Natural homegrown loofahs are a great alternative to plastic bath scrubbers that are not recyclable. Of course, you don't have to grow your own loofah. You can find plenty of them online. loofahs make a great addition to soaps because they allow you to use your bar soap to exfoliate while you wash without adding more plastic waste. You can make these for your own home use or turn them into great ...
Crafts
Lemongrass Soap With Calendula
Lemongrass is great for repelling mosquitoes and other unwanted insects. This is one reason we use Zote laundry soap bar over the summertime and on camping trips. This homemade lemongrass soap with calendula has all of the skin benefits of the calendula soap with the insect-repelling benefits of Zote allowing me to help keep my family bug bit free while helping to protect their skin from the ...
Calendula Goat Milk Soap Recipe
For many of us the garden is ready to harvest many flowers for drying and using around the house. I just love this time of year with bunches of flowers hanging in the kitchen or over my bed. This project is great if you have some extra dried flowers hanging out now the gardens are flourishing. If you don't you can always buy some to make this. This basic recipe can be used to make many ...
DIY Plant Markers
Plant markers are a great way to keep from forgetting what was plantied where. I can;'t tell you how many times I have planted seeds or started seedlings in pots only to forget what was where. Having to wait for everything to grow to see what is a pepper or a tomatoe can be a pain in the rear when trying to add more plants to your garden. These DIY plant markers will do the trick. Keep going down ...
DIY Garden Art
I love lawn art for adding a pop of fun to the garden. These are some of the great garden art projects I have fallen in love with. Be sure to pin this one so you can come back as I add more great garden art over the next few weeks. My favorite garden art is the stuff that is upcycled and a great way to keep items out of the landfills and stuff that is small enough to add to one of the kid's ...
Painted Rock Cactus
Winter is the perfect time to work on making fun additions to your garden. I love working on garden markers and decorations while I wait for the snow to thaw so I can work in the garden. This DIY Painted Rock Cactus is a cute little addition to your garden that you can work on now. It also makes a cute option if your town has a painted rock group. Ways to use your painted rocks Take part ...