One.
Earlier this year, when I was looking for some DIY recipes for non-toxic cleaners, I happened upon
this website and subscribed to their emails. They have some really helpful ideas on everything from health and beauty DIY products to cleaners to even diffuser blends. If you haven't poked through the ideas here before (and you like oils and non-toxic stuff), check it out! You might find something useful!
Two.
One of the things in our house that people comment on the most (besides our stone wall) is our burlap curtains in the kitchen. I actually bought them when we lived in Marion, and we did the overhaul to our kitchen over there. You should know that when I say "curtains," I mean I actually just bought a wide roll of burlap (half price) at Hobby Lobby and strung/wrapped it around the curtain rod and let it hang at each end. Even though our kitchen windows in this house are an entirely different size, the length of the pieces worked once again, so I brought them over and kept using them. For whatever reason, people really seem to love them. If you aren't sure about burlap or how to use it,
here's a pretty helpful post to give you some suggestions!
Three.
You Ohio people have been holding out on me!
You have butter sculptures at the state fair?? I had no idea! This is pretty fascinating!
Four.
This post says it's for kids, but it can just as easily be for adults. Remember when April the giraffe was having her baby and everyone kept her webcam feed minimized so they could keep an eye on her? Well, if you just find peeking in on animal life relaxing, here's a whole list of ideas. Some are from zoos and some are from out in the wild. The bear one was my favorite. When I visited, there were half a dozen of them in the water, and one was fishing! The only one that doesn't appear to be active anymore is the panda one. Jellyfish? So relaxing. :)
Five.
Typically I don't link to recipes unless I've tried them, because I surely don't want to steer you wrong. But today I'm making an exception to my own rule because
I can't imagine how this could be wrong. A Snickers-variety Rice Krispie treat!?!?!!?!!? SIGN ME UP!!!
Six.
We have new neighbors living right next door to us, and we had the chance to meet them for the first time this week. This weekend, I'm making up an official housewarming gift to take over, but I have to show you
this idea I found on Pinterest, which now I know I can use for them. Well. In all fairness, I'm making my own spinoff of this idea, so I can customize it a little more. But hopefully it gives you a good idea for any new neighbors of your own!
3 comments:
Love that new neighbor gift!!
Are you going to give your new neighbors some of your homemade cleaning products?
I hadn’t really used Mrs. Meyers products before, except when my brother gave me a bottle of hand soap. I recently visited a surplus store for the first time, and they had Mrs. Myers hand soap, lotion, and dish soap for only two dollars each. So, I stocked up on that. Of course they only had one or two different scents.
I like to look up WebCams of places I have visited. When I turn on my computer at work every morning, I pull up a WebCam of Banff national Park in Canada with live shots of Lake Louise and the mountains in the background. It’s not a video, but they take a new picture every 10 minutes. It’s beautiful. I also like looking at the SurfCam of the place we have visited a couple of times and the Oregon coast.
Tamar - Thank you!
Tracy - I'm not, actually! (I realize the post totally made it look like I was.) I found a different idea for the actual gift, but I liked the idea of the little "favorite things" addition. We have used Mrs. Meyers many times and do like the products! Your webcams sound heavenly - and of course it makes much more sense to look at place you've been and love! Maybe I should have a wall-size webcam of a beach!
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