Crafty Little Gnome

Homemade Pore Strips

Homemade Pore Strips Have you ever tried those Biore blackhead  pore strips from the drugstore? They work great but they can be expensive. I’m going to show you how to make your own homemade version for just pennies and with one ingredient. Here’s what you need: Knox gelatin. You can find it in the baking […]

The Oil Cleansing Method

Did you know you can use oil to cleanse your skin? Really you can. I’m not crazy. Oil will actually work better to clean your pores, control acne and  moisturize than store bought cleansers. The oil cleansing method uses a blend of castor, olive and essential oils to cleanse the skin of excess sebum. It […]

The easiest way to clean your microwave

  The Easiest Way to Clean your Microwave The microwave is one of those appliances that is easy to forget to clean. Since the door is almost always closed the nastiness that lurks inside can go unnoticed for quite some time. Luckily the microwave can be cleaned in about 5 minutes with only plain water […]

Natural Hair Tonic with Stinging Nettle

I wrote a post last week about how to make tea from stinging nettles and ever since I have been totally obsessed with finding out all the amazing health and medicinal benefits of nettle. According to some of my research, nettle can be used for everything from garden fertilizer and skin ointment to arthritis treatment […]

How to dye your hair with henna

  How To Dye Your Hair With Henna I’m trying to live a more natural, chemical free lifestyle. Problem is one of my most addictive beauty routines is dying my hair. Ever since the age of twelve I have been experimenting with my hair color, trying every color of the rainbow. Literally, I’ve gone hot […]

How to Reverse Tie Dye

How To Reverse Tie Dye   I got bleach on one of my favorite black tank tops 🙁   I think that has happened to everyone at some point: You are cleaning or doing some laundry when suddenly you look down and notice a big bleach mark on your clothing. Unlike stains you can’t try […]

How to Make Dandelion Root Tea

  How to Make Dandelion Root Tea Make dandelion root tea from common weeds growing in your garden. Did you know those pesky dandelions growing in your yard are edible? Yup, and they are actually good for you too. As spring turns into summer more and more dandelions will start blooming in our yard and […]

Make Dry Shampoo

How To Make Dry Shampoo It seems most women have an obsession over their hair. A constant love/ hate battle. I am no exception. For the most part it seems like less love and more hate. I’ve always had greasy hair. Like abnormally greasy to the point  where I HAVE to wash my hair every […]