Is your child the next Picasso? Well, probably not, but you can still encourage your budding artiste to make masterpieces with nontoxic supplies like veggie-based paint for art that screams like munch but smells like Monet’s garden. Try these fallowing paints: Nuno Finger Paint – four colors of food-grade finger paint; for ages three and up ($25). Stockmar Modeling Beeswax – great... 

Are you ready to lose it over your slow-draining sink? Well, that could be the huge hairball caught in your pipes. Rather than reach for those plumbers, clear it out with a plumber’s snake (aka drain auger) – they’re more effective than liquid decloggers and free of hairy chemicals. Try these: Zip-It – simple plastic drain declogger for not-so-deep clogs. Cobra Wire Drain... 

Sleep Pillows can be effective; use a small pillow a few inches square, stuffed with the appropriate herbs and slipped inside the pillowslip on top of your regular pillow. Failing that, a few drops of essential oil on a cotton wool ball or scrap of cotton can be placed inside the pillowslip. Neroli, chamomile, marjoram, lavender or rose are my suggestions. Jeanne Rose’s Herbal Sleep Pillow, to... 

Slugs are gray to brown in color and some have spots. There are good slugs and there are bad slugs. Generally the good slugs live below the soil line and are carnivorous, feeding on wireworms, grubs, and other slugs. The good guys can be identified by a small shell on the end of their tail. The bad slugs on the other hand are above the ground creatures, preferring a vegetable diet. They feed on a variety... 

With today’s security hazards, it is recommended to at least have a security system at home. The news continually reports the many incidents of burglary everywhere. Most of these cases cause damages to properties to the victims. However, it doesn’t only result damages to properties, it also causes trauma. Some even experience the worst, like losing life. Sometimes most people don’t... 

Voting for change when it comes to non-green lip gloss or window cleaner? Well, you can start your new beginning without dumping what’s left over. If you’re changing to healthier, planet-friendlier cleaning and personal care products, just use up the old stuff first or give it away. Yes you can. Use up what’s left, then switch to the green stuff. Dump it on recycle bin and there’s... 

For Candles: add the chemicals to the wax, or soak the wicks in a solution of  the chemicals using the “recipes” below To Add to a Fire: Put three level spoons of the chemical into a paper cup; fill 1/2 full with water and stir. Soak several small chips of wood in this solution overnight. The next day, remove the chips with tweezers and lay on newspaper to dry. They can now be added to...