Homemade ways to save money ~ Handmade hacks ~ Money Saving DIYs
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- Опубликовано: 28 май 2024
- In this video, I share a few simple ways you can save money by making things yourself. Enjoy! :)
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CEREAL RECIPE:
6 cups rolled oats
1 cup chopped pecans
1 1/2 cup shredded coconut
1/4 cup melted butter
1/2 cup olive oil
1/2 cup maple syrup
1/4 cup brown sugar (or succanet)
1 1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
Mix the first three ingredients together in a large mixing bowl.
Mix the remaining ingredients together and pour over the dry mixture. Mix well. Pour the granola in a parchment paper lined pan. Bake at 300 degrees for around 45 minutes or until golden brown. Remove from oven and cool before putting into containers.
HOMEMADE SUET:
1 cup lard or bacon grease
1 cup peanut butter
2 cups rolled oats
2 cups cornmeal
1 cup flour
1/3 cup white sugar
For a crumbly suet, mix together cold. For a compact suet, melt the lard and peanutbutter.
HOMEMADE ROOTBEER:
Put 1 cup white sugar in a two quart jar. Add 4 teaspoons rootbeer extract. Fill jar with lukewarm water. Add 1/2 teaspoon dry yeast. Put in sun for four hours.
HOMEMADE LAUNDRY DETERGENT:
1 large box pure baking soda
1 container oxi-clean
1 box super washing soda
1 box borax
1 container Arm n Hammer clean scentsations in wash scent booster
2 bars Fels Naptha soap, grated
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I am handy with a needle, sewing machine, crochet hook etc so I never purchase curtains, drapes, tablecloths (except vintage) pillows etc. I also made all the blankets and quilts on the beds and rugs on the floors. Both of my daughters homes and also my best friends homes are full too. This past year I had many surgeries and have 20 crochet blankets stacked up and am donating them to a homeless shelter that helps people get into apartments.
So very generous of you. God bless you with abundance of all good things ♥️
Hey 😃
That super great you can sew
Do you have a pattern for the rugs ..
would love to make a kitchen rug .
Thank you if not no worries
Blessing
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@@celinebridges7817 All of my rugs were crocheted and I used RUclips tutorials. I know one was Jayda in Stitches but I don't remember the others. Just tyoe crochet rug in RUclips and lots come up.
Hi Mary, My name is Mary. I'm from Michigan. I did have an opportunity to come to Holmes County and see you at the store. I was the last one that caught you on your way out of the building. Just wanted to tell you how much I enjoy your videos. Long story that I won't go into on here but my life is very hard and intense right now and you provide a needed escape so, thank you. If anyone reading this feels lead to pray for me, I would appreciate it more than can imagine. Praise the Lord for He is so good! Much love to all from Michigan.
It's Marie- Mary I'm sorry you're going through difficulties. In 3 days I will drop off a Prayer Card I have composed for a Church Group to pray for you. I have said a prayer for you, too. A month ago my son went through a scary heart wrenching experience (too long for here). The Lord is getting us through it. Have faith for answered prayers 🙏. God Bless you.
I have been making my own glass cleaner for years with a recipe that actually came from an Amish cookbook that I have. Never any streaks!! 1 pint rubbing alcohol 1 Tbsp household ammonia 1Tbsp dishwashing liquid 1gallon water
It has become a family tradition each year in May/June to pick strawberries and make jam. My mom used to love to do this in upstate NY when she was able. After her death in 2012 the strawberries here in the mid-Ohio Valley were ready on Mother’s Day weekend. So in her memory I went and picked and made jam. The next year one daughter and granddaughter joined in and now almost all our grandkids have become part of the tradition. And it gives all our families a stock of wonderful jam for the year
What a wonderful tradition in honor of your mother!
Awesome! Thx for sharing
I made your glass cleaner recipe, works beautifully!!!!!! I am so impressed, I have 14 floor to ceilings windows across the back of my house, the same in the back of the daylight rancher. I did half the recipe just to make sure. Thank you for sharing.
@Jane Carrico--- Thank you for the glass cleaner recipe.
I love family traditions! Strawberry making is perfect. I used to freeze peaches & it was always a treat to have them all through the winter months.
I love your, "Praise GOD from Whom all blessings flow" sign....I say this often....bless you!
