Household/Cleansers Gifts Recipes

"This makes an excellent gift. Make sure you make some for yourself too though because it really smells wonderful. Please note, you need to use whole cloves. Ground cloves are much stronger and will definitely overwhelm the other scents. If you aren't a fan of cloves, feel free to leave them out entirely. I do sometimes."

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Ingredients: cinnamon sticks, cloves...

"My wonderful Auntie Karen(Chef Yogi) has been so generous and kind to me. She sent me over half a dozen awesome essential oils which is something I have been wanting for so many months!! She sent me this wonderful easy recipe that was listed on www.make-stuff.com I have just finished making this and using it in my horribly dirty sink and now, I have..."

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Ingredients: essential oils, vinegar...

"This recipe makes the best bubbles!"

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Ingredients: Joy dishwashing soap, light corn syrup...

"I will never be a domestic goddess, I like cooking but I hate ironing!! Spraying this on the pieces to be ironed makes that dreadful task a bit more bearable! The classic fragrance for this is lavender, but I make up different fragrances all the time, but do choose a clear and not dark colored oil. At the moment I have a mix of lemon and rosemary in..."

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Ingredients: mineral water, essential oils...

"This mixture is just as good if not better then those little packets you get when you buy cut flower. Add this to you home grown cut flowers to enjoy indoors."

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Ingredients: fresh lemon juice, bleach...

"Enjoy the fragrance and scrub away at those pots and pans! This will lift your spirits while washing the dishes! Not suited for automatic dishwashers. Thank you, Auntie Karen(Chef Yogi) for this recipe in my gift box!"

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Ingredients: Joy dishwashing soap, liquid dish soap...

"I've been using this for years on my fruit trees, and it hasn't failed me in this deer-infested area of Western Pennsylvania. As an added bonus, the garlic helps repel insect pests."

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Ingredients: soap bars, water...

"We probably all did a version of this when we were younger - heated up old crayons to make new (the same way many of our mothers saved up the bits of old soap to make new!). All you need for this 'recipe' is all your old bits of crayon, a baking tray & a selection of small metal cookie cutters. I like the petit four / 1" size in particular...."

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Ingredients: cookie cutters, wax crayons...

"Use every 4 to 6 weeks to nourish your plants. Servings depend on amount of plants and usage, so I just put 10."

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Ingredients: epsom salts, ammonia, water...

"From Grassroots magazine #160"

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Ingredients: bergamot oil, eucalyptus oil...

"Beeswax furniture polish with its soft, satin shine is considered the ultimate in wood care. What a terrific polish! I surfed across the recipe online but don't remember where."

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Ingredients: paraffin wax, beeswax...