Homemade Makeup Recipes

homemade makeup recipes natural

I get a lot of questions about natural makeup options, and this was definitely one of the tougher things for me to find natural alternatives for. In college, I practically collected makeup, and had endless tubes and compacts of makeup that never even got half used. While there are some good natural alternatives that you [...]

Deodorant Bar Recipe

homemade deodorant bar recipe

Since we’ve been on the topic of homemade lotion bars the past couple of weeks, I figured I’d share the recipe for deodorant bars (or homemade deodorant sticks!) This is similar to homemade sunscreen bars but without the zinc oxide for sun protection and with baking soda and arrowroot added in. These are slightly thicker [...]

How to Make Lotion Bars

how to make homemade lotion bars recipe

I’ve finally reached a point where I make all of our toiletry products by hand. I’ve saved a lot of money doing this with bulk ingredients, and I love that I’m not putting any chemicals on my family’s skin. (Finally even replaced my make-up with homemade versions and more on that coming soon!) I’ve made [...]

Pecan Crusted Flounder

pecan and walnut crusted fish paleo primal

This is a recipe that I’ve been making about once a week at our house. For my husband and me, it is a delicious way to bake fish, and for the kids, it is similar enough to “fried” fish that they can dip it in homemade ketchup. It is my copy cat of a delicious [...]

How to Make Healthy Jello

healthy homemade jello no sugar

Oh, Jello…. the sugar (or chemical) laden mystery food of hospitals and cafeterias. I went to public school and got my fair share of this stuff back then, so I had never made this for my kids… until now. The “Jello” Gelatin you can buy in stores is packed with sugar or chemical sugar substitutes, [...]

Luxurious Homemade Lotion Recipe

how to make organic natural homemade lotion

If you are still using the cancer-in-a-bottle store bought lotion on yourself or your family, there are super easy natural alternatives! A lot of people on my Christmas list got homemade lotion this year, and it couldn’t be simpler to make. You can customize your lotion to your skin type and desired scent, and you [...]

Fleece T-Shirt Quilt Pattern and Tutorial [Easy!]

easy fleece t-shirt quilt tutorial

I highly recommend this type of t-shirt quilt for several reasons: No hand sewing required No interfacing, starch or other backing needed No batting or inner layer needed Easy to sew Really warm! Machine washable! I came up with the idea for this quilt when my husband decided he had too many shirts from college [...]