Over the past few years I’ve discovered that it’s really pretty dog-gone simple to make your own cleaning products, and they work great too! I’m now in the habit of always making my own homemade all purpose cleaner, my own homemade soft scrub, my own homemade window cleaner, andRead More

  One of the best tools you can have at your disposal in the kitchen is a good knife.  Once you start doing more of your cooking from scratch and work at finding ways to Make Your Own stuff, you’ll find yourself doing more slicing and dicing and chopping. IRead More

  Have you discovered Hometalk yet?  It’s a fun site where I’ve been sharing my blog posts on home-related topics, and at the same time finding all kinds of excellent ideas from others on everything from gardening to decorating to cleaning to home repair. If you like Pinterest, I knowRead More

  This isn’t the first time I’ve tried a homemade dishwasher detergent.  I tried these recipes for homemade dishwasher detergent, but was disappointed by the cloudy residue they tended to leave on glasses and plastic, and the fact that they usually turned hard as a rock. Then I tried extendingRead More

One of the clever bathroom cleaning products that I’ve really grown to like over the years are the daily shower cleaner sprays.  After you shower you simply mist some of the spray around on the shower walls and it helps to keep your shower clean with less mold or mineralRead More

  It’s no secret that I like to make my own cleaners. I’ve written before about how vinegar and water makes a great homemade all purpose cleaner, how I discovered that club soda works wonderfully as a homemade window cleaner, and how baking soda does a fine job as aRead More

I have a hard time tossing out cute little glass jars.  Big jars from mayonnaise or something . . not so much. But the little ones –  Oh boy, can I keep them all please? I promise I’ll find a good use for them.  Sooner or later. But there isRead More

  The more I use my homemade cleaners, the more I like them.    They’re cheap, they’re safe, natural and non-toxic, and most importantly, they work!  They can get the house just as clean and fresh as any store bought cleaner without the unknown chemicals and annoying fumes. Because I’mRead More

  Some people love those store bought air freshener sprays. Not Me. I think they’re too strong and they make me want to cough.  I’m just not a fan.  Sorry. So what do I do if I want to add a welcoming scent to a room?  I make my ownRead More

Have you been thinking about making your own homemade glass and window cleaner?  Have you already checked out a few recipes that use vinegar, rubbing alcohol, dish soap, cornstarch, or ammonia? Before you take the plunge and try one of those recipes, or even if you’ve been using one ofRead More

  I’ve never hidden the fact that I like to find a good thrift store bargain.  To me it’s a treasure hunt.  Sure, I’ll have to look at lots of other junk in the process, but hey – that don’t bother me none.  You just never know what fun littleRead More

I’ve really grown to love my stove with the smooth glass stovetop.  I know not everybody is a fan and many people prefer gas ranges, but I really like having a smooth surface for cleaning up after cooking spills because let’s face it, spills happen. When it’s time to cleanRead More

In the last post I shared my favorite homemade all purpose cleaner.  As promised in that post, I thought I would also share my favorite type of cleaning cloths which I think work especially well with homemade cleaning mixtures.  What are they?  **drumroll please ** Cloth Diapers! Yes, good oldRead More

The internet is a wonderful thing with its vast resource of free information. But have you found sometimes that all this wonderful information can be just so overwhelming?  And now we have added Pinterest to the mix so we are even more overwhelmed! Case in point – if you’ve everRead More

Most recipes for homemade cleaners include the addition of several drops of an essential oil. Essential oils in scents like orange, lemon, or lavender can add a happy touch of fragrance to a homemade cleaner.  Some essential oils also have helpful properties such as the anti-bacterial properties of tea treeRead More