Friday, March 19, 2010
Posted by Tara Burner on January 4, 2010
Revived Jewelry (a/k/a Tara Burner-myself!) made a special piece entitled
Believe to be given away here in conjunction with Eco-OfficeGals Flaunt it Monday
(contest is over 1/6/09)
Simply go here to enter to win Believe, Made from Tiger’s Eye, recycled aluminum wire and a sterling silver charm with “Believe” on it.
“It is easier to believe than to doubt.” ~E.D. Martin
Posted by Tara Burner on October 3, 2008
This site was posted on ClassyChics and had to share with y’all what “Tara” means…
anyone think it sounds a bit like me?
What Tara Means |
 You are a seeker. You often find yourself restless – and you have a lot of questions about life. You tend to travel often, to fairly random locations. You’re most comfortable when you’re far away from home. You are quite passionate and easily tempted. Your impulses sometimes get you into trouble. You are usually the best at everything … you strive for perfection.You are confident, authoritative, and aggressive. You have the classic “Type A” personality. You are wild, crazy, and a huge rebel. You’re always up to something. You have a ton of energy, and most people can’t handle you. You’re very intense. You definitely are a handful, and you’re likely to get in trouble. But your kind of trouble is a lot of fun. |
Posted by Tara Burner on October 2, 2008
Check out http://www.thegoodhuman.com/2008/10/02/eco-friendly-giveaway/ there are lots of great eco prizes to win there, including from affordablemineralmakeup.com and GoGreenWithTaraBurner.com and lots of other awesome goodies too.
Enter now!
Posted by Tara Burner on June 30, 2008
Gumbo Limbo located in Boca Raton, FL has a lot to offer visitors. It’s an excellent coastal and marine preserve.
From their butterfly garden and nature trails to towers that overlook the ocean. They have sea turtles and sharks in tanks along with some lobster and fish.
You can even adopt a turtle and help with the costs involved in raising, feeding it.
They have all kinds of events going on.
We visited Gumbo Limbo last week and it was an excellent time, just wandering and strolling the grounds, learning more about the marine life and simply enjoying nature.
A must visit for anyone in South Florida
Posted by Tara Burner on November 20, 2007
MakingCupcakeCakes.com ~ learn how to make cupcake cakes with this easy to follow ebook
Posted by Tara Burner on July 3, 2007
Yes, it’s true there are dinosaurs in Miami, FL at least for right now.
You can visit online at http://www.miamisci.org/ or go in person if you’re in the area.
Was amazing to see the background history on the difference of dinosaurs from our continent compared to the dinosaurs here which came from China.
and it was toooo fun to watch and listen to all these little kids who were there yelling in delight over seeing dinosaurs!
Well worth the admission for two for $30
Posted by Tara Burner on June 19, 2007
amazing what one little man could do waaaaaaaaaay back then.
You can visit the website at http://coralcastle.com/freqaq.html
but like the site says “Coral Castle is on the National Register of historic places and is truly an amazing place to visit. The story behind the castle is that Edward Leedskalnin, out of obsessed love for a young girl, built this coral monument for her. The question remains, how could he have carved and moved over 1100 tons of rock without any human assistance? Did he know any secrets? Coral Castle has baffled scientists, engineers and scholars since its opening in 1923.”
and ironically the love of his life was invited but never went there!
Here are some pics from our recent visit there including a heart shaped coral table, moons and water fountains, desk and more.
Posted by Tara Burner on January 31, 2006
I’m sure most of us have heard of if not seen the newest rage, Scented Stones.
They liven up a room, car or even a gym bag with their aroma and yet don’t require anything to make them ‘work’ (unlike candles, that you have to burn).
It’s a simple process and you can get as unique as you’d like!
You’ll need:
• Plaster of Paris mix (this is the easiest way, there ARE other ways but they require making your own dough using powdered aluminum and other ingredients, so the plaster of paris is the most readily accessible option)
• Leaves or herbs, flower buds –IF you want to add these for decorative purposes
• Fragrance oil or Essential Oils—whichever your prefer—can be bought at most arts/crafts stores or online ** you can buy essential oils at http://www.mynsp.com/betotallyhealthy/index.aspx **
• Food coloring
• And if you desire to form them into certain shapes you’ll need either soap/candy molds or any other object you may have that you want to form them into that shape
These are so easy, even kids can do it!
• First you’ll want to mix your plaster of paris mix with water according to the directions on the plaster of paris package.
• After you add the water, add a couple drops of food color into the mix and continue mixing until you get the color you desire.
• Then add the fragrance oil or essential oil and any herbs, botanicals, flower buds if you’re adding those too, until you reach the strength of aroma you desire- you may want to make it a bit stronger so it’ll take a while to wear off.
• Simply pour the mixture into your molds and let harden according to the directions on the plaster of paris package.
