Homemaking by Heart

Monday, August 15, 2011

Natural Weed Killer Recipe

August 15, 2011 · 0 comments

Visit Full of Great Ideas to see how you can make your own natural and effective weed killer.

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Wednesday, August 10, 2011

Organization Inspiration!

August 10, 2011 · 0 comments

For me, back to school is a time of year when I aspire to be more organized. Here are some ideas I found across the blogosphere to help with this goal.

Beckie over at Infarrantly Creative found a unique way to keep her measuring cups and spoons organized.

Better Homes & Gardens offers tons of free printable labels, including these hanger labels that will help me on my quest to keep mornings more manageable.

Books stay organized with this DIY Book Sling! Super easy to make!

I love this idea from In My Own Style. She transformed a thrift store dresser into a shelving unit! This would be wonderful for organizing crafts or homeschool items.

Keep on top of the new schedules with this free printable from Life’s A Journal.

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Thursday, July 7, 2011

Basic Sewing Tutorials

July 7, 2011 · 2 comments

Visit Sew4Home to find a huge list of basic sewing tutorials, complete with step-by-step pictures.

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Tuesday, July 5, 2011

Fun Ideas for Kids Rooms

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This canopy is made of a store-bought sheer curtain panel and a ceiling medallion! Thanks to Centsational Girl for sharing it!

Use ribbon or fabric scraps and tie onto Christmas lights to make this fun light strand.  A great idea by Whitney Carol Designs.

Scrapbook paper as wallpaper gives a quilt-like appearance!  This idea was found via Pinterest.

Make your own Pom Pom Rug with the pattern from Lion Brand Yarns.  Thanks to Thrifty Goodness for finding this!

Make a Shag Throw Pillow with inspiration from Ameroonie Designs.

Or how about these Fleece Flower Pillows?  Visit Come Together Kids for an easy tutorial.

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Thursday, June 30, 2011

Clever Home Organization Ideas

June 30, 2011 · 10 comments

Visit Ana White to see how you can make this Laundry Basket Tower!

Towel Bars, baskets and clips make up this fun and easy wall idea by My Home Ideas.

Use Soda Boxes to store your canned goods! Check it out over at Then She Made.

PVC Pipe makes the perfect hair appliance organizer! Family Handyman has the scoop.

Soup cans become pretty ways to store your craft items! The perfect solution, courtesy of Better Homes and Gardens!

Inspireco turns an old suitcase into the perfect craft organizer!

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Monday, June 27, 2011

DIY Folding Beach Chairs

June 27, 2011 · 0 comments

One of my favorite bloggers, Ana White put together a tutorial for making your own beach chair.  She says they take an hour or so to build and 20 minutes to sew!

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Friday, June 10, 2011

Ten Fun DIY Water Features

June 10, 2011 · 1 comment

Make a Portable Tub Fountain with DIY Ideas.

Sunset Magazine has step by step instructions for making this Fountain in a Pot.

Visit Fresh Home Ideas to see how they made this unique water feature.

 

Martha makes a Pyramidal Pot Fountain and shows us how to make one too.

I found this one on Flickr and couldn’t resist sharing it.  An old sink was spiffed up with mosaic art and given a water pump.  Cooool.

Another cool Pot Fountain, this time from Fine Gardening.

 

Pool Tower Fountain.  No tutorial for this one, but what a great idea!  Now if only I could think of a way to keep the kids out of it!

Make a small version of a water garden using the tutorial over at Apartment Therapy.

Instructables has a great visual tutorial for making this Terra Cotta Fountain.

Budget Backyard Water Feature from HGTV!

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Friday, June 3, 2011

10 Herb Garden Planter Ideas

June 3, 2011 · 1 comment

Green Upgrader repurposes a shoe organizer into a vertical herb garden.  C-l-e-v-e-r!

Turn an old tackle box into an herb planter with Craftzine!

Tin can herb planters via Relish.com.

Coffee mug herb planters!  Tutorial can be found over at one of my favorite blogs: Under the Table and Dreaming.

Use a wood pallet to make a vertical herb garden with Life on the Balcony!

Another use for mason jars brought to us by Weeping Cherries.

Nova Scotia Preppers has a nice herb garden made of tires!

Herbs in a boot idea comes via Cozy Bliss.  I love how they have all the sizes lined up largest to smallest.  Looks like a family of herbs!

Beyond the Picket Fence made this one!  The next time I come across an old chest at a tag sale, I’ll know what to do with it!

The Micro Gardener has several unique planter ideas, including this one!

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