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Hydrating DIY lemon hand + body scrub

February 4, 2022

I cannot believe it is already February! Like, where did the last few months go? We have been continuing to work on #that70’shouse bit by bit around life, family, work and always wish we had more time to make more progress on the weekends. But it is a labor of love renovating a home and…

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Filed Under: DIY, Gifts From The Kitchen, Homemade Beauty Products, How To Make Body Scrub, How To Save Money, Recipes Tagged With: Boho Style, DIY, lemon hand scrub, make your own body scrub, sugar scrub, sugar scrub recipe, twelveOeight

The BEST gluten free mac & cheese

October 10, 2021

I don’t share a lot of recipes here on the blog and I am not sure why as I find myself cooking 5+ nights a week for a family of 5, always gluten free! About 11 years ago after a lifetime of suffering with digestive issues I decided to eliminate gluten and see what would…

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Filed Under: Autumn, Gluten Free Recipes, How To Save Money, Recipes Tagged With: gluten free food, gluten free ideas, gluten free recipes, how to eat gluten free, kid friendly gluten free, mac n cheese recipe

10 pretty things to make this weekend!

April 2, 2021

You may have a super busy weekend ahead or might be like me with a couple things going on but some free time too! As we head into this Easter weekend I wish you days with love in your heart and people around you that fill you with joy. As the trees explode with blossoms…

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Filed Under: Boho Style, Craft Ideas, Decorating, DIY, How To Decorate, How To Make Body Scrub, How To Save Money, Modern Decor, Spring decor Tagged With: bloggerstyle, boho decor, Boho Style, DIY, Spring Decor

How to make your own lotion bars

December 29, 2018

I have very dry skin which gets worse each winter, so I am always on the lookout for a solution to keeping it moisturized during the winter months. I am a little late to party on these as I had no idea lotion could be in bar form until visiting my little sister in Seattle…

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Filed Under: DIY, Homemade Beauty Products, How To Save Money, Thrifty Living Tagged With: cures for dry skin, home remedies for dry skin, homemade lotion, homemade skin care, how to make lotion bars, lotion bars

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Homemade Christmas gifts: EASY earrings & necklaces!

December 15, 2018

Sometimes it’s the little things. That are simple, yet meaningful. Beautiful but not fancy or expensive. Joyful times and wonderful memories for me have always surrounded the quiet simple moments, and fun memories of doing something together as a family. With each year that passes I find myself going back to what was most meaningful…

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Filed Under: Boho Style, DIY, How To Save Money, Thrifty Living Tagged With: DIY, diygifts, diyjewelry, giftsforwomen, giftsonabudget, homemadegifts, howtomake

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How to paint a refrigerator

May 11, 2018

  Oh friend, I cannot tell you how fun this before and after were. I always have a running list of things I want when thrifting and junking. Do you keep a similar list? Right now mine looks like this (probably pared down due to recent deep cleaning and getting rid of stuff we don’t…

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Filed Under: DIY, How To Save Money, Spray Paint 101

7 things you should buy at thrift stores

February 8, 2017

  Walking around my home with my coffee recently I realized that I have more second hand items than not.  If you have followed twelveOeight for a while or you are new here (yay thank you everyone for your love and support!) you will probably see that my PASSION is to turn nothing into something…

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Filed Under: DIY, How To Save Money, Thrifty Living

10 budget friendly Christmas DIY’s

November 10, 2016

  We are going to make a day of it this year, with warm boots, mittens and lots of cocoa to find our tree. I cannot wait. Like, literally.  So in the meantime Santa’s little dress workshop can still be full of Christmas cheer and working on lots of projects while I wait for late…

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Filed Under: Christmas, craft, DIY, Dollar Store Projects, Food Gifts, How To Save Money

How to make liquid Castile Soap

February 13, 2015

I am far, far from being being completely green in our home yet. Making some changes as far as how I purchase the things we need, and in what quantities to avoid extra packaging has helped.  I implemented a better recycling routine recently and am seeing a huge difference already in how much garbage we…

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Filed Under: DIY, Homemade Cleaning Supplies, How To Save Money, Thrifty Living, Tips & ideas for the home, Uncategorized

Day #8: DIY Anthro Inspired Rope Basket

January 17, 2015

  Making a basket out of rope couldn’t be easier when the base happens to be a $1 mesh garbage can from the dollar store.  I found mine at Dollar Tree.   Using up a few different types and widths of rope I had on hand, some paint and a few other items from the…

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Filed Under: craft, Decorating, DIY, Dollar Store Projects, home decor, How To Save Money, Modern Decor, Thrifty Living

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