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Make Your Place: Affordable & Sustainable Nesting Skills |  | Author: Raleigh Briggs
Publisher: Microcosm Publishing
Category: Book
List Price: $7.00
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Seller: BooKnackrh
Rating:  15 reviews
Sales Rank: 6334
Media: Paperback
Edition: 1
Pages: 128
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 7.2 x 5.2 x 0.5
ISBN: 0978866568
Dewey Decimal Number: 643
EAN: 9780978866563
ASIN: 0978866568
Publication Date: December 1, 2008
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Product Description
Raleigh Briggs collects her zines, illustrations, and thoughts around what it is that makes a great DIY householdhomemade cleaning solvents that aren't made from poison, herbs that will heal you, and how to setup a great garden. These tips and tricks fill in the gaps for those of us longing to live this lifestyle but lacking the necesary know-how.
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Showing reviews 1-5 of 15
 Interesting read August 23, 2010
datalore
This book is full of interesting and helpful ideas. How to mix almost every household item you would ever need.
And, in the long run, it may be cheaper than buying these things. That is after you have made the first purchases of all of the herbs, essential oils and other things you will need to make these concoctions. But there is a part of the book dedicated to gardening (a very good section!) that explains how you can grow many of these things yourself. I would recommend it to anyone who is interested in replacing the chemicals in their home with more natural ingredients. But read her warnings on allergies carefully!
Very practical, very clever July 6, 2010
Lucie Peek (SBI)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I feel like this was written by one of my own friends and I loved that it offers practical advice in a conversational way, that can actually be used. I love the tone of the author's writing. I like her little disclaimers and how she reminds every reader that she isn't writing the book as a be-all,end-all to living, but as alternatives that our grandmothers would have used to modern life.
Unlike a good chunk of America, I don't believe that our homes need to be bombarded with chemicals and anti-bacterials in order to be deemed 'healthy' or 'clean'. I have attempted several of the homemade cleaning products and have been quite satisfied with the results. I am also quite partial to natural healing and first aid, so I appreciated the first few chapters as well.
Short and sweet and very cute and enjoyable to read!
Awesome book! June 21, 2010
new mommy (cleveland, OH)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I absolutely love this book! I read the whole thing the first day I got it. I love the zine style of it. I bought a bunch of the ingredients and I am excited to start using my new recipes!
cute May 7, 2010
Georgianna May
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This is a fun and cute book to read, but I expected a little more I think. But overall, its a cute little reference guide for a earth friendly household.
Surprisingly Wonderful May 6, 2010
FroggyMama (Kansas, USA)
10 out of 10 found this review helpful
I love books, and have collected quite a library of volumes relating to my varied interests. Some of those interests are natural/herbal health care, natural body care, "green" household cleaning, and urban homesteading. All of those books in my library have one or more of the same ideas contained in this little volume. Yet for some reason, I absolutely love this book. It may be the awkward but adorable handwriting complete with heart-dotted i's, reminding me of my middle school diary. It could be the cute illustrations, with flowers that talk and bubble letter titles, or the little flowers and stars that emphasize the text. I have rarely read a book of this type that uses words like "nast" and "barf", or describes how to deal with crabs or yeast infections with such aplomb. And really, while it may contain recipes and ideas I have found in many other places, it also has some very new ideas that I enjoyed with surprise. All in all, I have the strangest feeling that this book will see more use in my house than several other more comprehensive volumes in my library, and I know that I will have fun in the process.
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