Tuesday, July 24, 2012
Monday, July 23, 2012
Sunday, July 22, 2012
Bitsys Kitchen | Make Your Own Dry Mixes Recipes
Here are about a hundred (?) or so mix recipes. There are so many out there to choose from. I want to try them all!
Just click on this link:
Bitsys Kitchen | Make Your Own Dry Mixes Recipes
Just click on this link:
Bitsys Kitchen | Make Your Own Dry Mixes Recipes
Unique and Unusual Ways to Use Christmas Lights Indoors and Outdoors
Here are some great ways to repurpose Christmas lights:
6 Unique and Unusual Ways to Use Christmas Lights Indoors and Outdoors - Yahoo! Voices - voices.yahoo.com
http://www.momtastic.com/home-and-living/entertaining/168541-four-ways-to-use-christmas-lights-after-december
http://www.homejelly.com/diy-design-tips-delightful-ways-to-use-christmas-lights-all-year-long/
6 Unique and Unusual Ways to Use Christmas Lights Indoors and Outdoors - Yahoo! Voices - voices.yahoo.com
http://www.momtastic.com/home-and-living/entertaining/168541-four-ways-to-use-christmas-lights-after-december
http://www.homejelly.com/diy-design-tips-delightful-ways-to-use-christmas-lights-all-year-long/
Wednesday, July 18, 2012
Homemade 409 Recipe in Chic and Crafty, DIY, Frugal Tips, Homemade Cleaners, Kitchen Tips
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Homemade 409 Recipe in Chic and Crafty, DIY, Frugal Tips, Homemade Cleaners, Kitchen Tips
Homemade 409 Recipe in Chic and Crafty, DIY, Frugal Tips, Homemade Cleaners, Kitchen Tips
Tuesday, July 17, 2012
Sunday, July 15, 2012
Friday, July 13, 2012
Banana Body Sugar Scrub
Banana Body Sugar Scrub
INGREDIENTS
1 ripe banana
3 tablespoons granulated sugar
¼ teaspoon pure vanilla extract or your favorite essential oil (optional)
Mash ingredients together with a fork into a chunky paste. Do not overmix or it will become too watery. If you want a banana scrub for your face, reserve some of the banana and mash it separately without sugar.
In the shower, before turning the water on, slather the sugar mixture and gently massage over your body. For your face, gently massage plain banana there, avoiding the eye area.
Rinse off with warm water.
By Melissa Breyer
INGREDIENTS
1 ripe banana
3 tablespoons granulated sugar
¼ teaspoon pure vanilla extract or your favorite essential oil (optional)
Mash ingredients together with a fork into a chunky paste. Do not overmix or it will become too watery. If you want a banana scrub for your face, reserve some of the banana and mash it separately without sugar.
In the shower, before turning the water on, slather the sugar mixture and gently massage over your body. For your face, gently massage plain banana there, avoiding the eye area.
Rinse off with warm water.
By Melissa Breyer
Banana Anti-Aging Mask
Bananas are one of the most nourishing fruits available because they contain large quantities of magnesium, potassium, iron, zinc, iodine, and vitamins A, B (folic acid), E, and F.
Here they are teamed with heavy cream (traditionally used to prevent wrinkles) and organic honey in a recipe crammed full of nutrients.
INGREDIENTS
1 small banana
2 tablespoons fresh heavy cream
1 tablespoon organic honey
1 tablespoon oat flour
Bottled or spring water
Rose hydrosol (see “Note,” below, about hydrosols) or Rose Water
METHOD
Mash the banana, using the back of a fork, and then add cream, honey, and flour. Stir to mix well. You may need to add a little more cream or flour to obtain the consistency of thick cream of yogurt.
Apply mask to the clean face, including the area around the eyes and the neck, and leave on for 30 minutes. Rinse off with bottled or spring water and cotton pads, and dab on a little rose hydrosol, allowing to dry naturally.
Effect: nourishes
Skin types: dry, aging
Frequency of use: 3 times a week
Shelf life: 6 hours in refrigerator
Preparation time: 5 minutes
Treatment time: 30 minutes
Note about hydrosols: Also known as floral waters (but not flower waters), hydrosols are a byproduct of steam distillation, created while extracting essential oil. Hydrosols have properties similar to those of their related essential oils, although inevitably in a less concentrated form, but they are enriched with various water-soluble active ingredients. Their gentleness makes them an excellent way to tone, hydrate, and rebalance the pH of the skin, so they are frequently recommended as final cleansers/toners after cleansing or nourishing masks.
This excerpt is from Anti-Wrinkle Treatments for Perfect Skin, by Pierre Jean Cousin.