I was thinking the same thing!
I’ve been making an amazing stain remover for years. My granddaughter always says “Mamaw can get that stain out.” Equal parts alcohol, peroxide, dawn and water in a spray bottle. Works great. Thanks for your great videos. God Bless You.
I'll will try this thank you.
Thx for sharing
Will this get hard? Can you make a full bottle or just a little?
You are so totally the Proverbs 31 woman! You’re adorable in your cute shirts and skirts and your bare feet on your immaculate floors. Your husband must be so honored by your good work. God bless you big!
I agree. My sister hit a deer 🦌sad 😢...she is 7 hours from home. Stuck in a hotel waiting for the insurance adjustor. Trying to decide to fly home, rent a car or just stay put. There videos are keeping her sanity ... she is watching them in-between making phone calls, praying and crying
@@designdoctor247 glad she is ok. Hope she made it home safe.
What a kind comment. I agree, and you stated it very well.
I'm 75 years old, so not sure anyone here can relate. I can remember my grandfather making and putting it in glass bottles. We'd have the bottles explode down in the basement on the regular. Brings back great memories...thank you!
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😀 yes! Lol
Mary, I really love your videos, but this has to be one of my favorites. Yes, some of these I already do, but some I hadn’t even thought of. Please keep these coming.
Making homemade rootbeer brings back memories of my childhood...we use to make it & put it in glass pop bottles (we had saved) . We capped the bottles after making a large amount, laid the bottles in the sun for a certain length of time, then put them in a wire basket & in a cooler of ice cold water out in our milk house...back in the day when we still used milk cans. When we milked the cows on warm summer nights that was the best treat ever.
I buy longer skirts and I’m a bigger person so I cut mine off from the waist band then I can make it fit me. Just add elastic around the new waist.
@Pat I must say I don't always notice names as I'm reading comments, but yours caught my attention. That was my mom's name & she passed away last August. 😊
What a great idea!
Pat that a super duper idea!!! Am going to do it today😁
So glad God called you to do this work.It is such a blessing for so many of us
Amen!
I love your videos thank you for making them. One thing I’ve done for years to save money, the inside panel of the shower curtain is a vinyl. After a few months it gets mildew on the lower inside edges and I used to spray it weekly to clean it. I got tired of that and replacing it a few times a year. I bought the water proof one and cut it 6 inches below the rings, attached Velcro to lower and upper portions. Now I can take off the lower edge and throw it in the washing machine with bleach and I don’t have to replace it or keep spraying it.
Attaching after washing is so easy just Velcro it back on.
How is it possible to see 5 thumbs down is a head scratcher!🥲
You’re amazing sister!
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I know right...Haters!!!!!!
@@jackielucchesi6654 Not hating. I love this channel, and find Mary to be very genuine. But it stretches credulity to see her making detergent which contained numerous expensive ingredients, not to mention the toxic cloud she was inhaling while doing it. Mary is a hard working ambitious entrepreneur who has a shop where she aims to SELL things. So, for me, this particular video was a bid disingenuous.
@@nomomaga7866 ok understand
@@nomomaga7866 Not sure where you're buying them, but none of the ingredients in her laundry detergent is expensive. Or toxic, for that matter. Which is a big reason for making one's own -- no chemicals.
It amazes me what's not to like about the video.
Thanks, Mary! I have been making the same soap recipe for many years. Also granola and suet! We do have a bear problem so I haven't done suet in a long time. We scaled our garden back to mostly herbs. They grow well and I do dry them to use all year. No soda here! We thrift shop for 90% of our clothes. I am thankful for a mom who taught me to sew. All of my children sew, boys and girls! One thing I do for health and money reasons is make my own dog sprays and flea powders. We also rarely buy salad dressings. I used to make my own mayonnaise when my house was fuller. I also make my own vanilla extract.
I always encourage people to learn to sew. Building clothing from scratch can be expensive but altering ready made clothes, especially sale and thrift finds, can save you a lot of money. We have done formal wear like that for decades. Nobody is the wiser!
Hi Missy, I’m curious about the recipes for dog spray and flea powder if your inclined to share. Also how often do you have use it on the dog? Thank you!
I’m also interested in the homemade dog spray and flea powder. Please let us know recipes. @Missy B.
