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The Fountain Avenue Kitchen – Orange Vinegar (a “green” cleaner)

The Fountain Avenue Kitchen – Orange Vinegar (a “green” cleaner)
Household chores will likely be cast off in favor of egg hunts and family get-togethers this weekend, and that’s a good thing. Happy Easter! The arrival of spring, however, is known as much for bunnies and daffodils as it is for thorough cleanings. So the timing seemed right to consider an ingredient that can disinfect your counters as effectively as it can dress your salad: vinegar. Basic household items like baking soda, toothpaste, lemons, and vinegar have long been used for purposes beyond the obvious. For some people, however, the pungent smell of vinegar is off-putting. My initial experiment involved stuffing orange peels into a Mason jar, pouring basic white vinegar overtop, and storing the jar in a cupboard without opening. When I shared this “recipe” in this very space three years ago, I was astounded by the response to my little experiment. Orange Vinegar (a “green” cleaner) 1 16-ounce canning jar* 2 oranges, peels only (eat the insides!) Notes * You may vary the jar size.

10 Simple Things to Make You Happier At Home Our homes are an extension of who we are: what we do within the walls of our abodes shapes our mood, affects our productivity, and influences our outlook on life. Scientific studies have shown that we can have an impact on our happiness by adjusting the tiny little habits and routines that constitute our daily lives — we are, in fact, in control of our outlook on life. It's amazing how a few tweaks to our daily habits can become a catalyst for meaningful, positive change. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. (Image: Callen & Eli's Artful Treehouse)

Used Hot Tubs Denver, CO | Denver, CO Used Spas | Call 303-296-7727 | Arvada, Lakewood, Aurora, Golden, Broomfield, Boulder, Henderson | Hot Tubs For Sale How To Make a Cut Out Monogram to Hang on a Wall or a Front Door Monograms – I love them and now that it is Autumn and time to change the decor on my front door, I wanted to make a monogram cutout to go on my Fall wreath. I bought the best plywood, got a new scroll saw blade and set to work – after two failed attempts – all those thin curlicue areas were way too hard to cut… I gave up. Then I asked myself, “Why don’t I do this the way I know best… in my own style. As many of you know I used to work as a display designer. In a day in the life of this profession I had to make lots of lettering, logos, and other decorative stuff – I did it all with foam or FomCor boards and a hot wire cutting machine. So after two failed attempts of trying to make a wood monogram that took me all afternoon, in less than 1 hour I had not one, but two monograms cut out and it cost me only $2.00 I made one white. The second one I added a pattern to. Anyone can make these even if you don’t have Photoshop on your computer – plus no power tools are needed. 1. 2. 3. 4. 1. 2. 3.

The Quick 10: 10 Famous People and Their Drug Habits New book recommendation! Assuming you've already pre-ordered the mental_floss History of the World, that is. It's called Genius and Heroin, by Michael Largo, who is the same guy that wrote Final Exits. It's also a super-interesting read, if you haven't heard of it. Genius is full of stories about famous people and what they were addicted to "“ drugs, sex, work, food. It's really fascinating, and it's perfect Quick 10 Material. I'm going to stick to drugs today"¦ ummm"¦ that didn't come out quite right. Today's list will focus chiefly on drug addictions, but don't be surprised if there's a Quick 10 around the corner about non-drug addictions. 1. 2. 3. 4. Bad. 5. 6. 7. 8. 10.

Shopping at Su Casa {Guess what I chose!} I have to start out by saying that I am not much of a shopper. I've never really loved shopping and furniture shopping has always been especially stressful for me. The atmosphere is so different in Su Casa! The people there are super laid back yet really friendly. When we went into the store we were greeted by three different people. Hi Derek! Do you want to see what I picked out? I will show you the other piece I was considering Amazing, right? I’ve got it so bad for the thing I chose. I’m terrible at keeping secrets; you know I couldn’t keep this from you. What do you think??? Here are some pics of the other amazing stuff in the showroom. clock wall of awesomeness I'll take one of everything, please! especially this horse lamp how cool are these corner photo frames???!!! they have great gift items here... really cool tin tiles and how cute are these Baltimore neighborhood signs? I told you it was not your typical furniture store!

Imperfectly Perfect- Life as I see it: Home Work - The TP Flower Project Some months ago I stumbled upon a really fun DIY with your kids blog post. While I have no kids, I still thought of saving that post and perhaps even try it myself one day (with or without kids...). Time passed and I completely forgot about it, until about a couple of months ago when I was going through my never ending "bookmarked web links" and I found it again. Then I took that entire pile of rolls, folded them, and cut them into thin strips Next step was to create flower like shapes that connect to each other Now that I had a general design, it was time to glue each flower. I decided to paint some of the flowers light blue (using the left-over paint from our blue line project), and then leave the rest of the flowers in their natural look Now that the flowers were all glued and painted, all that was left to do was to glue the flowers to each other and create a flowing connected design My someone and I decided to hang it on the wall next to our TV. What do you think...?

Grant Mower | 12-Year-Old Designs Obama Dress | VIDEO Michelle Obama is a dream client for every designer, but especially for a very talented 12-year-old boy. Grant Mower may have won a fashion design contest in his home state of Texas in which he beat out high school and college students, and he may be an apprentice for Laura Bush favorite Michael Faircloth, but his sights are set on Michelle. He hopes to schedule a fitting with the First Lady while she’s in Utah for a fundraiser next week, and he’s traveling to Park City to make it happen. However, it’s not always easy being a tween boy who likes to design dresses. He has suffered through his fair share of bullying. Our fingers are crossed…how could Michelle decline his offer?! Video Courtesy of KSL.com [KSL via HuffPost Style]

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