Happy Blogiversary

Happy Blogiversary, to me....happy blogiversary, to me!  It's been a whole year since Seams Sustainable went live here on Blogger.  In some ways it seems like a year, and in others time has flown by.

I have an actual 52 followers, and they're not all people I know in "real life"!  My goal had been for 100, but I can wait... the blog has grown slowly and organically, and I'm grateful for every single follower and every single comment.

The most popular post in this crazy year was the one in which I posted my skin balm recipe!  I know, incredible!  That one post had thousands of pageviews, and was a Pinterest hit.

The most commented (not counting my replies) post was on my Upcycle T Shirt project, which was also one of two of my projects to be featured on the Green Crafts Showcase on Crafting a Green World.

I was interviewed by Denise at the Blue Gardenia for her Sew How series, and I got two blog awards!  Also, I joined the Guest Blogging team over at SewMantra.  All in all a pretty exciting and fun year.  Can't wait to see what the next one brings!  Thanks to all of you who stop by, comment, visit and share.  You have no idea how much it means to me!

A Recipe? On a Sewing Blog?

Yes, a recipe, but not for food.  If you've read many of my posts and looked at the pictures featuring my hands, you can tell I have some issues with dry skin.  A hand model I'm not.  In addition to the dry skin on my hands, (well, pretty much everywhere) I also get eczema on my face.  Around my eyebrows and along the hairline.  I've been reading a lot of natural remedy sites and I've tried a few of the various creams and lotions. 

I have always found plain coconut oil to work well, but have you ever tried to get it out of the jar when it's cold out?  So, I decided to whip up a little something of my own.  Though I researched a lot of sites, I think this recipe is original.

Dee's Dry Skin Coconut Balm

2T finely grated beeswax

1/2 cup coconut oil

1/2 cup rosewater

1/2 tsp vegetable glycerin

In a large Pyrex measuring cup mix the beeswax and the coconut oil.  Heat at thirty second intervals in the microwave, stirring between each interval.  Add the glycerin when all is melted, and stir.  Using a hand stick mixer, begin mixing the warmed oil, beeswax and glycerin.  While mixing, slowly add in the rosewater.  Continue beating until the mixture looks fluffy.

This can be used as a hand cream, or on eczema.  It is somewhat greasy, but if you are patient, most of this absorbs.  Just the thing for those hands dried out from slaving over a hot sewing machine all day!  If anyone tries it, please let me know what you thought.