DIY Projects

I love to make homemade health, beauty, household, yard, and cleaning products. It is fun and rewarding to be creative and at the same time, save money, the environment, and your health!

DIY Cleaner for Wood Floors and Wood Mini Blinds

I have wood blinds on all the windows of the second floor of my house. They get so dusty. As much as I love having everything super clean and tidy, I have this thing about cleaning those darn mini blinds. I really dislike the task. So, I tend to not do it for long lengths of time and then the dust turns to stuck-on grime that cannot be simply dusted off. (Especially in the bathroom where there is moisture) Ugh! Make your own Cleaner for Wood Floors and Wood Mini Blinds.

DIY Linen Spray

I love to use Linen Spray, but it is expensive! Not if you make it yourself! See how to make luscious-smelling Linen Spray using only three ingredients!

DIY Non-Toxic, All-Purpose Cleaner

My kitchen and bathroom are gleaming clean without harsh chemicals! And, they smell fresh, thanks to my new favorite homemade all-purpose cleaner! Yours can too! Make Non-Toxic, All-Purpose Cleaner now and get cleaning!

DIY Maple Sugar Scrub

Make yourself a batch of Maple Sugar Scrub! Oh yum! Another deliciously-scented, amazing body scrub using ingredients from your kitchen pantry!

DIY Lovely Lemon Sugar Scrub

This amazing, luscious sugar scrub will make your skin soft and smooth and takes only minutes to make. Using ingredients found in your kitchen pantry, you can whip up a batch any time you need it! Make yourself a batch of Lovely Lemon Sugar Scrub!

DIY Brown Sugar Coffee Scrub

This Brown Sugar Coffee Scrub smells heavenly and leaves my skin soft and smooth. Okay, there are those who claim that the caffeine in coffee grounds, when massaged into the skin, helps to diminish the appearance of cellulite by stimulating blood flow. Hmmm... who wouldn't want that? 

DIY Mod Podge

Quick and easy, dries clear and fast. Perfect for preschoolers and/or limited budgets. Make yourself a batch of Homemade Mod Podge and get busy being creative!

DIY Super Simple Shower Cleaner

I am so tired of either scrubbing my shower or having to buy those expensive spray-after-shower-cleaners that are on the market today. Plus, when I can I am ditching the chemicals and using as pure as possible products for my household cleaning. See how to make your own Super Simple Shower Cleaner here on: Mermaids of the Lake

DIY Soft, Natural, 
One-Ingredient Hand Cream

Get your hands and body soft and supple by using this Soft, Natural One-Ingredient Hand Cream.

DIY Aphid Spray

Got aphids? Whip up a batch of this homemade, non-toxic aphid spray and exterminate the little buggers!

See my DIY Aphid Spray recipe on Mermaids of the Lake

Give a Helping Hand to Your Backyard Birds 

Give a Helping Hand to Your Backyard Birds by creating this colorful little nest builder

DIY: Homemade Carpet Fresh

I love, love this all natural recipe for Homemade Carpet Fresh. Carpet fresheners are basically, a scented-type powder that you sprinkle on your carpet, let sit, then vacuum up; leaving your carpet smelling fresh! See how I made my Homemade Carpet Fresh.

DIY Furniture Polish & Reviver

Did you know you can revive old, scratched and faded wood furniture with just two ingredients found in your pantry? I am so very happy to have tried this recently and to have found that it works! See how I made and used this Furniture Polish & Reviver on my Mermaids of the Lake Women's magazine.

DIY Pet Odor B-Gone

DIY project to get rid of those nasty doggie accident issues. This is safe and effective and takes only minutes to make! Find out how you can make your own bottle of Pet Odor B-Gone on my Mermaids of the Lake Women's Magazine.