Click here for a free sippy cup from Juicy Juice when you register on their site.
Amazon GC
15 years ago
Tuesday, March 17, 2009
Free Arby's Roastburger-again
If you missed the last Arby's Roastburger coupon you are in luck because there is a new one! HERE it is.Thanks,commonsensewithmoney.com.
Monday, March 16, 2009
Redbox baby!
The Redbox code for today is 2GR4N8. Remember to return it by 9:00 pm tomorrow night and it will be FREE!
Saturday, March 14, 2009
Free Tomato Seeds
Click here to receive a free packet of tomato seeds. You just enter the numbers off the bottom of any campbells soup can and enter your address. I am excited to grow a vegetable garden this year.
Wednesday, March 11, 2009
FREE Digital Scrapbooking Kit
Summer at Summertime Designs makes the cutest digital kits and gives them away for FREE!
FREE REDBOX RENTAL EVERY WEDNESDAY IN MARCH
The free Redbox code for today (Wed. the 11th) is JBG123.
Kayla's Adventures in Soapmaking
I did it! I made laundry soap with my own hands. I posted the recipes recently but here they are again.
Homemade Liquid Laundry Soap- Front or top load machine- best value (from Duggar Family Website)
4 Cups hot tap water
1 Fels-Naptha soap bar
1 Cup Washing Soda
1/2Cup Borax
- Grate bar of soap and add to saucepan with water. Stir continually over medium-low heat until soap dissolves and is melted.
-Fill a 5 gallon bucket half full of hot tap water. Add melted soap, washing soda and Borax. Stir well until all powder is dissolved. Fill bucket to top with more hot water. Stir, cover and let sit overnight to thicken.
-Stir and fill a used, clean, laundry soap dispenser half full with soap and then fill rest of way with water. Shake before each use. (will gel)
-Optional: You can add 10-15 drops of essential oil per 2 gallons. Add once soap has cooled. Ideas: lavender, rosemary, tea tree oil.
-Yield: Liquid soap recipe makes 10 gallons.
-Top Load Machine- 5/8 Cup per load (Approx. 180 loads)
-Front Load Machines- ¼ Cup per load (Approx. 640 loads)
Powdered Laundry Detergent- Top load machine
1 Fels-Naptha soap bar
1 Cup Washing Soda
½ Cup Borax
-Grate soap or break into pieces and process in a food processor until powdered. Mix all ingredients. For light load, use 1 Tablespoon. For heavy or heavily soiled load, use 2 Tablespoons. Yields: 3 Cups detergent. (Approx. 40 loads)
I assembled my ingredients.(can you see Zachy's head peeking over the bar in this pic)Smiths and Fred Meyer carry all of the ingredients but lots of grocery stores carry some of them. I was making a double batch in a 10 gal. tub so I grated the first bar of soap with my hand grater. After grating my fingers a few times, I chopped the bar into pieces with a knife and then put it in my little food chopper. That worked great.
I added the grated soap to the pan of water, borax, and washing soda and stirred the mixture until it all dissolved. I put all of this into the tub that was half full of hot water and then added more hot water to fill it up. I then added about 30 drops of orange essential oil and covered it for the night. 
The next day it had gelled like it was supposed to and the texture reminded me of egg drop soup. I have been using it all week! You are supposed to further dilute it with water but I like using it at a double strength. I miss the fresh scent of Tide but I know this soap is doing its job!
Earlier in the week I made the powdered soap. It was easy but I didn't find it a great value so I will stick to the liquid soap if anything. On another website the lady had figured out that the homemade liquid laundry soap averaged .01 a load. I use it at a double strength so I am spending a big .02 a load! That I do enjoy.
Free Samples
MOMS NEED TO KNOW has a huge list of free samples available now. Check them out! Like I have mentioned, I am careful what info I give out and it's always a good idea to have an alternate email(gmail is free and cool) you just use for freebies, etc. That said, I haven't had any problems with signing up for free samples. I am getting some sample in the mail every few days lately. This week I received a night diaper for Z and some free salt and lime popcorn+coupons. Beats the heck out of getting bills in the mail!
Tuesday, March 10, 2009
Sending this one with Mark tomorrow!
HERE is a coupon for a free Arby's Roast Burger with purchase of a drink. YUMMY!
Monday, March 9, 2009
Tuesday ONLY Free fries and drink at Jack in the Box
Click here for a free fries and a drink coupon from Jack in the Box.
Wednesday, March 4, 2009
March WEDNESDAY Redbox code
Jeralyn kindly pointed out to me that this month Redbox would have a Wed. freebie. The code is 75EA16 for today. You will have to swipe a credit or debit card but as long as you bring the movie back before 9 the next night you won't be charged. Thanks Jeralyn!
Monday, March 2, 2009
Homemade Laundry Soap (here you go Bonnie!)
I am finally posting the recipes for homemade laundry soap. I am going to try this today. I am excited about it. I like to pretend that I could be a pioneer. :)I had some trouble finding the Arm and Hammer Washing Soda (different than A&H detergent, the washing soda is in a 55 oz yellow box that resembles the shape of a cereal box) I finally found all the ingredients at Smiths. Albertsons has the Fels-Naptha but Smiths and Fred Meyer seem to carry it all. I have heard that the Fels-Naptha soap is great for stain fighting!
Homemade Liquid Laundry Soap- Front or top load machine- best value (from Duggar Family Website)
4 Cups hot tap water
1 Fels-Naptha soap bar
1 Cup Washing Soda
1/2Cup Borax
- Grate bar of soap and add to saucepan with water. Stir continually over medium-low heat until soap dissolves and is melted.
-Fill a 5 gallon bucket half full of hot tap water. Add melted soap, washing soda and Borax. Stir well until all powder is dissolved. Fill bucket to top with more hot water. Stir, cover and let sit overnight to thicken.
-Stir and fill a used, clean, laundry soap dispenser half full with soap and then fill rest of way with water. Shake before each use. (will gel)
-Optional: You can add 10-15 drops of essential oil per 2 gallons. Add once soap has cooled. Ideas: lavender, rosemary, tea tree oil.
-Yield: Liquid soap recipe makes 10 gallons.
-Top Load Machine- 5/8 Cup per load (Approx. 180 loads)
-Front Load Machines- ¼ Cup per load (Approx. 640 loads)
Powdered Laundry Detergent- Top load machine
1 Fels-Naptha soap bar
1 Cup Washing Soda
½ Cup Borax
-Grate soap or break into pieces and process in a food processor until powdered. Mix all ingredients. For light load, use 1 Tablespoon. For heavy or heavily soiled load, use 2 Tablespoons. Yields: 3 Cups detergent. (Approx. 40 loads)
Let me know if you make it and how you like it!
PS- Local gals, do you know where I can get essential oils for a reasonable price? I would appreciate a local (or great online) source. Thanks!
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