Monday, April 30, 2012

Revisiting Vinegar

I have a friend who posted on her Facebook page the other day about how she discovered that white vinegar will clean the grout in her bathroom, and clean it well! If you've poked around my blog a bit then you've probably discovered my page about homemade cleaners.

Vinegar is my #1 go to for many of my cleaning chores around the house. I use it straight as fabric softener in the wash as well as to clean and neutralize pet accidents, I combine it with rubbing alcohol, water and a drop of dish soap for windows, counters and appliances and I use it mixed with water to clean my kitchen floors. I mix it 50/50 with Dawn dish soap to clean hard water stains and soap film off my tub and shower and I put a cup of it in my carpet steam cleaner to remove odors and stains-as a bonus it leaves the carpet soft and fluffy when it's dry. I also use it periodically as a rinse on my hair to remove hard water build up which dulls my color and makes my wavy hair look...well, not so much wavy as frizzy-and when my hair is dry there is almost no vinegar smell, I say almost because there is just a hint..and if I used some olive oil as a moisturizer I'd smell..well, kind of delicious if you're into salads!

Here is the link to The Vinegar Institute website where they have dozens of uses. At around $2.00 for a gallon, it's a safe, environmentally friendly and frugal product to have in your arsenal of cleaning supplies.

Tuesday, April 24, 2012

Pin of the Day 4/24



I love this idea and I'd love to adapt it to my pantry. Put the often used items on the door shelves where I can get right to them and the store the less often used items inside the pantry. This would also adapt well for my hall closet, my clothes closet or an entryway closet. Oh the possibilities!

Thursday, April 19, 2012

Pin of the Day 4/19

Back today with a Pinterest Pin of the Day:

I really like the rustic look of the used brick combined with the irregular shapes of concrete. Our local Craigslist has many postings in their "free" section every week with offers of used concrete chunks and bricks. This would be an awesome and FREE way to landscape our ugly side yard that we only see when we take out the trash. It wouldn't be hard to to turn our ugly and often weed filled side yard into something this cute and kitschy. As a bonus, the brick and concrete may cut down of the stray cats using our side yard as their own toilet facilities (yuck) and will probably inhibit some of the weed growth. 

Sunday, April 15, 2012

Pin of the Day 4/15



Today's pin is a beautiful crochet basket! I love the ombre effect, the artist used 9 colors to create it.It caught my eye as soon as the page loaded. The colors are fabulous! I'm thinking this would be a great basket to crochet as a gift. Hmmmm, do I need a gift any time soon??? Even if I don't it's a project worth making!

Saturday, April 14, 2012

Pinterest Pin of the Day 4/14




I have upcycled/recycled many an Altoid tin over the years, but not quite like this! I've got a few saved up right now that I can put into use in my very messy, fully dis-organized upper left hand desk drawer. It's so bad that I actually avoid opening it up. (shocking, I know)
I can make the labels using my printer and my Xyron Create a Sticker and along with yesterday's shutter project, be on my way to a better organized work area.