Since I have a large uncontrolled catnip plant and plenty of mosquitos, I am going to have to give this a try!
Grow Your Own Mosquito Repellent
CATNIP MOSQUITO SPRITZ
MAKES ABOUT 3 CUPS
* 2 cups catnip, stemmed
* 3-4 cups mild rice vinegar
Rinse herbs, roll lightly with a rolling pin, then place them in a clean quart jar [...]
Okay, I finally made myself a big bucket of laundry slime. I used a bar of Fels Naptha and this recipe. Although I goofed and put twice as much borax. But I figured it will just help soften the water and shouldn’t hurt anything.
The detergent makes absolutely no suds [...]
I was shopping yesterday at Meijer and the lady in front of me had her own reusable shopping bags. That’s great! But…I couldn’t believe it when she mentioned to the cashier that she had paid $20 for one of them! The cashier looked up at me just as I looked up at [...]
Even though I don’t work at Meijer anymore, I still shop there all the time! They have some really great reusable shopping bags.
Crochet plastic bags into something new!
Gather up all those pesky plastic shopping bags and make them into yarn – watch this video:
Good Sudless Laundry Detergent
Ingredients:
5 gallon bucket – I use the big bucket that came filled with cat litter
1 bar Fels Naptha soap, grated
1 cup Arm & Hammer washing soda (NOT baking soda)
1/2 cup borax
1 large pan
1 big spoon
Directions:
Put 4 cups water into pan and warm on the stove until its almost boiling. While it [...]