repurposing & diy

Four Creative Ways to Repurpose Tin Cans

by Stacy

Written by Stacy Karen of A Delightful Home. Cans are something many of us use every week. I, for one, usually keep lots of canned coconut milk on hand to make my favorite chocolate coconut drink. I hate to throw all these cans in the trash. Thankfully, there are lots of creative (and useful) ways to repurpose [...]

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repurposing & diy

How to Naturally (Try to) Get Grease Stains out of Laundry

by Katie Kimball

Written by contributor Katie Kimball of Kitchen Stewardship. Ranch dressing. Straining greasy homemade chicken stock. Frying asparagus in bacon grease. Random unknown alien lifeforms. All culprits in the “Where did that grease stain on my shirt come from?” game in my real food kitchen. As I mentioned last month in 15 Natural Solutions to Kid [...]

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From Pinterest to Real Life: February 2012

by Nicole

It’s that time again… the last Friday of the month means our linky where you can showcase some of the fun things that you’ve taken from your pinboards to reality! I don’t know about you but I found some great pins this past month. Here’s a few of things I was inspired to actually make [...]

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Homemade All-Natural Laundry Stain Remover

by Emily

Written by contributor Emily McClements of Live Renewed. Last summer, I did a whole series on my blog about green and natural laundry care. I tried out many, many different types of laundry detergents and stain removers. And while I settled on a detergent that works well for our family, I still struggled with stain [...]

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repurposing & diy

Around My House for Valentine’s {and an easy, festive garland}

by Nicole

While some people treat Valentine’s Day with disdain, brushing it off as nothing but a commercial day invented by a greeting card company, I simply adore the holiday. This could be due to the fact that it precedes a particularly important day for me (my birthday!), or simply because my mom always made it a [...]

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