tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15062904609065119662024-03-08T04:33:52.626-07:00Simply LivingMaureenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07186879467578113173noreply@blogger.comBlogger75125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1506290460906511966.post-89495313682540571972013-11-08T14:17:00.000-07:002013-11-08T19:06:22.672-07:00All Natural Laundry Soap<div style="text-align: center;">
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I posted this a while back, but think that it is such an amazing natural </div>
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Soap Nuts are not nuts at all really, they are actually berries of the sapindus tree<i></i>.</div>
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When the berries ripen and drop to the ground they are collected and dried naturally<br>
in the sun free of any pesticides or chemicals. This entirely eco-friendly, chemical free,<br>
and hypo-allergenic laundry soap comes from the hard outer shell of the berry that<br>
contains saponin (<i><span style="color: #38761d;">a</span> <span style="color: #38761d;">natural detergent with anti-microbial properties)</span></i> that is released<br>
from the soap nut when it's agitated in water. The saponin acts as a water surfactant,<br>
which enables water to penetrate fabric and mix with the dirt and oils so it can be<br>
removed when the water is drained resulting in clean clothes without<br>
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Soap nuts are low sudsing so they are <span style="color: #38761d;">safe for HE washers</span>, are gentle enough to<br>
use on cloth diapers, and do not have added perfumes. However, if you prefer your<br>
clothes to be scented you can always add a little of your favorite<br>
essential oil to the wash bag.<br>
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To use them is as easy as can be, you simply pop 4 to 6 soap nuts into a wash bag<br>
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and pop it into the washer. These same nuts will wash approximately 5 loads of laundry<br>
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Not only are soap nuts much more eco-friendly (not requiring extra packaging, using<br>
less energy, and require less water without the need for a rinse cycle) and 100% biodegradable, they are also MUCH cheaper than traditional laundry detergents. While traditional detergents average $11 for a 64 load bottle (17¢ a load) a <span style="color: #38761d;">$22 bag of soap<br>nuts yields on average approximately 300 loads of laundry equaling .076¢ a load</span>.<br>
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tropical regions inculuding some areas of the US. You can find out more about growing<br>
your own sapindus <a href="http://www.soapnuts.co.nz/Plant-a-SoapNut-Tree%7C%7Clearn-how-to-grow-your-own-soap/Soapnuts/Grow-a-SoapNuts-Tree-SAPINDUS-mukorossi.html">here</a>. But be warned, if you are thinking of re-landscaping,<br>
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If you would like more information on Klipkop please visit their website <a href="http://www.klipkop.co.za/index.html">here</a>.<br />
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She absolutely LOVES this dog.<br />
I think she thinks it's real, she was giving out treats to Jet and brought one over<br />
to this guy and put it in his mouth. Seriously, too stickin' adorable!<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">This is from Christmas Eve, Santa was VERY good to Lola!</div><div style="text-align: center;">You can't see in this picture, but presents continued to the left, and behind where I was standing taking the picture too.<i> And to think that Santa agreed to take it easy.</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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Phew, all these gifts are exhausting!<br />
Time for a rest with Daddy.<br />
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<b>Happy New Year!</b><br />
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Wishing you all a safe and happy New Year.<br />
I wish for each of you that the year to come is filled with peace, love,<br />
kindness, smiles, creativity, health, and laughter.<br />
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As a side note, I have not neglected posting about our amazing Christmas Day,<i> I have been quite busy this past week</i>, and promise to post about our Christmas and all the incredibly amazing and thoughtful gifts Lola received this coming week.<br />
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Then, <i>hopefully</i> the following week, I will <i>finally</i> get to post her Birthday Party<i> which was back in October</i>. I have a bunch of fantastic tutorials, recipes, and party ideas for you.<br />
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</div>Maureenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07186879467578113173noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1506290460906511966.post-27534445907009049772011-12-28T07:00:00.015-07:002011-12-28T10:24:56.240-07:00Let It Snow<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="327" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3h-E9cQZQKp4FMBRuSyyEW94IXFBup4pGD4HbGONgbqKvAbs8IRW5rJxEMI_doWXugZHYYKzEvYKHVZZburfwmHxEmXQ5SNGH4SiI35RCNgkGzXujhDKwXbrOrw4wlgmseMXqKRkWcmY/s320/_DSC0144.JPG" width="462" /> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is the window in the living room after we hung the snowflakes on </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Christmas Eve. We are really happy with how it turned out, plus it was so cute when Lola </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">discovered the "snow." See the tutorial on how to make snowflakes <a href="http://simplylivinggreen.blogspot.com/2011/12/make-your-own-white-christmas.html" target="_blank">here</a>.