I may have opened a can of worms (or bugs)! This will be a complex answer. I will do it in 3 posts. Today I googled each article I will mention and they all came up. I am not a vet or an expert. I am a mom, grandmother, and pet owner. I have 4 dogs (soon 5) and 5 cats. My cats are indoors so I cannot help you with treatment for them (although it will be in the book I mention). I did a lot of research and my vet approves of my approach. In fact she loves my dogs, says they make the exam room smell like a spa, and feels the EO is part of why they are so calm. I live in the northeast of the USA. I don't use the sprays in the winter when temps are below freezing. Heartworm is not quite the threat here like it is in southern states. My dogs get annual physicals and blood work to check for tick borne diseases, etc. To date only a Sr rescue has been positive and he came that way.
I do sometimes find ticks and remove them. Nothing is foolproof.
Mary has amazing followers so I expect everyone will be kind here. I am not a follower of any specific brand of EO. Please do your research and be comfortable with your decision.
This journey all began 4 years ago when my young dog had a seizure that the vet determined was from a flea/tick collar. I see now that brand has law suits against it. (I am not naming the brand on purpose)
I make a plastic backed, felt pad with an elastic piece for my dog's collars. It is for the drops.
This process is labor intensive on the human side. It is just part of our routine and we are used to it.
Monthly I apply the powder.
Daily I apply flea drops and tick spray, alternating tick drops and flea spray. Twice a week I use neem lotion/spray instead. I should add that when we still worked at a summer camp in the woods we applied one kind in the morning and the opposite in the evening. We still do depending on where we will be.
Descriptions to follow.
We use the same sprays on us. Never on the cats. If you have small children please research.
Flea and tick sprays and drops.
Original article from Dogs Naturally magazine, "4 Natural Flea and Tick Repellent Recipes For Your Dogs".
This article was based on Recipes found in this book: Holistic Aromatherapy for Animals by Kristen Leigh Bell. It mostly deals with dogs but covers other animals. Very good book. She still supports the content but no longer takes questions from it. I think she does make up now.
I did add 2 drops of lemon eucalyptus EO to the flea recipe.
Neem lotion or spray.
Source: Animal Wellness magazine, "Essential Oils: Natural Insect Repellent for Dogs" by Nayam Morag.
This gives good explanations of several EO. At the end is a recipe for a dog lotion. We use it twice a week instead of the other sprays. It is potent and lasts longer. I love it but some people do not like neem oil.
I have siberian huskies. Long fur and lotion don't go well together, I make mine a spray.
The aloe needs to be INNER FILLET. They do lick it. If you use a thick inner fillet you will get a lotion. If you use a liquid inner filet (like the drinkable kind) you get a spray.
I have already used this EO blend in the base of my other flea and tick sprays.
To this recipe I added: rose geranium, palo santo, and rosalina EO.
My Mom and I enjoy your videos so much. You inspire us. 🙂🐥💐
You deserve every glorious moment Mary and I just wish I could have been at the opening of your line..
I live close to Mary. From WV and MI I am. But. For 22 years I have lived in Amish Country OH. Hubbys job sent him here. I also couldn’t go see Mary at her Meet and Greet. My children and Grandchildren were here . They live out west 2000 miles away.
Me too!
I don't make my own laundry detergent, but when I get to the end of a jug, I hate to waste the product that's still clinging to the inside of the container. I add water and then shake it up to mix the remaining detergent with the water. I then pour it into a spray bottle to use as a very effective fabric refresher. It works perfectly to spray over cushions, rugs, curtains, etc. and gives such a clean scent. I do the same with my liquid fabric softener containers. Better than Febreeze, and free!
One of my money savers is canning dried beans. I buy them on sale (near all the dried beans Kroger sells) and can them for a heat and eat side. Also do a custom mix of red, black, pinto, and kidney beans that I use for chili.
I would love for you to tell me how you can the dried beans, I would love to do that.
Thank you Mary for sharing your recipes and ideas. You always have a wholesome and wonderfully helpful attitude that I so appreciate. I’ve noticed that your viewers generally feel very protective and appreciative of you, as do I.
I love watching how God is elevating you. Absolutely beautiful ❤️
Mary I am so so inspired by your videos. and impressed in all that you do. I watched you build a rustic wood shelf from wood you said was given to you. and you built it with so well constructed with a door. I loved it. for your kitchen or hall.
