Tips and Tricks

Home made Febreeze!!

I found this recipe on Pintrest, made it an love it!

What you'll need:

• a small spray bottle
• 1/2 cup rubbing alcohol or vodka
• essential oil
• 1 cup water

Fill the spray bottle with 1 cup water and 1/2 cup rubbing alcohol or vodka. (Note from the original pintrest post: that you will be able to smell the alcohol, but only for a minute or so... after that things will just smell lovely. Rubbing alcohol has a stronger smell than vodka!)

You'll now add the essential oils - I started with 30 drops and then worked my way up to about 45. I used Aveda "Madagascar" oil and it was great, but I would also recommend any citrus or mint essecial oils too.

I keep small bottles of this in the bathrooms and use one I especially like in my master bedroom.




Not only do these save money, but they smell better and are WAY better for you than the commercial variety. Happy Spritzing!!

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For the last 4 years I have been making and using my own 

Laundry detergent. I figured out the cost runs about 

12 cents a gallon and you don't have all of the extra 

stabilizer ingredients and such going down your drain, literally!

Best Ever Laundry Soap Recipe

Ingredients:

13 Cups HOT water

4T Arm and Hammer Washing Soda

2T Borax

1 Oz. Castile Soap (Bonner's is good)

a few drops of essential oil (optional)

Pour hot water into a 1 gallon milk jug or empty Laundry soap container.

Then add all of the remaining ingredients. Shake to mix.

Use 1/2 cup for small loads and 1 cup for large loads.

I filled an empty wine bottle with the detergent and a spout to use to pre-treat, and I use fragranced white vinegar as fabric softener. 


Best Fabric Softener Recipe

Ingredients:
1 gallon jug of white vinegar
1 handful of herbs (I use mint, and Lavender)

Place 1 handful of herbs into the opened container of vinegar. Set in a dark cupboard for 3-4 weeks. Strain out herbs and use vinegar in place of fabric softener in your washer.