Showing posts with label craft. Show all posts
Showing posts with label craft. Show all posts

Tuesday, December 6, 2011

Homemade Liquid Soap

Just a little favorite thing I found on good ole pinterest ...    It makes a gallon of liquid soap from 1 bar of Meyer's Clean Day soap!    The hardest part of this was actually finding the bar soap.  Amazon only sold it in packs of 6, 2 Ace Hardware stores only sold every other thing of Meyer's, and the grocery store did not carry the bar soap either.   My sister told me her Ace sold the bar soap, but this time I called before I went...   Yay, they had it!    So here is the recipe:

  • 1 gallon of water
  • 2 Tablespoons of Glycerin (found near the band aids at Publix) - $3/bottle
  • 1 bar of Meyer's Clean Day (I chose the lavender scent) - $5/bar
I used a cheese grater to grate the soap & put it in a pot with 1 gallon of water & the glycerin.
Over medium/high heat, it becomes soapy water once the soap dissolves.   (this happens in a matter of minutes)   Turn off the heat & let cool for 10-12 hours.   If it a little harder than liquid soap once you have let it cool (like mine did), add a little water & use beaters to get the consistency you would like.
The savings is incredible & I can't wait to use this in my homemade mason jar soap dispensers!
Next time I will try it with my other favorite soaps...   Keep you posted!  

Wednesday, September 7, 2011

Crafting Ideas From Pinterest

I haven't posted in a while, but for a good reason.   I am loving Pinterest so much...  maybe a little too much!   It is a wonderful way to learn more tips & tricks, but also for home improvement, craft ideas, or recipes.   Here are a few of the projects I have been working on.
The 2 plain doors above my fridge are now painted with magnetic paint (4 coats) & then chalkboard paint.   I have a little touch up to do, but the finished result is so fun!
Chalkboard paint on my planters...   :)
I had bought glossy white spray paint to make porcelain vases, but my originally black planter was screaming for an update....    (btw, I found the same spray paint at Home Depot for half the price that I paid at Michael's!)   So when I bought more white, I also got spray paint in silver.   I love the way it turned out!

I have many more projects in mind & I occasionally tweet some of my favorites!   Check them out!