Happy Hearts At Home

Homeschooling and Frugal Living on One Middle Class Income.

Thursday, July 23, 2009

Heart Smart Tabouli Recipe

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Also known a Tipili in Latin America. This is a very heart healthy meal with ingredients known to lower cholesterol. I plan to make mine wi...

Free Printable Preschool Alphabet Dot-to-Dot

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We've been working at these today. Image from site.
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Online Early Learning Freebies

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I've been using DLTK's Early Learning site since my oldest was little. Today I saw this Hickory, Dickory, Dock clock craft using pa...
Tuesday, July 21, 2009

Extracting Fragrance from Fresh Herbs and flowers

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I've been experimenting with my garden lavender attempting to find the best way to extract the fragrance for cologne, insect repellent, ...
Sunday, July 19, 2009

Lavender Tea Recipe

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This was a very fragrant tea! I added more lavender from my garden than was called for in the recipe. I also added some fresh lemon balm. I ...
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Monday, July 13, 2009

Homemade Coffee Facial Mask

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Ingredients: 4 tablespoons very finely ground coffee(I used regular ground) 4 tablespoons cocoa powder 8 tablespoons whole milk or cream(I u...
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Hair Helper: Beer

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Beer supposedly makes your hair shine, helps with frizz and increases volume. Maybe you remember the beer enhanced 1970's shampoo, Body ...
Saturday, July 11, 2009

Natural and Organic Henna Hair Dye

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I decided to henna my hair, so I've got my head wrapped in plastic wrap, trying not to drip on the camera. I haven't tried this for...
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Thursday, July 02, 2009

Benefits of Chandrika Soap

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Chandrika soap is an inexpensive natural vegetable soap. I got a bar of this healing soap for about 65 cents at Vitacost.com . Chandrika veg...
Monday, June 29, 2009

Healthy Flaxseed Bran Muffin Recipe

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This is the second time making these for the children. I had one delicious bite, but it's not on my diet plan. This was adapted from a B...
Saturday, June 27, 2009

Make Your Own Platform Sofa

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There were no directions with this image that I found online, but it looks very simple. The base is probably made from pine formed into boxe...
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Thursday, June 25, 2009

Easy Wrap Skirt Tutorial for Children and Adults

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I keep seeing people wearing these now! I wore these in the 70's and early 80's, and I am so happy to see them back. These can be cu...
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Wednesday, May 27, 2009

Organic Cosmetics Review

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Usually, I buy Clinique's foundation because it doesn't break me out, and the color "Petal" is a perfect shade for me. Be...
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Museum Field Trip

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We did a museum field trip today to the Chrysler Museum in Norfolk, Virginia . It was free admission today. They have a nice ancient histor...
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Thursday, May 21, 2009

Ancient Greek Studies for Middle Elementary

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Two new vintage ebooks my son is beginning tomorrow: The Story of the Greek People By Eva March Tappan, 1909. The Heroes, or, Greek Fairy Ta...
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Wednesday, May 20, 2009

The Edible Garden

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We have lots of shade in the backyard; we are covered by a cooling canopy of oak trees. So it's a bit dry and difficult to grow vegetabl...
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Grenadian Spice Cake Recipe

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I've got some leftover limes from Cinco de Mayo, so besides limeade, I'm making a cake using the lime zest. This Grenadian Spice Cak...
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