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
Easy directions on the making bread crumbs. Continue reading Bread Crumbs & Why You Should Be Making Them
This wreath is an easy peasy DIY for a chic, stylish answer to the holiday wreath this year. Supplies Grapevine wreath Gold Spray Paint Gold Glitter Spray 15′ Wired Ribbon Floral Wire It’s just as easy as it looks, spray your wreath with gold paint, allow to dry completely. Spray your wreath with gold glitter … Continue reading Gold Sparkle Wreath
I saw this neat idea and thought I would try my own twist on it, using glass beads. Supplies A green floral cone 1/4 yard of felt (or less) Straight pins Small glass beeds Marker The process is extremely simple, all you do is trace a round shape onto your felt, I used a lotion … Continue reading Felt Christmas Tree with Glass Bead Ornaments
This is another in our series of super easy, anyone can do this, make it yourself products that are way more useful than you probably think. Mint oil is not only popular in aromatherapy, cooking but even in all natural pest control. According to an article in the Wall Street Journal, a natural way to … Continue reading How to Make Mint Oil
This could not be an easier recipe and it differs slightly from most of the other recipes, in that it adds in a thickener (corn starch) to avoid the overcooked meat or runny wet taco meat. Making your own taco seasoning is not only customizable, it allows you to have some on hand to sprinkle … Continue reading Taco Seasoning
domesticity: simple & chic domestic life 