So how does this… …relate to this? (The tutorial for my Tiered Terracotta Planter can be found here.)The answer is one thing: compost! I have wanted for a while now to start a compost, but until we moved to our new home, I didn’t want to invest a great deal of effort into something we…
Living green
Soothing summer skin refresher
Soaking up the summer rays is good for the soul, but even with the amount of sunscreen you should be wearing each time you venture out, your skin might very well need a bit of rejuvenation after being exposed to so many rays. I have been trying to build up my arsenal of all-natural body-care…
A remedy for summer bored-itis!
Create a fun lineup of puppets straight from a Picasso painting with your children this week! Let me show you how. Let me preface this post by stating what is most likely the obvious: In a household with three children aged 4 and under, we eat a lot of macaroni and cheese. And I do…
Terrific ideas from you!
I am a collector of ideas. Are you like that? I have about a gazillion different lists of must-try projects and tips that I am constantly adding to, and I have to say that my amazing Positively Splendid readers are quickly becoming my go-to source of inspiration for adding to my arsenal of ideas! I…
Make your own mosquito repellent spray
I so enjoy the comments y’all leave on my projects and posts. I read each and every one of them, and I try hard to respond to them all. Things recently have been far more hectic than usual, so if I have neglected to thank you for a comment you have left in the last…
The Dirty Dozen and Clean 15
Even as recently as six months ago, I honestly felt organic foods were a racket. Paying so much more per pound for the same type of food seemed like a waste to me, and let’s face it: when trying to pare down grocery costs, an apple for $1 a pound is a whole lot more…
Coke Can Flower Napkin Rings
I am a thrifty kind of girl. I mull over purchases for eons before I finally pull the trigger. I reuse foil. I do crazy things like making my own laundry soap. (I apparently inherited this from my mother, who my grandma loves to declare is capable of stretching a dime into a dollar. 😉…
Homemade bug-banishing candles
Each year, the advent of summer is accompanied by the arrival of some very unwelcome visitors: mosquitoes and the little pests we like to refer to in these parts as “no-see-‘ums.” I long ago lost faith in the efficacy of citronella candles in combating these pests during our time outdoors each evening, simply because they…
Oh-so-chic napkin tutorial – just in time for Earth Day!
Happy Earth Day! I hope the weather is as beautiful where you are as it is set to be here so you can get out and enjoy some wonderful sunshine! Over the course of the last couple of months, we as a family have been striving to make little changes here and there to be more…
Free shipping on terrific green cleaning products!
Mama Reita recently introduced me to the Mrs. Meyer’s line of cleaning products, and am I ever glad she did! I have truly started looking forward to (no lie, folks) wiping down my counters and scrubbing my commodes. Each and every one of the scents I have tried is absolutely heavenly. (Basil is, by far,…