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Want to know what to do with leftover ham? Check out this simple Ham and Potato Soup – with a secret ingredient that makes it amazing! Continue reading What to make with leftover ham? Quick Crock Pot Ham and Potato Soup
This is a great nontoxic recipe for homemade glue. It won’t have the same stickiness as the store-bought glue, but it works. Ingredients: 1/3 cup flour 2 tbsp sugar 1 cup water Directions: Mix the flour and sugar together. Pour in the water slowly, continuously stirring. Cook over low heat, continuously stirring. Allow to Cool. Do you have any recipes for homemade glue? Please share! … Continue reading Crunchy Living: Homemade Glue
I posted my recipe for homemade laundry, some questions I got were for a recipe for homemade liquid fabric softener. After some research I found one that is homemade, it can be as “green or nontoxic” as you want. Ingredients: 3 cups vinegar 2 cups hair conditioner 6 cups water Directions: Combine all ingredients in a bottle. Shake until well mixed If you have tried this recipe, please … Continue reading Crunchy Living: Liquid Fabric Softener
As part of getting rid of toxins in my house, plus save a little money, I have been on the hunt for different products that I can make at home. I normally buy the big container of liquid hand soap, which last a while, but I noticed that I can make my own for even cheaper! Ingredients: A bar of Soap Water Directions: Grate or … Continue reading Crunchy Living: Homemade Liquid Hand Soap
As part of ridding my house of toxins, I have done tons of research on different homemade products. I wanted something like Febreeze, but didn’t want the chemicals. Here is a recipe I have used. Ingredients: 1 cup baking soda 10-12 drops of Essential Oil Water Directions: Combined all ingredients in a spray bottle. Shake until well mixed. Enjoy! Do you have any homemade products … Continue reading Crunchy Living: Homemade Febreeze
Ingredients: 1/4 cup oil (coconut, olive, almond or grapeseed are good) 5 tsp Zinc Oxide 1 TBSP Beeswax or emulsifying wax 3 TBSP natural aloe vera gel (not the kind with alcohol or propylene glyco)l 1/2 cup distilled water or brewed green tea (strained) 2-3 capsules of Vitamin E oil (optional) 10 drops Grapefruit Seed Extract (optional) Essential Oils of Coconut Extract for scent (optional) … Continue reading Crunchy Living: Homemade Sunscreen
Last week I posted about using vinegar to get rid of ants and dog scent, this week I am going to list a few more uses for vinegar! Kill unwanted grass or plants by spraying vinegar Prolong flowers by adding 2 tbsp vinegar, 2 tbsp sugar and warm water. Make sure stems are in 3-4 inches of the water mixture Eliminate urine stain from carpet … Continue reading Crunchy Living: Uses for Vinegar
This is such an easy recipe for omemade playdough that you can make it at any time! Ingredients: 2 cups of baking soda 1 1/2 cup of water 1 cup of corn starch Optional food coloring Directions: Mix the ingredients with a fork until smooth. Boil over medium heat until play dough texture, should only take a couple of minutes. Do you have a play dough recipe that you … Continue reading Crunchy Living: Homemade Playdough!
This year I am on a mission to rid my house of all the toxic cleaners we have been using. Growing up my mother used vinegar to clean many surfaces and I never thought much of it, until I became a mother myself. This year I will be slowly changing all my cleaning products to healthier, more natural homemade products. I will be doing this … Continue reading Crunchy Cleaning: Homemade Carpet Cleaners
This year I am on a mission to rid my house of all the toxic cleaners we have been using. Growing up my mother used vinegar to clean many surfaces and I never thought much of it, until I became a mother myself. This year I will be slowly changing all my cleaning products to healthier, more natural homemade products. I will be doing this … Continue reading Crunchy Cleaning: Homemade Stain Remover
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