Another giveaway from Adventures in Self Reliance

Katadyn Hiker filter from Emergency Essentials
here is a little info on the water filter...
The Hiker's unique filter prevents early clogging. Compact and lightweight (only 11 oz), the Hiker is great for emergency kits, backpacking, and camping. The filter's simple design makes it easy to use. The Hiker eliminates bacteria and protozoa (Giardia and Cryptosporidium). A carbon core reduces pesticides and chemicals, producing fresh tasting water. An ergonomic handle makes it easy to pump up to one quart per minute.

knitting loom

We have been playing around with our new knitting looms.  We have more scaves than we know what to do with.  We made a few hats too.  This is our first one.

It's currently on the snowman outside.  I'm working on a blanket now.  I find the loom easier to use since the surgery on my wrist.

Raising a frugal daughter

My daughter makes me laugh she really does.  We have a very large recycling collection.   I am not allowed to put them out for pick up if my daughter is around.  The way she looks at it they can alway be made into something else.  I guess it's my fault.  I started saving paper towel rolls and tp rolls for crafts.  She actually cried when I put an apple juce container in the recycling bin.  She wanted to use it as a planter.  Her new kick is the flyers that fall out of the magazines.  She will not allow me to throw them out or burn them.  I take great pleasure in burning our junk mail. I like to add the ashes into the compost pile.    By the way it's time to add wood ash around the lilacs bushes.
I figure after it warms up a bit outside I'll show her how to make paper.  I can't think of anything else to do with them.

fire starter giveaway

Adventures in Self Reliance is having a giveaway for a fire starters.  I have to laugh because I started a fire yesterday melting wax to make -firestarters.

Another stuffy-Craft

Oh what to do on a cold and yucky day.

Tee shirt -Before

Tee shirt -After

The last time we made a stuffy we use an old pair of my sox.  This time we used one of Coles old shirts.  The front was covered in paint and glue. So we just used the back and the arms.  For the back and parts of the face we used some pieces from Moes old shirts that we couldn't pass down.  It's a little messy.  I sewed it by hand.  I'm hoping my DH will be able to fix my sewing machine, but I think it's a lost cause.