When Spring comes along, we often go into cleaning mode, and that includes greening up our lives. This Spring, Happy Mothering and The Frugal Greenish Mama want to challenge you to Spring into Sustainability with a giveaway hop, sponsored by the Green Moms Network. Let’s put together some great prizes to encourage sustainable living for our families. Prizes can be anything to support sustainability, such as gardening and homesteading tools, kitchen gear, natural remedies and more. Event Details Dates: March {Read More}
Free Printable “I Love You” Notes in Multiple Languages
January 31, 2013 By 1 Comment
I love Little Passports have love that they encourage learning on so many levels. Here is an awesome way to share with your children cutouts to share so they can say “I Love You” in multiple languages. The printables are free courtesy of Little Passports! While I am sharing free printables, there are super cute “My Friend” Free Printable Trading Cards from Smilebox that are also really awesome and can be printed right from home. Smilebox is an awesome free {Read More}
Upcycled DIY Homemade Candles
January 31, 2013 By 11 Comments
Several years ago while walking through a Supercenter there was a lady on the overhead monitor offering helpful tips to reuse items you have at home. One of the tips the offered was how to get that stubborn bit of wax out of the bottom of votive holders to be able to reuse them. It was a great tip but what about the wax you are throwing away? Or have you ever had a candle where the wick didn’t burn {Read More}
Creating a Mom Cave with La-Z-Boy Furniture Gallery
January 29, 2013 By 4 Comments
Without going into a lot of very long details, we purchased a fixer-upper over eight years ago. We have gutted one end of the house twice due to a mold issue. Once the mold issue was repaired permanently, our bedroom has sat ever since, along with what was my gorgeous walk-in closet. Recently my husband has gotten motivated again to finish our bedroom. With new drywall in place, textured and painted, a new ceiling fan hung and new flooring being {Read More}
Show Your Plastic Challenge: Week 5
January 29, 2013 By 6 Comments
WEEK 5 SHOW YOUR PLASTIC CHALLENGE TOTAL – 54 PIECES, 1 LB 6.5 OZ Finally…a reduction in volume of our plastic waste, small but good. Since we didn’t ‘clean house’ at the beginning of the year of our accumulated plastic but continue to use what was on hand, plastic is going to continue to filter in as the year progresses. My prior, consumeristic mentality had stockpiled my organic favorite ingredients when coupons and sales arose (packaged in plastic). So I {Read More}
