Hello Saturday!
On the agenda for today:
- Dye wool
- Make a few garden markers
- Read the book that’s been sitting on my nightstand for a week now
- Recycle / look for treasures
- Get the HH to make something delicious for dinner {so I don’t have to cook!} 😉
- Soak beans for tomorrow’s soup
- Work on Turkey rug
How about YOU? What’s on your to-do list for today? Curious minds want to know.
Have a great weekend everyone, have fun!
♥ Mavis & Lucy
Stories, Recipes and General Nonsense From this Past Week
- My 22 Goals for 2019 – Week 34 of 52
- How Much We Spent on Groceries and What We Ate – Week 34 of 52
- Harvesting Beans for Winter Storage
- Susan’s Easy Guacamole
- Gardening in New England – Late August in the Garden
- Last Night the Baby Turtles Hatched in Our Driveway
This Month’s Free Kindle Books for Prime Members * During the month of August Prime Members can choose a Kindle Book for Free! Go HERE for the full selection.
Small Business Saturday – 3 Things I Found on Etsy I Think Are Pretty Cool
- EveandkUS – Sea Turtle Necklace
- JandHForestFarm – Handmade Wooden Round Turtle Wall Hanging
- ToysNeed – Amigurumi crochet Turtle Leia, PDF pattern
A Few Movie Suggestions for the Weekend
- America in Color – It’s available on Hulu {I’m on the 1930’s so far}
- Failure to Launch {It’s included with Prime!}
Ebook Suggestions
- Dig for Your Dinner in September Free
- Welcome Home Diabetic Cookbook $1.99
- Instant Pot Cookbook Free
- Showing Up for Life $1.99
- Growing Season Free with Prime
- The Traveler’s Gift Free with Prime
- OPT OUT Free
A Few Amazon Deals
Subscribe and Save Deals
- McCormick Coarse Grind Garlic Salt With Parsley, 28 oz $7.28 shipped
- Tide Simply Clean & Fresh PODS Liquid Detergent Pacs, Refreshing Breeze Scent, 43 Count $5.60 shipped with $2.00 off coupon
- Cap’N Crunch Cereal, 14oz Boxes, 4 Count $5.67 shipped with 20% off coupon
- Wonderful Pistachios, Lightly Salted, 16 ounce Resealable Pouch $5.92 shipped
- Snyder’s of Hanover Pretzel Sandwiches, Cheddar Cheese, Single-Serve 30 Count $7.42 shipped
- Honest Kids Organic Juice Drink, Berry Berry Good Lemonade (Pack of 32) $9.93 shipped\
- Blue Diamond Almonds, Smokehouse 40 ounces $10.43 shipped
- Planters Honey Roasted & Salted Cashews (1.5 oz Bag, Pack of 18) $10.91 shipped
- Cottonelle Ultra ComfortCare Toilet Paper, Soft Bath Tissue, Septic-Safe, 36 Family+ Rolls $16.10 shipped
Home & Garden
- Post-it Notes Value Pack, 24-Pads/Pack $6.77 with 10% off coupon
- Freeman Mask Variety Collection (Pack of 6) $6.99
- Revlon 1875W Compact & Lightweight IONIC Hair Dryer $8.89
- AmazonBasics Felt Baby Diaper Caddy Storage Organizer Tote $10.99
- Freeman Facial Mask Variety Set, 6 Oz (Pack of 4) $12.62
- Celeep 2-Pack Queen Bed Pillows $19.99
- Utopia Bedding Zippered Mattress Encasement – Waterproof Mattress Protector (Queen) $15.88 (King) $21.24
- 16″ Crossbody Bag Leather Laptop Messenger Bag $71.99
- nuLOOM Moroccan Blythe Area Rug, 5′ x 7′ 5″, Grey/Off-white $83.80
- Best Choice Products 4in Thick Folding Portable Full Mattress Topper w/ High-Density Foam Starting at $89.99
Kids Stuff
- Thermos Soft Lunch Kit, Hello Kitty $6.91
- Financial Peace Junior Kit: Teaching Kids How to Win With Money $8.98
- Sequence for Kids Game $11.19
- My First Cartoon R/C Race Car $12.70
- LEGO Duplo My Town Family House $23.99
Have a Wonderful Weekend!
♥ Mavis
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KC says
Q: how do you dye wool brown? Have you ever used natural materials, or do you just use RIT & co? (I’m needle-felting and haven’t found a good source to buy a straight (not fox-red, not greenish) brown yet, so I’m starting to wonder about dying my own after the last attempted “it looks brown on screen” ebay order came in yet again not-brown.)
Mavis Butterfield says
Hi KC,
I use Cushing’s dyes. Here is a link: https://www.onehundreddollarsamonth.com/primitive-rug-hooking-how-to-dye-wool-using-cushings-dyes/
Holly Whiteside says
I’ve done a fair amount of dying, including some with natural dyes. Natural dying sometimes presents challenges…. often you need A LOT of your herb or natural material, sometimes it is not available most of the year, sometimes the color fades, and sometimes even with natural dye it makes sense to purchase it through the mail. You may also need to purchase a mordant. All that said, browns and yellows are the easiest to do with natural dye. Onion skins make one of my favorite brown dyes… its a lovely warm brown, sort of a chestnut color (it varies with mordant). You will need about a bag full of the papery skins. Another one that is very easy to make is walnut. Just get a large container (like a Rubbermaid storage bin or trash can) and put in old black walnuts from the trees and water. Let it sit for a couple of weeks… it will STINK! But after you strain it you will have a very lovely dark brown like a sepia. Both of these colors will stain permanently. Wear gloves and old clothes!
Gina says
Plans….hurricane prep. 🙂
Holly Whiteside says
Good luck!
Diane says
By chance, did Miss Lucy get to see the baby turtles? If so, what was her reaction?
Kelly says
I have the financial freedom for kids set; mine love it and have learned so much, so I’m seconding Mavis’s recommendation. Also, thanks for giving us a link to September’s book! ❤️