Eco Mania
Real Simple Solutions
When one of our readers (thanks Alysia!) passed along a link to an interesting article over on realsimple.com, we just had to share the wealth of info that they tossed together. The article, entitled “Ten Unexpected Natural Cleaners” includes everything from ketchup and oatmeal to tea and rice that can be used to make your [...]
Feeling Sheepish (Part 2)
So we’re back with our second faux sheepskin DIY undertaking (after sharing the first one this morning). For this project we actually visited the biggest most insane fabric store that we’d ever seen while on a recent trip to Charlotte to visit some friends. It’s called Mary Jo’s Cloth Store and it’s basically a gigantic [...]
Feeling Sheepish (Part 1)
Ok, so you might think we’re crazy, but we always thought the sheepskin rugs that Ikea sold (especially the super cheap small sized ones that we always grab) were faux. Well, we recently had one of those duh moments when we noticed that the materials weren’t listed as acrylic or some other fabric and instead [...]
Gettin’ Green With Martha
We recently walked into our second home Home Depot and what should we see but a brand new line of cleaning products on display right by the entrance. Apparently Martha has gone green.
Her new line is called Martha Stewart Clean and it boasts 99% plant and mineral based biodegradable ingredients in everything from all-purpose cleaners, [...]
Clean Up Your Act: All Natural Homemade Cleaners
And now we’ll continue the cleaning chit-chat with this handy little homemade cleaner breakdown. When we talked about getting even greener and experimenting with homemade cleaners in year three of YHL, an expert in that very area offered up a few of her favorite formulas. And we jumped at the chance to learn how all [...]
