On my to-do list for this week – making my own laundry detergent. Yes, I make my own laundry detergent instead of buying it at the store, and you know what, I like it more than the name brand that I grew up using. I started making my own laundry detergent about eight years ago, …
Even though we live in the middle of suburbia, we get a wide variety of wildlife. My children love watching the birds from our living room window. At various times of year, you will see doves, gold finches, blue jays, sparrows, cow birds, phoebes, hummingbirds, chickadees, cardinals, and woodpeckers all hanging out on the feeders …
I love being crafty and coming up with fun projects for our Girl Scout Troop to work on each week. Last weekend, I went to the craft stores to pick up a Thanksgiving or fall themed project. Guess what I found? NADA! Nothing! Zip! Zilch! I could purchase anything and everything Christmas themed under the …
One of my goals for this year was to start making my own beauty products; particularly my own soap. I’ve already made a luxurious foaming hand soap, so now I want to make an equally luxurious bar soap. There are many soap bases available online and in craft stores. When you use a melt & …
We have a hodge podge of chairs that we’ve gotten over the years. Some were hand-me-downs and others we purchased from IKEA or yard sales. Even if the chairs were in great shape when we got them, the fabric on the cushions deteriorates over time. Add that to my children being rough on furniture, and it …
