Such as these ten things.

Its a wonderfully multi-purpose tool.

An hour in the slow cooker, though, and youve made your own soap.

Knit Picks offers instructions fordyeing yarnand folk artist Susan Hemann shows us how todye fabric.

Feel free to experiment!)

After all, slow cookers are known for creating intoxicating smells as they simmer foods.

Make Candles

Homemade candles make a great gift, but dealing with the wax is a pain.

If you use a slow cooker, though, youll avoid the mess of double-boiling and pouring.

it’s possible for you to also combine bits and pieces of crayons in the same manner.

Make Play Dough

This ones for the kids…or maybe yourself.

You only need a few pantry items and about half an hour of cooking time.

Then remove the lids and let the moisture escape into the air.

Our own Vitals writerBeth Skwareckishared this tip with us and I couldnt help but make it the top tip.

Many people use animal skulls for decoration or artwork (c.f.

Georgia OKeeffe, photo above courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Artvia Studio 360).

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