This DIY odor neutralizing spray tackles tough odors your pets – and teenage boys – leave behind. Made using naturally sanitizing & deodorizing witch hazel in combination with an odor neutralizing fragrance oil, this homemade household product effectively conquers even the toughest smells. As the picture above suggests, I am indeed a dachshund owner. Or rather a dachshund companion. Because anyone who’s ever owned a dachshund knows that these stubborn…
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Vinegar Free All Purpose Cleaner That Works Like Magic (An Easy 3-Ingredient DIY All Purpose Cleaner Without Vinegar)
Need a DIY all purpose cleaner without vinegar to naturally clean your home? I have the absolute perfect 3-ingredient recipe! This vinegar free all purpose cleaner works magic on your family’s muck and mayhem. It’s also non-toxic and eco-friendly. So you can feel good about using it around kids, family and pets. Keep reading to learn how to make your own non-toxic homemade cleaners, including my wonderful DIY all purpose…
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Kitchen Table Makeover (Or rather, how I brightened up my drab kitchen!)
Brighten up your drab kitchen with a bright, beautiful kitchen table makeover! The great part about updating your old furniture is that not only is it a lot a less expensive than buying new furniture, it’s also a great way to express your own personal style. So if you want to experiment beyond the traditional kitchen table makeover, repainting your kitchen table with actual art gives it a wonderfully fresh…
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DIY Cactus Ring Holder to Brighten Up Your Space
Learn how to make a DIY cactus ring holder! Made using polymer clay, this easy cactus ring holder offers a safe place to stash your rings! Molded onto the top of a decorative jar lid, this DIY cactus ring holder has space to stash your rings both inside the jar and out! You’ll be using the same fun cactus silicone mold for this project that I used to create my DIY…
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Scented DIY Soy and Beeswax Candles with Printable Lables
Learn how to make your own scented DIY soy and beeswax candles for homemade gifts this holiday season! Choose from three candle scent recipes including chocolate espresso and vanilla verbena peppermint plus download free printables for you finished soy and beeswax candles to make gifting even easier! Chocolate & Espresso Scented Soy and Beeswax Candles © Rebecca’s Soap Delicatessen Ingredients: 6 oz. soy wax 5.5 oz. natural filtered white beeswax…
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How to Make A Natural Deodorizing Beeswax Candle
Want to make your own natural deodorizing beeswax candle? My natural deodorizing beeswax candle recipe is made with eucalyptus and tea tree essential oils and makes a great homemade holiday gift idea for friends and family! There are even free printable candle labels to make gifting even easier! Natural Deodorizing Beeswax Candle Recipe © Rebecca’s Soap Delicatessen Ingredients: 13.75 oz. beeswax .8 oz. eucalyptus essential oil .5 oz. tea tree oil…
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Odor Neutralizing Candle DIY: Create Custom Scented Candles
This odor neutralizing candle DIY will teach you how to make beautifully scented candles that neutralize odors in the air while burning. Learn how to create custom scented candles that neutralize and wipe out odors in your home with this easy candle making tutorial. Most of us burn candles to give our home a fresh scent or to fill our favorites spaces with fragrances we love. However, often times, we…
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Deodorizing Holiday Room Spray Recipe with Natural Essential Oils
This deodorizing holiday room spray recipe with natural rosemary and fir essential oils will have your home smelling fresh no in time. Scented with a simple blend of essential oils that will have you reminiscing over live Christmas trees, this easy and all natural deodorizing room spray is the perfect product for deodorizing both the air and your linens this holiday season. If you’re hung up on stocking stuffers and…
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DIY Pumpkin Spice Air Freshener & Fall Home Decor Project
These DIY pumpkin spice air fresheners not only lend a fabulous fragrance to your space, they also serve as beautiful homemade fall home decor! You can make your own with a few simple tools and supplies that can be reused again and again in future projects. DIY Fall Spice Air Fresheners © Rebecca’s Soap Delicatessen What you need: White Activa Plus Natural Self Hardening Clay Wilton Silicone Mold, of choice…
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DIY Pumpkin Spice Room Spray
Fall is finally here and what better way to enjoy it than with the fabulous scent of this homemade pumpkin spice room spray! This easy fall craft project will make your home and linens smell like your favorite autumn scents that can be carried over into the holiday season. Don’t just stick to the amazing scent of pumpkin spice though. You can customize this homemade room spray recipe with any…
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DIY Air Freshener with Essential Oils: A Natural Deodorizing Air Freshener for Your Home
Get a clean, fresh natural fragrance in your home with this natural DIY air freshener with essential oils. This DIY air freshener works like a natural deodorizing spray recipe to neutralize and eliminate even the toughest odors without chemicals. So you get a healthy, non-toxic clean scent in your home. Tackle Home Odors with A Natural Air Freshener If you’re wanting to use more all natural products in your home…
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How to Make an Easy Bug Repellent Recipe
