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DIY Hand Sanitizer

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This post is a little different for me. It was done mostly out of anger. I hate seeing people taken advantage of. When i was watching one of my usual news programs, I saw that someone on Amazon, was selling a case of 24 travel sized hand sanitizers for $400.00! I can’t begin to tell you how angry it made me. They were preying on people’s fears to make a profit!

The sad thing is that the stores are out of hand sanitizer, as well as most cleaning supplies. When i said that people are panicking, that was more proof than I needed.

I went on the CDC’s website to see what they had to say. They had the recipe to make your own hand sanitizer. It was easy & inexpensive. They said to mix 1/3 cup of Aloe Vera Gel with 2/3 cup 99% Alcohol. I couldn’t find the 99% anywhere, but I did have 91% on hand.

Click on the link below to see how I made it. It was so easy.

I hope you don’t need this, but it’s nice to know how to make it if you do.

Happy Creating everyone!

Bathroom Corner Shelf Re-Do

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I don’t know if I’m frugal, cheap or just hate throwing things away that can be saved.  I’m stubborn Irish, so I guess it’s more of the latter.  This Summer, I’ve been doing a lot of little repairs around the house while the weather has been nice.  This is one of those projects.

Bathroom Corner Shelf Re-Do

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Shabby Solar Chandelier

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The first time I’d heard of solar chandeliers was on Pinterest.  I fell in love with the idea of taking an old, out of date chandelier & turning it into something that can be used outside.  I went on a search for an old chandelier.  Then one day, while I was at Goodwill, I found one for only $6.45!  It’s been sitting & waiting for me to make it into something beautiful.  The wait is over, and I love it!

Solar Chandelier

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Mirrored Lazy Susan

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I love centerpieces that have some sparkle & shine. I can’t help it, the more shine, the better.

When I’d first seen the Mirrored Lazy Susan by Valerie Parr Hill on QVC, I fell in love with it.  But the $31.00 + $7.47 shipping & handling charge made the price tag a little high for me.  By now, you know me, and you know that if I want something, and it’s too expensive, I’ll try to make it myself.  My version was under $5.00!

Here’s my version of the Mirrored Lazy Susan:

Mirrored Lazy Susan

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Painting Table Scatter

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When I’m putting together a tablescape, one of the items that I love to use is table scatter, or flat back marbles.  It always adds a little ‘bling’ to the table & helps to bring more of the chosen color towards the center of the table.

But what if I can’t find or don’t have the color I want?  I make my own.  It’s easy to do and with the colors of paints available, you can have your table scatter match any table.

Painting Table Scatter

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Making Table Scatter

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I’ve been looking for orange table scatter.  I found light orange.  I found orange with black table scatter.  But I wanted something really orange, and a little glitter wouldn’t hurt either.  🙂

Since I couldn’t find what I was looking for, I did what I usually do.  I made my own!

Making Table Scatter

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Rope Centerpiece

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I don’t know if being a crafter is frugal or not, but if I can reuse an item & make it into something else that’s not only useful but pretty, I’m going to do it.

I eat way too many nuts.  I love Great Value Deluxe Mixed Nuts, mainly because there are no peanuts in it & it’s salted just the way I like them.  So, needless to say, I always have empty cans left over.  What did I do with them this time?  I made a centerpiece!

Rope Centerpiece

And this is how I made it:

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Corner Booth Makeover

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When we first moved into our home, we bought this corner booth.  I wanted it not only for the seating, but for the extra storage that was built into the seats.  But I don’t like browns, not the color or in wood tones.   And for years, I would look at this booth & cringe.

By now, you know the way I think.  If you like the piece, but the color doesn’t go with your home…. paint it!  So I did.

Corner Booth Makeover

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Wood Tray Re-Do

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I was looking for a small wooden tray to uses for vignettes.  I was a little shocked at the prices of wood trays at the local craft stores.  $10.00 was the cheapest price I could find.  I didn’t have a coupon, so I waited.  Then I stopped in at the local thrift store on a whim.  I found this for under $2.00.

Tray-before

It wasn’t in the best shape, but it wasn’t the worst shape either.  I know what a little sanding & painting can do.

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