Arts &Crafts, How-To's, Upcycling & Repurposing

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  • Pennies for Plants

    Pennies for Plants

    Every gardener loves new tricks to help their plants. Especially if it’s an inexpensive way to help your plants stay healthy. Copper. Up until 1982, pennies were made of 95% copper. A metal that is known for its anti fungal properties. After the 1982 Pennie’s, they started making them with mostly zinc and a thin…

  • Repurposing Oui jars

    Repurposing Oui jars

    Everyone has a bad habit. Mine is saving things to create something more out of them. Like pickle jars you can reuse for canning or storing items in like cotton balls, nails, craft items, etc. Cardboard egg cartons can be turned into fire starters or paper clay. Today I am showing you a few ways…

  • Keep them warm this winter!

    Keep them warm this winter!

    Rubbermaid bins without their lids, lids with no bin….. Not sure what to do with them? We had a big bin with no lid last year. I filled it up with our donation items and gave it to Salvation Army. I seem to be the cat whisper where we live. All the strays or neighbors…