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;">We hung the flakes with fishing line by threading it loosely through </div></div><div style="text-align: center;">the openings in the flakes, and then tied the line around the curtain rod.</div><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">These are quite possibly the best cookies I have ever tasted!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">My mom made them the other day, <i>following what she thought was </i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>a recipe</i>, but turns out did't follow the recipe at all and created her own new cookie!! </div><div style="text-align: center;">They are light, moist, cake-like, not too sweet,<i> </i>and taste almost likea very fluffy shortbread.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Ingredients:</div><div style="text-align: center;">1 package Better Crocker Sugar Cookie Mix</div><div style="text-align: center;">1 stick of butter</div><div style="text-align: center;">¼ tsp vanilla extract</div><div style="text-align: center;">1 (8oz) package room temperature cream cheese</div><div style="text-align: center;">1 egg</div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;">Directions:</div><div style="text-align: center;">Combine all ingredients with electric mixer. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Chill Dough for 2 hours.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Roll walnut size balls of dough in powdered sugar.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Bake on ungreased cookie sheet at 350°s for 10-12 minutes.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Dust with powered sugar when cooled.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Pour glass of milk.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Enjoy.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">The hardest part about making these cookies is eating only a few!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div>Maureenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07186879467578113173noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1506290460906511966.post-89152367497599638532011-12-25T07:00:00.004-07:002011-12-27T11:14:28.993-07:00Christmas Poem<div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">I heard the bells on Christmas Day</div><div style="text-align: center;">Their old, familiar carols play,</div><div style="text-align: center;">And wild and sweet the words repeat</div><div style="text-align: center;">Of peace on earth, good-will to men!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Henry Wadsworth Longfellow</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>Maureenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07186879467578113173noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1506290460906511966.post-48614210761916323072011-12-24T23:00:00.003-07:002011-12-31T16:54:57.734-07:00Santa's Workshop<div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="267" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy3UCyvAbNTP48Dg7nOLwf3KprGAtAMSFJrdGJLZuMwdWVTsudYGQV01gGURm9AVoJysbKcHwNULK9DysXH1qHsejdIUxJ3Rm7fC5QuEMNKihnLid2ZyF-polAV1Ij_7PBeDzGudf-64E/s400/DSC00207.JPG" width="400" /></div> Jeff was so excited to have his first late Christmas Eve night toy assembling project. <br />
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The guys got it done in plenty of time, and it looks fantastic!<br />
She is going to be so surprised!<br />
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See the finished project here.<br />
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I mentioned in an earlier<a href="http://simplylivinggreen.blogspot.com/2011/12/white-christmas.html" target="_blank"> post</a> that we are creating our own white Christmas</div><div style="text-align: center;">this year, and that is no joke. Jeff and I (<i>mostly Jeff because he is amazing</i>) made dozens<br />
of paper snowflakes in a variety of sizes, dusted them with fine glitter (<i>fairy dust I think </i><br />
<i>it was called</i>), and will hang them in the windows with fishing line on Christmas Eve <br />
to make it look like it's snowing when Lola wakes up on Christmas Day.<br />
<i>Pictures of the windows <a href="http://simplylivinggreen.blogspot.com/2011/12/let-it-snow.html">here</a>.</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Below I have demonstrated how to fold the paper, and cut the snowflakes.<i><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="290" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQHgRkufVBjNrxLK8-CO7-TjDp1id2mOlgivuPXZ1n4_5vpu-rVhv7zI9nPX1DuXnmGpTUOqw6rnmWO6qEnwUD5tWdtj2WYvpYj7AWeA9Eid952QrQ7oDFtd35XN-hUeB5fiE_SKRShZc/s320/DSC00120.JPG" width="320" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i> Start with a square.</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfzmIgbaVP2PB0gZUxtiEuxm4WcJDVuX-7QclHhB5fs5S3FjJ8z6g0l8AcoawSbkkBFLEQWyCIzeNcNE79xFF1R1503r0R4uR5apgZY3Nq6esPtiUTDODvzvet6Ekom2YDr9N-gl2DPP4/s320/DSC00122.JPG" width="320" /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Fold in half to make a triangle. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="269" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN7GaRlW-k1nTN7DMVYPP4PbY7DMmSDnzZgmPLnoxbubSuop5lCympbNxWcbxDknAj4mCGgMjn_Kx3HwnN9MuqWdBI_vURxYd2c2Fr69SuzkvG6aP1CeCUmPxy54eDvR_TSHJuI8R31Hc/s320/DSC00134.JPG" width="320" /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Fold in half again to make smaller triangle. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="291" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPD7AOdZShHWqW14AweUE54_nGkaUlBX2x7sylOZv0qpH4gptya05xp9ZgVRuiKHDHZULgL2iDRqNbk5E7toYqPXoeSbKGU6LNriNwQiujDImTltGCnnsS4X1Eg3oyGgTT0EuJdAYA2UE/s320/DSC00135.JPG" width="320" /></div><div style="text-align: center;">From the pointed side, fold into thirds.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><i> This is the hardest part.</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="302" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzm0cXkpaWYtvdIbPXAajUMQ-jVGkXzpBg5VCt7qAWfoCWcbmTxfQWcSv9TDXt3xyLGzaipb1ZXnD9xIXjZurXhyphenhyphen_ka1IeLDmUpqMwbhNphXaGbXx8Xz_cuV0Bd4rxoh5O99msGJ-EOZk/s320/DSC00136.JPG" width="320" /></div><div style="text-align: center;">After both sides are folded this is what it will look like.<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="247" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq5t4jYBnOkWrZwuB0RQuVKFxIgkZdG3Z1ZDF8d_6_vDxUU5NEA52wG8xTaDjJsWIoWmXQ_YAyqU4OK7wGM4ONkbq712DCj3hhLrS5zJk21ETbnWpf_Sro96XQxLstVNoNF8h_2xPnvJY/s320/DSC00137.JPG" width="320" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> If you were to open up the last two folds, </div><div style="text-align: center;">this is where the creases are.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="292" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcGsq8zxeoDAN4wEFze3vFX1TOjxbmBpUl6SH5SPwNmSjlGmyooECjjX0N_qxTV-IvOdZsCPhH6vxR_GZFlx_lmzJATe1J06r5w8YKQesDPo4ZPeV5GwnqVMfrSX2Qk1siQpT0jHzKzjY/s320/DSC00142.JPG" width="320" /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Now for the fun and creative part, cut your design.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Cut away more paper than you think that you should<i>, the negative space <br />
is what gives snowflakes their delicate lace-like design</i> making sure that you leave<br />
bits of the edges so that it holds together.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7NldlGXBzRLzrjavusHl4CaJvo6yKnzCVqEcFUpve2h68ksY8F4-oEyIKUmdK_AYAZc1ETQ9frljNjmHGjGUdunSYkfeAR6McAes1rRYUc-B8ZRCiXDPUijezOR2myhplsQTtT1CyWeY/s320/DSC00145.JPG" width="317" /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Unfold, and be amazed by your genius! </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
For those of you who are nervous about jumping right in and free-handing<br />
your own flakes, I posted a few of the flakes that we made below so that you can get an idea of what to cut away to get different the patterns.<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">Tips to remember when making your own flakes:</div><div style="text-align: center;">Snowflakes are all different, so don't worry about making them the same. Besides <i>I think</i><br />
a grouping looks best when there is a variety of sizes, shapes, and styles<i>.</i><br />
Use very sharp small scissors.<i></i></div><br />
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</div>Maureenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07186879467578113173noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1506290460906511966.post-29146482505780175422011-12-22T08:44:00.002-07:002011-12-22T15:47:17.188-07:00Pine Cone Elf<a class="pin-it-button" count-layout="horizontal" href="http://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fsimplylivinggreen.blogspot.com%2F2011%2F12%2Felven-holiday-magic.html&media=http%3A%2F%2F3.bp.blogspot.com%2F-uYxQNJHQOXI%2FTvNHAYwjp_I%2FAAAAAAAABFY%2FArun7s1yLPU%2Fs640%2Fil_570xN.275710352.jpg&description=adorable%20little%20pine%20cone%20elves%21"></a><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;">I was so excited when I came across these sweet little pine cone elves from <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/83131400/tiny-pine-cone-elves-set-of-3-ornaments?ref=sr_gallery_5&ga_search_query=ornaments&ga_order=most_relevant&ga_ship_to=US&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_search_type=handmade&ga_facet=handmade" target="_blank">this</a> shop.<br />
The seller sells them in sets of three, but is unfortunately <i>(for us)</i> <br />
on vacation from her shop at the moment.</div><br />
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While I absolutely support buying from crafters and their shops, and encourage you<br />
to do the same... They look simple enough to make yourself (<i>since she is away</i>), and could<br />
be a fantastic follow up (<i>or alternative</i>) to <a href="http://simplylivinggreen.blogspot.com/2011/12/wrapping-it-up.html" target="_blank">the</a> elf craft in this post from the other day.<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">Kiddos will have so much fun gathering all the pine cones!!</div><div style="text-align: center;">Which is ALWAYS a fun outdoor activity!</div><br />
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Oh my gosh, how many different ways could we use these little guys??<br />
Ornaments (<i>which is how she suggests</i>)<br />
Attach to gifts as fun little adornments<br />
Wine glass identifiers<br />
In a Christmas village as an alternative to traditional snowmen<br />
Presents for children's friends, or teacher<br />
Attach to a Christmas card as a thoughtful personal touch<br />
Place markers at the Christmas dinner table<br />
Kids can attach them to string, and have a pine cone elf marionette show<br />
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I could go on all day!<br />
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<i>All the images in this post are from the original shop.</i><br />
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