I think you make us women feel like we can build anything. Thank so much.
Here in Ireland I grow 5 plants of rhubarb it's a great plant, it looks after itself and give great harvest every year. A plant can live for over 20-years I make cakes .jam. lemonade .an infused with vodka and vanilla have a Christmas. I use the leaves as a pesticide and mulch you eat the stalks. I just put horse manure on it in the spring
I learned to make my own vanilla extract. It’s cost effective and so much better than store bought vanilla. It makes a great gift too!
Would you mind sharing that recipe in this comment section? I am always looking for a vanilla recipe that is stronger in flavor.
@@janetbyrne7765 You can make it by putting vanilla beans in a jar filled with vodka. Leave it in a cupboard for 2 or more months. It's wonderful!
@@sunflowerbrown5823 this is exactly how I made mine! Lasts forever. Made it for my daughter and my two daughters-in-law too. So worth every penny I spent. ❤️
Sure! It’s actually so easy. I bought Tahitian whole vanilla beans from Amazon, cut them in about 4 in. pieces and put them in a glass jar, poured in cheap vodka and put a tight lid on. Let that sit for at least a month or so. Gets stronger the longer you wait.
@@vcarmichelli7781 It's so easy and SO good, isn't it? I haven't gotten store bought in years!
Great wake ups on the ridiculous cost of items like laundry detergent and cereals, as a young wife we had 3 Hugh gardens, at first canning, pickling, and cider making! We were care takers of several 70 acres homesteads. Including an apple orchard. A two acre pond provided fresh fish, and a cousin raised beef! We later on had two large freezers and froze some of our vegetables providing food for the extended family! Including ten foster children over the years! Blessed and safe days!
I've been making my own soap for several years now. I don't use the scentsations (I like unscented laundry soap), and I add 2 bars of Zote soap along with the Fels Naptha. Cost for me is 25.00 a year. I use 2 TBS a load, and it's just me.
Hee Hee Hee Don’t we all have that one family member??🤣🤣🤣 For me it’s my hubby. But, he works so hard and is so darn cute!💜😘
Such a handy woman! I wholeheartedly agree with you Mary, the prices or everything are going up. Our patio furniture needed a new set of cushions. The cheapest replacement I was able to find was at $ 75 for one chair. I needed 4!!! I have have decided to make my own. I was able to find Sunbrella fabric for $ 6.99 per yard. The whole set cost me $ 95.00 plus I was able to make a lumber pillows with the leftover fabric.
Hi Mary! I hope this day is a good day for you!
My husband and I are travelling through Ohio today. Our destination is Berlin. I was hoping We could catch a glimpse of all the wonderful places you talk about!!!
Could you be so kind as to give us information on addresses on some of the places you love? I feel like I’m overstepping my boundaries !! If this is too intrusive let me know! You inspire me!!
April
Thank you for sharing your recipes, VERY much appreciated ❣️❣️❣️
Hi Mary, love your channel. Here's a fun food tip. I love lemon in my iced tea, I buy several lemons, slice thinly and lay them flat on parchment or waxed paper on a cookie sheet, freeze over night, place them in a Ziploc bag and now you have fresh lemon for your tea, no waste! 😁
Marie here- A Great Tip for lemon Lovers: Buy lemons when in season, juice them, freeze in ice cube trays, then put in freezer bags. Cubes are ready when needed for a meal recipe, in a glass with water, pitcher for lemonade, etc., etc! ;-)
The only tip that comes to mind is using Hydrogen peroxide for fabric stains. I have white couches and when they get a stain I spritz some peroxide on it, let it fizz and rub it away with a cotton rag. Works great!
Also try a new magic eraser with the peroxide. Works awesome.
@@karenhager916 Careful with the magic erasers - they're just very fine sandpaper blocks, so they can rough up fabric, walls, furniture etc., and even remove the finish or paint.
@@leapintothewild good to know … I have not had trouble YET.
@@karenhager916 any idea if it would buff out scratches in glass? I’m itching to try 🤣
@@TexasMom68 I’m not sure it would work on glass . But I would try it at least it’s not going to hurt it for sure.
