the only two sources I could find. I bought mine from a local herb shop.

Secret Garden Growers – http://yhst-27104608415819.stores.yahoo.net/iris-florentina.html

Companion Plants – http://companionplants.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=191&osCsid=0k1h0abt08g1stedj4lht4er61

]]> Comment on Orris Root Powder by dee http://experimentalhomesteader.com/cc/2011/10/13/orris-root-powder/#comment-123 dee Sun, 13 Nov 2011 16:52:05 +0000 http://experimentalhomesteader.com/cc/?p=181#comment-123 Okay. I appreciate you clearing it up. I would like to grow the specific iris for the orris root. Do you have a suggestion as to where I can obtain it? I have so many different iris plants, colors and heights, none of which I have purchased - strickley plant exchanges. I don't think I have this specific one. Okay. I appreciate you clearing it up. I would like to grow the specific iris for the orris root. Do you have a suggestion as to where I can obtain it? I have so many different iris plants, colors and heights, none of which I have purchased – strickley plant exchanges. I don’t think I have this specific one.

]]> Comment on Orris Root Powder by sheriannricherson http://experimentalhomesteader.com/cc/2011/10/13/orris-root-powder/#comment-121 sheriannricherson Thu, 10 Nov 2011 15:34:52 +0000 http://experimentalhomesteader.com/cc/?p=181#comment-121 Hello Dee and thank you for your question. The orris root iris is a specific one, so yes, it does matter. The botanical name of this particular iris is Iris x germanica var florentina. Hello Dee and thank you for your question. The orris root iris is a specific one, so yes, it does matter. The botanical name of this particular iris is Iris x germanica var florentina.

]]> Comment on Orris Root Powder by dee http://experimentalhomesteader.com/cc/2011/10/13/orris-root-powder/#comment-120 dee Thu, 10 Nov 2011 14:25:17 +0000 http://experimentalhomesteader.com/cc/?p=181#comment-120 I just dug up some very croweded iris's in my yard. I gave some of them away, but have a bunch left over. My question is does it make a difference which bearded iris is used? Mine are deep maroon and a shorter variety. I also grow lavender and if I can use the roots I have it would be serendipity! I just dug up some very croweded iris’s in my yard. I gave some of them away, but have a bunch left over. My question is does it make a difference which bearded iris is used? Mine are deep maroon and a shorter variety. I also grow lavender and if I can use the roots I have it would be serendipity!

]]> Comment on Handmade Crafts Photo Day – September 10, 2011 by Rosemary Moorman http://experimentalhomesteader.com/cc/2011/09/10/handmade-crafts-photo-day-september-10-2011/#comment-102 Rosemary Moorman Sat, 10 Sep 2011 17:01:00 +0000 http://experimentalhomesteader.com/cc/?p=136#comment-102 Noah's Art bookends. For more information email rlmoorman_24@yahoo.com [img]http://experimentalhomesteader.com/cc/files/IMG_2226-e1315674998352.jpg[/img] Noah’s Art bookends. For more information email rlmoorman_24@yahoo.com

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]]> Comment on Handmade Crafts Photo Day – September 10, 2011 by Rosemary Moorman http://experimentalhomesteader.com/cc/2011/09/10/handmade-crafts-photo-day-september-10-2011/#comment-101 Rosemary Moorman Sat, 10 Sep 2011 17:00:40 +0000 http://experimentalhomesteader.com/cc/?p=136#comment-101 A picture of a semi truck bank. For more information email rlmoorman_24@yahoo.com [img]http://experimentalhomesteader.com/cc/files/IMG_2225-e1315674954592.jpg[/img] A picture of a semi truck bank. For more information email rlmoorman_24@yahoo.com

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]]> Comment on Handmade Crafts Photo Day – September 10, 2011 by Rosemary Moorman http://experimentalhomesteader.com/cc/2011/09/10/handmade-crafts-photo-day-september-10-2011/#comment-100 Rosemary Moorman Sat, 10 Sep 2011 16:57:51 +0000 http://experimentalhomesteader.com/cc/?p=136#comment-100 A neon green skully! $2.25 each while supplies last! For more information email rlmoorman_24@yahoo.com [img]http://experimentalhomesteader.com/cc/files/dishcloth1-e1315674981127.jpg[/img] A neon green skully! $2.25 each while supplies last! For more information email rlmoorman_24@yahoo.com

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]]> Comment on Handmade Crafts Photo Day – September 10, 2011 by Rosemary Moorman http://experimentalhomesteader.com/cc/2011/09/10/handmade-crafts-photo-day-september-10-2011/#comment-99 Rosemary Moorman Sat, 10 Sep 2011 16:48:52 +0000 http://experimentalhomesteader.com/cc/?p=136#comment-99 An orange pumpkin! $2.25 each while supplies last! For more information email rlmoorman_24@yahoo.com <img src="http://experimentalhomesteader.com/eh/files/dishcloth-2-150x150.jpg" alt="An orange pumpkin dishcloth." /> An orange pumpkin! $2.25 each while supplies last! For more information email rlmoorman_24@yahoo.com

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