Do you need an easy mosquito repellent recipe to help combat biting insects this summer? This simple, yet effective natural homemade bug repellent recipe needs as few as two ingredients and won’t require you to buy a lot of expensive essential oils. Here’s what you’ll need and how to make it. Natural Homemade Bug Repellent Recipe © Rebecca’s Soap Delicatessen.com Ingredients: 2 oz. distilled water 2 oz. witch hazel 2.5…
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How to Use Neem Oil for Plants as a Natural Pesticide
Do you need a non-toxic natural pesticide alternative for your home and garden? Learn how to use neem oil for plants as a natural non-toxic pesticide! In addition to neem oil’s many medicinal uses – for which I’ve already created multiple recipes for soap, shampoo, salves and lip balm – you can also use neem oil for plants in your garden as a natural broad spectrum pesticide. Neem oil is extracted from the seed of…
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Toenail Fungus Treatment at Home: A Natural Remedy with Essential Oils
Wondering how to make a toenail fungus treatment at home? This easy, natural remedy for toenail fungus is made with a blend of essential oils and antifungal neem oil for an effective, at home treatment. Keep reading to learn how to make this antifungal nail treatment for toenail fungus. Sandal season is finally here. Unfortunately if you’re feet don’t look fabulous you may be tempted to skip that cute pair…
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DIY Moss Terrarium
Hello, lovely readers! It’s Jacie from Moss Love here – I create ready-made, DIY and wearable terrariums using live moss, air plants and marimo moss balls. I’m excited to help you make your own beautiful moss terrarium! One of the best things about these is they don’t need direct sunlight like your typical house plant – so places that normally don’t see any greenery are in luck! Your desk at…
DIY Homemade Stocking Stuffer Gifts
Looking for a few more great homemade stocking stuffer ideas for the holiday season? One of my favorite small handmade gift ideas this year is wax melts. With the increasingly popularity of Scentsy as well as Glade’s new Wax Melt Electric Warmer that was recently brought into the spotlight, more and more people have wax melt warmers in their home. We use one at work and many of my co-workers…
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How to Make Homemade Massage Candles
Learn how to make homemade massage candles to nourish dry skin while also enjoying the traditional, aromatherapeutic scents they emit. These products are easy to make and are also lovely for seasonal holiday gift giving! Keep reading to learn how to craft your own DIY massage oil candles at home. What Are Homemade Massage Candles? Since around 2006 massage candles, also known as lotion candles, have risen in popularity. A…
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DIY Natural Homemade Deodorizing Shoe Powder
Are there stinky sneaks in your family? Freshen them up with this simple, all natural recipe for a DIY deodorizing shoe powder. This easy deodorizing shoe powder recipe will help keep your shoes smelling fab even if they don’t always look the part. Made from easily obtainable all natural ingredients, this deodorizing shoe powder recipe is kind to both your shoes and your feet. Simply sprinkle some in your shoes…
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Natural Laundry and Stain Remover Soap Bar Recipe
Learn how to make your own laundry and stain remover soap bar recipe! Since I’ve been a member of Birchbox I’ve had the opportunity to try – as well as discover – a lot of new bath, body and beauty products I’d never even heard of before. One such product I recently found was The Laundress® Wash and Stain Bar. This soap bar is made from a combination of vegetable…
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Homemade Peppermint Mouthwash Recipe without Alcohol
Learn how to make a healthy, homemade mouthwash without alcohol at home! This easy recipe is made with five simple ingredients that are easy to find. Freshen your breathe today without natural ingredients you can feel good about using! This peppermint mouthwash recipe is a guest post from Becca, who formerly wrote content for her blog, The Dabblist. These days Becca shares wWisdom and rituals for slow and seasonal living…
DIY No Sew Lavender Dryer Sachet
Want to give your laundry a fresh natural lavender fragrance the easy and natural way? Then craft a simple, new sew DIY Lavender Sachet for your dryer! It’s so easy to make. Simply fill a 4″ x 6″ cotton muslin bag with lavender flowers, add a few drops of lavender essential oil, then tightly knot the bag closed. To use, simply toss the bag into the dryer with each load…
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Deodorizing Air Freshener DIY with Essential Oils to Deodorize Your Home
Learn how to make natural deodorizing air freshener disks with essential oils to freshen your home naturally with this easy DIY project. Make your own custom scented, deodorizing air freshener disks for a fresh, non-toxic clean in your home. These flower shaped, deodorizing air freshener disks are easy to make and can be used anywhere in your home! I made mine into flower shaped disks using a silicone chocolate flower…
DIY Storage Box Organizer
I was recently inspired by a DIY Recycled Cereal Box Drawer Dividers Craft Project that I found on I Heart Organizing that I decided I wanted to make my own. I had a perfect box – one from a shipment of eco-friendly craft kits from Artterro that I thought would work perfect – no drawer required – giving me even more organized storage space than my already in use desk…
Creative DIY Storage Solutions & Organization Ideas for the Home Made from Recycled, Upcycled and Repurposed Items
Looking for ideas to better organize your space? Here are a few of my favorite frugal & creative DIY storage solutions and organizing ideas for the home that take the ordinary and turn them into the extraordinary – without having to spend a lot of money. Creative DIY Storage Solutions & Organization Ideas for the Home Take advantage of everyday items and repurpose, upcycle, and recycle them into something new…
