DIY Oven Cleaner

So I saw a pin on Pinterest so I had to give it a try. Actually, I knew this would work, but it's one of those cleaning jobs you just avoid. I mean, who wants to clean their oven? Well, the proof is in the pudding! Or in this case, Vinegar, Baking Soda, Lemon & some balled up aluminum foil. And elbow grease. Lots of elbow grease.

Ingredients

• Baking soda
• Vinegar
• Half lemon (not pictured)
• Balled-up aluminum foil

Pictures (with comments)

Before. Grimy, greasy, yucky. The glass in the door is gross.


My ingredients. I made a paste of baking soda & vinegar. Probably used about half a box of the baking soda, and I just poured a little bit of vinegar in at a time (to avoid the volcano eruption we're all too familiar with from 8th grade science).


I forgot to take a picture of it, but I used half a lemon as the applicator, and squeezed the fresh lemon juice all over the paste after I spread it on the door. Then I balled up aluminum foil as scours. You can see the grease on the aluminum ball.


Then I wiped it all way with a couple of paper towels. The door is now see-through and in fact reflective. You can see the top of my cabinets in the door's reflection now.


After. I think this worked. What do you think? It's not perfect, but like I said in the before/after photo, these results made me happy.


Here's the before & after comparison. Obviously the "after" isn't completely spotless, but it made me happy.

DIY Laundry Detergent

I saw this on Pinterest, so I gave it a go! I am telling you, this is remarkable! Credit goes to this blog: http://www.howdoesshe.com/cheaper-and-better-diy-laundry-detergent/ - Total cost is $29.55 for a year's worth of laundry.

I broke it down - Total ounces by weight = 381.2 oz
2 Tablespoons = 1 oz.

This means 381 loads of laundry. This equals $0.08 per load.

The math don't lie.

Ingredients

• 1 (4 lb 12 oz) Box of Borax
• 1 (3 lb 7 oz) Box of Arm & Hammer Super Washing Soda
• 1 (3 lb) Container of OxyClean
• 2 (14.1 oz) Bars of Fels Naptha
• 1 (4 lb) Box of Arm & Hammer Baking Soda
• 2 (55 oz) Bottles of Purex Crystals Fabric Softener

Directions

1. Cut the Fels Naptha into strips and then microwave.
2. Use a Magic Bullet or food processor to puree the Fels Naptha into a powder. If you don't want to use a processor, you can always use a cheese grater.
3. Get a very large bucket and mix everything together. It is recommended that you layer the ingredients and mix thoroughly.
4. You only need 2 tablespoons (even for the largest load of laundry)! The Purex Crystals lid is perfect for measuring.

Pictures (with comments)

The ingredients. List is above.


We had to cut the Fels Naptha. Then we microwaved it.


This is what Fels Naptha looks like after microwaving...


We used the Magic Bullet to puree the Fels Naptha into a powder - worked great!


My handy mixing helper!


Mix, mix, mix!


You only need 2 tablespoons (even for the largest load of laundry)! The Purex Crystals lid is perfect for measuring.


Here's the finished product. This is going to last for an entire YEAR!


Grand Total: $29.55 (pay no attention to the $20 cash back...)