DIY: Make your own Halloween dinnerware. So now you've seen my interpretation of a Raven themed dinner party, I wanted to show you how I made the dinnerware. If you are like me you probably oogle over the holiday themed dishes but quickly shy away since you don't want to shell out for a whole set just for one celebration. (I don't even have real china so I think its safe to say I won't be buying any themed kind either) So when this idea of making my own for next to nothing came to mind, I just had to try it.
Obviously this interpretation is quite macabre but you could totally mix it up to make it your own - think nursery rhymes for baby showers, holiday song lyrics for christmas, bible passages for easter, dirty doodles for hen nights... I could go on and on. Start off with plain white plates of your choosing (available cheaply everywhere), a porcelain 150 pen, some blue masking tape and a small stencil (optional). Make Your Own Mrs. Meyers Liquid Soap {Great Gift Idea too! Liquid Hand Soap {DIY} The other night I was bathing the Littles and began to look at the ingredients listed on the liquid body wash bottle and started to think about the fact that the majority of it is water, then I looked at the hand wash and same thing.... aqua.
Because most people have turned to liquid soap rather than bar soap I figured there must be a way to convert the cheap bar soap into the expensive liquid soap we all know and love. After I tucked the littles into bed I began my google research and there it was...a wealth of information on the subject. I combined a number of "recipes" into one that works perfect! Here's what you need: Cheese grater (from the dollar store) 2 Tablespoons of Liquid Glycerin (found in the band aid section at any drugstore or grocery store) 1 - 8 oz bar of soap 1 gallon of water Step 1: Grate the entire bar of soap Get a cute little girl to help you do the hard work.
Step 2: Fill a pot with 1 gallon of distilled water and add the soap shavings. Homemade Laundry Detergent Recipes. Here are several homemade laundry detergent recipes, so you can make your own laundry detergent for your family's laundry.
When you are new to making your own homemade cleaning products one of the most daunting things you can try to make for yourself is laundry detergent. The reason for this is that you can be scared to hurt your clothes with recipes you don't know about for sure, and also you need to invest in some ingredients you may not normally use in your home. However, many of the ingredients below can also be used in several other homemade cleaning recipes around your home. In addition, these recipes have been used successfully for years by people before commercial laundry detergents became popular, and you can choose what ingredients you place in them, and what scents, if any, you put into your family's clothes. Finally, the recipes below are much cheaper than buying detergent at the store, which is an added bonus!
Homemade Laundry Detergent Powder Ingredients: