Category: recipes/DIY

5 DIY Gift Ideas

Sometimes thinking of what to give as gifts can be overwhelming – and also expensive. I love to DIY my own gifts when I can, to infuse them with my own creative flair. 1 – DIY Holiday Gifts Kids Can Make (buzzfeed) Some of the ideas on this list are really creative and I haven’t seen anything like them before!...

Christmas Craft Ideas

My daughter is SO EXCITED about Christmas – Christmas crafts, baking, everything! I love doing Christmas crafts with her – it always puts us in a good mood. Here are some fun Christmas craft ideas that use materials you likely have around, and even better – some that will save you from putting things into the garbage or recycling bin....

My Favourite DIY Essential Oil Roll-On Recipes

It’s fun to play with essential oils and come up with custom blends that work just for you or someone you know. I love making roll-ons for myself and my family – I have several that I carry with me all the time (in my DIY essential oils organizer), and my daughter loves her little collection that she uses on...

Detox Your Home & DIY Guide eBook

Well, I’m really excited about this. My very first little eBook about a topic I love – going toxin-free in the home! I decided to put this together because people are always asking me about how you go about detoxing your home – and I have many posts about different areas of the home. So I decided to consolidate all...

DIY Moisturizing Lip Balm with Paperboard Tubes

Since I’ve started DIY-ing more of my own personal care products, like my face care, hair care and dry skin relief cream, I figured lip balm should be next on my list to try to make on my own! A lot of lip balm recipes are a combination of coconut oil and shea butter. Many lip balms I’ve tried are...

Bonjour Handmade Eco Friendly Craft Supplies REVIEW

I have always loved crafts, ever since I was a kid. I was always eager to try new things, and always wanted to make things! But now that I have my own kid to do crafts with, I’m conscious of how wasteful, toxic, or un-green crafts can sometimes be. Healthy Child has a great infographic about what to look for...

Decadent Grain Free Chocolate Cake RECIPE

For my daughter’s birthday this year, she requested a cake instead of cupcakes, as she wanted to have it decorated with a My Little Pony toy we had (That’s how I decorate cakes. I put toys on top of them. No fancy fondant here.). So I wondered if the delicious chocolate brownie cupcake recipe I made last year would work...

The Only Granola Bar Recipe You’ll Ever Need

Eating real food with real ingredients usually means you need to make things from scratch. Like granola bars. Even the ones with organic ingredients usually have way more added sugar than needed. I was really excited when I found My Whole Food Life’s recipe, and decided to double it and substitute applesauce for a banana-free recipe. But what if you...

DIY UnPaper Towels

Paper towels. Love them and hate them. They are so awesome in those moments when you need to grab something quickly to wipe, especially if it’s super greasy or gross and you don’t want to have to deal with trying to wash it out of a cloth. But they ARE wasteful. Even if I do buy the recycled ones. I...

10 Easy Healthy Popsicle RECIPES

My daughter LOVES popsicles. In fact, right now it’s the only way I can get some greens into her – by blending them into whatever popsicles I’m making! And you can’t have summer without delicious popsicles for a snack. There are so many awesome easy healthy popsicle recipes out there (trust me, I’ve pinned a ton!) so I wanted to keep...