Homemade Household Cleaners

I came across The Family Homestead today, and am very excited to report that they have recipes for household cleaners. They are simple to make, and will save you a lot of money. These are also better for the environment.

Floor Cleaners
All Purpose Cleaners
Soft Scrubbing Cleaners
Window Cleaners
Scrubbing Powder

I have also posted the link in the sidebar.

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Saving Money on Diapers

Sometimes, when the girls were younger, I would use cloth diapers. If I had it to do all over again, I would use them all of the time. Well, maybe whenever I was home. Which is most of the time. Or maybe all of the time, except when the baby started to sleep through the night. [...]

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Making Our Own Napkins

It is expensive to purchase paper napkins, and I haven’t purchased them for years. I do want to make cloth napkins, but hadn’t happened across a pattern. However, as I was reading a homesteading site this morning, I finally came across directions for them.
I do not plan to purchase the fabric for these napkins. I [...]

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