~ Baby Booties: Handwork ~

I just love knitting baby booties!!  They are so cute and tiny....precious!

Here is a quick glimpse of some that are going to make it to our shop very soon.....

...my personal favorite...

What is your favorite thing to knit or sew?

~~Laura Elizabeth

~ Planting Time: A Day on the Farm ~

It's been a busy week on the farm! 

There are always so many things to do, especially when it comes to planting. Today we have been planting seedlings....

The seedlings that haven't germinated yet are sitting on top of our homemade germinating mat. Underneath the black rubber mat is a special electrical wire that gradually warms the seedlings for maximum germination speed.  It's something new we are trying this year and we can't wait to share the results!  

All the 'green' in the back is our mint.....peppermint, spearmint, chocolate mint, and apple mint!  Keep an eye out for a homemade iced mint tea recipe!  It is sooooo delicious!  :D

Enjoy this luscious spring weather!!

~Laura and Lizzy

~ Homemade Room Freshener: A Tutorial ~

Isn't it just lovely when you walk into a room, and it smells fresh and fragrant? We've been having SO much fun putting together all sorts of delicious scents for our home.

Today we decided to make a homemade Vanilla Fragrance~


What you'll need:

1 Pretty spray bottle
Cold Water
2 TB.Vanilla Extract
A lovely tag with your scent labeled on the front.
String or twine to attach the label to the bottle

Pour Vanilla extract into spray bottle and fill up the bottle with cold water almost to the top. Attach the label, shake well, and lightly mist around your rooms!

Store in a cool dark place. If kept in direct sunlight the fragrance will lose its scent...A nightstand drawer or closet is perfect for easy access.





Other Inspirational fragrance ideas~

Try the above recipe with different extracts such as peppermint, lemon, cinnamon, lavender, and orange.
Peppermint and lemon are refreshing, cinnamon and orange gives you that, "fresh out of the oven" smell, and lavender and vanilla are very relaxing before bedtime!

You can find these extracts at most natural health food stores, or at ~  http://www.frontiercoop.com/

So mix and match and make your home smell fresh and delicious!   Let us know which one you make first!

~~Elizabeth

~ Scones: A Recipe ~

Tea Time Scones

Scones are quite simple to make, so we usually make our own.   You can add all kinds of extras to your scones, depending on your taste.  Try cut-up apples, currants, ginger, orange zest, almond flavoring, cinnamon, apricots, fresh blueberries, cranberries, or even chocolate chips – our favorite!

           

2 c.  flour           

1 T.  baking powder

2 T.  sugar

1/2 t.  salt

6 T.  butter – very cold

1 c.  buttermilk, or whole milk

Egg wash ( 1 Lightly beaten egg with 1 T water )

Sugar, or cinnamon sugar for sprinkling on top

Mix dry ingredients.  Cut in 6 T.  butter until mixture resembles coarse cornmeal. (If you want to add anything to your scones just mix it in before the buttermilk)  Make a well in the center and pour in buttermilk.  ( If you do not have buttermilk or lemon juice than just use regular milk.)  Mix until dough clings together and is a bit sticky- do not over-mix or you will get bricks instead of scones :) Turn out dough onto a floured surface and shape into a 6- to 8-inch round about 1 1/2 inches thick.  Quickly cut into pie wedges or use a round biscuit cutter to cut circles.  The secret of tender scones is a minimum of handling.  Place on an un-greased cookie sheet, being sure the sides of the scones don’t touch each other.  Brush the scones with the egg wash for a shiny, beautiful brown scone.  Sprinkle sugar or cinnamon sugar on top.  Bake at 425°  for 10 – 20 minutes, or until light brown.

Precious Things Final

Glorious dwelling of the holy, where no grief or gloom of sin
Through the pure and pearly portals evermore shall enter in:
Christ its Light and God its Temple, Christ its song of endless laud!
O what precious consummation of the precious things of God!

Part 16 Of Precious Things

Pause not here,--the Holy City, glorious in God's light, behold!
Like unto a stone most precious, clear as crystal, pure as gold;
Strong foundations, fair with sapphires, sardius and chrysolite,
Blent with amethyst and jacinth, emerald and topaz bright.

Part 15 Of Precious Things

Precious, precious to Jehovah is His children's holy sleep;
He is with them in the passing through the waters cold and deep;
Everlasting love enfolds them softly, safely to His breast,
Everlasting love receives them to His glory and His rest.