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By Erin Huffstetler | 09/13/2017 | 2 Comments

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Making your own envelopes is really easy, and lots of fun. And when you make them yourself, you get to pick the paper and make them whatever size you want. All of the envelopes that you see here were made from the pages of a little, free magazine that my insurance company puts out each...

Mug Cake Recipe

By Erin Huffstetler | 08/07/2017 | 2 Comments

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Here's how to use my homemade cake mixes to make a single-serve mug cake in under two minutes.

How to Make Fruit Leather in a Dehydrator

By Erin Huffstetler | 08/04/2017 | 10 Comments

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My kids are back in school, which means I'm back to packing lunches. To prevent lunch box boredom (for me and them), I like to tuck fun things in their boxes from time to time. This week it was homemade fruit leather. If you've never made any before, it couldn't be easier. Here's a video...

Make Your Own Ant Bait Traps

By Erin Huffstetler | 07/25/2017 | 11 Comments

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Dealing with ants now that the weather has warmed up? Yep, so are we. For the past couple summers we've had a persistent ant problem centered around our kitchen sink, and our tried-and-true solutions haven't been working. We've made ant poison by mixing borax and powdered sugar together in equal parts. We've kept the sink...

Homemade Laundry Detergent Tabs

By Erin Huffstetler | 07/13/2017 | 28 Comments

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Laundry detergent pods and tabs seem to be catching on quickly, and I can see why: they're awfully convenient. Unfortunately, they also happen to be awfully expensive. And the thing is, they don't have to be. There's really nothing special about them. They're just pre-measured laundry detergent. I can make them, and so can you....