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Your own FABRIC SOFTENER!!

Hello, good morning happy Tuesday. This diy Tuesday is a good one, I have been making this product for a long time now!
This is something that I found to work great, and save a LOT of money! This is making your own fabric softener!
This product is one of the easiest things I make and will not go back to store bought! This product contains ingredeints that you will more then likely have on hand and if not very cheap to get!
So if you’re ready let’s get to it!
For homemade fabric softener all you will need is:

  • an empty jug ( I just have a very old fabric softener jug) 
  • 2 cups of conditioner any kind, I use the cheapest from Wal-Mart, you can use dollar store but for the size difference I use Wal-Mart! 
  • You will need 3 cups white vinegar.
  • Last you need 6 cups warm water. 

That is all you need!
So now let’s make it, take your 2 cups of conditioner and 3 cups white vinegar and mix together, pour into the jug, then just add the 6 cups water.
Give it a shake I try to shake it a little before each use also, before using it. That is all there is to it.
I will leave a link down below to the pin for Pinterest that I had used when I started this money saving product. This will save you so much and it works great.
The vinegar will also help with a little extra stain remover boost.
So, give it a try, let me know what you think of this fantastic homemade product in the comments down below.
I would love to know what other diy products you would like to try?
Until next diy Tuesday have a great day and don’t be scared try making something new to save that money this week, and of coarse don’t forget hit that follow button to follow all the blog topics here at ITS A Mom Life!


Link:
https://pin.it/5bicngx4wwb6ry

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Diy Baby Wipes

In the world today of all the hustle and bustle it can be hard to stop, take a step back, look around and just enjoy!
I have made, tried, loved and hated lots of different products. With life as busy as it is with 4 kids, and money being tight from here and there I make a lot of my own stuff. Some of the products are worth it all, and some not at all. However with that said this is one product that I love and will keep making!
This is homemade baby wipes! How much money gets spent on random baby products? Yes you need wipes when you have a kid, but do you need some that are not actually good for the baby! Store wipes I find not to be the best there is alcohol in them, they dry out if left in the vehicle and freezes (As I live in Saskatchewan it’s cold a lot of the year) they are expensive, and just not the best!
With this I have a recipe that is so easy to make, costs so much less then buying them, and work great without drying out the baby’s bottom! Sound like something you are interested in? Then give them a try!
For these wipes all you need is:

  • Select a size paper towel (these just make it even easier)
  • Coconut oil
  • Baby wash
  • Water
  • A bowl to mix it That is all! 

How I do it, is a little different then I was taught, it’s just cutting some extra corners to get to my final step! 😉😎
With the paper towel cut in half to make one roll into two! They will be squares now. In your large bowl, add 2 cups hot water for every half of roll of paper towel, so if doing both halves double everything.
Then add 2-3 tablespoons coconut oil.
Then add 1-2 tablespoons baby wash Stir with the hot water until oil is melted and everything is mixed.
Then put the paper towel into the mix and get it all wet, squeeze out excess water, now this is the longest part, unroll the paper towel and layer it.
However you would like I just go back and forth until it’s all layered.
Then just store it in a air tight container or even a large zip lock bag! That is all there is to it, they don’t dry out, and work fantastic!
Give it a try let me know what you think in the comments down below, have you made them before I would love your opinion on it.
Don’t forget to hit the follow button to join in the fun, let me know what DIY Products you would like to make! Till next Diy Tuesday have a great week, try to make your stuff, and save that money!

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❤Valentine’s Day Cards❤

Things sure have changed these days when it comes to Valentine cards! They are not cheap and not what they use to be, what do you think?
This year the kiddos are making the cards for their class! The nice thing about this is that they are super excited about doing it, and we don’t need to come up with a bunch crazy saying (which are not always easy for me), with these Valentine card’s they are just cut, glue and write!
This year I found a couple choices. There were 3 different cards choices, there was a bear with the saying “- I Hope You Have A Bear-y Happy Valentine’s Day,
Spinning heart which I wrote “I Hope You Have A Spinning Valentine’s Day.
Last was a knock knock joke. This has 2 googly eyes and reads:
Knock,Knock,Who’s There
Eyes
Eyes Who
Eye Wanted To Say Happy Valentine’s day.
They were fun to make with the kid’s, I ended up doing extra prep as I just used computer paper and traced out and cut out all the parts because, I ran out of construction paper, and I don’t have a printer. This is why there is some white bears which we said were polar bears. 😂
This was absolutely a fun, inexpensive way to do some unique, fun Valentine cards. These were found right on Pinterest I’ll leave the links below, for you to check them out! I believe they were or some were printable!
Also let me know what did you do for Valentine card’s this year? Did you buy some, have some on hand or make them? We had some bought ones on hand from last year but there wasn’t enough, so both kids are taking the diy ones!👌 Which I think are absolutely adorable!
Hope you find some motivation to have fun and save some money on cards this Valentine’s Day!

Bear heart- https://pin.it/er74xmcgfnsz6j
Spinning heart- https://pin.it/qx4455lbbtgab5
Knock,knock joke- https://pin.it/mp3mt5vwoo6mgb

The pictures are the supplies or cut outs, then what they look like after. The knock knock one has paper on it just to cover names! Of coarse they all used glue- white glue is what I used and for the spinning hearts we used a hot glue gun to secure it to the paper!❤

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Can You Feel The LOVE!❤

Hi there, and welcome to It’s A Mom Life!
Valentine’s day is always a busy time here in my house, as my oldest kid was born on Valentine’s day and being my only daughter out of 4 kids, that is a very special thing! So, I have always tried to amp things up a bit, however it’s not like things are always a good deal for this materialistic day!
So with all that I try to find new ideas and diy projects that we can do together in the house. Crafts can go a long way for quality time, and the can be displayed as decorations around the house.
I also try to do something that they will find special for them. This year I had seen a lot of buzz about hearts on the door stating what the parent finds special about the child! I figured I would give it a try, and the outcome as been awesome!
My daughter is a little more in it, then my son, as I am only writhing for the two older children that can read!
I have pre cut out hearts so all I need to do is the writting! With this every night or morning I tape a heart saying what is unique and/or special about each child, and they look forward to reading the new heart to feel that “love”.
This is how it is going and what the out come looks like! They share a bedroom right now so, I have each kid’s heart on different sides of the door! I will continue to add a heart each day of February!
What do you do for your kids on Valentine’s day, do you get them something for that day or do special stuff through out the month? Let me know how you roll and what fun things you do!   

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Make it and love it!

The fact of it all is that as a mom of 4, I get busy! Even being a stay at home mom, it gets crazy here! Does this sound familiar? So lets make what we can easier!
For this I want to say and show you a very easy homemade cleaner, that can be used for any surface. This is good for counters, mirrors, cupboards, floors, you need to wipe it down you can go to this!
What is it you might be wondering? It is the good old vinegar and water, that’s right that’s all it is. I add some essential oils to it just to add some nice smells to the house air! This makes it easy to change smells as the season’s change also!
So… for this all you need is:
A spray bottle
Vinegar
Water
Essential oil
To make it’s just as easy, fill spray bottle about 1/4 full of vinegar, fill rest of way with water then simply add essential oil about 10-20 drops or to desired strenth!
That is it, an awesome inexpensive all purpose cleaner, to help save time and money!
Give it a try what scent’s do you enjoy, do you change with the seasons.
I am currently using lemon for the surfaces, and peppermint for my floors!
Let me know yours in the comments down below!
Until next time have a great clean, fun smelling day!