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Teresa K

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  • Black eyed susan vine.
  • Clip your seeds a little with nail clippers. 2
  • Soak in water overnight.
  • 3 days later, your have seedlings!
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How To Start Seeds In Just 3 Days!

Life got busy around here this spring, and I forgot to plant my seeds inside. I was just going to forget it and move on until I read about clipping and soaking your seeds to help them ...»
germinate faster. Well, I tried it out, and it worked perfectly!

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Mom4Real Lexington, KY
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  • Borax is a natural laundry booster because of it's unique ability to clean, by converting some water molecules to hydrogen peroxide.
  • The high alkalinity of washing soda helps it act as a solvent to remove a range of stains.  Also adding Fels-Naphta helps eliminate residual stains. It works as a stain remover, for tough stains
  • Download this free printable to make your laundry detergent into cute gifts or just look cute in your laundry room! 1

Homemade laundry detergent and why it works so well

Homemade laundry detergent is all the rage these days but do you ever wonder if it really works? I love the idea of homemade laundry detergent, that costs a fraction of the price but I ...»
want to know that my clothes are actually getting clean, before I jump on the bandwagon!

The 4 basic ingredients of homemade laundry detergent are Borax, Arm & Hammer Washing Soda, Arm & Hammer Baking Soda and Fels-Naptha bar soap. I also added Oxi Clean and doTERRA Wild Orange essential oil, to give it a little extra cleaning power, and a delicious citrus scent. Check out my full post to see how/why each of the ingredients work to create the best, most effective laundry detergent. Click here: http://askannamoseley.com/2013/05/the-best-h...

Edit: This detergent can be used in a front loading washing machine, there are instructions if you click on the link above. It is also safe to use if you have a septic system, I researched all of the individual ingredients and they are all safe to use. My sister has been using this for years on her septic system and she has never had any problems.

#diy #homemadecleaner #laundrydetergent #budgetfriendly

10 Minutes 15 Easy
Anna M
Anna M Redding, CA
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  • DIY Garden Head project 2
  • I started with a foam mannequin head, Magikote Foam Primer and Stone Metallic Spray Paint by Krylon. I named my head Betty.
  • Betty got two thin coats of primer. The primer seals the foam and creates a smooth surface to paint on.
  • I set Betty on top of an empty wine bottle filled with pebbles for drying.
  • Betty also got several coats of Metallic Stone paint. It was easy to paint her while she was sitting on the bottle. I liked her on the bottle so much I decided to keep her there.
  • When she was dry, I used a compass to draw a 6" circle on the top of her head. I hollowed out the planting cavity with a kitchen knife and made a hole for drainage. Then I planted her with a trailing succulent I found at Home Depot.
  • I added Betty's "Bling" with some old necklaces, glasses and even some rhinestone earrings (they were easy to stick into the side of her head). Betty was born! She sits on top of the buffet in my dining room. Thanks for reading! 3
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DIY Garden Head Project

I used a foam mannequin head from the craft store and planted in it. I named her Betty Bling!
4 Hours 14.00 Easy
Jessica Cramer
Jessica Cramer Mc Farland, WI
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  • Finished Mason jar solar light.
  • Supplies Needed: Solar lights, duct tape, Mason jars and outer lid, spray paint and painters tape. 3
  • Screw off the top of the solar light and put painters tape on the top of the solar panel.
  • Spray paint the solar light tops and lids.
  • I folded the duct tape in half to create double sided tape. I used duct to keep the light from falling into the jar. Duct tape is also weather proof.
  • I wrapped the duct tape around the light. Make sure you don't put the tape to close to the top. You don't want the tape to stick out of the lid. 4
  • I stuck the light with the duct tape inside the jar. You don't need to push the light in too far, just enough to make it snug. The lid will make it more secure.
  • It was an easy project that didn't cost very much money. I had all of the resources with the exception of the lights. 1
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Mason Jar Solar Lights!

Don't you just love all of the things you can make and do with Mason jars? I have been wanting Mason jar solar lights since I saw them in a catalog three years ago, but for $40 a jar ...»
there was no way I would allow myself to buy them. I knew I needed to figure out a way to make them myself. I bought some solar lights at the dollar store and was able to come up with my own Mason jar solar lights. Please visit my blog to see all of the details.

60 Minutes Easy
Melissa @ Keep Calm and Decorate
Melissa @ Keep Calm and D... Muncie, IN
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  • I decoupaged printouts of postcards inside the drawers of my end table to tie in with the postcards on the table top.. 2
  • Francesca's drawers all cleaned up with a little decoupage magic.
  • Now you see why she needed a drawer update!

Dirty drawers? Decoupage them! :)

I posted earlier about updating my end table with paint and postcard graphics. Well, Francesca also needed a little update behind the scenes, so to speak. Another fun project thanks to Karen - The Graphics Fairy ...»
#MyCurrentProject

http://www.plumdoodles.com/2013/02/25/decou...

SheilaG, Plum Doodles
SheilaG, Plum Doodles Acworth, GA
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  • A cardboard box is one of the best things you can use to protect your plants. (Photo via therainforestgarden.com)
  • Coverings should be open to the soil to allow heat to rise. (Photo via dlclearningcenter.com.)

Getting your plants through a frost

Here are some pointers for helping see your plants through a cold snap. (In most of the country you can tuck these pointers away, but this is the time of year we worry about such things ...»
in Florida.)

1. Avoid pruning or fertilizing late in the season to minimize the chance tender new growth will be damaged by cold.

2. Water well before the threat of a frost. According to Cornell University, moist soil can hold four times more heat thandry soil.

3. Move potted plants to a warmer spot next to the house or under a patio cover, especially on the south side.

4. Cover your plants in the late afternoon, to help take advantage of radiational heat from the soil.

5. Keep your Christmas lights handy. The old-fashioned bulbs (not the new LEDs) give off enough heat to provide 3 degrees worth of protection.

#KeepingCozy

Douglas Hunt
Douglas Hunt New Smyrna Beach, FL
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  • Enjoy this interesting Canoe Pond. Oxymoron? 15
  • Here is another angle! I love the change from the lower level of grade to the top of the deck. Note how the bottom of the canoe is buried slightly into the landscape as if it was water. Enjoy 5

The Canoe Pond

This is one of the coolest abstract pond ideas I've seen. One of our out of state clients sent me this photo. I just love it! ...»

#Bestof2012

The Pond Digger
The Pond Digger Yucaipa, CA
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DIY Present Toppers

A quick and easy way to jazz up your holiday wrapping. Use clothespins, hot glue and plastic figurines.
'a casarella
'a casarella San Diego, CA
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  • The pony wall between the family room and kitchen gets a lot of wear and was in desperate need of an update. 3
  • So we added beadboard to it and the entire surrounding area.
  • We continued it and replaced the old dated wooden paneling that originally surrounded the kitchen peninsula. 1
  • We painted the remaining cabinets the same white and added new fabric to the cornices above the windows. 3
  • We also took down the lonely cabinet to the left of the sink and replaced it with three floating shelves.
  • The newly white cabinets look so much brighter. They also make me want new appliances, counter and backsplash--One day! :) 3
  • Here is a view of the pony wall and eat in area with crisp white beadboard as well as my new table my dad built. Love how the white really opens up the space! 10
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Painted Kitchen Cabinets and Beadboard

Our kitchen was way too dark with red walls, wood cabinets, and wood flooring. So we decided to break it up and update the look by painting the cabinets white and adding white beadboard ...»
to the eat in part of the kitchen. Take a look at what a transformation some paint and a few other inexpensive additions can make.

To see more of this project as well as many others at http://www.achievingcreativeorder.blogspot.c...

Creative Order
Creative Order Parker, CO
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    Love the white cabinets and Beadboard.
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