Grow a vegetable garden

I never had a green thumb. Until I decided to try it this summer. I planted a vegetable garden and to be quite honest some made it and others didnt. Well if you want to save money with your groceries and eat healthier give it a try.

The first thing I did was to make a run for the local Home Depot and buy all the essential items. My garden included tomatoes, lettuce, brocolli, peppers, strawberries and parsley. This year we ate 3 tomatoes that grew in a larger pot that I planted. Brocolli and lettuce died since my husband kept refusing to eat the stuff I grew in the garden but since he is a sucker for tomatoes he couldnt say no to the beauties that I had growing in the backyard.

Well as I said before growing a garden is not for everyone I am sure that I made mistakes and next year Ill give it another try and hopefully Ill have wonderful and health veggies and fruits in our table. It will save us money in the long run.

P.S. The peppers are hanging by a thread. The Parsley were a beauty but it died after a long weekend away and nobody to water it. We are still waiting on the Strawberries to grow well berries.

See you next time xoxo

Homemade Laundry Soap.

Hello, I recently started to make my own laundry soap. I always wanted to become more self aware of what I am putting out in the world becoming "green" and all. Well I am gonna share the recipe I found online on several website and with a little experiment its been working out for me.

* 1 cup of laundry detergent
* 1 cup of borax
* 1 cup of washing soda
* 1 cup of vinegar

Mix everything in a 1 gallon bottle fill all the way up with warm water. Let it sit overnight and voila!
I still have to buy soap to prepare my own version of laundry detergent because I cant see myself grating soap to melt it and then pour out in a bottle. Saves me a lot trouble and its nothing compared with what I had to spend before. With 3 kids at home I got squeeze and save where I can.

P.S. My husband its one of the kind of guys that "loves" everything brand name. Since he doesnt keep track of what I buy for the house I keep using my "own" detergent and pouring it in the brand name bottle. He never knows the difference. ;)

I am also gonna be posting my little version for fabric softner as well. Stay in touch.

Cheap Party Pinata

Another of those simple homemade party decorations that you can try to make at home is the piñata.
Actually, many hosts choose this among other homemade party decorations since this is one of those things that make a party, more fun. To make the piñata, you do not actually need to go for the paper type of piñata. To make it really easy for you, why not purchase a cheap large balloon and before you inflate it, fill it with assorted candies and other sweet treats? Then just let your guests go buck wild. Love it!

DIY Cupcake topper

1. You will need: tape, adhesive of your choice, sucker stick, ribbon, and any paper shapes that you want to use. I used a scalloped punch, a smaller circle punch, and a number “1″ punch.
2. Using adhesive, I stuck the “1″ onto the small circle and then I stuck those onto the scalloped circle.
3. With a small piece of tape I taped the sucker stick to the back of the scalloped circle.
4. Then I tied a ribbon on the bottom. Easy Peasy. Now go find a cupcake.
 

DIY Recycled Crayon

1. You will need: letter molds, old crayons with the wrappers peeled off, a baking sheet.
2. Break the crayons into small pieces and fit them into the letter mold. Use more crayons than you think, they melt down.
3. With the molds on the baking sheet, put them into a 350º preheated oven for 15 minutes. After the crayons are melted take them out of the oven and let them sit for a minute. Put the molds into the freezer for 15-30 minutes so the crayon letters will harden faster.
4. When the letters are hardened, pop them out carefully. This isn’t as easy as it looks (sometimes the letters break). If a letter breaks you can just remelt that letter in the mold in the oven, refreeze, and try popping it out again.
5. There you go.
6. Bag them up, tie with a cute ribbon, and add an upcycled notebook.


This is a great and inexpensive gift to kids and teacher as well. Enjoy it. Xoxo

DIY Party Face Painting

Do you want to include some face painting in you little one birthday party? Well you dont have to be a professional or hire one.  Use a rubber stamp and some non-toxic ink to stamp a picture onto the face or arm of party guests. Then it’s just like paint-by-numbers–paint in the picture using face paints.

DIY Paper Pompom

http://www.marthastewart.com/how-to/tissue-paper-pom-poms-how-to?backto=true&backtourl=/photogallery/kids-party-decorations#slide_9

You can go to Martha Stewart website for the tutorial. Its extremely easy to put together and I always make them for my own gatherings. Xoxo