Skip to content

My So-Called Handmade Life

a do-it-myself experiment in creating a lovely life

  • Who Am I?
  • Blog
  • Contact
Instagram YouTube Flicker Email
My So-Called Handmade Life
a do-it-myself experiment in creating a lovely life
Instagram YouTube Flicker Email
  • craft | garden | soap

    A Couple of Happy Endings

    Bymichelle June 19, 2009July 27, 2022

          Okay, so I dried some herbs and they still have taste.  The last 4 batches of soap worked out- even the deformed ones- and are all almost sold….

    Read More A Couple of Happy EndingsContinue

  • Christianity | places | thinking out loud

    Praying For My Friends

    Bymichelle June 18, 2009July 27, 2022

           I am thinking about my friends from Texas who will be going back to friends in Ayaviri, Peru soon.  The last visit was a sort of scouting…

    Read More Praying For My FriendsContinue

  • books | Christianity | thinking out loud | yoga

    Yoga, Religious Queries, and Zombies

    Bymichelle June 3, 2009July 27, 2022

    Am heading out tomorrow to visit my husband’s family and attend another yoga certification through Yogafit.  I am excited about learning new teaching techniques.  I have only taught for a…

    Read More Yoga, Religious Queries, and ZombiesContinue

  • craft | thinking out loud

    Down to Business

    Bymichelle May 31, 2009July 27, 2022

    I have to get some things finished around here.  So, instead of deep blog ponderings, I’ll do a practical mom thing and make a list.  This one will be on…

    Read More Down to BusinessContinue

  • cheap stuff | garden | new to me

    Hope Deferred

    Bymichelle May 31, 2009July 27, 2022

     I love everything about backyards: hammocks, kids, dogs, cats, neighbors, grills, grass underfoot, moon and stars at dusk, charcoal, flowers, bubbles, water, rock collections, sand, picnics, lemonade, hide and seek,…

    Read More Hope DeferredContinue

  • garden

    I VANT Tomatoes!

    Bymichelle May 27, 2009July 27, 2022

           I have much to learn about gardening.  I was disappointed at first when things sprouted, then lingered or disappeared.  When you’re working in a small space on a…

    Read More I VANT Tomatoes!Continue

  • craft | my home

    Still Life

    Bymichelle May 24, 2009July 27, 2022

    That’s what I need every day- a little bit of still life. No screens, no requests, no complaints, no lists, no dishes, no self-motivation, just a quiet rhythmical motion. Maybe…

    Read More Still LifeContinue

  • craft | new to me | soap

    Soap Queen, I Think Not

    Bymichelle May 22, 2009July 27, 2022

      A friend called me a “regular soap queen” yesterday.  Not really, she’s the one who taught me how and has been doing it for a long time.  But I’m…

    Read More Soap Queen, I Think NotContinue

  • craft | garden | soap

    He loves me not…

    Bymichelle May 22, 2009July 27, 2022

    Tried adding dried calendula to my castille soap Wednesday.  (I have to reap something from this garden!)  So, while having coffee with my sister, I pried off petals, separating seed….

    Read More He loves me not…Continue

  • Time’s A Wastin’
    garden

    Time’s A Wastin’

    Bymichelle May 20, 2009May 17, 2023

    I let my little cilantro plants bolt to seed to see if I could harvest it as coriander.  I may have waited too late to collect them because they were…

    Read More Time’s A Wastin’Continue

Page navigation

Previous PagePrevious 1 … 111 112 113 114 Next PageNext

Hi! I'm Michelle

Making things is my favorite.

Learn More
This blog's been around a while.
Scroll Thru the Archives
  • Terms and Conditions
  • Who Am I?
  • Privacy Policy
  • Contact

© 2025 My So-Called Handmade Life

  • Who Am I?
  • Blog
  • Contact
Search