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Toilet Paper Tube Seed Starters

Toilet Paper Tube Seed Starters

Toilet paper tube seed starters make a great alternative to peat pots – they’re biodegradable, easy to make, and best of all they’re totally free!  What You’ll Need: Toilet Paper Tubes Seed Starting Mix Scissors Seeds It’s as easy as 1, 2, 3!   Cut all of your toilet paper tubes in half, then cut [...]

How To Make A Homemade Tincture

Homemade Tincture

Many people refer to natural medicine as “alternative” healthcare. When they get sick they go to a licensed medical doctor first, and if they don’t achieve the results or relief they desire through modern medicine, they turn to a naturopath or other form of natural medicine as an”alternative”. In our family, we do things a [...]

Homemade Toothpaste Recipe {New & Improved!}

Homemade Toothpaste Recipe

You may have tried my original toothpaste recipe I posted back in 2011, it served our family well for over three years (with NO cavities). However, after reading that the use of glycerin in toothpaste may not be ideal (some suggest it may leave a layer of film on the teeth that prevents remineralization), I [...]

Homemade Floral Bath Tea & Mini Heart Sugar Scrubs

Homemade Bath Tea

Happy Valentine’s Day! Whether you’re looking for a way to pamper yourself, or need last minute valentines for the ones you love-  homemade floral bath tea & mini heart sugar scrubs are sure to please! Homemade Floral Bath Tea Floral baths and bath teas have been used for centuries to cleanse the body and soul. [...]

5 Secrets To Eating Organic On A Budget

Organic On A Budget

Eating organic is often on the agenda of anyone looking to raise a healthy family and live an eco-friendly lifestyle. Because organic foods are free of harmful pesticides, chemicals, and GMO’s they’re naturally better for people and the environment. However it’s no secret that buying organic foods may not always be better on the wallet. If [...]

8 Eco-Crazy Ways To Use Vodka!

Strange Uses For Vodka

Believed to have originated from either Poland or Russia, Vodka is estimated to date back to around the beginning of the twelfth century. Originally created for medical purposes, it wasn’t until the middle of the 14th century that vodka was discovered to have “intoxicating characteristics”. In present day most people only know vodka as a [...]

Easy DIY Yarn Lanterns

Yarn Lanterns

Looking for some inexpensive “eco-chic” home decor? Look no further! I don’t know what’s gotten into me lately, but I’ve been going a little DIY crazy. I’ve been wanting to make some DIY yarn lanterns for a while now, and when I saw Christmas lights on clearance for 75% off I couldn’t resist!  Yarn Lanterns [...]

Helping Children Beat The Post Holiday Blues

holiday blues

With so much for children to look forward to leading up to the holiday season, once the holidays have passed you may find your child(ren) experiencing a case of the post holiday blues. The holidays greet children with mountains of presents, adoring grandparents who lavish them with attention, and days of free time away from school. But [...]

Natural Cold Remedy- Homemade Vapor Shower Disks

Homemade Shower Vapor Discs

Is someone in your family suffering from a case of the sniffles? Here’s a neat natural cold remedy that  just might do the trick… Do you remember the “Vicks Vapor Shower Disks” they used to sell a while back? We all know I’m not a fan of “Vicks”, but the concept of combining therapeutic vapors [...]

Easy Green Gift Wrap Solutions

DIY t-shirt gift wrap

Go green and save green this holiday season with these easy green gift wrap solutions! When it comes to the holidays I don’t mind the big crowds, long lines, or even driving in circles around the parking lot. It’s not the gift buying, but rather the gift wrapping that gets me feeling a bit frazzled [...]


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