For several years now I’ve been using this fast and frugal method to easily clean my microwave. In fact it’s one of those things that’s so simple that when I first wrote about, I debated on whether it was too simple of a strategy to even share! But so oftenRead More
Natural DIY Cinnamon Sink Scrub
If you like the idea of natural cleaners, you don’t have to look any farther than your kitchen cupboard for ways to make your own. You’ll be pleasantly surprised at the good job of cleaning you can do using some of the same ingredients you might use to bake aRead More
Homemade Cleaning Cloths
When it’s time to do the cleaning, what do you use to wipe your surfaces? Rags from old clothing? Microfiber cloths? Do you just grab the paper towels? There are lots of choices! I’ve always believed that the best things to wipe surfaces with should also be the most absorbentRead More
Homemade Elderberry Syrup To Fight Off Colds and Flu
This year I’m trying something new (well, new to me anyway). I’m taking a daily dose of elderberry syrup during the winter months of the year to help fight off colds and the flu. Elderberry syrup has long been touted as a natural way to boost your body’s immunity systemRead More
Easy Homemade All-Purpose Cleaner
Over the years I’ve tried lots of recipes and strategies for homemade solutions around my home, and I’ve always found homemade cleaners to be one of the easiest and most frugal things you can make. Homemade cleaners mix up quickly, usually cost just pennies per batch to make, and bestRead More
DIY Rosewater Glycerin Moisturizing Spray
It’s been several years since I first shared my recipe for a homemade glycerin and water moisturizing spray. It’s a super simple mixture but it’s an option I think many people don’t realize is available to them. It can give your skin a different kind of moisturizing than the storeRead More
Jar Mix: Potato Soup {The Update}
Back in the early days of this blog I wrote about a homemade potato soup mix that I was finding quite a handy convenience at the time. It was nice to have in the pantry for a quick lunch and only required boiling some water and adding some of theRead More
Layered Jar Mix: Curried Rice
The holidays are certainly a time of the year filled with sweets and treats. But there are times when you need just a little break from all the sugar and goodies. That’s why I like to have a few recipes for jar mixes that can be used as quick giftsRead More
Layered Jar Mix: Healthy Snack Bites
One of the simplest homemade gifts, and often times one of the most economical too, is a layered jar mix. As a bonus they don’t take long to make either and can usually be put together with familiar pantry ingredients. I guess that’s why I so often get the urgeRead More
Make A Candy Christmas Tree
Everyone knows that candy is fun for eating, but candy can be lots of fun to use for craft projects too. Candy comes in interesting shapes and sizes, often has colorful wrappers, AND as a bonus you get to eat what you don’t use. You can’t do that with leftoverRead More
Another Printable Planner Page Idea
A few weeks ago I received an email from someone who had found my free printable planner pages but was looking for a slightly different layout. This isn’t the first time I’ve received such an email request but this was the first time I had seen someone printing them theRead More
$5 to $10 Gift Exchange Ideas
It’s been an annual tradition for many years in my husband’s extended family to do a $5 gift exchange as part of our Christmas gathering. Recently we increased our amount just a little to a range of between $5 to $10 to make the shopping a little easier as pricesRead More
Knitting Pattern for Reusable Swiffer Cover
One of the handiest cleaning tools to come along in recent history (in my humble opinion) is the Swiffer, those rather ordinary looking floor sweepers that can make a quick clean up of a hard surface floor so much easier. Swiffers are made so that their disposable cloths can beRead More
Homemade Eyeglass Cleaner
This post was originally published August, 2012 and was updated August, 2018. How do you clean your eyeglasses? With just plain old water? With window cleaner? Or maybe you just breathe on them to steam them up a bit and then grab the corner of your shirt and start rubbing?Read More
DIY No Borax Laundry Detergent {copycat Molly Suds}
Homemade laundry detergents and soaps have always been intriguing to me. Since the early days of this blog I’ve always had some recipe or another that I’m using. I go through streaks where I don’t use the homemade stuff quite as much, but I usually always have a batch availableRead More
Knitting For Charity – 10 Ways To Donate
If you’re a knitter or crocheter, you may have found yourself in the predicament where you feel like starting a new yarn project, but don’t really have anything in particular you need. So you knit another dishcloth, or maybe ten more dishcloths. 🙂 Can you relate? One of the answersRead More
2019 Free Printable Planner Pages
Have you ever gone shopping for a weekly planner but nothing was quite what you wanted? And you thought to yourself, I wonder if I can just make my own planner? That’s exactly what went through my mind too a few years ago and so began my journey to makeRead More
Homemade Play Dough Recipe
Today’s recipe for homemade play dough came about because of a couple other old things in my life – some old crayons and an old recipe. Yes, I still have my 30 year old recipe for how to make your own play dough. Back before Pinterest . . . BackRead More
DIY Glass Spray Bottles For Homemade Cleaners
When you make your own cleaners, you of course need to find a good container to put them in too. Many times that container is a plastic spray bottle. BUT, what if you like the glass spray bottles? Did you find them to be a little too pricey for yourRead More
Semi-Homemade Body Lotion Mixture
Once before I’ve written about how to make a semi-homemade moisturizer by mixing Baby Lotion, Vitamin E Cream, and Vaseline Jelly Cream, but wanted to take another look at this recipe – because it’s still one of my favorites! I’ve taken to calling this mixture “semi-homemade” as it’s really justRead More
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