The fresh needles and buds of Pine, picked in the springtime, are called “pine tops.” These are boiled in water, and the tea is consumed for fevers, coughs, and colds. The needles are also diuretic, helping to increase urination. This recipe combines pine tops with dried peppermint and catnip for relief from sinus and lung congestion.

Try these simple, homemade cough drops the next time you find yourself with a cough or cold.

Creative ideas in jewelry making, soft soldering, crafts and upcycled, innovative, repurposed art and home décor, and the upcycled garden.

Learn the art of dyeing with acorns. An easy way to make this all natural dye for cotton or wool fabric. Perfect for tea towels or t-shirts!

Anyone who can make a pot of tea can dye a skein of wool or yard of plain linen to whatever color they want, using commonly found plants.

I’m not really one to decorate with acorns, but I can attest to nature’s willingness to decorate my whole neighborhood with acorns this time of year. And now that I’ve seen this k…

View these 60 Adorable Spring Terrariums For Home Décor.Terrariums are extremely popular and very fashionable today but a spring terrariums are something special.

Japanese Basket Rocks (with Clay!): Have you ever seen Japanese Basket Rocks? Traditionally you use basketry cane, leather or even rope to make these rocks but I decided to try using polymer clay instead! These decorative stones are a nice little addition to your office or home decor …

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Pregnant and nauseous? NOT pregnant and nauseous? Discover an effective natural nausea treatment in this Ginger Mint Anti-Nausea Lollipops recipe!

Apply this easy-to-make herbal balm to rough dry heels, or other areas that need softening and smoothing - such as hands, knees, and elbows.

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Please see more detailed instructions below this printable recipe.I adapted this recipe from the book Making It: Radical Home Ec for a Post Consumer World by Kelly Coyne and Erik Knutzen of Root Simple.

This easy DIY sinus and headache balm is an all-natural remedy that helps relieve stuffy noses, allergies, and headaches.

An introduction to herbs for skincare including plants & flowers to use for different skin types and conditions and herbal skin care recipes

DIY sinus relief body balm recipe with natural ingredients. Easy to make and effective. Uses essential oils, nourishing oils and beeswax.

Learn how to make helpful herbal salves using purple dead nettle & other beneficial plants. Recipes for first aid salve and aches & pains salve included!

Acorn nut butter, or a creamy spread made from acorns, is an easy acorn recipe that just about anyone can make. Acorns are an abundant woodland food source, and growing peanuts (or almonds) is tricky

English: Ammonites are fossilized sea creatures, the forefathers of the Nautilus. They are formed like ram’s horns, named after the Egyptian god Amon whose animal was the ram. Once, ammonites roamed the seven seas, all bright and fearsome. Now, all we have are some dull colored stones. This is your opportunity to give them back their sparkle! For the mathematically inclined: Each section is build up according to the Fibonacci sequence (1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, 34, 55, …). As the Fibonacci sequence is a model for natural growth, the ammonites look rather realistic. There are two versions given in the pattern: For a fast-growing ammonite and for a slow-growing one. Tentacles are optional. The ammonite is worked in Tunisian crochet, with short rows. These stitches are based on the Tunisian Simple Stitch. They are also known as linked stitches . All new terminology is explained in the pattern. The pattern comes with picture tutorials for all stitches and techniques used. yarn: 4ply cotton. Yarn can be substituted ad libitum. hook: 3 mm (US size C or D) You do not need a special Tunisian hook for this pattern! other notions: polyfill and a darning needle Gauge is not important for this pattern. Just chose a hook that gives you a dense fabric. Thanks to Waldmaus for proofreading and to the member of the free pattern testers group for testing! The pattern is available in (US) English and German. Ammoniten sind urzeitliche Versteinerungen von Weichtieren, die eine spiralige Schale hatten (benannt nach dem ägyptischen Gott Amon, dem der Widder zugeordnet war). Die heutigen Nachfahren dieser Tiere heißen Perlboot oder Nautilus und haben Schalen aus Perlmutt. Für mathematisch Interessierte: Jeder Abschnitt basiert auf der Fibonacci-Reihe (1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, 34, 55, …). Da die Fibonacci-Reihe ein Model für natürliches Wachstum ist, sieht der Ammonit recht realistisch aus. Die Anleitung umfaßt zwei Varianten, einen Ammonit mit schnell wachsender Schale und einen mit langsam wachsender Schale. Tentakel sind optional. Der Ammonit wird mit verkürzten Reihen von einfachen tunesischen Maschen gehäkelt, die auch verbundene Stäbchen genannt werden. Alle Maschen und Techniken werden bebildert erklärt. Garn: vierfädige Baumwolle. Das Garn kann beliebig ersetzt werden. Häkelnadel: 3 mm. Es muss keine spezielle tunesische Häkelnadel sein. anderes: Füllwatte und eine Stopfnadel Eine Maschenprobe ist nicht nötig. Das Gehäkelt sollte nur dicht sein, damit es ausgestopft werden kann. Vielen Dank an Waldmaus fürs Korrekturlesen und an alle, die frühere Versionen der Anleitung testgehäkelt haben! Die Anleitung ist auf deutsch und auf englisch erhältlich. Eine frühe Version der Anleitung war im Häkelclub der Handarbeitsfrauen, für einen CAL im November 2009. Die aktuelle Version ist vom Juli 2013.

