If you watched Mr. Wizard in the 80’s or the subsequent reruns, you might recognize this easy peasy science experiment that cleans your silverware for pennies. What you might not know is this can clean all of your jewelry just as well as the pricey, acid based cleaners, with less chance of damaging your precious metals, … Continue reading Clean Jewelry For Pennies
This is by far, one of the easiest DIYs, with the biggest payoff I have ever done. You effectively are just buying and hanging something. Done! You’ll need… (1) 12″x12″ aluminum sheet (1-2) command hooks (or nails) (4) Cabinet door bumpers Finding this in the right size might be the most complicated step of this process. … Continue reading Easy DIY Earring Holder
Plastics are a hot button issue, most Americans are aware that they are filling up our landfills, but not what to do instead. The short answer is, use as little as you can and recycle everything else. But what about safety? Some plastics we know are toxic, such as #3 aka PVC or vinyl. PVC … Continue reading Storing food without plastic
Making your own brownie mix comes with a lot of benefits. It saves you money, you can control exactly what you want in your mix, you can use a little for a small pan or a lot for a bake sale, you reduce the amount of packaging you put into the landfill, and it can … Continue reading Brownie Mix Recipe II
Why make your own insect repellent? 1. It’s much cheaper than buying repellents such as OFF or Cutter. 2. It’s MUCH more effective than store brands. 3. You know exactly what is going in it, even “all natural” repellents such as OFF botanicals has p-Menthane-3,8-Diol in it. 4. It’s easy, the spray lasts forever … Continue reading DIY All Natural, Environmentally Friendly Insect Repellent
How to make quick and easy Swedish meatballs. Continue reading Quick and Easy Dinners: Swedish Meatballs
How to make easy, money saving meatballs. Continue reading Bare Bones, Basic Meatballs
Easy directions on the making bread crumbs. Continue reading Bread Crumbs & Why You Should Be Making Them
If you like to can you know how hard it is to find a place to store all the empty jars you will need later. If you have an arch leading into your kitchen, there is a simple answer to store lots of jars in a decorative way that is easy to access. By purchasing … Continue reading Taking Advantage of Unused Space To Store Canning Jars
I thought I would share some photos of our holiday decorations this year. Starting off is my collection of Christmas snow globes. Our first holiday tradition as a couple was to purchase a snow globe. Now, every year we add a new snow globe to the collection. This year we added the gingerbread house below. … Continue reading Holiday Glow
domesticity: simple & chic domestic life 