Home & Garden

No More Mosquitoes Place a dryer sheet in your pocket.  It will keep the mosquitoes away. Squirrel Away! To keep squirrels from eating your plants sprinkle your plants with cayenne pepper. The cayenne pepper

Newspaper keeps weeds away Start putting in your plants, work the nutrients in your soil.  Wet newspapers put layers around the plants overlapping as you go cover with mulch and forget about weeds. 

Have you been wishing that you had your dog trained?  Maybe it's a new year's resolution?  Did you get a new puppy for the holidays?  Are you getting a puppy this spring?  Check out

Did you know that a fifth of your personal contribution to global warming comes from your home? We're talking more than energy-guzzling appliances. From the cleansers you use to scrub the tub, to all your

Having trouble keeping your children's carpools organized? Take a look at a free carpool organizing website called Divide the Ride. You create a kids' carpool with families you know and trust. Simply

Create your very own Quality Wood Personalized Picture Frames and Blocks Frame That Moment specializes in personalized picture frames and blocks. The great thing about their products

I like this website a lot. It was hard to put it in just one category, because it covers a variety of topics. Realsimple.com has articles on home decorating and organizing, recipes, ways to save money, and more

Did you know that the makers of the great MomAgenda organizer has some free home organizing worksheets on their website?  Printables available include: Babysitter's Info Birthdays/Anniversaries Family

Get a cool car seat cover to help manage your dog’s ride in the car. It’s fun to have Fido riding shotgun, but can cause wear and tear on your car. If your pup does jump in the family vehicle, be sure

OK, some of you have to buy this, please? for me? We just painted our entire downstairs, and now I learn about this product, Insuladd. It is a powder which you add to your primer or your topcoat, and it actually

I just found this new matchbox by Diamond. It's plastic, and totally waterproof, so it's perfect for the backyard and deck. It has a child lock on the box, which obviously is the best part. It also has a

If you're family is like mine, you can never find a marking pen, bic pen, scissors, scotch tape, flashlight, hair brush, and on and on, because the kids have "borrowed" it and then forgotten to put

It might seem like being overly cautious, but it’s a good idea to have a disaster preparedness kit in your home or workplace. The American Red Cross offers many ways to help you learn how to do this. A kit

Is your pet feeling under the weather? Check out this great database from Petside. Match your pet's symptoms with medical conditions contributed by the experts from the ASPCA. Get everyone feeling better

know many of us know of the television show but this is their website. They have lots of craft ideas, food recipes, building tips, & more. This site will keep you busy with all the ideas they offer. If you

These sponges are great!  I just bought the Euro Sponge Cloth no.20 at Whole Foods- they come in a three pack for $4.  A three pack of sponges last as long as 17 rolls of paper towels!  The cellulose

The beginning of the year is a great time to revamp your process for sending special occasion cards. A good way to do this is by using a card organizer. Check out the awesome organizer at the DaySpring store. It’s

A friend of mine gave me this idea for organizing Polly Pocket pieces and/or LEGOS (minifigure & accesory pieces especially) and it really works well.  I got kind of tired of finding little shoes

Today my family and I went to the local Landfill/Recycling Center and it was a learning experience for my 3 year old.  She at this young age asked what I was doing and why, she sat in the car with her dad(it

Do you have tons of yarn, beads, fabric or other craft supplies around your house? Sometimes do you forget what you have and end up buying more? Do you want to find some projects that you can do with what you

Bottled water has a huge impact on the health of our planet.  The convenience of bottled water outweighs its negative impact on the environment. According to experts:   80% of all plastic

We live in an older house and don't have a real pantry.  When we moved in, I transformed a broom closet into a pantry and we adore it.  I took the closet's measurements at the house inspection

As the Holiday and New year season has come to an end many of us are pondering the residual junk and chaos left in our house and wondering where to begin. Well if you are like me and are holding on to

Did you know that Apple has a free recycling program for iPods and cell phones from any manufacturer?  Just visit this website, fill out the form and print out the pre-paid shipping label!  Clear your

This site allows you to browse an assortment of various re-usable bags as an alternative to plastic bags. A particularly popular item on their site is the Bag E Wash, which supposedly allows you to wash and re-use