• Pop out of the molds when dry and place in dresser drawers, gym bags, your car, in a decorative bowl for in the house or wherever you’d like to add a touch of aroma!
These should last approx 3-4 weeks without having to be touched up for aroma.
When the aroma does wear off, simply place the stones in a baggie or container and add a few drops of fragrance oil or essential oils and keep closed for at least 24 hours and then they’ll be ‘re-energized’ and ready to go again!
For a variation which kids love, use acrylic paints and get animal, flower, stone shaped candy/soap molds and make the stones in the kids favorite shapes then have the kids paint them for a great smelling stone for their own room!
Or for the holidays do them in candy cane shapes, Christmas tree shapes, Star of David, whatever you’d like!
This article was written by Tara Burner.
Vegan, Eco-friendly Single Mom to Nick & Christa
http://www.EverythingEcoFriendly.com
Posted by Tara Burner on January 24, 2006
The Castillo de San Marcos, built 1672-1695, served primarily as an outpost of the Spanish Empire, guarding St. Augustine, the first permanent European settlement in the continental United States, and also protecting the sea route for treasure ships returning to Spain. Although the Castillo has served a number of nations throughout its history, it has never been taken by military force. During the 18th century, the Castillo went from Spanish control to British and back to the Spanish, all by treaty. The Spanish remained in power in Florida until the area was purchased by the United States in 1821. Called Fort Marion at this time, the Castillo was used by the US army until 1899. The Castillo was made a National Monument in 1924 and became part of the National Park system in 1933. In 1942, Congress restored the original name. The park consists of the original historic Castillo fortress itself with its attendant grounds, some 25 total acres
and then we visited the oldest school house.
The oldest wooden school house is located across from the fort along with so many other great sites to visit.
and for shopping, you MUST go to Dream Street Too
The owner is awesome and there are soooooooooo many great items in the store.
We spent over an hour there and even longer talking to the owner…a MUST stop shop!!!
Enjoy!
Posted by Tara Burner on
Want a project that is FUN for both you and your children as well as an awesome way to recycle and turn it into a beautiful item?!!!
It probably sounds harder than it is but making paper at home is EASY and FUN!
Be creative!!!
First you’ll need to make a ‘mold’. You can be elaborate but for our starters we’ll make this plain and simple! Get some wire or fiberglass screening (like for windows) and stretch it over a wood frame. The wood frame can simply be 1×1 or 1×2 wood strips nailed or even stapled together to form a square or rectangle however big you want your paper to be, but you should probably stick to ‘smaller’ size frames til you get the hang of this and also to ensure the mold will fit in your sink or in tub as that’ll be part of the process. Simply stretch the screen over the mold and up onto the sides of it and staple…making the screening as tight as possible and not have any slack. There you’re done with the mold making!
Now the items you’ll want to use in your paper can be varied and consist of any or all of the below and remember the colors of the ingredients below will determine the color of your finished project.
• Grass
• Flowers
• Shredded unprinted paper
• Leaves
• Newspaper shreddings
• Construction Paper
• Tissue Paper
• Napkins
• Foil
• Tinsel
• Old Greeting Cards
• Paper bags
• Magazines (though it’s better to NOT use ‘glossy’ pages)
• Egg Cartons
After you’ve rounded up all of your paper making ingredients you can mix them all together by ripping into small bits and pieces and then place in a blender. You’ll fill it about ½ way full with your ‘ingredients’ then fill the blender with WARM water.
“Pulse” the blender off and on for 30 sec intervals to start then increase the speed til it’s well blended and there are no big chunks left in it.
AFTER you’ve done that, THEN you can add whole flowers, petals, yarn, tinsel to accent your paper! Experiment!
Then fill either your sink about half way full with water. Add at least three blender loads of paper pulp. Stir the pulp mixture into the water.
Now put your mold into the pulp mixture in the sink, wiggle it from side to side until the pulp lays level on the screening part of the mold, you’ll have to do this while it’s under water.
Then lift the mold up out of the water and wait until most of the water has drained from the mold. If the ‘paper’ looks too thick, insert back under water and remove part of the pulp. If it’s too thin, add more pulp and repeat!
Once you’re done with that and the mold stops dripping, gently lay the mold down flat, with the paper directly on the fabric. Now take a sponge and press against the ‘paper’ to remove as much water as you can.
Then, pick up the mold and gently invert the mold on the side of a sheepskin, wool, felt or flannel. The wet sheet of paper should remain on the fabric. If it gets stuck to the mold, don’t worry, just trying soaking up some more of the water using the sponge like you did above.
Then simply dry your paper either by laying on sheets of fabric or hanging them from a clothesline!
When they’re dry, you’ve got yourself your own handmade paper! Drying times will vary depending on thickness of paper as well as your environment.
Have fun!!
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This article was written by Tara Burner.
Vegan, Eco-friendly Single Mom to Nick & Christa
http://www.EverythingEcoFriendly.com
