I made this rug from recycled grocery bags.  It really didn't take all that long to complete.  (Except for my procrastinating.)

Here is a close up view.

Take your bag and flatten it out.

Then fold it in half.

And in half again.

Then cut off the top and bottom.

Toss the top and bottom pieces and then fold your strip in half and cut it.

Cut each of these strips into four pieces

Now you have eight loops to work with.

I do several bags at once and then I have lots of strips to add as I crochet

Her is how you add loops to lengthen.

 I did a simple single crochet for the whole thing using a Size N hook.

Good luck.  Feel free to ask any questions.

Home made laundry soap for about $2.  This works very well and my laundry smells great.

Grate the Zote soap with a cheese grater add 2 cups borax and 2 cups washing soda.  Blend in blender.  I use 1 T per load of laundry.  This will last a couple of months in my house.

I woke up early this morning so I decided to make these delicious treats.  I got the recipe for the cinnamon bread from plainchicken.com  It is awesome.  For the quiche, I just chopped up some ham, drained some spinach and about 1/2c of swiss cheese.  I put these in the bottom of a frozen pie shell and then whipped up three eggs 1/2 c milk and 1/2 c sour cream in my bullet blender.  I poured them over the top and put the mix in a 375 degree oven for about 45 minutes.  Easy quiche.

Rice Cooker Mac n Cheese

This is easy and so delicious.

All you need is a rice cooker and a few ingredients.

Ingredients:

1- 12 oz box elbow macaroni (or shells or whatever)

1-can condensed milk
1-can milk
2-cans water
2 T chicken bullion
1 1/3 c shredded cheddar
1 1/3 c shredded swiss
1/4 c shredded parmesean

Here is the plan.

Put macaroni, condensed milk, milk, water and chicken bullion into rice cooker. Give it all a stir. Cook on the White Rice setting. When done, stir in cheeses. Viola...Perfect mac-n-cheese.