Crafty Kitchen Witch

No home should be without baking soda, and you will see why, when we explore these 60 wonderful ways. The best part of it all is that baking soda has no scent, and no harmful chemicals!  As you know I love homemade natural cleaners and just as we explored some ways to use vinegar, I couldn’t wait to talk about baking soda as an equally useful natural living product no home should be without. 1. Make your own “Soft Scrub”: Create a paste of baking soda and water, then add a bit of salt to  baking soda paste. Add a drop of lemon essential oil, and scrub the counter tops and sinks until they shine. The salt won’t scratch surfaces since it’s gentle, and the lemon will make everything smell fresh. 2. Clean jewelry: Make your rings sparkle by scrubbing then with some baking soda on a wet toothbrush. 3. Take out fish smell: If you have fresh fish, baking soda helps to reduce the fish odor if you marinate the fish in it for an hour before cooking. 4. Soothe insect bites a...

You should never rely completely on someone else to tell you which gemstones and crystals you need to use for this problem or that condition. The same is true for choosing stones to work with your Chakra System. When working with any tool, it is important to remember that the true source of power is you. A hammer and nail will build a beautiful home, but not until you pick up the hammer and drive the nail. Since, it is you that drives the energy, it is important to choose tools that you are comfortable working with. First, a brief description of what a Chakra is and why you want to keep them healthy. The Chakra system is an ancient, Eastern tradition that measures/monitors the flow of energy through a healthy body. The energy itself is visualized as a serpent coiling through seven major points/glands/organs in the body. When energy flows freely through this serpantine path, the Kundalini is awakened and your creative power is at its peak. If this flow of energy becomes blocked a...