I have gardened often in my flip flops, not ideal, it can get messy. Flip flops are so easy to clean and depending on the material, dry very quickly. Feet are also easy to clean, and it often helps cool me cool off when I'm finished with the dirty work. Mary, yours look so sturdy and cute too, I'll be watching out for similar.
Pop's family,originally Pa. Dutch, and from Illinois always made root beer. We would hear them in the night sometimes pop a lid when he added too much yeast. Made snow ice cream and buckwheat pancakes with black strap molasses. Anything to get good nutrition into "the little crappers". Thank you for showing us these savers .
Hi Mary- I love homemade Salsa- once you make it you will never buy it again! I use it with chicken dishes and even on pork chops- top with a little sour cream! Here's my recipe: 4 Cups clean, squeeze out the seeds, chopped tomatoes, 1/2 large or 1 small red onion chopped very small (can even grate it), 1/2 cup chopped cilantro (you either love it or not- if not, use celery greens or a little green pepper),1 tsp sugar, 1/2 tsp salt & pepper, 1/2 tsp cumin or less, use 1 small jalapeño to give some heat to your taste (remove seeds if you don't like the heat but want mild flavor) and one last very important ingredient is fresh squeezed lime juice! Should make enough for a couple of dinners or one large batch of nachos! THANKS FOR ALL YOU DO! - Cindy (Oh I forgot, you can add a cup of fresh chopped peaches to make a sweeter salsa and put less tomato!)
It was wonderful to meet and talk to you, Mary! I love my small White Cottage Co. pitcher! We went to your booth at the Antique Mall and I purchased the upcycled clock that you did…it is proudly hanging in my kitchen! My husband and I had a wonderful 2 days in Ohio! It was truly a God-inspired, guided, and blessed couple of days! I was hoping you would share your suet recipe! The 4+ hour drive was so worth it! ❤️Cindi (from WV)
Terry from Canada. May I tell you how much I enjoy the music you choose as well. It's not yelling at us and adds to the spirit of the production. Nice. Thank you for your inspiration especially through Covid.
I love the yard apron. I'm making one to keep the stuff hurting my legs. Great idea. And you look fab- u- lous with the apron& stylish eyewear.
🐼 Big Bear Hugs from a 67 yr old grandma in Kirby, Texas, USA 🐼 🖤
Great idea for root beer. For the weed eating, save yourself some work and put black mulch down around your trees. Looks so pretty too
I came to see you at the Peddler with my daughter. I was pleased to meet you and I love your videos. I especially love your trash to treasure ideas since I love to do trash to treasure redos myself. Best wishes on your new endeavors and God Bless.
I use left over lemon lime or orange peelings and white vinegar in a jar. Let them sit for about a week or so. Then strain the peels out and mix about half and half with water in a spray bottle for a nice fresh smelling everyday cleaner.
I've done that before and it just smelled like vinegar. It didn't take on the orange scent at all. Is there anything else that you do?
Maybe heat up the vinegar I have made it both ways. I hope that works for ya😊
I make that same laundry detergent!! I love it and you are right, it cleans and smells so good.
I grow my entire garden in Amazon grow pots...absolutely the best way to grow garden. I have cucumbers, squash, cantaloupe, zucchini, tomatoes, peppers, jalapeños...the plants are beautiful even on your deck. If the weather changes the fabric pots have handles and I can move them. Love my garden!! Thanks for your tips
Always look forward to Wednesday mornings when new White Cottage Company videos will be released. Pour me a huge cup of coffee and sit down for my special time with Mary! Love, love, love today’s video with what I would call “quality of live” hacks and recipes. Made some granola yesterday with a recipe similar to the one Mary shared - sooooooo good. I love knowing that the ingredients are healthy and pure - - - no unknown additives.
One of my favorite, EASY hacks is to make homemade yogurt = another food item that is a million times more delicious when made at home. I make my yogurt using a gallon of milk and it keeps fresh in the refrigerator for about 2 weeks - although it never lasts that long at my house - HA! I just heat the milk in the microwave - easy! Then cool, stir in a few ingredients, pour into Instant Pot and about 8 hours later - the yummiest concoction I’ve ever eaten. Check out RUclips videos to see how easy - a church friend taught me how to make it. Sprinkle some yogurt on top - - - culinary heaven!
Thanks, Mary! You feel like a dear and treasured friend - - - always enjoy our Wednesday visits! You are so inspiring and motivating!
