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10 DIY Recipes For Dummies (4th Edition) – Just 2 Ingredients!
Welcome to the fourth edition of my DIY for Dummies list! Once a year during my annual vacation at Lake Michigan, I take a little break from trying new recipes…
How To Earn Free Amazon Cards For Your DIY Supplies
For most of the DIY projects I test and write about here at The Make Your Own Zone, I try to use common ingredients that can be found at places…
DIY Citronella Candles
A couple weeks ago I got the idea in my head that I wanted to make my own citronella candles to use outdoors this summer to keep those nasty mosquitoes…
Let’s Make Sangria!
Warm summer nights and sangria – they’re quite a lovely pair if you ask me. That’s why when the perfect evening comes along for enjoying the patio in the balmy…
Can You Mix Dawn Dish Soap With Bleach??
I must be in a laundry state of mind lately because today’s post is once again about a laundry question I’ve been thinking about. Last week I was researching some…
Unexpected Helpers for Laundry Stains
Sometimes I take a little breather and stop and think a bit about why I like finding ways to make my own stuff.  And when I think about  it,…
Homemade Microwave Applesauce Recipe
Back when I was an ambitious young mother with lots of energy, I used to can applesauce. Â My mother-in-law would come to help, bringing along her special apple-peeling and mashing…
Make Your Own Cappuccino French Vanilla Coffee Mix
Well, it’s that time of the year again. Â Once summer rolls around the Aldi where I shop stops stocking one of their drink mixes that we enjoy, the Cappuccino French…