DIY Projects and Tips
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DIY 100% All Natural Mattress Stain Removing Spray
No matter how hard you try to keep your mattresses clean and free of water spots, somehow they always seem to manage to get dirty. We are in the process of moving into a new home which means I am spending time cleaning, organizing and well up-keeping the items in our home. One of the most important items is of course our beds. Not only are they essential but they are very expensive to simply replace due to some unattractive stains. I am really hate cleaning with harmful, harsh chemicals – so I am always looking for DIY 100% natural cleaning remedies for my home. This All Natural Mattress cleaning…
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DIY – St Patty’s Day Treat Jar (and printable)
So easy just print this St Patty’s Jar Tag cut it out, secure it with ribbon or twine to the jar. Fill the jar with Rolo’s candies and Airheads Extremes. Pass these out to your kids, their classroom, teachers or co-workers! Enjoy 🙂
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Build an Olaf Valentine + Printable
Do your kids love Olaf from Frozen? Frozen is Disney’s biggest movie of the decade (or so it seems) and it has taken the country by storm! I know that Ana, Elsa, Olaf and the whole crew have definitely become a major part of our house! My kids love watching Frozen, singing along with the sound track in the car and my youngest even sleeps with his stuffed Olaf every night! We have come to love everything about the movie. So for Valentine’s Day this year my kiddo’s wanted to make these fun little Olaf Valentine’s snack packs to give their classmates at school. The best part is that they were super easy…
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Wine Tumbler – Mommy’s Sippy Cup (Silhouette Project)
I have another totally easy and super fun Silhouette project for you! I found these adorable wine tumbler cups at the Dollar Tree and made some custom designs for a girl friend of mine. She is a mommy and a woman who loves her wine so I thought making her a special wine tumbler that says “Mommy’s Special Sippy Cup”. I think it turned out pretty darn adorable! Supplies: Silhouette Machine Pink and Black Vinyl Wine Tumbler (found at the Dollar Tree) Instructions: 1. Using font “Papyrus” size 60 write MOMMY’S. 2. Using font “Eras Bold ITC” size 50 write SPECIAL 3. Find a crown on Google and “Trace…
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DIY – His & Hers Glitter Stem Wine Glasses (Silhouette Project)
Oh my goodness! I am in LOVE with these DIY His & Hers Glitter Stem Wine Glasses! Not only are the insanely EASY to make they only cost me about $1.25 each in supplies. Even better this entire project only takes about 20 minutes for both wine glasses. (Plus a little extra time for drying). These fabulous “HIS” & “HERS” glitter stem wine glasses make the perfect Valentine’s, wedding, Christmas, birthday or just because I love you gifts!!! Product List Silhouette Machine Vinyl (I used black, pink and green) and transfer paper 2 Wine Glasses (I got mine from the Dollar Tree) Glitter (I got mine in the “dollar spot”…
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Homemade Ear Drops Remedy (works great!)
As a little girl I was always plagued with lots of ear infections. My mom being the awesome mom she was didn’t always want to load me up with antibiotics and tried several different natural methods to help heal my ear infections up. The best most effective method was and always has been garlic oil in the ears. It works like a charm every time! In fact now that I am a mommy of four I have only ever used garlic oil to heal of ear infections with my kiddos and it has worked every single time! Ingredients 2-3 cloves garlic, mashed 2 TBSP olive oil cotton balls Directions Simply take…
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DIY Paper Rose Bud Tree Tutorial
Tutorial coming soon! I was just so excited to show you this awesome project I had to post the pictures asap! Stay tuned for the tutorial coming very very very soon! Supplies 15-20 DCWV Double Sided Scrapbook Pages 2-3 DCWV Burlap Scrapbook Pages Hot Glue and Glue Gun Styrofoam Tree Form Scissors
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DIY Homemade Decongestant Shower Tabs
Cold and flu season is upon us and in this house that means MONTHS of sniffles and coughs. As a family of six we seems to pass colds around like wildfire. One of our favorite ways to relieve congestion has always been through Vicks vapor rub and decongestant tabs. But lets face it with 6 of us sick throughout the winter it gets expensive. Thank GOD I discovered this amazing recipe for DIY Homemade Decongestant Shower Tabs. Not only do they work AMAZINGLY but they are only a fraction of the cost! INGREDIENTS 2 Cups Baking Soda 1/4 cup Water 10 Drops Eucalyptus Oil 10 Drops Peppermint Oil 5 Drops…
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DIY – EASY FIX for a Broken iPhone Glass!
So I have always said I would not get my kids phones until they are teenagers. However because of my daughter traveling throughout the country for gymnastics now and no longer having a home phone we finally caved and got my oldest daughter (almost 11 years old) a phone for Christmas! Well this phone lasted a whole four days! Thanks to the crazy squirrel who scared the pants off my daughter! As she was getting in the car this morning a squirrel jumped out from under the car at her feet! She got so startled that she fell to the ground and broke her new iPhone! My first reaction was…
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Costume Wine Glass Charms – the perfect DIY for your next house party!
Easily keep track of whose glass is whose with these photo wine charms that can be made in minutes. Use pictures of guests so they really know which glass is theirs. This fun easy to do DIY only takes about 15 seconds and will add a unique personal touch to your decor and house party! Supplies: Photos of various scenes or objects Scissors Hole punch How to Make it: 1. Print your pictures on the KODAK Picture Kiosk 2. Cut photos into circles slightly smaller than wine glass base 3. Cut a slit to the center of the photo 4. Hole punch in center of photo (you may need to enlarge this hole to fit…
