Homemade Febreze

I love Pinterest to help you find things you normally wouldn't. My latest find was a recipe for this:



Febreze. We use Febreze a lot of it at this house. On Sunday I ran out. just as I desperately needed some. Then I remembered a pin, about making some & decided it was  great time to try it out. It is simple, only needs 3 ingredients & as far as I can tell works. 


I  used the recipe off of Fake it Frugal  & even though they used the recipe in a 32 oz. bottle I just slightly reduced the Fabric Softener amount & used my 27 oz. bottle. 


Here is the Recipe :


1/8 c. Fabric Softener (I used slightly less)
2 T. baking soda
Fill the rest of your bottle full of HOT water. Shake until you feel it is mixed & go to work.




So far, I am happy with this. I have only been doing it for a day or so. We will see after a while if I change my mind. But considering it cost me less than a quarter to make versus buying it for $5.00 dollars. I am happy woman. And if I use it up fast, it's not a big deal.


So try it out & let me know what you think. 

Guest Posting Today . . . Go Check it out!

      Today I am guest blogging & I must say I am pretty excited about it too! I will be teaching you tips & tricks of Refinishing furniture that I have learned.  As well as showing you some of my before & after  pictures too!  So if you want to check it out head on over to: Jade Louise Designs.  I have known her for quite some time & she is an awesome lady. 


Also I am slowly starting to get my Etsy shop up & running. So look for a shop called the butterflypatch.
Right now I only have 3 items in, but more will be coming. There will be some more Fine Art Prints that will be added, along with some Ties for your Little Guys & an a Pattern or two, and possibly a few more quilts. Once I get the original quilt finished. But for now it is a start. So I would love to chat, but I will be spending my day chatting over at 
  Jade Louise Designs, followed by a trip to the Bank to open savings/business accounts for all of my boys, a trip to the dentist, grocery store & the regular Monday mayhem   So go check out my guest post, & let me know if you have questions. Otherwise I will see you lovely people tomorrow. 

Homemade Laundry Detergent

My little Dude hand feeding the Pigs.

We do a lot of laundry at this house. A lot.  Some day I think my boys change their clothes more than girls, but then again, I doubt too many little girls spend part of their day trying to wrestle pigs.

See that is what happens almost daily when we head out to do chores.  3 little boys trying to tackle growing pigs. It funny to watch, but usually means a change of clothes when we come back in the house. Which is fine, but we do usually check the animals more than once a day . . . so our laundry pile grows quickly.  Back to the point . . .

We do a lot of laundry  & I finally discovered a home made laundry detergent I  like. It only require 3 ingredients & saves me a lot of $$. I usually go through about a big container of laundry detergent a month. (80+ loads a month)  Or close to. An average  of $15 dollars or so a month. Depending on which type I buy. This new detergent only cost me about $8.50 to make  & it last me somewhere between 3-4 months., usually closer to four. That means instead of spending  $15 or more dollars a month for clean clothes I only spend $2.25. It doesn't sound like much to some, but over the course of  a year I save over $150 dollars a month on only switching 1  item. That could add up.

Back to the soap. It saves some cash, I like it & it quick to make. You need 3 ingredients. Here is what they are:  a bar of  Fels -Naptha Soap, a Box of Borax, & a box of  Washing Soda. That is it.





Here is what you do.  Grate the bar of Fels-Naptha. Put in a big container, dump the other 2 boxes in & mix.  Mix it as well as you can.

That is it. Homemade Laundry Detergent.  It works, it's simple & you only need 1 to 1 & 1/2 Tablespoons a Load. I have a HE Washer Machine  & I use it all the time.

I keep a small container like this one: & the rest somewhere else & just refill as needed.

When I do run out, I do switch to a different laundry detergent for about 3 weeks, and then I go back. Someone once told me it was better for your clothes if you rotate your type laundry detergent a little. So I do, but I use this most of the time.

Try it.

Then use that extra $150 dollars  a year on something you really enjoy.