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DIY Toothpaste recipe

Big thanks to our reader Ginger F. for sharing her DIY homemade toothpaste recipe! Toothpaste 2/3 cup baking soda 4 tsp fine sea salt (optional – gives paste extra scrubbing power, but is okay to leave...

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DIY Homemade and Healthy: Glass cleaner, furniture polish, and all purpose spray

Making your own cleaning products can not only save you money, but often be better for your health and the health of your pets and family than those that you purchase.   Here are a few DIY, Homemade...

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Easy DIY Halloween chair or bar stool slip cover craft

We are running late with out Halloween decorations.  The outdoor lights are ordered and it was time to get to serious work on the inside of the house.   For us, decorating is more than just pulling out...

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DIY Bat and Ghostly garland craft for Halloween

  Some people enjoy decorating for Halloween with lots of store bought decorations.  Some enjoy the really “gross” and ghoulish while others go for humorous.   Our family tends toward the fun and...

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DIY Spiderweb Door Wreath Craft

The girls and I wanted to try to create our own spooktacular door wreath this year and this is what we came up with!  It costs less than $5.00 to make so if you want to try it yourself here’s what you...

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Easy DIY Advent or Christmas Countdown Calendar

I know that traditionally advent calendars have offered up a sweet treat or gift as each day is opened up.  The idea of an advent calendar or for those who don’t have this practice a Christmas count...

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15 Days of Christmas Crafts and Gifts to Make

Create your own greeting cards. Everyone has the greeting cards from last year. Pull out your scissors and the new Crayola Tools that enable you to cut out shapes. You or an older child can also use an...

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Make your own gift wrap and tags

Create your own wrapping paper. Brown paper bags from the grocery store. Cut out the bottom of the bag and then cut down the side so you can lay it flat on a counter. You can use paint markers, poster...

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DIY, quick, easy childproofing tips for travel or home

Do you have friends and family visiting over the holidays with small children? Are you traveling with small children and worry about them getting into “everything.” If you haven’t saved all your...

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Interview with expert Candace Olsen on money saving ideas for decorating on...

  I recently had the chance to talk to expert Candace Olsen about wonderful ways to decorate for the holidays and every day – and many of them yes – can even save you money! See what ideas Candace has...

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DIY “Febreeze” type air and fabric freshener recipe

DIY "Febreeze" type air and fabric freshener recipe The post DIY “Febreeze” type air and fabric freshener recipe appeared first on Money Saving Parent.

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Two DIY beauty recipes from new television show ‘What Would Julieanna Do?’

Two DIY beauty recipes from new television show 'What Would Julieanna Do?' Moisturizing Face Mask and Hair Growth Stimulating Treatment The post Two DIY beauty recipes from new television show ‘What...

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4 fast, fun and fabulous Christmas crafts from Oriental Trading: Gingerbread...

We were so excited to try out the newest Oriental Trading Cranberry Winter Wreath and. It’s got brilliant red color and big berries with a stems. Since they are made with plastic they don’t dry out and...

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Teachers CandyGram Greeting Card

  The girls wanted to do something sweet for their teacher for tomorrows awards ceremony so we came up with this Thank You Candygram.  The girls had ot “fill in the blanks” making sentences out of...

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Falling in love with the new fall scents from Febreze

  Fall is one of my favorite times of the year. The crisp cooler temperatures, the beautiful, brilliant colors and the smells and scents are some of my favorites! I can’t help but think of pumpkins and...

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Girls night out: Power tools and proud with Home Depot and Delilah #DIHWorkshop

This week I had the opportunity to try something a little different from my traditional “girls night out.” This week I headed out with my friend, realtor and home staging expert Amy to the Home Depot...

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31 Ways to Create Spooktacular Family Fun this Halloween

Wonder what to do and how to do it to create spooktacular family fun this Halloween? Let us be your guide with these 31 ideas for decor, party planning, to create happy Halloween holidays all month...

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DIY Snowman Gifts: Hot Chocolate Worth Melting For

Hot Chocolate is a favorite in our house. So much so that it seems I’m consistently starting in October having to keep hot chocolate on my grocery list. We can’t be the only family who enjoys a nice...

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Tips for Refinishing Your Front Door

  Since moving into our new home, we loved so many aspects of it. The layout of the home was perfect, spacious bedroom and closet space plus the outside of the home were extremely welcoming to visitors...

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STEM Fun: Build Your Own BOSEbuild Bluetooth Headphones

  We first learned about the Bose BOSEbuild Headphones at a “MakerFaire” where we were introduced to a number of interesting and fun activities for STEM lovers. With children home from school and...

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