WiseDecor lets you customize your own wall quotes or allows you to choose from their library of wall expressions. I like this site because it lets you play around with text size, font and color. The prices

Here's a nice New York Times article talking about different ways to shovel snow (yech!) and different types of shovels for different uses. For example, rub floor wax or silicone on your shovel to help the snow

If your child has a favorite shirt that he/she has outgrown, or an athletic jersey that has special meaning, a great way to keep it out of a storage bin is to create a pillow out of it. Cut the sleeves short

Being cooped up in the house during the winter makes me start thinking about Spring cleaning. Here are some great guides to homekeeping and cleaning that you can read now to get ready for spring cleaning! Real

This article tells you how to decaffeinate the tea of your choice quickly, easily, cheaply and without chemicals. You can make your own healthy, delicious decaffeinated tea any time, any place with no special equipment

Are you ready to reorganize some of your closets, cabinets or storage areas? Did the holidays bring even more stuff into your home and right now it has no place to go? Take a look at some of these organizing guides

I know everyone is promoting going green and I think it's a good idea.  Sometimes it costs a little to get going but the savings in money and natural resources make it worth it.  Here's a few

We don't have many closets in our house and when we moved in, I was obsessed with making what we had work. So I looked around at every affordable closet organizer system to best use our limited space. I

Toast the New Year with a Glass of Champagne New Year's Eve is a great time for a glass of bubbly. But I happen to enjoy champagne for any special occasion. Try mixing champagne with a much-loved mixer, juice

Every year after the holidays, I tend to buy a few more decorations for the house on sale.  The problem is, I usually forget I bought them next year!  So, I use a checklist so I know exactly what I have. 

A simple and inexpensive way to store your Christmas / Holiday lights is to use the flaps on all those cardboard boxes you probably have lying around the house.  Cut the flaps off cardboard boxes and make

Here is a list of ideas to make dressing kids a little easier: • It’s easier to dress infants in clothes with snaps rather than buttons. Avoid onepiece outfits that you’ll have to pull over their

If you live in an area where it snows you know all about slippery sidewalks, porches, and driveways.  I mix a bag of clay cat litter with either rock salt or regular table salt and then sprinkle it on everything. 

After sliding around the ice in my Civic, I briefly toyed with the idea of getting a bigger car.  In my searches, I came across this site listing the most fuel efficient 4-wheel-drive vehicles. This will be

Every year I try a new way to display my cards, but I'm never completely happy with the results.  Usually it ends up taking more time than I wanted to spend, and who has a lot of extra time at the end of

I was online surfing for a Slanket and I found this great pattern where you can make your own snuglet.  A snuglet is a blanket that covers your whole body, but you can stick your arms out.  It is

We've all been there: The race starts on Monday and between soccer, karate and ballet practice we drag across the finish line into Friday.  Families are  more stressed

Grab a bundle of pine roping and deck the halls organic-style. Wrap pine roping around banisters or poles during the holidays or simply as your winter season decor. Purchase a yard or two of natural pine roping

Give the Gift of Granola for the Holidays Pour homemade granola into mason jars and adorn them with festive ribbons for a great holiday gift. Offer such treats to teachers, friends and neighbors as a token of holiday

OK, I thought this article was going to be a joke, but no, these are really cool gifts you can get your dog this holiday season, or for his birthday or adoption day or whatever. Check it out! Included is a gumball

A new idea for holiday cards or other occasions - hand made cards that grow into flowers when you plant them! Cute designs, and an environmentally friendly way to send someone a note card! A box of 4 cards is around

I used to enter a lot of snail mail sweepstakes.  Since I wanted my envelope to stand out in the entry barrel I started making wallpaper envelopes.  I would get the wallpaper books from my local

Every where we look we see trees and since there are so many trees we never think about them disappearing.  We seldom stop to look at how beautiful they are.  We just assume they will always be here. 

With so many things getting more expensive by the day, it's time to save what we can.  Make your own cleaning solution and save a fortune.  Mix about a quarter of a cup of cleaner, something like Mr

My cabinets are stocked with about a million different cleaners, for various household tasks. I don't even want to think about how toxic they all are! So when I needed to polish a brass holiday ornament, I