Hey Mary! I love your videos and am always happy when I see a new one come up in my feed :) I was wondering how much detergent you use for each load and if you have a high efficiency machine or a regular one. Thanks for your wonderful videos!
I just checked out Mary’s recipe, found it on the internet/Pinterest. It’s safe for HE washers. 2TBS for a normal size load. Increase by 1-2 Tbs for extra large load. The only differences in the recipes is 3 bars of Fels Naptha and essential oil instead of the A/H fragrance booster, otherwise the same.
Thanks, Mary! I so enjoyed meeting you last Saturday at The Peddler!
I was so excited to hear about your successful weekend at the Peddler! What a line of fans! I enjoyed today’s video so much. How practical your suggestions are. I love my garden and enjoy canning immensely! I make my own all-purpose cleaner from vinegar, distilled water and essential oils and it makes our bathroom sparkle AND smell so nice! I’ve never seen someone make root beer before! I’ll have to check that out! I have a grandson who’s crazy for root beer! I also make my own granola like you, however, I’m the only one who eats it, but my recipe is similar to yours. I’ve never used butter before, my recipe calls for a little vegetable oil. After the granola cools I add raisins, craisins, and other dried fruits as available. Reading others’ comments makes me happy to know that we all love similar things plus we bring new ideas to share. You’re making such an impact on so many folks just by being you! Wednesday’s can’t get here soon enough for the next video! Thank you sweet lady for ALL that you do! 💕😉💗👩🏻🌾
Hey! Kindred spirit!! Barefoot in the kitchen in the summer! My hack: homemade mayonnaise made from Trader Joe's organic sprouted tofu.: 3 bricks (1 1/2 pkgs) tofu, 5 TBS organic apple cider vinegar, 1 tsp garlic, scant tsp salt, 1/4 tsp turmeric. I blend in my Vitamix until creamy. Scoop into wide mouth jar--easy! Takes 2 minutes. Works also as a sour cream sub on baked potatoes, veggie topping, etc.
Thanks this sounds healthy and delicious 🇦🇺🥰
Excellent hacks & video.
Congrats on your new launch Mary! Would love to have been able to get there 😊 You’re an inspiration! Many blessings to you!🙏🙏🙏🥰🪴🌻
Weed eater skirt, what a good idea! My mom has an old riding skirt that she uses for garden work. I used to think another layer would be so hot but it really would spare your clothing. 👍🏼 Your birds are fortunate! Mine only get suet in the winter.
This video was great! I'm definitely going to try some of these! My mom made rootbeer when I was little. Sadly she passed when I was 21 and I didn't have the recipe. It was one of those "magical " things she just knew how to do. I'm also excited about the granola because eating boxed cereal even for a snack isn't very healthy.
As for me, I love to make all sorts of things. Candles, jams, cookies (healthy) and even the dogs' food occasionally. I'm a real old fashioned hand crafter so repair and manufacture is my lifestyle ( and I love it).
Would you mind to share your dog food recipe?
Hi, Lisa :) ! Say, on the topic of healthy and granola, I do want to share that since grains traditionally used to be prepared in ways ( by very healthy cultures around the world, in their various methods ) which nutrualized the enzyme-inhibitors in grains ( which can result in digestive health and allergy issues and more, go to WestonA.Pricefoundation.org to learn more ), I have some tips to make a better granola.
#1: Use pre-sprouted rolled oats ( find at Vitacost.com, it looks the same as old-fashioned oats ) or do your own using whole oats b4 rolling them, OR pre-soak your rolled/quick oats in water with TBS or 2 of whey or yogurt added, for 8 hours-ish. Just enough to wet thoroughly. Then dry slowly in over, breaking up chunks as it dries...a very laborious project !
#2 : Get pre sprouted nuts also on Vitacost or make your own. Much easier to do that with the oats. Get directions from that Foundation's website or " google" : "sprouted, crunchy nuts for snacking" .
Don't use things like wheat germ - it goes rancid very fast which is not healthy for you, or add flax B4 cooking granola in oven, as it should never be heated ( it's oils ) .
