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Homemade Silver Cleaner
Here’s a quick and easy way to clean any and all silver items (silverware, jewelry etc. ) Homemade Silver Cleaner Get out a pan and line it with aluminum foil. I usually use my 9×13 cake pan for this. Make sure the shiny side of the foil is up. Now arrange your silver items on […]
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Making your own homemade window cleaner is very simple and in my option it works just as well as any commercial cleaner you can buy. Just save a spray bottle or buy a new one at the dollar store and then follow the recipe below. The cleaner works really well on windows, mirrors and fixtures. […]
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Do you ever wonder if you can make homemade dish soap? Yes you can. It is actually quite simple. Here are two easy dish soap recipes for you. They will leave your dishes sparkling. Homemade Dish Soap Recipe #1 2 cups of Castile soap 1 tsp lemon juice or white vinegar 1/2 cup of warm […]
Continue readingCheap Fabric Softener
3 C. Vinegar 2 C. Cheap hair conditioner (smell you like) 6 C. water Mix together in an old fabric softener jug and use as you would in your washer. If you like you can use it to make your own dryer sheets. Cut up an old Tshirt and pour the softener onto the rag […]
Continue readingOrange De-Greaser
Orange Cleaning De-greaser Ingredients: 7-8 Orange Peels Note: Save the peels in a plastic bag till you have 7 or 8 2 cups of water Directions: Slice orange peels in strips and boil in the 2 cups of water in medium pot for 1-2 minutes or longer. Let cool and bottle it in a spray […]
Continue readingEco-Friendly and CHEAP dishwashing detergent
1 cup Washing soda 1 cup Borax ½ cup salt ½ cup citric acid Mix together and store tightly covered in a Mason Jar. Use one tablespoon per load. Add vinegar to the rinse dispenser for the best results. Disclosure: Some of the links below are affilate links, meaning, at no additional cost to you, […]
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My DH is determined that we use a commercial powdered detergent for the laundry, because he likes the smell… well, I like making my own powder from a frugal recipe that I found online. I eventually got tired of him saying “we should use tide or something” to me and figured out a way to […]
Continue readingHomemade Laundry Detergent
Making your own homemade laundry detergent can be a great way to save on an ongoing basis. Here’s recipe that a HBHW reader submitted. Be sure to also read through the comments section below. We have quite a bit of good discussion on the topic going on and there are many questions that came up […]
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