V is for Valentine...AND only $4 :)

We just had Valentines Day for 2015. I decided to make my husband a couple of 'fun' gifts for his Valentine day. I bought a letter 'V' from Michaels. It was on sale for $1.99, yeah baby! Its a canvas covered letter. I brought it home and got busy!!
I used acrylic paints and a black sharpie marker. I painted the sides and the back of the letter with paint. Let it dry. Then I used the sharpie marker to write a little partial story about us. Then I used some ribbon that I got at the Dollar Tree for $1 and hot glued it to the back for a hanger. He loved it!
:)

 

I also painted my sweetie a handmade Valentine Card. I used a piece of black card stock and layered torn pieces of newspaper on it...glued them and let them dry. Then I used acrylic paints and painted my Valentine message for my man. :) Then I framed it in an 8x10 frame from the Dollar Tree.. So for my total gift was $4.00...

Thrifty Love!



 

 

 

Homemade Laundry Detergent & Multi-Purpose Household Cleaner!

For a while now I've been making my own laundry detergent. It saves SO much money and is easy to make and cleans REALLY well!! Lasts a long time too!
This makes a powder detergent.
Use a large plastic container with a lid that seals.
LAUNDRY DETERGENT RECIPE:
1 box Borax
1 box Arm & Hammer Laundry Soap
1 Bar of soap, grated.
1 Lg box baking soda
1 container Oxy-Clean
1 bottle of scent of your choice

Process:
I use a cheese grater and grate my soap. Then begin adding the ingredients into your plastic storage container. I generally add 1/2 then stir it all up with a wooden spoon. Then add the remainder and mix it all up.
For a measuring scoop, I use the one included with the Oxy-Clean. 1-2 of those per wash load.

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I also make my own household cleaner! This stuff is awesome and cleans SUPER well!! AND its SUPER simple!!
HOUSEHOLD CLEANER RECIPE:
White Vinegar
Non-Concentrated Dawn Dish Liquid
Process:
Use a spray bottle and add 1/2 Vinegar and 1/2 Dawn

I use it for cleaning my bathrooms, stove top, sinks, grease build-up from the back-splash area behind the stove...even cleaned my walls and ceilings with it. Its gentle but really cleans well.
You can also use it on laundry!! You can use it on the collars of shirts or grease stains...


Also, when I mop my floors I use the same ingredients! To a bucket of warm water add Dawn and Vinegar. I just pour it in without measuring. Depending on how much water I'm making up. I probably add more vinegar than Dawn in this case.

I Gave My Fridge a $2 DIY MakeOver :)

So, I saw this cute idea on Pinterest. Which is pretty much my favorite site on the world wide web!!
I get loads of amazing ideas on Pinterest so I decided to get busy and do some DIYing.
Someone had covered their shelves in their fridge, which was adorable. So, last night, I gave it a whirl in my own ice box.....

I Cleaned out my fridge, sooooo, this project has WIN/WIN results!
I bought two rolls of shelf paper at the local Dollar Tree for a total of $2.00
Yeah baby, that's my kinna DIY project!!
I cut the paper to fit each shelf. Instead of pealing off the whole paper backing, I just removed it around the edges of the paper to hold the shelf paper in place.
And there ya go! A proper update to the inside of my fridge...totally cute.

AND....here's my results.

A couple bEfore/AfTeR pix for you.