Read more: http://www.care2.com/greenliving/banana-anti-aging-mask.html#ixzz20WaoKm11
Here they are teamed with heavy cream (traditionally used to prevent wrinkles) and organic honey in a recipe crammed full of nutrients.
INGREDIENTS
1 small banana
2 tablespoons fresh heavy cream
1 tablespoon organic honey
1 tablespoon oat flour
Bottled or spring water
Rose hydrosol (see “Note,” below, about hydrosols) or Rose Water
METHOD
Mash the banana, using the back of a fork, and then add cream, honey, and flour. Stir to mix well. You may need to add a little more cream or flour to obtain the consistency of thick cream of yogurt.
Apply mask to the clean face, including the area around the eyes and the neck, and leave on for 30 minutes. Rinse off with bottled or spring water and cotton pads, and dab on a little rose hydrosol, allowing to dry naturally.
Effect: nourishes
Skin types: dry, aging
Frequency of use: 3 times a week
Shelf life: 6 hours in refrigerator
Preparation time: 5 minutes
Treatment time: 30 minutes
Note about hydrosols: Also known as floral waters (but not flower waters), hydrosols are a byproduct of steam distillation, created while extracting essential oil. Hydrosols have properties similar to those of their related essential oils, although inevitably in a less concentrated form, but they are enriched with various water-soluble active ingredients. Their gentleness makes them an excellent way to tone, hydrate, and rebalance the pH of the skin, so they are frequently recommended as final cleansers/toners after cleansing or nourishing masks.
This excerpt is from Anti-Wrinkle Treatments for Perfect Skin, by Pierre Jean Cousin.
Read more: http://www.care2.com/greenliving/banana-anti-aging-mask.html#ixzz20WaoKm11
Tuesday, July 10, 2012
A Toy Guitar Made From a Cereal Box
Here is a cute idea for the kids. A guitar made from a cereal box.
Play guitars found via Frakers Acres
Play guitars found via Frakers Acres
Make a Wallet from a Cereal Box
Make a Wallet from a Cereal Box
Here is another use for an empty cereal box. You can use
this as a wallet or a coupon envelope.
http://www.replayground.com/pages/diy/wallet.asp
http://www.replayground.com/pages/diy/wallet.asp
 By Tiffany Threadgould at replayground.com |
Make Childrens Masks from Cereal Boxes
Cereal boxes are perfect for making masks. The cardboard is thin and bendable. You can cut the shape for the children (if they are to young to be using scissors) and then let them decorate any way they want. Markers, crayons, tissue paper and glue, ribbon and other craft box finds.
Here is a link to a few ideas:
https://www.tinkatolli.me/blog/2010/04/attention-kids-this-is-the-way-to-create-an-awesome-mask/
Here is a link to a few ideas:
https://www.tinkatolli.me/blog/2010/04/attention-kids-this-is-the-way-to-create-an-awesome-mask/
Cereal Box Magazine Holder
Cereal boxes are perfect for storing your magazines — and you don’t have to do much to the box beside cut it on the diagonal. Follow these instructions on how to make a cereal box magazine holder. You can leave the holder as it is or you can decorate it to match your decor or any way you'd like.
Picture: Apartment Therapy
Picture: Apartment Therapy
Shipping Envelopes Made From Cereal Boxes
Shipping Envelopes Made From Cereal Boxes
These require a little more work than cereal-box shipping containers, but they're easily accomplished by laying the entire cereal box flat and cutting a large enough piece to cover the enter document along with flaps. Check out this tutorial for cereal-box shipping envelopes at New Green Mama.
These require a little more work than cereal-box shipping containers, but they're easily accomplished by laying the entire cereal box flat and cutting a large enough piece to cover the enter document along with flaps. Check out this tutorial for cereal-box shipping envelopes at New Green Mama.
Sunday, July 8, 2012
Friday, July 6, 2012
Sunday, July 1, 2012
VITAMIN RICH MEAL FOR FELINES
Title: VITAMIN RICH MEAL FOR FELINES
Categories: Cyberealm, Pets
Yield: 1 cat bowls
1/3 c Cottage cheese
2 tb Bisquick
1 tb Chopped liver
1 tb Corn oil
1 Dash iodized salt
Mix all together for 1-2 delicious cat servings.
Source: Deborah Lawson, Knight News Service Watertown
Daily Times
Categories: Cyberealm, Pets
Yield: 1 cat bowls
1/3 c Cottage cheese
2 tb Bisquick
1 tb Chopped liver
1 tb Corn oil
1 Dash iodized salt
Mix all together for 1-2 delicious cat servings.
