by Texas Homesteader ~
I easily make my own natural air freshener using only baking soda, essential oil, a repurposed canning jar & some pretty leftover lace. It’s simple to refresh when needed and it’s an inexpensive zero-waste answer to a deodorizing problem.
by Texas Homesteader ~
I make my own natural lavender-scented hand scrub using just 4 standard ingredients. It works wonderfully to scrub the dirt from my hands after a hard day of gardening while still being gentle on my hands. And it makes a perfect gift for a gardener as well.
by Texas Homesteader ~
You can make a cute Santa’s sleigh using inexpensive dollar-store candy. What a cute gift idea – our grandkids loved them!
by Texas Homesteader ~
Use a laser printer & regular packing tape to make a custom label at home. I made labels for repurposed jars in my pantry, and even for customizing our Christmas gifts. It worked perfectly!
by Texas Homesteader ~
Fall is here, y’all! So I thought it would be fun to make flannel-shirt decorative pillows for our guest bedroom. It was easy, even for my novice sewing skills. 
by Texas Homesteader ~
I wanted a cute porch lantern for ambiance while lounging on our back porch deck. A repurposed jar, some gravel and a small candle and BOOM! Porch lantern!
by Texas Homesteader ~
Y’all know I shun plastic like a banshee, right? I haven’t accepted a plastic shopping bag from the store in years, much preferring my pretty shopping basket anyway.
And I refuse to buy overly-packaged items too. I’ve learned that recycling isn’t the answer to our landfill problems – PRE-Cycling is!
But what is precycling? Well that’s shunning trash from coming into your home in the first place.
But today I’m talking about cling film. You know the stuff, it’s always sticking to itself and hardly ever sticking to the item you’re trying to wrap. Use it once & throw it away.
But whaddyagonnado?? Well, I’ve started using beeswax wraps!
by Texas Homesteader ~
I wanted cute red & white gingham cloth napkins. One dollar, a small tablecloth and a few minutes at my sewing machine was all it took.
