Archive for the ‘Making Stuff’ Category

box for a midwife

Posted on February 18th, 2014 by mountain girl  |  3 Comments »

It’s been a while since I’ve painted a cord burning box.  I just did this one for a midwife in Indiana, and sewed up a batik bag to go with it. This particular midwife asked for some specific colors for the box and bag and mentioned that she liked the lotus box I painted last […]



getting better

Posted on November 7th, 2013 by mountain girl  |  7 Comments »

Well, we’re out of the woods. Of course, we live in the woods, so we’re never actually out of them, LOL. But after a month and a half of feeling pretty downright awful, I’m getting better. I had either intense allergies or some kind of long-lasting bug, but it included lots and lots of coughing, […]



homemade facial moisturizer

Posted on August 6th, 2013 by mountain girl  |  4 Comments »

This moisturizer works great for me, and I use it twice a day, morning and night.  My skin is normal-to-dry, with a couple of oily spots.  I make my own because commercial moisturizers (even natural ones) usually give me a nice little pimple or two. When I lived in the Midwest, the weather was so […]



berry smoothie pops

Posted on July 28th, 2013 by mountain girl  |  3 Comments »

Around here, we fire up our Vitamix at least once a day, and usually quite a bit more during the summer months.  We make smoothies, slushies, banana or berry “ice cream” and other brain-freezing but healthy treats.  This is one we came up with recently and it’s a winner.  I’ve shown it as popsicles here, […]



eco-kids tuesday

Posted on July 23rd, 2013 by mountain girl  |  3 Comments »

Hannah featured our raw vegan cheesecake on Eco-Kids Tuesday today.  Stop by her blog for more kid-friendly creative ideas!