Four Creative Ways to Repurpose Tin Cans

repurposing tin cans

If you are looking for some simple, fun ways to repurpose tin cans, you’ll want to check out my post at Simple Homemade. I share four short tutorials (with links to more); all are either useful or decorative. My favorite is this twig flower vase: So rustic. I like rustic. Click on over to Simple [...]

How to Make and Herbal Bath for Baby

herbal bath for baby

Today I’m sharing a simple, herbal bath recipe especially for babies at Frugal Granola. It’s easy to make, smells good, and helps make bath time a soothing and relaxing experience for babies and their parents. To find out how to make it, read the post at Frugal Granola: Herbal Bath for Baby.   Share this [...]

Making Books with Kids

Making books with kids

My kids enjoy drawing and writing. I find that they learn very well while making books on different subjects or just free writing as they please. This is something we do a lot. Our house is over flowing with paper! But I’ll take it. The joy it brings my children and me (I love  reading [...]

From Pinterest to Real Life: Flowers for Your Hair

Rolled fabric flower

Over Christmas, my daughter and I made a few different flowers and attached them to clips and head bands. All of the tutorials were found through Pinterest, of course. Below are pictures of what we made and links to the tutorials, so you can make them too. All of them were inexpensive to make. I’d [...]

Soothing Lavender Foot Scrub

lavender scrub

I forgot to alert you all to my post at Frugal Granola last week. If you’d like an easy-to-make scrub to soothe your tired feet after the holidays, then hop on over and read how you can put one together in a few minutes: Soothing Lavender Foot Scrub There are instructions for how to turn [...]

My New eBook: Simple Scrubs to Make and Give is Now Available!

Simple Scrubs to Make and Give

It’s finally here. Just in time for the holidays, too! With this guide you can make last minute gifts people will want to receive. What is Simple Scrubs to Make and Give? It’s a comprehensive guide to homemade body scrubs with over 50 pages of information and recipes. Inside you’ll find: Ingredients Guide – Explaining [...]

Delightful Links for the Weekend: Homemade Gift Edition

Frugal Sugar Scrub

There’s something about homemade gifts that warm the soul. I think it’s knowing that someone has spent their time thinking about you and working hard to make something special, just for you. It feels to good to make things with your own hands, too. At least I like it. Do you? Creating something brings a [...]

11 Quick and Simple, Homemade Gifts

Oatmeal Cookie Bath

Do you ever plan to make gifts for your loved ones and end up overwhelmed or buried under a pile of craft supplies? This has happened to me a number of times, but I’m getting a little smarter about it . . . Over the years I’ve learned how to make a few nice gifts [...]

Make Your Own Non-Petroleum Jelly

Homemade Non-Petroleum Jelly

This is Day 2 in the 31 Days of Peace and Joy at Home Series Does it seem weird that I’m suggesting you make non-petroleum jelly so you can have peace and joy at home? If you know me in real life, you know I get really excited about this kind of stuff. Giddy, actually. [...]

Go Green & Save Green: Create Your Own Herbal Remedies with Eucalyptus Essential Oil (10 Tips)

eucalyptus

I’m excited to be participating in the Go Green & Save Green Series with several other green bloggers this week! We’ll be talking about different areas of green and natural living, showing you how to go green while saving money at the same time! Be sure to check out the great links at the end [...]