Source: Deborah Lawson, Knight News Service Watertown
Daily Times
MIKEY'S MACKEREL CAT MUNCHIES
MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master
Title: MIKEY'S MACKEREL CAT MUNCHIES
Categories: Animal
Yield: 1 servings
1/2 c Canned mackerel, drained
1 c Whole-grain bread crumbs
1 tb Vegetable oil
1 ea Egg, beaten
1/2 ts Brewer’s yeast, optional
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a medium-sized bowl, mash the mackerel
with a fork into tiny pieces. Combine it with the remaining
ingredients and mix well. Drop mixture by 1/4 teaspoonfuls onto a
greased cookie sheet. Bake for 8 minutes. Cool to room temperature
and store in an airtight container in the refrigerator.
from “Cat Nips!” by Rick and Martha Reynolds ($ 8.95; Berkley)
reprinted in the Sacramento Bee, December 12, 1992
Title: MIKEY'S MACKEREL CAT MUNCHIES
Categories: Animal
Yield: 1 servings
1/2 c Canned mackerel, drained
1 c Whole-grain bread crumbs
1 tb Vegetable oil
1 ea Egg, beaten
1/2 ts Brewer’s yeast, optional
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a medium-sized bowl, mash the mackerel
with a fork into tiny pieces. Combine it with the remaining
ingredients and mix well. Drop mixture by 1/4 teaspoonfuls onto a
greased cookie sheet. Bake for 8 minutes. Cool to room temperature
and store in an airtight container in the refrigerator.
from “Cat Nips!” by Rick and Martha Reynolds ($ 8.95; Berkley)
reprinted in the Sacramento Bee, December 12, 1992
KITTY HEAVEN (SARDINES AND RICE)
* Exported from MasterCook *
KITTY HEAVEN (SARDINES AND RICE)
Recipe By :
Serving Size : 2 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories :
Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
-------- ------------ --------------------------------
2 Flat cans of sardines in oil
2/3 c Cooked rice
1 tb Liver
1/4 c Parsey, chopped
Combine all ingredients. Stir with a wooden spoon to
break up sardines into bite-sized pieces.
Store unused portion in refrigerator, tightly covered.
KITTY HEAVEN (SARDINES AND RICE)
Recipe By :
Serving Size : 2 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories :
Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
-------- ------------ --------------------------------
2 Flat cans of sardines in oil
2/3 c Cooked rice
1 tb Liver
1/4 c Parsey, chopped
Combine all ingredients. Stir with a wooden spoon to
break up sardines into bite-sized pieces.
Store unused portion in refrigerator, tightly covered.
Bland Diet for Finicky Felines
* Exported from MasterCook *
Bland Diet for Finicky Felines
Recipe By :
Serving Size : 1 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Pets
Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
-------- ------------ --------------------------------
1 c Chicken, boiled or micro-
- waved
1/4 c Fresh broccoli, steamed
1/4 c Shredded carrots, steamed
Chicken broth
Mix ingredients with enough chicken broth to hold together. This same
recipe can be used with fish (broil or microwave until it flakes.) You can
also vary the recipe by adding rice or other vegetables.
Bland Diet for Finicky Felines
Recipe By :
Serving Size : 1 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Pets
Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
-------- ------------ --------------------------------
1 c Chicken, boiled or micro-
- waved
1/4 c Fresh broccoli, steamed
1/4 c Shredded carrots, steamed
Chicken broth
Mix ingredients with enough chicken broth to hold together. This same
recipe can be used with fish (broil or microwave until it flakes.) You can
also vary the recipe by adding rice or other vegetables.
Homemade Dog Biscuits
Homemade Dog Biscuits
Ingredients
- 3 whole eggs
- 3 tbsp. fat (vegetable oil, shortening, or bacon grease)
- 3/4 cup liquid (broth, leftover gravy, or water with a bouillon cube dissolved in it)
- 3 tbsp. dry milk powder
- 3 cups whole wheat flour
- 1/2 cup wheat bran
- 1 tsp. salt
- 1 tsp. garlic powder
Instructions
- After preheating your oven to 325 degrees you should combine all the ingredients in a large mixing bowl.
- Knead the dough for a few minutes until thoroughly mixed.
- You can either roll the dough out in an 11 X 15 pan or use cookie cutters to divide it into shapes. (A bone cookie cutter is great for Halloween or dog biscuits.)
- Bake the treats for one hour then turn off the oven. Let them crisp up inside the still-warm oven for 30 minutes and then cool them on a rack.
Your two-legged friends will be sure to love these treats and your four-legged friends will love them even more.
Melissa Crossman blogs on behalf of Sears and other quality brands. She enjoys crafting and cooking her way to a cheerful holiday season.
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