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The problem with this method is the original lye is NaOH which binds differently and creates a more solidified product where the KOH gives you the right texture. Trust me, I make castile soap and use the flakes to make laundry soap. It takes longer but it will make a gel like cake on the top...

I scanned through the Soap 101 thread and I may have missed it but I didn't see anything about making liquid soap. Does anyone know a good way to do this? I have lots of olive oil and coconut oil as well as KOH which is the right lye. I just don't know the steps. I found something online...

EXACTLY!! I guess I have to be fair and add that it hasn't come on more than a time or two, but IMO it hasn't been called for. What really got me fuming is the next morning he had the AC on, I mean really, that's such a waste. I guess I just have more "insulation" on me than he has. He's...

We live in a new house (built Jul 08) and it has great insulation. We use the AC in the summer but we get highs around 115 regularly so I'm fine with that. However, it has just barely begun to drop in temp at night and my DH is cranking up the heat. :barnie IMHO it does NOT need to be at a...

I've heard great things about Mystic Monk coffee. I'm ordering some but haven't yet. I don't drink coffee, but my DH does and I also like to have enough for guests. You can order it here Hope that helps!

Farmfresh, maybe this is dumb, but how do you make it fit in the sewing machine? Or do you just do it by hand? I tried to mend a pair but couldn't manage to get it maneuvered to the machine. My jeans (granted I buy the cheapy $20 Target ones) always wear on the inner thighs or the knee caps.

My mom has an adorably goofy terrier mix and I groom him with cheapy $17 clippers with the plastic combs. They are meant for human hair not dog hair, but they work. I don't have experience like the previous poster (thank you by the way!) but I just use a "4" all over on him after a bath and...

This is really interesting, I'm going to look it up! Hopefully I'll be getting fresh eggs from my girls anyday now!

Okay but don't buy it up before me!!! Maybe I shouldn't have posted anything, whoops. Just kidding, I'm all set for a while, but when I get more money I'm buying more. The bargain section is good but you have to really look at the item because sometimes it's just leftovers and they only have...

I will read those links, be sure! Again, thanks for input from your 5 year old :) I had a child development teacher that her point of view was that teaching academics (especially the hard stuff) was harmful too young. I agree! A child's job is to learn, but that doesn't mean sitting down at a...

Pat, thank you for your post. I will look at the sites you posted. Mostly I started this thread because, like you, I was aghast at the idea that someone indeed would let the video do the teaching. But also out of curiosity if a child had the capability to read and/or comprehend at that age...

I am making some now and I'm using the design from Kayla's Cloth Kits but after making one I'll see if it needs to be modified. I have a whole bunch of PUL that I ordered from Kids in the Garden bargain area so I'm good to go. I also am making diapers from Kayla's Cloth Kits but that wasn't a...

Oops, I forgot to say that as for the old fashioned way of making lye, it does work (I haven't done it personally) but it makes inconsistent batches. Some may be stronger than others so the amount you would need to use would vary but you wouldn't know if you needed to use more or less until you...

I found it at Ace hardware and at the grocery store. Both times I got the same brand but I forget what it was. The first time (Ace) I read it saying 100% lye flakes, and I was so paranoid that I might get the wrong product that I asked the worker there if that meant everything in the bottle...

I guess the consensus is "what's the big deal." I'd rather save the hundred bucks or however much it is and do it myself. As for too soon or what's the rush, well, there's no rush, but why not? If the mom has time and wants to, I don't see why not. Babies brains are growing and they WANT to...