Fake and practically free home-made Febreze? Yes please

It's a gloomy and rainy day here in Dallas today so I spent some time searching the web for DIY household items and came across one of my all time favorites! Febreze!!! I thought to myself... how the hell would someone make febreze and actually have it work right? Well from what I've read it works really well and am going to try it out as soon as I get back to my home to Minnesota. My boyfriend used to make fun of me years ago for being obsessed with Febreze but it adds up if you use it often...and with pups, it comes in handy for sure!!

So here's the recipe and ya'll let me know if you make it and how works then I'll do the same when I make it!

            For a regular 32 ounce bottle

-1/8 Cup of Your Favorite Fabric Softener
-2 Tablespoons Baking Soda
-Hot Tap Water - To Fill the Bottle to the Top

Shake well in the bottle once you've got all of the ingredients in
then go fight those nasty pup odors!







Faked out Febreze cost: Fake Febreeze- less than $0.20 for 1oz fabric softner (of your choice)

Total Faked out Cost: $0.20 Each- Compare to Actual Febreze (give or take $6.00) NO THANKS!

Total Faked Savings:  $5.60 each

Source: FakeitFrugal.blogspot.com

Men are like mascara, they usually run at the first sign of emotion....Unless they're waterproof

Like that title huh?

When it comes to being picky I am about as picky about my make up choices as I am my men (although I've found me one thats pretty close to perfect) but my make up on the other hand mascara is my guilty pleasure and I am always on the hunt. I used to use YSL Faux Cils and basically obsessed over it because well...it's the best of the best. Many people love their Dior and their Lancome but once you've given your eyes the chance to flaunt their goodness with the YSL it's hard to consider anything else.

Seeing as YSL costs a pretty penny and comes close to $30 for a tube I have resorted to trying to find something to compare but for 1/4 of the price. My search has been a tough one but I have found my top 3 and will probably continue to try my best and search around for something better. All who know me know that I am easy but yet difficult to please but I am happy with the outcome of these 3 bad boys. Let me know your thoughts and if you have any recommendations for my endless cheap mascara search.

                                                                 Before (and quite scary)

Covergirl Lash Blast Volume (waterproof)

Bare Minerals Flawless Definition

                                                     Loreal Extra Volume Collagen

Almost too cute to eat...

Let's face it, as the holidays approach all we think about is the food we're going to eat and how we're going to prepare it. Even though the dinner is always amazing, the dessert is what I long for the most. I always search for new, fun and innovative little treats so serve guests when they come over and this year I've found one of my favorites. Trying my hardest to talk the bf into having some kind of holiday/xmas/ugly sweater/long underwear party at the house this year, partly because I want to make these cookies!! I'm pretty sure they're almost too adorable to eat but peanut butter and pretzels in the same cookie??  It's pretty safe to say that they'll probably be gone before the guests arrive :) I will post my process for these little munchkins when I make them...

Reindeer Cookies

Printable Recipe

3/4 cup peanut butter

1 1/4 cup firmly packed brown sugar

1/2 cup shortening

3 tablespoons milk

1 tablespoon vanilla

1 egg

1 3/4 cup all-purpose flour

3/4 teaspoon baking soda

3/4 teaspoon salt

Chocolate-covered mini pretzels

Mini brown M&Ms

Regular-sized red M&Ms

Preheat oven to 375°F.

Combine brown sugar, peanut butter, shortening, milk, and vanilla in large bowl. Beat at medium speed until well blended. Add egg; beat until just blended.

In a separate bowl, combine flour, baking soda, and salt. Add to creamed mixture at low speed. Mix just until blended.

Form dough into 1-inch balls. To make reindeer-shaped cookies, pinch the bottom of the ball slightly to form a point, then gently flatten with your hand. Space cookies about 2 inches apart on a greased cookie sheet and bake for 7 to 8 minutes, until set or just beginning to brown. 

Remove from oven and immediately (and gently) press two mini pretzels into the tops of the cookies for the reindeer's antlers. Press two mini brown M&Ms in for the eyes and one red M&M for the nose (or any other color... some of mine ended up with green noses. They might be South Pole reindeer.). 

Allow to cool 2 minutes on the baking sheet and then transfer to a wire rack or paper towel to cool completely. 

Makes about 40 reindeer cookies.

Source- Budding Baketress