I love a party and this a going to be a great one so if you would like join us as we co-host on Make Your Own Mondays DIY blog hop, it is a fun way to share your creative side!
Welcome to the "Make Your Own Mondays" DIY link up party!
One of the biggest money savers is making your own products using items you already have in your home! These products can be anything from beauty products, to household cleaning products to furniture! Why pay top dollar for something you can easily make yourself?? So if you have a DIY link you'd like to share, feel free to post it here!Co-Hosts
Katie from The House of O
Momma O is a newly "retired" Army Wife and mother to three children ages 14, 13, and 11. By day she is a Human Resources Manager and by night she is a Crafting, Card Making, DIY Machine! The House of O is where she shares her family life, crafts and projects. Always on the lookout for new things to try, she is addicted to Pinterest and has a love/hate relationship with Facebook and Twitter. When she isn't hanging with the family, scouring the internet for interesting things or working - she enjoys taking long naps with minimal interruptions from the children. Oh - and football. She really loves dem N'Awlins Saints!Rena from An Ordinary Housewife
Renee from Renew Your Space
Aloha! I'm Renee Weatherford, the mastermind behind the Renew Your Space philosophy... As you can tell, my name kind of spells out Renew, and my life has been a testimony of Renewal. You can read the long story by clicking HERE.
In short, I am an Organizing Coach, providing you tips on living the most clutter-free and balanced life as possible. I want to give you lots of articles to ponder ~ Renewing your Space, Time, Budget, Mind, Body, Spirit... There are so many areas of our lives that we need Renewal, and I try to keep them neatly tucked away for when you need them. We don't strive for perfection here, only progress....
Michele from Bella Home Goods
HI! My Name is Michele From Bella Home Goods and I am thrilled to be here with you! Melanie from Mommy Has Cents has been a gracious host to have me here to co-host! I am a Wife and Mom to three beautiful children and a yorkie-poo and one beta fish. I recently became involved with blogging and would love to share how I am going through our house redecorating and updating room by room all while doing this in a most budget friendly way!
I am slightly unorganized, yet always seeking ways on how to improve my home space amongst a bazillion sneakers that my kids kick off that I always seem to trip on and the never ending laundry mountain that never seems to get smaller until superman steps in and saves the day.
Things that I love - luv are: mason jars, stain, barn wood, spray paint, gardens and perennial flowers, anything Martha Stewart, my new bike, Etsy, Pampered Chef, Baking goodies, Thrift shops--EMS- Reading right now- Sarah's Key and I swear once the kids go to school next week Wow, I am going to the gym every day!
If you would like to co-host, please send an email to info@mommyhascents.com. Link parties are a great way to drive traffic to your blog!
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Today is our first day back to school and while I am sooo excited for the kids - or is it really me I am so excited for??! - I wanted to make an after school healthy drink for when they get home. We all should have healthy options in our refrigerators to fill up our tanks! I have a great idea-- what is falling out of my cabinet on my head here? Oh, boxes and boxes of tea my daughter has purchased. So, Green teen you are my inspiration for today! What is green tea good for? So many things like allergies, bone strength, arthritis, diabetes, eye health, oral health, stroke prevention, teeth health, cholesterol, immune strength, liver, weight loss, and depression.
Going on our blog hop theme of making items from what I already have in my pantry, I wanted to share with you a "recipe" for Arizona Green Iced Tea! After school my kids are looking for something to drink in addition to water, so I decided to make some Green Iced Tea and it tastes exactly like Arizona Diet Green Tea with Ginseng! Plus you more than likely have the ingredients at home. You can make this tea diet or all natural.
First, boil your water in your teapot on the stove, and while that gets ready to heat up, grate up some fresh ginger about one teaspoon and cut some thin slices of fresh lemon and add green loose leaf tea or 4 Decaffeinated green tea bags to the infuser*, next add 2 tablespoons of lavender honey* to the infuser. When your water is boiling pour carefully into the tea picture and place the seal on and let the flavors seep in from the infuser! Let the tea sit cool off for a bit, then place in the refrigerator to chill. After the iced tea chills completely you will notice that it tastes just like the Arizona Diet Green Tea. If you want to add splenda you can do so for added sweetness but, I leave mine natural and with the honey. I love this tea infuser to make home made iced tea and flavored strawberry and mango water.
Let me know how you like the recipe!
*Pleasant Valley Lavender Honey is made from the only NJ lavender farm. Located in Morganville,NJ they have a bee farm as well!. www.pleasantvalleylavender.com
*Pampered Chef Tea Infusion Pitcher with removable neoprene sleeve holds 1 quart with infuser and 1 1/2 quarts without infuser available at www.pamperedchef.biz/michelepelonero4u item#1687 $55.00
*Pampered Chef Microplane Zester Quickly zest citrus fruits includes storage cover item#1107 $14.50 www.pamperedchef.biz/michelepelonero4u
oooooo great idea!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Melanie it tastes delish!
ReplyDeleteWhat a wonderful idea! My daughter loves Arizona Tea ... we are going to have to try this! Thanks for sharing!
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