I also like to add anything else better left raw, out of it until after the cooking phase. I use coconut oil for the oil, and honey from bees not fed corn syrup ( which is GMO, too...) which most are nowadays, u have to check with local beekeepers for one that isn't, or use maple syrup or coconut sugar ( I prefer it to cane sugar, which is also a healthier, non-gmo option. Sugar beets are largely gmo now, I heard ). GMO is NOT the same thing as hybrids btw. It's forcefully mixing in things from other "kinds" !
My wife and I really enjoyed meeting you at The Peddler and both of us were really impressed with your products there. Now we have a reason to visit again!
My mom made homemade root beer for my 5th birthday party. That was super special, since my birthday came in a very busy season and wasn't often celebrated with much ado. Too bad that I was ill that evening and threw up at my own party!😒 Now I think I'd like to try making root beer and make a better memory to go with it!😄
POP! Love it…the word that is. Moved from Ohio to Arizona then Colorado. They know I’m from the east because they’re ‘soda’ folks. It will always be ‘pop’ for me. 😂 😂
MARY!-- were you "chopping" the pecans with a potato masher? I never would have thought of that--brilliant!
I grew up with a garden too I really miss it but I live in an apartment . I love your channel, Mary you are a very lovely person . Thank you for inspiring us!
This Video is one of my new favorites. This is the type I'd love to see more of. People love to learn and see how you do things. Please make more like this one. Thank you!
I’ll certainly have to make homemade root beer with the grandkids, I think we need to make homemade ice cream while we’re at it! They would absolutely love that, & I’m sure become our thing! Thank you!! Very awesome about the craft show! Congratulations on such a beautiful turnout!
Thanks for the recipes. Just a tip for seamstresses who are plumper that you--measure from the floor up to your hemline and it will make you skirt even length around our more endowed parts. Love the apron idea.
Here is something I always do…I alway shred my own cheese. I never buy store bought. My food processor has a shredding blade and it literally takes 10 seconds to do it. I normally will do a bunch at a time and freeze it. It tastes so much better and it melts better! I’m excited to try your laundry soap recipe.
I make my own extracts, herbal salts and rubs.
Toilet bowl and household cleaners. Also my own laundry soap.
The laundry soap is the best idea. I have nightmares over the containers they come in and the space they take in our dumps. I started using detergent sheets. I feel a 200% better. Will try your soap as well. Thank you for your beautiful crafts.
Cant believe it, i was thinking where do you get your lovely skirts from. What a great idea. I never tire of your videos, thanks so much for sharing your amazing talents ❤️
I was so surprised when you made the laundry soap. It is the same as I make and use lol I love it, it last forever and really does clean clothes well.
How much detergent do you use per load? Sm, med, large?
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Wonderful tips and tricks for making things. Thank you. I did get to meet you Saturday morning at the peddler. Was able to talk to you a few times as well. Picked up some of your candles and Tshirts 1 for me and a couple as gifts for others. Didn't realize it was such a tourist area. Plan on coming back another time. So much to see there. I live in Indiana and its pretty flat here. Was wonderful to see the rolling hills and so much green in your area. Stopped at your booth as well to see in person some of the items I have watched you create/make.
Truly enjoy your faith based views and creations.
I admire you for all you do. I bet that granola is scrumptious and I'm know the birds love your suet. Sometimes I wish I could have your lifestyle, but age and illness will not allow it. I wish you the best and God bless you.
Thank you so much for all the great recipes. I look forward to your videos each week. When they are shorter, I get depressed. LOL. You are a breath of fresh air. Congratulations on your new venture at The Peddler. You deserve every success. Love you, Mary.
I too grew up in a family that make things to save money. Thank you.
Love it! I used to make my own laundry soap for years. Using basically the same recipe. I need to do this again.
What a great video. I just bought the ingredients for making laundry soap…a liquid one, but now I may try your dry recipe instead. That apron is a brilliant idea. I love it and it protects the ankles and legs from sticks too. Love it.🇨🇦🌷
I really wanted to come see you after learning about your booth. My sisters, 8 friends of ours and myself had reservations to go to Shipshewana Indiana at the same time. I never been there and it was wonderful. As always I always enjoy your videos.
I make my own sourdough bread and rarely buy bread anymore.I have memories of making root beer growing up, once ever summer we had glass pop bottles in the storage room with a red thing a ma gig to clamp real bottle caps on . I have never seen one since !