Frugal Tips for Saving Money
Feeling the sting from the expiration of that 2% payroll tax credit that expired at the end of the year? It affected everyone who works as it raised social security taxes another 2% on our income – back to what we all paid before the tax credit was passed. I know I could still use that extra money, so I’m always looking for frugal tips for saving money on the…
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DIY Homemade After Shower Spray and Window Cleaner – Natural Non-Toxic Household Cleaners for a Healthy Home
This homemade after shower spray and window cleaner is a wonderful natural, non-toxic way to clean your bathroom and other home surfaces! It requires as few as three simple ingredients and can be customized with your preferred essential oil or essential oil blend. I’ve been making all of my household cleaners as of late and have been very pleased with the results. One of my favorites – which makes cleaning…
DIY Washi Tape Clothespin Magnets (Easy Craft Project)
Learn how to make fun DIY clothespin magnets for your fridge! Decorated with colorful, patterned washi tape, this easy craft project is fun for the entire family! DIY Clothespin Magnets Need chip clips or note holders for your fridge or office? Then why not craft your own? Using clothespins — in your size of choice — decorative washi tape and craft store magnets, you can create your own custom clothespin…
DIY Lavender Sachet – Plus Other Great Ways to Use Organic Lavender Flowers
Keep your drawers and linen closets smelling fresh with this easy craft project for creating a simple DIY Lavender Sachet! For this project I used a Premium 2.75″x4″ Cotton Muslin Bag from State Line Bag Co. and organic lavender flowers and organic lavender essential oil from Mountain Rose Herbs. (You can use these certified organic lavender flowers not only in sachets but also in teas, tinctures, and baked goods…
DIY Washi Tape Magnetic Clips
Washi tape is useful for dressing up so many household items and craft projects. And because a little tape goes a long way, you’ll find you really get more bang for your buck by using it to craft with. One of the easiest Washi tape craft projects you’ll ever make is this one – pictured above – for DIY Washi Tape Magnetic Clips. For this project, I picked up a…
DIY All Purpose Cleaner in Chocolate Mint
Learn how to make your own simple DIY all purpose cleaner for a safe, non-toxic way to clean your home! You can stick to a normal “clean” essential oil blend when making your own DIY all purpose cleaner, but you really don’t have to! I scented my DIY all purpose cleaner in a fresh and fun chocolate mint scent instead. I recently ran out of my regular Method all purpose…
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Homemade Shower Cleaner Recipe with Dawn and Vinegar (A Must Try DIY Cleaning Hack!)
This easy no scrub homemade shower cleaner recipe with Dawn and vinegar removes hard water stains and soap scum with almost zero effort! This no scrub, homemade shower cleaner recipe with Dawn and vinegar is a snap to make. It’s also super effective at ridding your shower of hard water stains and soap scum with almost no effort on your part! Scented with natural essential oils, this heavy duty bathroom…
Vinegar and Baking Soda – The Natural Drain Cleaner
Baking soda and vinegar. Natures natural, non-toxic cleaners. I am still amazed by how well these two things together clean and deodorize. Plus they’re cheaper than commercial toxic cleaning options on the market! When we had a funky odor that didn’t seem to want to go away in the linen closet in the new apartment we just moved into, we put a small dish of baking soda in the closet.…
DIY Magnetic Spice Jars – For Organizing and Freeing Up Counter Space
We don’t have a lot of counter space in my new kitchen. And the cabinets we have are small. Not to mention our kitchen isn’t exactly a modern one – after all, the house we are renting is over a hundred years old. So counter space is a commodity. But with a boyfriend who likes to cook, spice jars can quickly clutter what counter space there is. I have long…
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Homemade Laundry Detergent for an Eco-Friendly Clean
Learn how to make your own simple, homemade laundry detergent for an eco-friendly approach to cleaning! One of the most time consuming things about making handmade soaps is the wait. The wait for your oils and lye water to cool down enough so you can mix your soap, the 24hr. waiting period before you are able to unmold your soaps, and the wait for your soaps to cure. As I…
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Everyday Tips + Life Hacks for Simplifying Your Life
Life is hard. So why make it harder by working harder than you need to? Here a few everyday tips + life hacks that are perfect for simplifying your life. Everyday Tips + Life Hacks 1. The Drip Snagger from Current. Simply purchase and hook the Drip Snagger over the spigot of your coffee urn or drink dispenser to keep drips off the table or floor. Or be inventive and…
Everyday Homemaking Tips
I had such a great response to my homemaking tips last week – Helpful Tips for Everyday Success and Household Tips for Organizing and Living – that I decide to put together another collection of everyday homemaking tips for busy moms and homemakers. (Also be sure to check out my January 2013 post for the New Year – Frugal Tips for Saving Money!) Everyday Homemaking Tips 1.) Use Coffee Filters…
Home Office Organizing Tips and DIY Projects
I finally found that part time job I’d been searching for, and this past Friday I started my first day of work as an office assistant. It’s a great job, and while I still have a lot to learn, I’m excited to not only be working for a small family owned company, but to have friendly and awesome co-workers as well. As it turns out, however, I now have two…
