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I have always been an advocate of natural remedies, but in the past I have felt despondent about seemingly constant nit invasions to my children's heads and ineffectual treatments, but I have good news! A natural treatment, that really works and even improves the condition of your hair and scalp! Remember it is best to treat the whole family at the same time, even if only one or two people have nits to avoid having to do the whole process again in a couple of days if one other person had one nit egg that then hatched!!!
WHAT YOU NEED: - a 'nitty gritty' metal nit comb (they get the eggs as well as the lice) - coconut butter - apple cider vinegar WHAT TO DO: - Brush and nit comb your child's hair dry first - Pour cider vinegar either neat or a little watered down over the roots of the hair and massage it in, then comb it through - Let the vinegar dry naturally or dry with a hair dryer - Next take a generous handful of coconut butter and warm in the palms of your hands - Massage this all over the scalp then take your comb and comb right through the hair - Wrap hair in a towel and leave this treatment on overnight or at least for a few hours - In the morning, pour more vinegar over the scalp and comb again - Wash out with shampoo - Remember to launder all bedding and wash hairbrushes (I recommend a couple of drops of tea tree oil with hot water for the hairbrushes ) - Nit comb the hair every night for a week, then do treatment again - Now your whole familie's hair should be completely nit free and super silky I know the ingredients for this treatment become pricey if you have a bigger family, like us, but I believe the cost is well worth it for the effectiveness of the treatment.
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I absolutely LOVE to bling up my lampshades. There is barely an ordinary lampshade left in our house! This is so easy to do, but it makes such a difference to the whole look of the lamp and indeed the ambiance of the room! All you need is a few simple bits and bobs and some imagination and you will be creating gorgeous one off original lampshades before you know it!
WHAT YOU NEED: - a light coloured lampshade - bits of fabric (vintage floral's work very well) - Ribbons or lace for edges - Mod podge glue (available on ebay) - bead or fringe trim, long enough to go round the base of your lampshade (also available on ebay and some etsy shops) - paintbrush and fabric scissors - fabric glue WHAT TO DO: - Lay out some newspaper to keep your work area clean - Cut strips and pieces of fabric and roughly lay in place over lampshade to where you will glue it - Begin painting the mod podge onto the lampshade and sticking the fabric on piece by piece - Very slightly overlap the pieces - When you have covered the lampshade completely, paint a layer of mod podge over the whole thing to seal it - Once this is dry, trim any rough edges neatly - Now glue a piece of velvet ribbon or lace all round the top edge of the lampshade with fabric glue - Now take your bead trim or fringe and carefully glue round the bottom edge bit by bit and slightly overlap edges - Once that is dry, glue on a piece of ribbon or lace over the ribbon the beads are attached to - Add embellishments as you see fit, in the lampshade pictured, I have made some strings with tiny glass beads and a little wooden heart at the bottom, and stitched them on at intervals around the lampshade. You can also mod podge on extras, like cotton lace doilies or even leaves or pressed flowers! Have fun with it. I would love to see pictures if anyone tries this project! Happy crafting!
This cashew cream is super thick and creamy. It is delicious on it's own, but also a gorgeous accompaniment to pancakes and puddings. This is a vegan dream! I love putting it on banana pancakes ( simply mashed bananas, dehydrated over night into rounds) but is also heavenly with fruit crumble or pie too!
WHAT YOU WILL NEED: - 2-3 handfuls of cashew nuts (Soaked overnight) - 2-3 tblsp date syrup (or sweetener of your choice) - dash of vanilla extract - dash of water WHAT TO DO: - Put all ingredients into blender and blend till creamy and smooth - If cream is too thick, add a tiny bit more water and pulse till blended - Use a spatula to get cream out of blender jug and into a jug or bowl - refrigerate till needed - Enjoy the most yummy nut cream you have ever tasted! (and try not to eat it all at once!)
My Dad used to make these yummy oatcakes for our family as I was growing up and they were, and still are loved by all! I recently asked him for his recipe and made a batch for my own family! They went down pretty well with some homemade tomato soup. ( 'Tomato lover's soup' from the excellent cookbook 'Trinity's Concious Kitchen' ) I altered the recipe slightly by adding a handful of grated cheese and a tablespoon of engevita dried yeast powder to make them cheesy, but I am writing the original recipe as my Dad wrote it for me for this post.
WHAT YOU NEED: ( Makes approx 10 oatcakes) - 250g Fine oatmeal - Pinch of salt - Heaped tblsp butter- melted - Boiling water WHAT TO DO: - Turn oven on to 200 degrees c - Place oatmeal and salt in a large bowl - Add melted butter and stir in - Add boiling water a little at a time till mixture is a pliable dough - Use a little oatmeal to 'flour' the surface and roll out to approximately 1/2 cm thickness - Use a cookie cutter or a glass to cut out your oatcakes and place on a greased baking tray - Place in oven for 20-25 mins - Enjoy with a bowl of steaming soup for lunch or with butter and jam at tea time!
This delicious drink is so yummy, you will want to drink it every single day! It is super creamy and sweet, and also has a whole host of health benefits too! All my kids love this, and you can add extra's such as raw cacao to turn it into chocolate milk or superfoods to give it an extra health boost too! My little boy loves to be involved in the preparation of nut and seed soaking (stirring up a nutty concoction in his own little jar! ) and due to the nuts and seeds are soaked., the enzymes are activated and get you feeling great! You can switch nuts to your own personal fave's too.
WHAT YOU NEED: 3/4 cup hemp seeds handful almonds handful cashews 1 tsp turmeric 1 tsp cinnamon few dates dash of date syrup WHAT TO DO: - Place hemp seeds, nuts and dates in a jar and cover with spring or filtered water. Leave to soak overnight or at least for a few hours - Drain nuts, seeds and dates and place in blender. Add spring water, enough for however much milk you want to make - Blend for a couple of minutes - Sieve milk into a large bowl - Rinse blender then pour milk in. Add turmeric, cinnamon and date syrup and blend again. - Pour into glasses and enjoy! |
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