Fancy Fresh Marinara Sauce

Every once in awhile I’ll impress myself by making something from scratch. This doesn’t happen often, so when it does and I love it, I feel the urge to share it with the world! My in-laws have a TON of produce growing in their garden, and let me pick as much as my heart desires. A few days ago I left with bags and bags of tomatoes in tow, and after whipping up a big batch of my favorite homemade salsa, I decided to give marinara sauce a shot. How hard could it be?  

Pinterest Tested: DIY Coffee Body Scrub

I am a sucker for beauty products, but I like to be smart about it. Over the past few years I have become more and more picky about the ingredients in them. I don’t feel comfortable putting sketchy ingredients on my body, and I try to avoid them in my products. Recently I was shopping around for a body scrub and  

Pinterest Tested: Homemade Laundry Detergent??

Continuing my “Pinterest Tested” series, I wanted to feature something I’ve been seeing more and more lately: homemade natural products. I became curious after 

Do yourself a favor: try the KonMari Method

Clutter makes me cranky. Messes cause me stresses. I could go on and on but here’s my point- I am always trying to find ways to make organizing interesting or “sexy” because frankly-

Pinterest Tested: Homemade “Goo Gone”

Hi my name is Smitha and I am a jar addict. I love reusing jars… for everything from storage containers to flower vases to even

$10 Valentine’s Day Gift Idea

Happy (almost) Valentine’s Day everyone! This holiday has always been so special to me, because personally, I believe

My Favorite $7 Last Minute Gift Idea!

Merry Christmas to all, and to all a movie night! Check out my FAVORITE last minute gift idea for under $7- a Movie Night Gift Basket- including a RedBox Gift Code!

Too-Easy Treat Containers!

Today’s too-easy DIY: transforming these oatmeal containers to gift Christmas cookies!

Ipsy October Glam Bag Review + Bonus Ipsy Goodies!

So here I am on month five of my Ipsy subscription and I’m still loving it. In the beginning, I thought I wouldn’t be as excited about my bags as the months went by, but (thankfully) I was wrong! I have to admit, I totally stalked my mailbox this month (okay actually just the tracking info) because not only was I excited about trying some new beauty treats, but I also had some extra goodies come along with my October bag. I redeemed some points for a few full size items, and I’ll get into the details of that later… ❤

Ipsy September Glam Bag Review!

I cannot believe that it’s October already! It’s starting to cool off around here and even though it’s still about 80 degrees outside, I am in full fall mode. In addition to falling leaves and pumpkin spice everything, one of the fun things I look forward to is getting my next Ipsy bag.

DIY: Festive Fall Banner

I LOVE FALL. The cooler weather, comfy sweaters, cozy boots, and pumpkin everything! Now that’s fall is finally here, I can really start getting into these projects I’ve had stored up in my mind all summer. When I came across these thick leaf drink coasters on a recent shopping trip, I knew exactly what I wanted to use them for- a easy and inexpensive fall banner!

Deal Alert: Free DIY workshop at a Home Depot near you!

I love DIYs and I love saving money. They are two of my favorite things ever! My husband knows it. My friends know it. Facebook knows it. And their ads clearly know it, too – because as I was scrolling through Facebook one evening, an ad for a “Do-It-Herself” workshop showed up in my feed. I was immediately interested as I clicked

Fresh Salsa: Easy Recipe

When my sweet mother-in-law gave me a TON of tomatoes from her garden recently, I wanted to turn them into something tasty that would

DIY Chalkboard

After this project, I want to chalkboard EVERYTHING. Okay maybe not everything, but it was so easy and quick, not to mention inexpensive. The results were stunning! I found this big, old dusty frame at a thrift store, and I immediately knew what I wanted to do with it…

My Favorite $6 Fall leggings!

 🔸Pumpkins ✔️

🔸Fall candles ✔️

🔸Fleece leggings✔️✔️✔️✔️✔️

When I find something I love and that is a total steal I always have to share!