Frugal Living

No Waste! How to Make New Candles from Burned Ones

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Hello Lovelies, It has been a while!  This weekends project was dedicated to finally melting down all of the candles that I have hoarded since early last year.  I didn't make new candles, but simply melted down my previously loved ones into newish candles. "Hello, my name is L and I am a Yankee Candle … Continue reading No Waste! How to Make New Candles from Burned Ones

Beginner’s Homemade Cold Process Soap Tutorial -Oatmeal Lavender

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Hello Lovelies, This week we are making homemade soap! We love making our own natural products. It saves us a ton of money and is very rewarding. Here is our You Tube video on how we make oatmeal lavender soap using essential oils. It is in depth and a little long. Hopefully this will inspire … Continue reading Beginner’s Homemade Cold Process Soap Tutorial -Oatmeal Lavender

DIY Garden Project Using Things Around Your Home

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Hello Lovelies, We all have stuff laying around our home that just sits there.  Untouched, unmoved, and unloved.  Over the years, I've been notorious for placing things around the yard that makes an obstacle course for my husband when he mows the grass.  He was having to edge around these things and it made the … Continue reading DIY Garden Project Using Things Around Your Home

It’s Flu Season! How to Make Homemade Herbal Cough Drops

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Hello Lovelies, It has been some time!  I very much missed writing, but after all of the holiday chaos, we now have all had the flu.  One by one we were attacked by sickness.  We battled the dreadful flu by using herbal medicine and herbal remedies.  One of the ways we dealt with the annoying … Continue reading It’s Flu Season! How to Make Homemade Herbal Cough Drops