Experiment with Natural Dye
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Dye clothing, curtains and other textiles with food items that are already in your pantry. Blackberries, spinach and red cabbage are among the fruits and vegetables that can produce beautiful natural dyes. The striking golden yellow seen above was made using onion skins! Get info at Curbly.
Make Your Own Natural Fire Starters
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No need to waste money on store-bought fire starters for your cozy fall and winter fires. If you have pine cones littering your yard, gather them up and try out a DIY project offered by Design Sponge. This fire starter tutorial requires pine cones, twine, candle wax and your choice of essential oils for fire starters that make your house smell good, too.
Kill Weeds with Non-Toxic Household Products
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If you want to clear your yard of weeds before everything goes dormant for the winter, don’t give in to the easy and toxic solution of RoundUp or other chemical weed killers. You can kill weeds with varying degrees of success using non-toxic methods like boiling water, vinegar and cornmeal. You can also block weeds from sprouting with weed fabric and garden mulch, or layers of wet newspaper. Details at DIY Life.
