Easy Scentsy refills

I love my scentsy candle warmer! I use it almost every day. I go through so many scentsy cubes that I started to think about ways to make my own.


Save the Scentsy containers after they are empty.

After blowing out regular candles around the house, pour the melted wax into the scentsy mold container. Put in the freezer for 15 minutes to harden and use like normal!

If you don't have any old containers an ice cube tray works just as well!

Regrowing veggies

Produce can be so expensive!

I've found out recently that you can regrow certain vegetables.

• Green Onions- Once you use it up, leave about an inch or so of the white part at the bottom. Simply place in water and they will regrow! They are super quick too. Mine started to grow within a few days and reached a decent length in a week. 

• Celery- cut off the bottom of the stalk, soak in warm water overnight and plant in a small pot. Mine have been sitting in my window sill and started to grow really quickly!

• Garlic- I always have extra garlic after I but a big clove. I usually end up tossing it. Plant a clove in soil and it will grow. Once it starts to grow a stalk will emerge. Chop that off once and a healthy bulb should grow after that. 

I'm sure there are a ton more that you can regrow but this is the start of my indoor veggie gardens! I'll add more as I learn about them!

Did you know?

To keep baseboards clean and dust free, after dusting off wipe with a dryer sheet. It will repel dust!

To keep a pot of water from boiling over, place a wooden spoon on across the top of the pot.


More to come!

Homemade Febreze

I love Febreze but it is so expensive! Here's a cheap alternative that works just as well I think.

• 1/8 cup fabric softener
• 2 tbsp baking soda
• warm water

Combine baking soda and softener and then fill rest of spray bottle with warm water. Shake it up and go! 

Your house will smell great in no time!

Homemade Fabric Softener

• 6 cups water
• 3 cups White Vinegar
• 2 Cups Hair Conditioner

Add all ingredients into a gallon sized container and stir it up. Shaking causes bubbles.

Use like regular Fabric Softener

Frugal Fabric Softener Sheets

I personally prefer liquid fabric softener for doing my laundry but did you know fabric sheets have tons of other uses? I'll write a separate post on that!

First I will talk about the sheets. They are not homemade but totally money saving!

• Jug of your favorite fabric softener 
• Old towel (hand towel sized) But make sure it's clean!

Soak towel in fabric softener, wring out and let dry.

Throw this towel in with every load of laundry and reuse for the next load.

Should be good for about 40 loads.

Great way to make a little fabric softener last a long time!

Dish Soap

Super easy recipe!

• 2 cups Castile Soap
• 1/2 warm Cup Water
• Essential Oil for scent (if desired)
• Container to store your soap

1. Combine 2 Cups Castile Soap and warm water
2. Add 3 drops essential oil (if desired)
3. Shake well
4. Tackle that stack of dishes!

You may need to shake up before each use as ingredients tend to separate. 

Easy Homemade Laundry Soap (powdered)

This recipe is even simpler and less time consuming than the liquid version.

• 1 Cup Borax
• 1 Cup Washing Soda
• 1 Bar Soap 
• Cheese Grater
• Container to store soap
• Essential Oil (for scent, if desired)

1. Grate bar of soap with cheese grater
2. Add Washing Soda and Borax
3. Add 2-3 Drops of essential oil if desired 
4. Shake up ingredients and you're ready to go.

For a normal sized load use 2 tablespoons of powder

Again, these laundry soaps contain no sulfates and tons of chemicals so it will not make much (if any suds)

Remember, Suds does not necessarily= clean

Easy Homemade Laundry Soap (liquid)

I have recently started making my own laundry soap. I feel it works just as well as the expensive brand name products you can buy at the store but only a fraction of the price.


Liquid Laundry Detergent

• 1 bar of soap (any scent/kind you like)
• 1 cup Borax (which I found at my local grocery store near the name brand laundry detergents)
• 1 cup Washing Soda (also found at my grocery store)
• A large stock pot
• Long Spoon
• Water
• Cheese Grater 
• Funnel
• Empty Jugs for storage (I use old milk jugs)

1. Grate the bar of soap with the cheese grater and put into the pot.
2. Add 1 gallon water and bring to heat until the grated soap melts.
3. Add Borax and Washing Machine Soda and bring to a boil. It should start to coagulate.
4. Turn the heat off and add 1 gallon cold water. Mix well and let cool a bit.
5. Use the funnel to pour detergent into your empty jugs.

When I do laundry I use about 1/2 of a cup per load. I also give it a good shake or two before using as sometimes I find the ingredients separate a little.

One thing that was a little hard to get used to was the fact that this laundry soap does not really make suds like name brand detergent. This is not a bad thing, suds do not necessarily= clean.

Another thing I like about this soap is that it doesn't contain many ingredients and does not bother my eczema like other products do.  Also, you can make it scentless if you prefer or make it scented if you like. Just add a few drops of your favorite essential oil to a batch. 

I found the washing soda and borax for about $5 total at my local store, you only need a cup of each for a batch so you can make several batches out of a box. 

2 gallons (which this recipe makes) will give you enough for about 64 loads. (for less than $5!)