How to make the best natural antihistamine balm with essential oils for allergies. Easy to make recipe works great for quick symptom relief.

Hello there, sweeties! How are you doing these days? So good, hopefully! You will feel even better with these easy amigurumi patterns!

A natural dye garden will give you eco-friendly, natural dye pigments for textiles, knitting yarns, soap, and more. Add one to your backyard.

Duckling crochet pattern by Little Conkers. Crochet a realistic fluffy mallard duckling or cute yellow duckling. Detailed, illustrated crochet pattern.

Nettles are a nutritious and versatile wild food. Here we make a delicious Stinging Nettle Cordial, one of my favourite nettle recipes.

It is actually possible. It’s called Swedish paint or Flour paint.

Stone Oven -How to Build / Use Primitive Cooking Technology-: Whether in modern or primitive times, the cooking gear needed to grill or bake a hearty meal can be appreciated by all. This Instructable is an introduction to a more basic cooking technology, from a time when electric/gas stoves and ovens had not y…

Greetings my friends and a big Aussie hello to you all today. I hope that you learnt a new fitting technique from the previous post How to Lengthen Your Back Rise in relation to the new Harper Pants Pattern. For today’s post I am going to share with you the method on shortening your front [...]

Here are a dozen useful and creative things you can make with violet flowers and leaves.

Many cultures around the world celebrate the winter solstice by holding festivals, holidays, and winter solstice activities.

Today I am sharing my favourite stinging nettle recipe - Nettle Crisps. They are cheap and simple to make, delicious and incredibly healthy!

Foraging for pine needles and other conifer needles is easy, plus you can make a tasty and medicinal pine needle tea that is perfect in the fall and winter.

Pine needles can be used for a variety of ailments, as food, for making crafts, and even in the garden. Let us teach you 8 ways to use pine needles.

Today is my first installment of ‘taking one of my old posts from when I very first started this blog and re-shooting the pictures so that they actually are nice and bright and not dark and yellow‘. I have come a long way in learning about photography since I started writing Smashed Peas and Carrots […]

Learn how to make a cayenne salve for natural pain relief. This is an age old recipe to help ease the pain of sore muscles and joints. Natural herbs and oils.

Worried about the ingredients in conventional deodorants? Try this DIY natural deodorant recipe bar made with organic ingredients that actually works.

Edible pine needles make very tasty cookies, drinks, and syrups! Get all of the foraged pine needle recipes you need here.

This easy DIY sinus and headache balm is an all-natural remedy that helps relieve stuffy noses, allergies, and headaches.