(2011 Goals - Organize More) China Cabinet Re-Do Progress!

You may remember the china cabinet I found on Craigs List a couple of weeks ago....

Mini-me and I spent a weekend sanding, priming, and painting and we now have this (cell phone pic, sorry!):

We still have to do touchup painting on some spots we missed, finish painting the doors (not pictured above), scrape that yucky gold trim off the glass panels, and install the shelves. 

The problem with paining in a "studioffice" is that you can't paint while you are "on the job" because of the fumes.  Hoping to get this beauty completed this coming weekend for the final reveal and detailed instructions.  I can't WAIT to neatly store boxes and boxes of crafting goodies in here!

I am also planning a super fun and EASY card class. 
Look for details soon!

Have a Blessed Day!!

Katie Burke

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Pine Mountain / LaGrange, Georgia

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2011 Goals - Share More/Spend Less: Share More Monday - Frugal Homemade Dishwasher Detergent

This week's Monday Share is
Frugal Homemade Dishwasher Detergent!

Ingredients Needed

1 cup Borax

1 cup Washing Soda
20 packs of lemonaid Kool-Aid
1/2 cup kosher salt
Knee-high panty hose
Rice

Instructions

Fill a container (with tight-fitting lid) with all ingredients. 

Add 1 cup of Borax:

Add 1 cup of Washing Soda

Add 20 packets of Lemonaid Kool-Aid

Add 1/2 Cup of Kosher Salt

Close lid and shake to mix all ingredients well. 

Fill the "toe" of a knee-high pantyhose with

a handful of rice and tie tightly.

Add this to the mixture to prevent clumping.

Now you are ready to wash your dishes!

Use 1 tablespoon per load by adding to detergent

reservoir on your dishwasher.

Fill rinse agent dispenser with white vinegar

to prevent spots.

Simple, easy, frugal, and no harmful chemicals!!

For more frugal homemade cleaning recipes, visit HERE and HERE!

Come back next Monday to learn about amazing nontoxic

cleaning for surfaces using just tiny drops of solution

and plain water.  A little goes a LONG way with

incredible cleaning power and NO CHEMICALS!

Have a Blessed Day!!

Katie Burke

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Pine Mountain / LaGrange, Georgia

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2011 Goals - Share More/Spend Less: Share More Monday - Frugal Homemade Fabric Softener

In an effort to focus on spending less as 1 of my goals for 2011,
I began researching homemade laundry detergent online.
I was able to come up with a recipe that works wonderfully for me
and I shared it last Monday HERE. 

This week's Monday Share is
Frugal Homemade Fabric Softener!
I am sharing my recipe with you today in an
effort to show you how to remove dangerous chemicals
and toxins from your clothing (it touches you all day folks!)
and also to save money by going back to basics. 
Here is ALL that you need:

Ingredients:

Vinegar

Aluminum Foil

Lingerie Bag

Water (optional)

Directions:

STEP 1 - Fabric Softener in the Washer:

Take your vinegar and (instead of store-bought fabric softener)

pour it into your fabric softener dispenser or "Downy ball".  

Do your laundry as normal! 

NOTE:  I do not like the smell of vinegar at all, so I have been cutting

the vinegar 50/50 with 1 part vinegar and 1 part water and using it

instead of the plain vinegar.  It works just as well as

full strength without the smell during the wash cycle. 

Vinegar also doubles as a natural deodorizer.... and it is CHEAP!!

If you have a house full of sweaty "man stink" clothes during

the heat of a Georgia summer, vinegar is the perfect solution to

skunky socks and smelly shirts... TRUST ME - It works!! 

STEP 2 - Aluminum Foil in the Dryer:

Yep, you read that right!  Aluminum foil!

Simply take a few pieces of aluminum foil and wad them up. 

I cut each of mine to about the length of a cookie sheet.

Take your aluminum foil "balls" and put them into a zippered lingerie bag.

Toss it in the dryer with your clothes and forget about it!

That's it... and it WORKS!!

Now how much simpler could fabric softening be?? 

No fuss.  No muss.  No static!

Check Back Next Monday for

Homemade Frugal Dishwasher Detergent!

I will be doing a post on dishwasher detergent

next Monday, so be sure to check back! 

You will LOVE how simple it is

and it costs LITERALLY pennies per load! 

I hope you have enjoyed learning about homemade fabric softener!

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I would love to hear your thoughts! 
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Have a Blessed Day!!

Katie Burke

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Pine Mountain / LaGrange, Georgia

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2011 Goals - Organize/Share More: Going Clean and Green Under the Kitchen Sink

The organizing continues! 

Take a look at the huge box full of toxic cleaners

I cleaned out from under my kitchen sink!

I have decided to remove harmful chemicals from our home and started with the collection of items under the kitchen sink.  I removed everything toxic and replaced those items with a few simple "green" products.

Take a look at ALL that you need to clean your home to sparkling:

Baking Soda, Fels-Naptha, Washing Soda, Borax, Kosher Salt,

White Vinegar, and Shaklee are my cleaning products of choice now!

I am now making my own homemade dishwasher detergent using

only nontoxic ingredients.  I will be sharing my recipes over the next

few Mondays in a Share More Monday series, so be sure to

subscribe or become a follower

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so you don't miss out!

My Shaklee basket of cleaning goodies!

Will be sharing more about these later as well!

You are NOT going to want to miss Mondays at Bella B Designs!

I am starting a series of Share More Monday posts where I

will be sharing nontoxic household recipes and products!

This Monday's post will be on Homemade Laundry Detergent!

Have a Blessed Day!!

 

Katie Burke

Stampin' Up!® Independent Demonstrator

Pine Mountain / LaGrange, Georgia

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