Summer
How to Make DIY Garden Markers with Wine Corks
Adult|Crafts|Outside The House
Homemade Wine Cork Plant Markers
Have a small collection of unused wine corks? Always wanted to do a project with them and just wonder, "But what?" Well, here's a fun frugal gardening project you can do today that you can plan ahead and give to mom for Mother's Day OR keep for yourself!
Best of all, these DIY plant markers are super easy to make and they're pretty unique too. I've seen some other fun DIY garden markers on Pinterest but I think these are the easiest!
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How to Build a Lean-to Greenhouse for Under $100
Adult|Frugal|Spring
How to Build a Lean-to Greenhouse Under $100
This winter, I decided that I wanted to try to build a greenhouse for our garden. The growing season here in central... Read this post
6 DIY Musical Instruments for Kids
Home|Crafts|Kids
Homemade Musical Instruments
Whether it's too hot, too cold, or it's raining outside, sometimes it's just better to spend a day doing inside activities. If you don't want your kids sitting inside all day playing Xbox, you need to come up with something... Read this post
Homemade Natural Spider Repellent That Works
Adult|Frugal|Cleaning
Truth time. One of my biggest fears is spiders. I know it's silly. I mean, I'm at least 200 times as big as them, and I have various methods of killing them (drowning, stomping on, blow torch, etc), but I still don't want them anywhere NEAR me! (ps... Read this post
How to Make a DIY Compost Bin from Pallets
Adult|Frugal|Spring
DIY Compost Bin
There's a lot of buzz around upcycling and using wooden pallets these days. People are making headboards for their beds, coffee tables, spice racks, vertical herb gardens. It's all pretty cool.
So, one day about a month ago, my... Read this post
How to Freeze Zucchini
Family|Summer|Gardening
If you grew even one plant of Zucchini you probably have so much you don't know what to do with it all! I sure do! One of the best ways to preserve Zucchini is to freeze it. It is SUPER quick and easy to freeze and has many different uses. ... Read this post
How to make your own Kinetic Sand and save big!
Crafts|Frugal|Kids
Sensory sands, like Kinetic Sand and Moon Sand, are a lot of fun for kids of all ages. They can be very pricey though! See what it's going for right now on Amazon HERE. With just a few ingredients - some you may already have on hand - you can make your... Read this post
3 Tips to Keep Summer Fun for Moms and Kids
Crafts|Inside The House|Kids
With weeks left until school begins, it can get really hard to keep the kids active, excited, and really enjoying the last bit of summer. As a busy mom, these last couple of weeks can be pretty stressful with trying to get the kids ready to go back... Read this post
Easy Do It Yourself (DIY) Homemade Fly Trap
Home|Adult|Spring
The summer and beginning of fall brings a lot of great things like fresh garden food, pool parties, and all those awesome BBQs. It also brings flies. I don't think there is anything in this world more annoying than flies. Here in Idaho we have had... Read this post
EASY Way to Clean Stove Burners & Grill Grates!
Adult|Inside The House|Cleaning
Wipe your grill grates and stove burners clean! No scrubbing!
I was talking with a friend recently about how she had tried everything to clean the gunk off of her gas stove burners and NOTHING was working. Then she tried using household ammonia.... Read this post
All Natural After Sun Spray
Adult|Summer|Remedies
Summer is here! And all that sunshine usually calls for SUNBURNS! We've all had them and know just how uncomfortable they can be! Regular Aloe Vera Gel has all kinds of extra ingredients, alcohol, water, glycerin, 4 more ingredients I've never... Read this post
