Better Homes and Gardens Flip Tite Containers

Loving these new storage containers from Better Homes and Gardens.  You can buy each one for about $5.  They keep food organized and fresh.  They are easy to open for kids but stay air tight.  I plan on buying twice as many as I already have because I just like them so much.

Hanging Organizer

Simple storage solution for all my hair products.

 

I bought a hanging shoe organizer at Walmart.  It cost about $7.

 

 

Then I hung it from the door in my dressing room and filled it with lots of hair styling products. Very easy storage solution that saves shelf space. Also because the holder is clear I can easily see everything I have in it.

 

DIY Oatmeal Bath

My daughter has eczema and takes oatmeal baths. The oatmeal bath I used to buy cost about $6 and had 5 packets in it.  That's $1.25 a bath.  Too much for my pocketbook.  So I decided to make my own. 

 

I used the Walmart brand of oats.

 

 

 

All you need is to blend it for a long time so that there are no big pieces in it.  You want it to be powdery.

 

 

 

I store the oatmeal in a mason jar.  I use 1/4 cup in my daughter's bath.

 

 

DIY Dog Bed

I made this cute dog bed for my teacup Maltese named Percy.

 

 

I bought an old TV that was mounted in a stand.  I took out the TV.  Be careful doing this.

 

 

I used a paint to prime it.

 

 

This is what it looked like after priming it.

 

 

I painted it turquoise. I also used fabric to cover the back of the inside. I used the same fabric to cover the holes left behind in the front from taking out the speaker and button panel. I also used a cushion I bought from Hobby Lobby and covered it in a different pattern fabric to be used as a bed. Although the pictures don't show it I ended up buying white knobs for the bottom of the stand to replace the ugly knobs that used to be on it.

 

 

 

I LOVE MY PERCY!!

 

 

 

And of course Percy doesn't use the dog bed but I like the stand and it holds all his toys so it is still in my living room.

 

 

How to Clean Out Old Glass Candle Jars

I wanted to reuse the glass jars from my old candles.

Add a little dish soap and boiling water.  Let sit until wax is floating in the water.  Rinse and clean with a sponge.

Clean pretty jars!

Homemade Disinfectant Wipes

I used to use Clorox wipes all the time.  Even when I switched to the generic brand I still spent too much money on them.  I decided to make my own.  This is a tutorial on how to make them.

You will need a disinfectant, a container, a bread knife, a roll of paper towels and a measuring cup.

I prefer to use Viva.  I have tried other brands and these work the best.

Using the bread knife cut the paper towel roll in half.

Pull out the cardboard from each half.

Pull the middle paper towel out and put the roll in the container.

Mix 1/4 cup of the disinfectant and 2 cups of water.

Pour the mixture on top of the paper towels.

DONE!

DIY Peacock Costume

 

This peacock costume was incredibly easy to make. It was comfortable and unique.  The top is simply a blue tank top with a black half shirt over it to stay warm.  I wore peacock feather earrings and a necklace.  I did my makeup in bright colors.  The skirt took about 2 hours to make.  I just sewed three black boas onto a stretchy skirt. The tail was the funnest to make.  I took a bunch of pictures of the process of making it.  I used cardboard to hot glue peacock feathers onto.  The feather I bought on Amazon for about $16 for 100 of them.  I bought a few extra feathers at Hobby Lobby that were a bit longer so that I could accent the top of the tail.  I covered a black belt in feathers and used a stapler to attach the tail to the belt so that I could wear the tail without putting straps on it that go around your arms like I saw with other DIY peacock tails.

Stretchy Skirt

I used a glue gun to glue the long feathers first

Then I started to layer the other feathers.

I covered my black belt in feathers.  I just cut the stem off them and glued them to the belt

I started layers the feathers on the back.  Before I got to the bottom I stapled the belt to the tail.  Then finished layers the feathers until the whole tail was covered.