Simple farmhouse life DIY projects for the all-natural, handmade home
Book - 2020
Transform your home into a simple farmhouse--no matter where you live--with this beautiful guide to slow living. Country girl and popular blogger Lisa Bass shares her favorite hearty recipes, handmade products, and tips for natural living that she uses in her own from-scratch life. Slow down and enjoy the simplicity of a country lifestyle with recipes such as: rosemary lemon foaming dish soap, stonewashed linen apron, market tote, pillow covers from reclaimed materials, dipped beeswax candles, linen ruffle throw blanket, and chamomile body butter.
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Guilford, Connecticut :
Lyons Press
[2020]
- Language
- English
- Main Author
- Physical Description
- xiii, 201 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm
- ISBN
- 9781493042746
- Introduction
- Chapter 1. Natural Handmade Kitchen
- Beeswax Food Wraps
- Simple Pot Holders
- Linen Tea Towels
- Simple Linen Market Tote
- Drop-Cloth Bosket Liner
- Linen Kitchen Apron
- Linen Half Apron
- Linen Pinafore Apron
- Pinafore Apron for Kids
- Fruit and Veggie Wash
- Lemon Rosemary Foaming Hand and Dish Soop
- Cast-iron Salt Scrub
- Wooden Spoon Butter
- Simmering Stovetop Potpourri
- Chapter 2. Handmade Home
- Dipped Beeswax Candles
- Basic Pillow Cover Tutorial
- How to Sew a Ruffle
- Crochet-Trim Double-Gauze Throw Blanket
- Linen Ruffle Throw Blanket
- Reversible Drop-Cloth Throw
- Tie-Top Linen Curtains
- How to Make Faux Grain-Sack Fabric
- Groin-Sack Table Runner
- Faux Ticking-Stripe Sheets
- Linen-Wrapped Balls
- How to Dye Drop Cloth
- Chapter 3. Collecting Antique and Vintage Finds
- Plate Gallery Wall
- Kids' Apron from Vintage Runner
- Crochet Table-Topper Stool Makeover
- Duvet from Vintage Sheets
- Linen Bench Slipcover
- Lavender Orange Candles in Antique Pottery
- Vintage Grain-Sack Pillow Cover
- Pillowcase with Heirloom Trim
- Girls' Pajamas from Vintage Sheets
- Chapter 4. Natural Handmade Body
- Oatmeal and Honey Soap with Calendula
- Charcoal Tea Tree Soap
- Chamomile Body Butter
- Lavender Calendula Salve
- Grapefruit Sugar Scrub
- Lavender Chamomile Bath Salts
- Citrus Body Mist
- Orange Toothpaste
- Lemon Clay Deodorant
- Orange Chamomile Lip Balm
- Rose Lotion Bars
- Exfoliating Charcoal Face Scrub
- Chapter 5. Natural Cleaning and Laundry
- All-Purpose Cleaner
- Glass Cleaner
- Orange Dusting Spray
- Hardwood Floor Cleaner
- Simple Laundry Detergent
- Lavender Dryer Sheets
- Wool Dryer Balls
- Lavender Linen Spray
- Lavender Sachets
- Chapter 6. Handmade Garden
- Concrete Planter
- Forcing Bulbs Indoors
- Simple Cut-Flower Garden
- Beautiful Flower Arrangements
- Pressed Flower Art
- How to Dry Flowers
- Making a Wreath
- Dried-Flower Wreath
- Fresh Herb Wreaths
- Windowsill Herb Garden
- Clay Herb Markers
- Drying Herbs
- Scrap-Fabric Plant Hanger
- Front-Porch Planters
- Cedar Raised Garden Beds
- Afterword
- Resources
- About the Author