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Caring for Your Chalk Painting Brushes

Brushes used for chalk painting are cared for similarly to other brushes. If you invest in high quality brushes, your chalk painting brushes can last a very long time. Usually, all you .

DIY, Home

Bleaching Pinecones for Decoration

As we move into the holiday season, one of the most frugal and easiest ways to decorate is to decorate with pinecones. I’m lucky enough to live in Colorado, where there are more .

DIY, Home, Homesteading, Up-Cycling

5 Reasons Why You Should Do It Yourself

Gosh, there are so many wonderful positives for hiring people to get stuff done in your home. It’s convenient, it gets done a whole lot faster which leads to that wonderful thing .

Chalk Paint, DIY, Home, Up-Cycling

Picking Out Furniture to Chalk Paint

If you’re just getting into chalk painting, it can be hard to identify what piece of furniture you want to chalk paint. Going for a large, antique, beveled or carved piece, with a lot .

DIY, Home, Homesteading, Natural Parenting

Non-Toxic Granite Cleaner

Hooray! I recently got granite installed in my house. However, my All-Purpose Cleaner, which contains vinegar, is now a big “no no” as a granite cleaner. Granite is not supposed to be .

DIY, Home, Homesteading

Easy Homemade Glass Cleaner

More and more, people are looking into ways to rid their lives of toxic substances. One of the easiest ways to achieve this is by making your own household cleaners. There are a ton of .