The Orange Peel Candle
What You Will Need
Orange
Knife
Oil (Canola or Olive should work fine)
or
melt down the wax of an old candle (longer burn time)
How To Make It
Knife
Oil (Canola or Olive should work fine)
or
melt down the wax of an old candle (longer burn time)
How To Make It
1. Carve your orange using a knife. (For a longer
burn time, try to leave more of the orange intact so there is an overhang. Cutting the peel in half, with no overhang, should provide about a 30min burn.)
2. Be sure to keep the stem in tact as it will become your wick.
3. Pour your oil into the orange peel.
4. Light the top of the stem and enjoy
Egg Carton and Eggshell Seed Starter
What You Will Need
Empty egg cartons
Empty Eggshells
Seeds
Soil
Sunlight
It's pretty self explanatory. To get an edge up on your garden, you can start your seedlings indoors about 6-8 weeks before you plant them. Add soil to the empty cartons and eggs, about three seeds per section and water with lukewarm or room temp water. Keep the seedling starters by a window and keep them moist. You may use plastic wrap covering the seedlings for a few weeks until the seeds start (to create a greenhouse effect). However, we do not use that method as it's not Earth Friendly. If your patient good ol' sun is all you need. once seedlings get to be a proper size you will want to be sure there is only one plant per section.
Pine-cone Bird Feeders (This one's fun for the kid's too!)
What You Will Need
Pine cones from your yard
Seeds
Organic Nut Butter
Plate or Pan from your Kitchen
String (we use hemp twine)
Take your pine cones and attach your twine to the top of them using firm knots. Using your plate or pan roll your Pine Cone in Nut Butter, roll again in Seeds (using another plate or pan). Repeat until you have your desired amount of feeders. Hang your feeder outside for the birds!
