Links Worth Sharing – Week of July 9, 2011

Jul 9 | Household Tips

Another summer weekend!  We’ve still got family in town and we’ve even got a family reunion to attend this weekend!  Should be a ton of fun.

This past week we’ve been enjoying the company of my husband’s Mom, sister and her husband and our new niece!  She’s only 8 weeks old and so adorable.  Sure wished they lived closer!

What have you got planned for your weekend?

Here are the links I’ve rounded up on my travels around the web:

Homemade Fabric Refresher (Febreze)

Jun 28 | Household Tips, Easy DIY

This homemade fabric refresher (Febreze) uses only four ingredients!

This Homemade Fabric Refresher uses only four ingredients!

I wanted to create my own version of homemade Febreze to test out on my husband's soccer gear. I came up with a recipe, but I'm not entirely convinced it will work to get the smell out completely. (Although, real Febreze isn't 100% effective either!)  It does work really well on regular fabrics in our home though!

Here's the recipe I came up with:

This homemade fabric refresher (Febreze) uses only four ingredients!
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Homemade Fabric Refresher (Febreze)
Ingredients
  • a small spray bottle from the travel-size section of any store
  • 2 Tbsp baking soda
  • 1 Tbsp fabric softener
  • warm water
  • 10 drops of essential oil I used lavender
Instructions
  1. Add the baking soda and the fabric softener to the bottle using a funnel.
  2. Add enough warm water to fill the bottle nearly to the top. Water must be warm to dissolve the baking soda.
  3. Add essential oil.
  4. Close the bottle, shake it up, then get your home smelling good!

I tried making the Febreze without fabric softener, but didn't see (smell) any results at all. I also came across some recipes online that use vodka and water that I may try one day.

Have you ever made an effective homemade Febreze before?  What are you favourite homemade cleaning supply recipes?

This homemade fabric refresher (Febreze) uses only four ingredients!

Links Worth Sharing – Week of June 25, 2011

Jun 25 | Household Tips, Links Worth Sharing

I’m really hoping that some Summer-like weather will hit us this weekend!  We’ve had nothing but rain.  I’m so ready for our 30 degree weather! 🙂  What’s your favourite weather temperature?

Here are some links I’ve rounded up on my travels around the web:

Links Worth Sharing – Week of June 18, 2011

Jun 18 | Household Tips, Links Worth Sharing

I kind of missed last week’s Links Worth Sharing due to time constraints, but it’s back this week!  Here are the interesting links I found on my travels around the web: