An Arkansas Mama's journey to natural, simple living.
What better way to celebrate Earth Month than with some fun to teach the children how we can reuse and the simple process of making paper. My children are still young at three and five but I thought this would be a good time to reinforce to them where paper comes from and why we should always look for recycled papers if possible. With all the rain coming down outside we decided today would be a good day to start {Read More}
We have been in the remodeling mode in our home for the entire time we have owned it, almost eight years! It is amazing to think about how fast the time has flown but the remodeling process, well that is another (series) of blog posts! Several years ago we wanted to put ceiling fans into all the rooms but were really short on cash so we purchased three very inexpensive white ceiling fans that were on sale for $14.97 for {Read More}
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}
During the winter time my hands become very rough and dry. Aside from using awesome lotions and butters, using a great sugar scrub on my hands helps soothe them so much. This is one of the simplest recipes I have ever whipped up, yet one of my favorites. If you are a fan of sugar scrubs, be sure to try this DIY sugar scrub recipe. While I have to admit I really enjoy making homemade products and gifting them to {Read More}
While trying to decide how we would like to gift some of our favorite lollipops, we decided we would make a simple flower bouquet using our lollipops as the center of each flower. Since the kids always want to be my assistants, we try to keep it simple and easy. This bouquet is intended for one person but this could even be a cute idea if you made one in a flower-pot large enough for your child to take to {Read More}
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