These DIY Halloween candles are great for a simple last minute Halloween decoration because they’re so very quick and easy to make! We never celebrated Halloween when I was a kid. We might have had some decorations up at school but that was about it. That’s because Halloween wasn’t a big thing in Australia back then so there was not much made of it. Celebrating Halloween is much more popular nowadays. I saw quite a few kids out trick or treating last year which was fun. This year might be … [Read more...]
Free Printable Freezer Labels
Make the most of your frozen items by ensuring that everything is labelled correctly using these attractive free printable freezer labels. Ever since I bought some adhesive paper to make labels for preserves a couple of months ago I have been wondering how else I can use it. I have been thinking that it will be great for making personalised decorations when my niece and nephew have their birthdays later this year. In the meantime though, I have decided to use it to make some freezer … [Read more...]
5 Laundry Products That You Can Make Yourself
I love the idea of being able to make your own cleaning products. Not just because the homemade version is often cheaper but also because it means that I know exactly what is in the product I am using. One product that I have been making up myself over the last couple of years is a window and mirror cleaner. It is great knowing that it’s non-toxic and because it consists of everyday items that I always have on hand - I never run out. Recently I was wondering about other regular household … [Read more...]
Making Your Own Self Raising Flour
What do you do when you haven’t got any self raising flour – you make your own! Well that’s what I had to do the other day when I had a craving for another batch of these yummy scones and I realised that I didn’t have enough self raising flour left! I had plenty of plain flour in the pantry but no self raising flour. I was sure that I had heard of some way of turning plain flour into self raising flour! So I jumped on the computer and searched for a solution. As it turns out I didn’t have … [Read more...]
Spooky DIY Solar Halloween Lights
Why go out and buy Halloween lights when you can make you own solar ones. In this post I’ll show you how to make your existing solar lights creepy for Halloween! Halloween is not a huge event here in Australia although it is getting more and more popular each year. We haven’t made any Halloween decorations at our house in the past because we don’t get any trick or treaters where we live. The distance between houses is a bit big for the kids probably! Still I started thinking about … [Read more...]