Make Your Own Kombucha Tea

Make Your Own Kombucha Tea

It's EASY to make your own Kombucha Tea! I have been making it for almost a year now! Lots of people have asked to buy it from me, but I'd rather show you how to make it.

What it is

(courtesy FoodRenegade.com)

Have you heard of Kombucha, the beverage the ancient Chinese called the “Immortal Health Elixir?” It’s been around for more than 2,000 years and has a rich anecdotal history of health benefits like preventing and fighting cancer, arthritis, and other degenerative diseases. Made from sweetened tea that’s been fermented by a symbiotic colony of bacteria and yeast (a SCOBY, a.k.a. “mother” because of its ability to reproduce, or “mushroom” because of its appearance), Kombucha didn’t gain prominence in the West until recently.

In the first half of the 20th century, extensive scientific research was done on Kombucha’s health benefits in Russia and Germany, mostly because of a push to find a cure for rising cancer rates. Russian scientists discovered that entire regions of their vast country were seemingly immune to cancer and hypothesized that the kombucha, called “tea kvass” there, was the cause. So, they began a series of experiments which not only verified the hypothesis, but began to pinpoint exactly what it is within kombucha which was so beneficial. (More on website) 

My Recipe

You can download my recipe here.  Please feel free to ask any questions.

For more information on Kombucha, here are a few websites:

Getkombucha.com

FoodRenegade

Health Benefits by Kombucha Dave

Crochet Hats Galore!

First of all, I want to apologize for being away so long! But as you know, life happens! And it's been amazing. I love doing the jewelry, but one day I just started crocheting, mostly hats for me for when I have those "bad hair days." I really need to get a model, but since I'm it, that's what you get lol!

Then it all began. I made some crocheted owl hats for my grandkids. As I was showing them on FB and Instagram, people started asking me to make them for me; how much did I charge, etc. So word of mouth spread and I started making all kinds of hats.

Anyway, you can see that I've been busy. I love my new "job." I stay at home, do my household chores and work on my crafts, and I'm happy! 

If you would like me to make you a hat, please email me at oilnwine at gmail dot com.

If they are hats for children, I need the size and contrasting color for the owl hats.

Mata Bia earrings

Hey I finally got some time to work on something new. My mom gave me these shells (we call them mata bia, Indonesian for eye shell), years ago to make earrings out of and I've been wracking my brain on how to put them together. I thought about wire-wrapping, but I finally just went looking for a tutorial on how to make a beaded bezel. You can find the tutorial here.

Here are the finished earrings. The green beads are malachite. 

How I started with Jewelry

Well, I fully intended to add more things, but it has been so hectic, it's crazy. Even though I closed, my digital scrapbook store, things are not slowing down! Anyhow, I thought I would show you some of the jewelry I have been making.

This is my very first piece. It's a bracelet I made with different colored flower beads around it.

I was so fascinated by what I've done. Of course now I know it doesn't look as good as it should be, but that was enough to get me hooked on it! I was intrigued by the wire-wrapping and love the beaded work too.

Here is another bracelet I did a few months after. This one looks way better!

Another thing that really fascinated me was cabochons. Now I never even heard of that word before. Of course there are beautiful real gems, but I was also interested in making my own using polymer clay. So I made some. This is my first cabochon necklace I made.

I really like how it turned out. Right now I am still learning and experimenting with different things I want to try. I have my own tastes. I don't like jewelry that looks too gaudy or blingy.. But I do like nice beads and feathers, and I LOVE that ethnic look as opposed to the real polished "expensive" look.

Catch ya next time.

E Komo Mai ~ Welcome!

I have recently started making beaded and wire-wrapped jewelry. I never thought I would like it as much as I do. Of course I am still finding my own "niche" so to speak. I know what I like. I don't like gaudy things, and I don't like too much "bling," either. But somewhere I will try to find a happy medium and develop my own style. Right now I am drawn to ethnic styles and wire-wrapping is definitely catching my fancy.

So join me on my new journey! 

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