Garbage disposal tablets

1 c. Baking soda
1 Tb. crushed lemon verbena
1 Tb. Kosher salt
4-5 drops lemon essential oil
1 tsp. Dish soap
1/4 C water

Slowly combine Ingredients. Only use enough water to form a paste. Add more baking soda if necessary. Scoop into little balls and allow to dry. Use them in your garbage disposal to freshen up the smell.

Scrubbies

Material:
'K' hook
1 yard nylon netting

Pattern:
Cut Nylon Netting into 2" wide strips. Knot ends together to make one long continuous strip.

Rnd 1 (right side): Ch 4, sl st in first ch to form ring, ch 3(counts as dc), 11 dc in ring; join with sl st in 3rd ch of beg ch-3. (12 dc)
Rnd 2: Ch 2 (counts as hdc), hdc in same st as joining, 2 hdc in each st around; join with sl st in 2nd ch of beg ch-2. Fasten off.

Other Side: Rep Rnds 1-2 but do not fasten off.
Joining Circles: With wrong sides of each circle facing each other and working through both  thicknesses at the same time, sl st in each st around. Fasten off and weave in ends.

DIY Swiffer Wet Jet Pad

Here's what you need to make your own reusable/washable Swiffer mop pad.

1 package of Gerber padded cloth diapers
2 foot strip of sew-on Velcro per pad. Just the soft side.
Sewing machine, pins, and thread
Scissors and measuring tape

Lay out your padded cloth diaper landscape style	Fold cloth into thirds. Bring down top, bring up bottom and pin.  Take the time to measure your thirds so that it fits the Swiffer mop.
Fold in half and cut on the fold line. You get two reusable Swiffer pads per cloth diaper.  Use a serger or a zigzag stitch to sew around the outside corners of your cloth.  It needs to be squared and secured.  Sew, trim, sew.  Be sure it will not fall apart in the wash!	You will only need the soft side of the Velcro (about 10 inches per side, 20" per cloth.  One package of Babyville diaper Velcro will be enough for two Swiffer cloths.)Measure 1" from the edge of the cloth diaper and pin on your strips of velcro. Make sure that with the other piece of velcro you pin it on top of the edge of cloth diaper that was folded over. You don't want the pad to have any flappy parts. This will secure the edge down as well as cover it up making it look a little better.

The pad is a little shorter in width than the actual mop. It really makes NO difference at all having it a bit shorter. It just has to be a little shorter if you want to be able to make two pads from one cloth diaper.  You can also make these pads from old towels using a similar sewing procedure.

Brown sugar

Brown sugar can be a bit problematic because, when left unattended, the moist sugar can quickly transform into a rock-like state. This happens because the sugar dries out and the molasses used to keep it brown hardens and sticks it together like glue. There are several ways to avoid this problem.

1. Use a terra cotta sugar disk ($5) (or a .25 unglazed plant saucer), which will gradually release moisture into the sugar.  I use two plant saucers.
2. A slice of bread
3. Marshmallows. 3 or 4 regular size or several minis.
4. Keep in an air tight container.

DIY Foaming Soap

1. Buy some nice smelling soap or shower gel from the dollar store.
2. Fill 1/3 to 1/2 of foaming bottle with soap.
3. Very gently add water to fill bottle the rest of the way.
4. Tilt bottle back and forth to mix soap. Do not shake or it causes soap bubble to form and overflow bottle.
5. Enjoy foaming soap for a fraction of the cost.

DIY Broken Flower Pot

During the big wind storms we have been experiencing, one of my flower pots took a dive off the patio.  I was going to throw it away until I remembered seeing something on Pintrest about recycling your planters.  Thought I'd give it a shot.

1. Glue your planter back together a little bit. I am using a 6" pot.

2. Fill bottom of pot with some moss or wood chips so the drainage hole wont leak all your dirt out.

3. Layer succulents and broken pot chunks. (bottom to top)I used Pachyveria 'Blue Pearl', Crassula Calico Kitten, Elephant Bush, and Blue Chalk Sticks.

4. Water your planter. Lots of stuff will settle in better, and you will have to pack and rearrange your pieces

5. Add decorative pea gravel or whatever you have to fill spaces and make it look pro.

DIY Laundry Soap

1 (4 lb 12 oz) Box of Borax
1 (3 lb 7 oz) Box of Arm & Hammer Super Washing Soda
1 (3 lb) Container of OxyClean-  I used the 5lb container because it was the same price
4 Bars of Fels Naptha,
4 lb of Arm & Hammer Baking Soda
1 (LARGE) Bottle of Gain Fireworks

Directions
1. Grate soap with your cheese grater.  It's just soap, it washes off. Also, its is soft like Parmesan cheese.
2. Mix all ingredients together in a large bucket. I used an empty cat litter bucket.
3. Place a small amount in a easy to use jar.  Store the rest in an air tight container.
4. Use 2 Tablespoons per laundry load.