I’ve been on a blackberry picking rampage lately. Literally picking buckets each day. I’m hoarding them in my freezer like a squirrel hoards nuts so I can use them all winter long. I’ve been enjoying some tasty blackberry breakfast smoothies but how can you have so many yummy berries and not make […]
How to Make Inside Out Tire Planters
How to Make a Tire Planter Millions of tires are discarded every year in the United States. With so many tires headed to the landfill or recycling plants it’s fun to think of creative ways to reuse them. I showed you a few months ago how to grow potatoes out of tires. Today I am […]
Homemade Pore Strips
Homemade Pore Strips Have you ever tried those Biore blackhead pore strips from the drugstore? They work great but they can be expensive. I’m going to show you how to make your own homemade version for just pennies and with one ingredient. Here’s what you need: Knox gelatin. You can find it in the baking […]
The Oil Cleansing Method
Did you know you can use oil to cleanse your skin? Really you can. I’m not crazy. Oil will actually work better to clean your pores, control acne and moisturize than store bought cleansers. The oil cleansing method uses a blend of castor, olive and essential oils to cleanse the skin of excess sebum. It […]
The easiest way to clean your microwave
How to clean your microwave with vinegar or lemon The microwave is one of those appliances that is easy to forget to clean. Since the door is almost always closed the nastiness that lurks inside can go unnoticed for quite some time. Luckily the microwave can be cleaned in about 5 minutes with only plain […]
Natural Hair Tonic with Stinging Nettle
I wrote a post last week about how to make tea from stinging nettles and ever since I have been totally obsessed with finding out all the amazing health and medicinal benefits of nettle. According to some of my research, nettle can be used for everything from garden fertilizer and skin ointment to arthritis […]
How to dye your hair with henna
How To Dye Your Hair With Henna I’m trying to live a more natural, chemical free lifestyle. Problem is one of my most addictive beauty routines is dying my hair. Ever since the age of twelve I have been experimenting with my hair color, trying every color of the rainbow. Literally, I’ve gone […]
How to make your own eye makeup remover
My eyes done up for a night out on the town How to make your own eye make up remover A few years ago I worked as a beauty advisor for Lancome cosmetics. While I hated the sales aspect of the job, working for one of the largest cosmetic companies in the world had it’s […]
Make Dry Shampoo
How To Make Dry Shampoo It seems most women have an obsession over their hair. A constant love/ hate battle. I am no exception. For the most part it seems like less love and more hate. I’ve always had greasy hair. Like abnormally greasy to the point where I HAVE to wash my […]