Paper & Peony Flower Workshop

Have you ever had the pleasure of seeing one of Chantal Larocque’s paper flower bouquets or flower walls in person? The first time I saw her amazingly detailed work in real life was a photo backdrop at Blogjam 2018. It was a lovely display of various sized of flowers put together in a large display for the selfie wall backdrop.

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Birthday Party Made Easier With A Plan! #Grecoville

This past weekend we celebrated Clayton’s birthday with his friends. He turned 6 back on December 30th, but this year he asked for a party with some of his friends. So, when planning what to do, where to go and what to eat, I went with the ease of a hosted party, at a fun location and we ordered our food ahead of time from Greco Pizza.

This post is sponsored by Greco. We received pizza and compensation for this post, but all opinions and wording are our own.

Easy, Simple and Stress Free!!

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Make Your Own – Apple Cider Vinegar

Apple cider vinegar, or apple scrap vinegar, is such an amazing addition to our pantry, and I have recently decided to make my own.

Apple Cider Vinegar is loaded with antioxidants, vitamins, minerals, and enzymes. The health benefits include gut health, immune boosting to fight colds, allergies and more. It can be used to help clear acne, repel fleas on pets, soothe sunburns, as a hair conditioner and much more.

This version cannot be used in canning, as it is not as acidic as commercial Apple Cider Vinegars.

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Homemade Laundry Powder – BORAX FREE

Did you realize how easy and frugal it is to make your own homemade laundry powder or liquid? I have shared two recipes in the past that both contained borax (a naturally occuring substance), but the health warnings and requests to reduce exposure to borax have prompted me to find an alternative recipe for Homemade Laundry Powder – BORAX FREE.

This is the simplest two ingredient recipe I have come up, that I like, for keeping our clothing clean and fresh.

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Best Ever Brownies

Best Ever Brownie This Brownie recipe is my favourite. You can add chocolate chips or nuts to the batter before baking as well, for extra chocolaty goodness and texture. 1/2 cup butter, Melted (in saucepan or microwave ) 1 cup white sugar 2 eggs 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder 1/2 cup … Read more

DIY Dishwasher Detergent

DIY Dishwasher Detergent Just finished whipping up 24 Dishwasher Tabs or Scoops in my case with this awesome and simple DIY Dishwasher Detergent recipe. With some left over Washing Soda from making my laundry detergent and figured I would try the dishwasher Tabs. These are so easy and quick to make. I used a scoop … Read more