Spring Cleaning 101: Cleaning Tips, Homemade Recipes and Free Printable Labels

It’s springtime and that means it’s time to open the windows after a long winter and air out the house. Spring cleaning is something that’s been done for decades as the weather warms up and the house gets a good work over. There’s more to spring cleaning than just cleaning out the refrigerator and cleaning the drapes.

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21+ DIY Cleaning Recipes For Your Home

DIY Cleaning Supplies are very popular right now due to the lack of supplies in stores. So lots of doomsday preppers or Coronavirus preppers have had to go back to basics for their cleaning supplies. We, of course, are loving that! It has opened up the concept of DIY to so many new people. Majority of our new readers had …

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How To Clean Your Front Load Washing Machine

Whether you realize it or not, cleaning your front load washing machine is very important in maintain it's performance capabilities. Because of it's design the front load machines are more susceptible to mold and mildew, making it the perfect place to build up gunk and grime. It can even become smelly. If you have never cleaned your front load machine, …

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DIY Shower Melts For Your Cold Or Flu

Relieve congestion with these simple but effective DIY shower melts! A super easy DIY that’s a total lifesaver for when you are feeling sick, with allergies or just wanting some relief from a stuffy nose. Easy to make with basic ingredients, make them ahead fo time (when you are not sick) and then just pop them in the shower when …

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DIY Upcycled Comic Book Clementine Crate

I love an upcycled, repurposed project, but as I was contemplating what in the world I was going to do with a clementine crate, I realized that most of my craft projects are for my daughters or my girlfriends. The son and hubby are usually left out. That’s when it clicked. I’d make an upcycled comic book clementine crate for …

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DIY sewing tutorial: Fabric makeup remover pads

Cut down on waste by sewing a set of super easy reusable makeup remover pads! AppleGreen Cottage has both a brand new video and photo tutorial for DIY makeup removing wipes. Make a great zero-waste self care gift - and go green! Go to AppleGreen Cottage for the tutorial.

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Spring Die Cut File and Layout

Becky used a "Spring" die cut file to create this wonderful layout. I love how she cut the letters big enough to almost fill the entire page and backed them with pretty springy pattern papers. The little bees buzzing around help add movement to the layout and the cute little gnome is really trendy right now. You can download this …

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DIY Recycled Plastic Bottle Planter

These hanging plastic bottle planters is a great project to get kids into gardening and an amazing DIY to make during Spring! The best thing about these crafts is they can be made using basic supplies that you may already have on hand. You can create different designs but using different shapes recycled bottles such as milk bottles, juice bottles …

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Summer Shark Window Scene Card

How wonderful is this Window Scene card from Galina?! What a great way to use underwater stamps to create a summer ocean scene right outside the window. The surfboard with the bite taken out and the punny sentiment finish this fun shark card off perfectly. Visit the Studio Katia blog to check out her tutorial. -Heather

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