Bohemian Revolution

20 Gingerbread recipes

Jen — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 12:59:43 +0000

Whether you cut it into little men, build it into a dessert house or just slice of a big hunk of it and drizzle lemon sauce over it, gingerbread is one of my favorite autumn treats. I had no idea how many variations there were on it! *Diabetics: try substituting Xylitol for the sugar on a [...]

How often do you really need to wash clothes?

Jen — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 12:06:28 +0000

If you think you need to wash your clothes every time you wear them, you’re wasting water, energy and money, and shortening the life of your clothes. Here’s the rule: if you sweat in it, go ahead and wash it. If you get something on it that can’t be lifted with a spot cleaning (those detergent [...]

DIY pouch tutorials

Jen — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 16:06:26 +0000

I came across this Little boxy pouch tutorial from Three Little Bears via Green Bee. It’s pretty straightforward and easy to follow, although the project itself might intimidate beginning sewers a little. If you need something simpler, try this from Simple Green Frugal Co-Op. We’ve got some more simple pouch and bag type tutorials around here, too: Pattern [...]

Xylitol, a plaque-fighting, insulin-stabilizing natural sweetener

Jen — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 19:54:54 +0000

I’m a stickler for brushing and flossing - I build plaque faster than most people, so I need to do it more often in order to keep my mouth clean and my breath fresh. Imagine my devestation when I learned after a recent surgery on my gums that I would not be allowed to brush [...]

Make your own gift tags this season

Jen — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 09:02:34 +0000

Green Bee has a tutorial for a Matchbook Notepad (see photo) you can use as a stocking stuffer or party favor. I thought you could also turn it into a gift tag by writing your To and From message on the first page and attaching it near the bow, like usual, and that gave me [...]

How to make grapefruit marmalade

Jen — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 15:44:12 +0000

I recently heard some people on a British TV show talk about something I have never heard of because it’s not sold in the US: grapefruit marmalade! I feel deprived! Grapefruit is one of my favorite fruits and flavors, and I love orange marmalade, so it’s almost guaranteed I would love grapefruit marmalade. Turns out you can [...]

Make your own chai latte

Jen — Sat, 25 Oct 2008 09:35:16 +0000

Chai latte is a tea-based drink diluted with milk. It’s spicy and sweet and delicious… and very expensive and high in sugar and calories if you buy it at Starbucks or most other chains. You can make it yourself, which is not only cheaper, but gives you more control over the nutritional content. 2BaSnob has a [...]

Another way to get off junk circular mailing lists

Jen — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 09:29:17 +0000

As my regular readers will know, I’m a big fan of getting off junk mail lists. My real mail is quite enough stuff to process, file, scan and shred. The last thing I need is more paperwork! My new carrier is not respecting my right to write “refused: return to sender” on junk mail that refuses to [...]

Personalizing kid’s clothing hangers

Jen — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 16:11:04 +0000

Zakka Life has a tutorial for personalizing children’s clothes hangers. One cute way to personalize a child’s clothes hanger is with an initial or monogram. In the picture above I used a wood burning tool to make the letter “O” on the hanger. Simple directions below. The ones she made actually use wood-burning tools and rub-on transfers [...]

Vornado air circulators for cooling and heating

Jen — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 09:00:42 +0000

We don’t often review products around here because there’s a bit of a stigma attached to it: some bloggers do paid reviews, and that makes readers feel like they can’t trust them. Therefore, it’s our strict rule only to review products that have really blown us away - products we’d happily recommend to friends who [...]