by Ivory Soap | Sep 26, 2012 | Household, Kids' Stuff
You will need: mold plaster of paris water food coloring or tempera paint (we tried both…you choose) 1. Choose a mold. I think toilet paper tubes are too big. We use the skinny tube from the aluminum foil. Perfect size. 2. Better than the tubes themselves...
by Ivory Soap | Sep 24, 2012 | Cleaning Products, Household
Homemade laundry detergent, one of the simplest DIY projects, can be really confusing for a first timer, so here’s an updated tutorial. But first…….. *LIQUID DETERGENT LOSES POTENCY IF NOT KEPT ABSOLUTELY AIR TIGHT* I just needed to get that off my...
by Ivory Soap | Sep 13, 2012 | Cleaning Products, Household
I get asked this all the time, so here’s a photo tutorial of me actually doing laundry. Exciting, I know. As you see above, I keep my ground up washing soda and soap in an old baby formula can with a tablespoon measure I stole from the kids’...
by Ivory Soap | Sep 11, 2012 | Household, Simple & Frugal
If you’ve been following me this summer, you know that my kids lived on whop biscuits and nitrate-free hotdogs. Apart from oatmeal, there wasn’t a whole grain to be found in my pantry. But now that I’ve recovered from summer and returned to my...
by Daisy | Sep 10, 2012 | Handyman Skills, Household
I follow a Swedish design/diy blog called Chez Larsson. I think Deanna is amazed anew every time I mention that I follow a bunch of design blogs because I’m not exactly a stylista. No shock there, I’m sure. The main thing that keeps me tuned to this...
by Ivory Soap | Aug 28, 2012 | Household, Simple & Frugal
With six people in one house, I am lately obsessed with reducing laundry. A few month ago, I reported in THIS POST that I was trying a new laundry experiment. I reported the results HERE and then my new shoe shelf innovation HERE. After months of experience, I feel...
