Posts Tagged by DIY
How to make your own almond butter
| April 26, 2012 | Posted by eryn under Cooking, Frugal Living, Natural Living |
We love almond butter, and we go through a lot of it. It’s not unheard of for us to go through more than 50 oz. in a week! I was first introduced to almond butter by my husband when we first started dating. One of his favorite snacks at the time was a sliced apple…
How to make your own coconut butter
| April 19, 2012 | Posted by eryn under Frugal Living, Natural Living, Organic, Paleo |
If you haven’t tried coconut butter yet, you haven’t lived. Seriously, this stuff is amazing! You may not realize this because I post a lot about the wonders of the coconut, but until recently I didn’t even like coconut. As a child, I wouldn’t touch the stuff with a 10-foot pole and even as an…
Make your own foaming hand soap
| April 5, 2012 | Posted by eryn under Frugal Living, Natural Living, Organic |
I can’t remember the last time I bought hand soap. For years, we have been using a simple combination of Dr. Bronner’s liquid castille soap and water. It’s easy to make, cheap, effective and natural. To start making your own, I suggest adding 1-2 tbsp. of Dr. Bronner’s soap to an empty foaming hand soap…
How to make your own toothpaste
| March 29, 2012 | Posted by eryn under Frugal Living, Health and Safety, Natural Living |
I’m not the type of person who likes to spend a lot of time making things myself, so I try to stick to do-it-yourself recipes that are easy to make. This is one of those recipes, using ingredients you may already have on hand. It is based on a recipe from Crunchy Betty. Ingredients 3…
How we live frugally without being cheap
| February 24, 2012 | Posted by eryn under Frugal Living, Natural Living, Organic |
I wanted to say a little something about frugal living, since I’ve been told I’m not a very frugal person. It’s true my husband and I do enjoy some things in life that are oh-so-not-frugal (our organic latex mattress comes to mind). But that doesn’t mean we’re not frugal. I think we just have different…
