With August over and September underway, it is almost fall. Which means....almost apple picking time! I love to go apple picking. It is probably the one thing I look forward to the most all year. The whole family loves it. I love the fall weather, my daughter loves the fun at the orchard, and my husband loves all the yummy things I make. Well, let's be honest. We all love the yummy things. ;) This year I'm excited to do some crafty things with Abby. She is finally old enough to really enjoy … [Read more...]
Laundry Detergent: An Experiment
I have never made my own laundry detergent before. I always just get the big bottle, you know, the one with the dispenser, of Sun Free and Clear at Big Lots for $6. Lasts quite a long time.But I already had all the ingredients I needed to make my own minus the Fels Neptha soap. Since that was only 97 cents, I decided to give it a try.Today will be my first day trying this. I used this recipe.I used the fine side of my grater so it looked like this.Yes, it does look like cheese but it smells like … [Read more...]
Pinterest: DIY Crib Rail Protector
When Abby started to pull herself up, I knew it was time to make something to protect the crib rails. I thought I had time to go buy some cute fabric. Nope. I present to you, Exhibit A. I found these all over the rails. To say Mama was not impressed is an understatement. I decided then and there it was time to make the rail protectors. I used a fleece blanket that we were given at the hospital. It was an odd size and the two sides never stayed tied together. We never used it. Perfect … [Read more...]
Christmas Stockings
Last year I knew that I wanted us to have matching Christmas stockings. Previously, I had a silver one and Matt had a John Deere one. Matched our personalities, yes. Each other, no.Especially with Abby on the way, I wanted us to have ones that matched. I originally wanted some of those personalized embroidered ones like these:L. L. Bean But there was no way I could afford to get three for us then keep adding as we added to our family.I found an awesome tutorial on Pintereston how to make your … [Read more...]
Pinterest: Stain Treater That Works!
I know, I know. I'm always talking about that stain remover I found on pinterest. But I am so excited by it that I can't help it! I am never buying stain remover again. I want to show you how well it works because I am that impressed. I wish I knew about this years ago.Matt's hard hat liner gets gross. Like seriously, gross. I used to soak it in water, vinegar, and baking soda and still, this is how clean it would get.Gross, right? This is after it came out of the wash. After!So I decided to try … [Read more...]
My Latest Pinterest Faves
I'm so bad at actually making the things I pin on Pinterest. I have actually made a few recently.Laundry stain remover. Works great, even on cloth diapers that get stubborn baby poop stains. I did discover that any dish detergent will work, not just blue Dawn. I discovered this mainly because I had Palmolive in the house not Dawn. Want to try with the Dawn at some point to see if there is a difference.Use a loosely bunched piece of aluminum foil instead of a dryer sheet. I use this when I have … [Read more...]