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How To Make Beautiful Rugs Out Of Old Clothes

How To Make Beautiful Rugs Out Of Old Clothes

No matter how much you repair and mend your clothes, at some point they will be beyond wearing.  You may also have children who outgrow their clothes.  If you would like to find a way to repurpose those items, consider ...

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Natural Halitosis Treatment

Natural Halitosis Treatment

What would happen if you woke up tomorrow and didn’t have commercial toothpaste or mouthwash and there weren’t any stores open? Most people would panic and wonder how they were going to freshen their breath before having to work around ...

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Natural Bug and Pest Repellents

Natural Bug and Pest Repellents

All homeowners face the battle of the pests. If you don’t see bugs in someone’s home, it’s probably because they spend a lot of money on regular pest control. This type pest control is chemical-based and can be toxic to ...

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Products Made to Fail and Break

Products Made to Fail and Break

They just don’t make things like they used to – intentionally! If products lasted for years, then we wouldn’t have to replace them and manufacturers wouldn’t make as much money. Thus, starting in the 1950s and 1960s, manufacturers consciously decided ...

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Natural Hair Dyes

Natural Hair Dyes

Many women and some men enjoy dying their hair. Some people want to keep the gray covered while others simply like to change the color of their hair. However, hair dyes are full of chemicals that are not only unhealthy ...

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Homemade Healing Salves

Homemade Healing Salves

When I was pregnant with baby number three, I discovered a handcrafted herbal salve at a local natural food store. It was rich and creamy and smelled strongly of herbs and wild things. It was the one product I tried ...

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Natural Treatments For Dandruff

Natural Treatments For Dandruff

Dandruff is a commonly occurring condition in both men and women; however, it is can be a source of embarrassment. No one wants to walk around with white flakes on their shirts. It is also an extremely itchy condition that ...

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Food Storage: What You Really Need

Food Storage: What You Really Need

I’ve been an advocate of food storage for years. Early in our marriage, my husband and I began setting aside a certain amount of money each month to build a supply of food. We kept a year’s supply of staple ...

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Probiotics: How To Make Your Own

Probiotics: How To Make Your Own

If you have access to a television, chances are you have seen the commercials for the yogurt that claims to make you more “regular.” You might wonder how a yogurt can have this effect on the body. The answer? Probiotics. ...

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Homemade Hair Care Products

Homemade Hair Care Products

Hair can be a lot of work to maintain. It needs to be washed, conditioned, and brushed almost daily, and often it needs to be styled, cut, tied back, or otherwise made beautiful and/or manageable. It’s easy to spend a ...

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