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Homemade Reed Diffusers: How-To & Tips

The oil travels up the reeds to release their fragrance into the air around them. No need to use aerosol sprays, light candles or plugin air fresheners, the process handles itself naturally. They’re very popular since you can choose from an endless amount of fragrances, have no open flames (candles) to worry about and they don’t plugin so no dangling cords to hide or fuss with. If you’d like to try making your own (a perfect way to customize your favorite scents), here are some tips and recipes showing you how to do that. Make Your Own Reed Diffusers And Oils With A Few Simple Ingredients Choose glass bottles and vases that have a small opening at the neck and that compliment the room you are placing it in. DIY $5 Flower Vase!

So, I finally just changed all the burnt out light bulbs in my house.

DIY $5 Flower Vase!

Sew. SEWING.

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Blacksmithing. Metal Works. Foundry/Forge Building. Stone carving. Random ideas. Wicca. Binaural Beats. Choose a Binaural Beat to suit your mood from the below.

Binaural Beats

Note that in order for Binaural Beats to work, they must be played though headphones. Basic Beats Deep Meditation Hangover Helper Roommate Annihilator Self Hypnosis Sleepy Time Super Focus! Wakeful SuperPower WARNING: DO NOT listen to Binaural Beats while driving, operating equipment, or any other task that requires concentration.

DO NOT listen to Binaural Beats if you have experienced seizures in the past or have epilepsy. How It Works When two tones of specific frequencies are played through headphones, the brain can become confused and produce its own, imagined tone—a three-dimensional audio hallucination heard only within the head of the listener. What is happening is that the brain is not used to hearing frequencies in each ear so close together and with such intensity—these sounds do not occur in nature and so a mechanism in our brains has not evolved to understand them. The 12 Laws Of Karma.

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Homemaker Tips. Chore Buster - Automatically organize your chores for free - StumbleUpon. Homemade Dishwasher Detergent Soap and Rinse Agent. Why do we make our own homemade products?

Homemade Dishwasher Detergent Soap and Rinse Agent

It all started with our first batch of homemade laundry detergent, since then we’ve been hooked! Now we’re on a mission to make as many household products as we can. It saves money and gives a sense of joy and accomplishment. Up this week is homemade dishwasher detergent. When you’re done making this check out these other related articles: When we develop product recipes we focus on: 1) saving money, 2) simplicity, 3) and effectiveness. Let’s see how easy this really is: Shopping_list. Alternative & Free Energy. DIY Solar Lamp: Make Your Own Eco-Friendly Sun Jars « Dornob. The principle is simple and seductively clever: solar lights that store energy during the day and release light at night.

DIY Solar Lamp: Make Your Own Eco-Friendly Sun Jars « Dornob

These can be purchased ready-made in a variety of colors (yellow, blue and red) but they can also be built at home. A simple, less-technical approach involves buying a conventional solar-powered yard lamp and then essentially harvesting it for key pieces to put in a jar. This is simply a way of taking an existing solar lamp design and appropriating its parts to make something more attractive for display around a house or home.

A more electronically-savvy individual can take the more complex route and built a solar lamp from the ground up using small solar panels – though the aesthetic result may not be as impressive. Whatever route you choose to go, these are fun and sustainable gadgets that make it easy to go green, automate the process of turning on lights at night and can add some color to your porch, patio, garden or windowsill. We're Used to Reusing! Little Lucy Lu: From Pallet .... to Bookshelves! Oh my goodness gracious!!!

Little Lucy Lu: From Pallet .... to Bookshelves!

I haven't been THIS excited about a project since my ladder laundry rack! (Well, the mom cave is pretty exciting, too - but that's not done yet! :)~ Anyway. I'm sure you've all seen the pallet-awesomeness floating around blogland .... I asked helpful husband to bring home an old pallet from his latest job site for me (yes, it was FREE!) Gardening & Foraging. Gardening. Utility Discounts. What is the FoodSource Hotline?

Utility Discounts

Project Bread’s FoodSource Hotline is an information and referral service designed to connect people in need with a variety of food resources in their local community. The bilingual staff, complemented by able interpretors, can assist callers in over 160 languages. In response to the current high cost of food and fuel, Project Bread has expanded the FoodSource Hotline's hours of operation. Expanded hours: Monday–Friday: 8 A.M. to 7 P.M.

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