I've recently gotten into essential oils and homemade DIY sugar scrubs for the skin. It's so much fun to make and use sugar scrubs. I love the ability to use natural ingredients on my skin to make it feel and look amazing. I love this recipe because it uses natural ingredients to create a luxurious and exfoliating skin scrub, plus the cocoa has anti-aging benefits. The orange and cocoa aromas make this scrub a delicious treat to pamper yourself with when getting clean. Scroll on to see how to ... Continue Reading...
Pumpkin Spice Coffee Scrub for Exfoliating Skin
I'm in love with all things related to fall and pumpkin spice. So, I decided to develop a DIY Pumpkin Spice Sugar Coffee Scrub for Exfoliating Skin using essential oils. This skin scrub is so easy to make and it's really fun to use. I love how my skin feels after I use it, plus, I totally love the way it leaves my skin smelling like pumpkin spice coffee. Yum! It's a great luxury to gift yourself with this fall, or make it for a friend or loved one as a Christmas/Holiday gift. This website ... Continue Reading...
Educational Toys DIY Science Kits for Kids
Do you have kids who enjoy science-oriented educational toys? Or, fun science kits for kids involving STEM activities? My boys have loved the traditional snap circuit kits (scroll down for image) and they have spent many hours playing with them, however, they wanted to take a deeper dive into circuits. They wanted to start making their own simple circuits using more raw material components than those found in traditional snap circuits. Together, my son and I created this Beginner DIY Circuit kit ... Continue Reading...
Pool Owners Upcycle the Old Solar Pool Cover as a DIY Slip and Slide
Hey fellow pool owners? Stuck for ideas on what to use your old solar pool cover for? Don't just toss it, upcycle it! Think Slip 'n Slide:) How? Let me share our fun new epiphany with you! It's the kids' fave idea of summer:) This post contains affiliate links. Please see the disclaimer in the top bar menu and sidebar. Thank you:) So much fun! The mini surfboard is called a COOP Hydro Subskate board. My boys love trying to stand on these boards in the pool, floating on them, and ... Continue Reading...
DIY Pool Floaty Toy Made with Pool Noodles
Do you like to make DIY projects? I enjoy making DIY projects, especially when those creations result in something fun for my family. We have a backyard pool, so I started making pool toys and swimming pool floats out of pool noodles for my kids. Who am I kidding? I use them too! This DIY Pool Floaty Toy Made with Pool Noodles is one example of a pool noodle DIY I designed that is super easy to make and versatile as it can be a toy or a float. This post contains affiliate links. Please see my ... Continue Reading...
11 Steps to Installing Your Own White Picket Fence
I am excited to share this guest post by James Niehaus of Perfect Cuts and Miters with all of you! He is sharing with us the simple 11 Steps to Installing Your Own White Picket Fence. Doing your own DIY projects at your home gives you a sense of accomplishment and saves you money. Thank you James for this great article! This website contains affiliate links. Please see my disclaimer in the top menu bar for details. Thank you! A white picket fence is the quintessential scene for an ... Continue Reading...
DIY Peanut Butter Bird Seed Suet Cake
Do you love to feed the birds at your home? I love to feed the birds! I love all animals and I enjoy feeding the birds in my backyard. The bird feeder gets drained quickly as we have many birds so I love to put out suet too. I have an easy 2-ingredient DIY Peanut Butter Bird Seed Suet Cake recipe to share with you. It's so simple even kids could easily make this homemade suet cake to feed the birds all on their own. The birds will love you for putting this out for them:) This website contains ... Continue Reading...
Easy DIY Ball Lights for Inexpensive Home Lighting
I love this Easy DIY Ball Lights for Inexpensive Home Lighting project because it's so simple and will add bright and fun lighting to your home. This DIY lighting project is quick enough to be done in less than an hour. This light string would work great in a kids' room, a living room, outdoors at a patio, or any room of your house where you desire more light. Kids could help with this project too. Adding fresh flowers to the light strand brings beauty and a wonderful fragrance to your living ... Continue Reading...
DIY Slime Kit Gift for Crafty Kids
Do you like to make homemade gifts for your kids? I'm sharing with you my idea for a DIY Slime Kit Gift for Crafty Kids. Two of my sons are getting this for Christmas this year. SH! Don't spill my secret:) Sometimes I love the homemade gifts for my kids the best because I can customize the gift to their individual tastes. One of my three sons absolutely loves to make slime. He's very creative and he is constantly making things and doing things like taking pens apart to use their springs or ... Continue Reading...
Cheap Outdoor DIY Christmas Decoration for $10
How did I make a Cheap Outdoor DIY Christmas Decoration for $10? I shopped smart and reused/upcycled decorations from previous years. I made this Christmas decoration by using decorative pieces I already had at home while adding a few new parts. The new parts I purchased were spruce tree tops and two birch wood logs for only $10 at a local tree farm, then the remainder of the pieces I used were decorative pieces I already had at home. This makes for an easy-to-make attractive ... Continue Reading...
