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Share your love of the Crafts by making any of these wonderful projects in celebration to enjoy all year long. Stitch together a beautiful quilt showcasing the colors of Ireland or a seasonal tissue box cover to mark the coming of spring. You will find an assortment of thematic projects in a variety of categories including scrapbooking, crochet, cross stitch, knit, plastic canvas, quilting and sewing.

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Make Your Own Green and Homemade Cleaning Products

Having small grandchildren around it got me thinking that I need to start using some of these homemade cleaning products.  Using natural ingredients like baking soda, olive oil, and vinegar to make items to clean your bathroom to polishing your furniture I came up with a list of a few of my favorite home cleaning ideas.  Each link below will take you to the Web site where you will find out how to make the product at home.

Also, be sure to check out Pinterest for more green cleaning product ideas....

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Go to the dollar store and pick up a few spray bottles or re-use ones at home.  Most items can be found in grocery stores and drug stores.

1.  Make Your Own Soft Scrub Cleanser  - This is great for cleaning counter-tops and surfaces just use a little baking soda, Castile soap, water, tea tree oil and vinegar.

2. Best Carpet Cleaner - A homemade carpet cleaner really comes in handy when the kids spill or the dog makes a mess and there is nothing to clean it with.  Just takes some vinegar and dish soap.
3.  How to Make your own Dish Soap - Here is a safe way to make dish soap to clean dishes well using a few drops of vegetable glycerin, water, and tree tea oil.
4.  Soap Scum Remover - It's not natural because you add some Dawn dish washing liquid but it does remove soap scum.
5.  Five Homemade Cleaners with Labels - Window cleaner, air and fabric freshener, bleach cleaner, the cure-all, and printable labels for each one you make.
6.  Going Natural Recipes for Cleaning - A list and recipes for all natural cleaning items from all purpose cleaners, dusting spray, toilet bowl cleaner, granite cleaner, glass cleaner, tub cleaner, and grout cleaner all using natural ingredients.
7.  Lavender Laundry Detergent and Fabric Softener - Takes a little time to make but can save some money for cleaning your clothes.
8.  Fruit and Vegetable Wash - Using all natural ingredients for safe washing
9.  Homemade Toilet Cleaner - Keep you toilet fresh and clean using baking soda and vinegar.  Be sure to check out the other natural cleaners on the same page such as oven cleaner and drain cleaner.
10.  All Natural Wood and Laminate floor cleaner - Water, Vinegar and rubbing alcohol in equal pars and using it with your Swiffer Sweeper or Rubbermaid Reveal mop that is refillable with your own cleaner can clean floors really well.
BONUS - Check out - 5 Amazing Homemade Glass Cleaner Recipes - Includes the Best Homemade Glass cleaners that you can make at home!
If you have any tips for cleaning, organizing or making things please share with us in the comment section...
Make some Eco-Friendly Swiffer Cloths at Home

Natural Glass Cleaner Concentrate, Makes 32 ounces of cleaner

Shamrock Coasters to Crochet

$5 off your $20 Crochet Order with keycode EYC5DCR 

A wee bit of Irish for you to crochet with these free Crochet shamrock coasters

You will experience the luck of the Irish when you use these shamrock shaped coasters.

Each one is quick to crochet using 2 strands of yarn together 

Approx. 5" in diameter

This is  a PDF pattern 

View and Download the Free Pattern to Crochet Shamrocks.

Find 100s of free crochet patterns – download as many as you want!

Shamrock Wrap Crochet Pattern ePattern

Easy to Embroider Easter Egg Pattern

Simple Easter Eggs Sewing Pattern

This easy Easter egg pattern is fun to stitch using felt and some embroidery thread and stuffing.

You can even use cotton balls as the stuffing if you wish.

Even if you have never embroidered anything before you will be sure to find the directions for this Easter egg easy to follow.  

Just Click the link below to download and add the pattern to your cart no credit card required although you do have to register but why wouldn't you with the abundance of patterns available on the Site.

Download Colorful Easter Baskets to Crochet

ePattern Colorful Easter Baskets Crochet

Number of Designs: 2 baskets

Approximate Design Size: 6" dia. and 7" dia.

Designer: Nancy Fuller

Original Publication: Crochet With Heart magazine, April 1997 issue

Description: For Easter or anytime you'd like to present a gift of goodies, these cheery baskets are sure to please. The basket cover is simply crocheted onto a plastic bleach bottle.

Both designs are crocheted using worsted weight yarn and a size H (5.00 mm) hook. The small basket is attached to the bottom of a 1-gallon plastic bleach bottle with holes punched along the top edge; the large basket uses a 1½-gallon bottle. Each handle is made by wrapping yarn around a narrow strip cut from the bottle.

Product Type: Digital Download -   How to Download Crochet Easter Baskets Patterns

Learn How to Dye Marbleized Easter Eggs

HGTV has a great solution for giving your Easter egg a little extra this season.

By adding Olive Oil to your plain dying solution this will create a swirling effect making the eggs appear to be more marbleized. 

You can easily boil the water for the dye in the microwave and add some vinegar along with the olive oil and food coloring to make this unique look.

View the Instructions Here on the HGTV Web site... 

Be sure to also check out the free printable Easter Bunny Ears on the Site...

Free Spring Crochet Afghan Pattern

ePattern Spring Clover Afghan

FREE FOR YOU from Leisure Arts, Inc. ©2013 All rights reserved. These instructions may be photocopied and shared with your friends. They may not be kitted or sold. We have made every effort to ensure that these instructions are accurate and complete. We cannot, however, be responsible for human error, typographical mistakes, or variations in individual work.

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