Love these types of video's, I make so many things too, washing powder, deodorant, body butters, soap, cleaning products, clothes, dog piddle pads,
Mary, you’re amazing!! Is there anything you can’t do?? 😂😂😂
I have been so busy in packing up to move out of our rental. I hope to take to our new home your great ideas and use them in my home. God bless you and thank you for always sharing with us, love ya lots!!
LOL 😂😆 I had to laugh when you said sweltering 80s it's been 112 and 114 in Bakersfield California where I live this last week. Lol
Hey Mary, love the video! Did you know you can buy the bar soap already grated. Cuts out all the work of grating! I found it in Walmart like that.
Instead of purchasing super expensive outdoor curtains for our porch space, my husband and I used paint cover cloths from the hardware store and hung them as curtains with a rope tie back. People compliment all the time on them and they cost $30!!!
Our squirrels take the green suet grid off the tree and run away with it! Even after we secure it with strong wire. Animals are so smart!
Here in Minnesota, we also say “pop” instead of soda.
I'm in between the two of you and I say soda pop lol.
In the south we call everything "Coke". So we might say, "Do you want to go to the store and get a Coke?" Once there you might actually purchase Dr Pepper. Lol!
We call it POP here in the southern USA.
Mary! You are amazing! God has blessed you abundantly.
Mary you are so clever!
Great video! I made the bird suet, my birds love it!
I remember my mother making sassafras tea when I was small.
Thank you for sharing Mary😁it is very much appreciated!!
My Dad used to make us homemade Root Beer, such fun memories, thanks Mary! My siblings and I would collect empty glass coke bottles from the beach so he could wash/sterilize them for the batch. He had a hand capper and now & then caps would pop off under pressure! I can still see in my mind those bottles lined up on the back porch as we awaited them to get fizzy and ready to drink.
ABSOLUTELY correct! Laundry detergents have become ridiculously expensive! Making our own! Thank you for this vid!
Thank you everyone for sharing ideas. Back in Africa I shall have to adapt the ideas as we do not have your stores or goods. Grateful to experiment.
I make a tremendous amount of things homemade: all cleaning products, deodorant, toothpaste, bread, apple cider vinegar, shrub, etc. It feels so good to save so much money.
Fels Napa soap is awesome. Have kept it around for years. I clean leather sneekers with a soapy wash cloth, wipe off, let dry . New looking. I wash the shoestrings with it also. Bright white.
Tip for cleaner 1/8 cup dawn dish soap, 1/8 cup cleaning vinegar, 2 cups water in a spray bottle = basic cleaner for kitchen. Also my mom always poured boiling water down every drain and the toilet once a month. Idk if it did anything but during a home inspection the inspector said she had some of the cleanest pipes he's ever seen.
(Edited for qty. I usually eyeball it. Basically you want a 4th of the bottle to be your mixture and the rest hot water. Also you can add essential oils for scent if you want but I don't because I just make it up real fast and don't waste my time on oils. )
Lol--oh Mary, you brought back memories of many decades ago when my gramps made homemade root beer. He put it in individual bottles and laid the bottles on their sides out on the wood pile. During the heat of the day, we were playing in the yard when the caps began to shoot across the yard at us kids pop, pop, pop! Oh my gosh, to this day I still laugh when I am reminded of it. Thank you for the chuckle😄
Love all these things you do and Make Mary!
Hi Mary! Thank you for all of these tips! 😘
Thanks for the tip on your weeding skirt, great idea!! 💡
I love your voice. Calm and humble. And you do not look unsightly at all. I can’t imagine that for you at all. 😃 glad I watched this. I have a mud skirt for when I go quadding so I could use that for weed eating. I need to do that today. Thanks for the reminder.
Love making laundry detergent. I can spend 25 to 40 dollars and have it last 9 to 12 months. Big saving.
You can just do everything Mary!!!
Glad your meet and greet turned out. If I were close to you I would definitely have been there!👍😊💖
Mary, you have become a celebrity! Good for you.
Loved the video Mary! Here in New Jersey we are dealing with a massive cicada infestation-every 17 years they come up from underground en mass! They are gross! So I’ve been indoors only since early May. One of these days I will mow my lawn and weed my garden either when they finally go away or I get a warning letter from my town that my grass needs to be mowed-whichever occurs first! I do want to try some of these hacks. Thank you for sharing!!