make some time every so often, invite some friends, (borrow some artsy books for ideas), steep some herbs, get creative!
Craft
Ideas
zines : flower pressing : mandalas : matchbox dioramas : patches (over corporate branding!) : kites : flags : crochet hearts and stars : hats & masks : stickers : decorate your plates, bowls, tea cups and walls
OR search the net: “(items you’ve gathered) + craft”
Gathering Materials
* Forage the Streets
* Freecycle
* Reuse Recycling
crEATiviTEA
Leaves, Roots, Fruits & Petals
Mixitup with….
Calendula : Licorice root: Lemon Grass : Gotu kola : Peppermint : Gingko bilboa : Rose hips: Lemon : Echinacea : Ginger : Roobios : Yerba Mate
Chia mix (pepper, cloves, cinammon, cardammon, ginger)
Scones
Oven @ 220C/425F
2 cups self-raising flour
2 tsp baking power
1/4 cup non-hydrogenated margarine (eg. Nuttalex)
2 tbls castor sugar + tiny pinch salt (+ vanilla essence)
2/3 cup milk
Sift together flour and baking power. Rub marg into flour mix with fingers until like breadcrumbs. Mix in sugar, salt and vanilla essence. Stir into a dough ball, make sure not too sticky (if so add a little more flour). Take little balls from the dough and place onto greased/grease paper lined bake tray. Glaze tops with a little soy milk. Bake for about 15mins until golden on top. Remove, let cool a bit.
!Eat! with jam, golden syrup, more nuttalex, veg*n cream (or other yum combos).