Liz – Page 6 – CONFIDENT TO DIY

Shampoo and Conditioner Bars

After Five years of living in Utah I have discovered that thoughtlessly using any shampoo and conditioner in hard water leads to disgustingly dirty hair that looks oily and feels disgusting. The general principal of living with hard water is that the more one washes their hair the dirtier it feels and looks. So my [...]

IKEA Cat Tree

The Ikea Elvarli Cat tree is great for anyone with limited space or wishing to have a damage free cat tree such as when living in a rental home or having plaster and lath walls. This cat tree works by installing a damage free pressure support rail that runs parallel between the ceiling and floor. [...]

Emergency Candle Kit In A Mason Jar

*I used candles readily found at the dollar tree and some from an army surplus store. The candles were different sizes and required the use of different sized mason jars. The more commonly found Dollar Tree emergency candles require using a 16oz wide mouth mason jars Because they are just barely too long for the [...]

Canning Apple Butter

I used the stove top method year 1 and it turned out amazing especially for a beginner not knowing what I was doing. It resulted in a great texture and consistency but it was extremely labor intensive staying and stirring the mix for hours at the stove. Year two I used two recipes and combined [...]

IKEA KUNGSFORS
Magnetic Knife Rack Stainless Steel Upgrade

I have loved my magnetic knife racks but they were getting scratched and also scratching my knives. I found the easy solution! I bought real cork tape at Craft Outlet for $7.00 + S&H. Clean the knife rack with warm water and mild detergent. Add the cork tape to the dry surface. Put knives back [...]

Painted Oil Lamp

I thought I was purchasing a single ceramic oil lamp. To my surprise two identical glass oil lamps arrived and in desperate need of TLC! The oil lamp burners were horribly rusted and peeling off the brass coating paint color. The oil lamp bases smelled of kerosene and one of the chimneys was missing. So [...]

Eton FRX5-BT

This little radio came to me as a gift and it retails for $79.00. Its main selling points are not in its speaker quality or cell phone charging abilities. In fact this radio fails drastically in those areas but it makes up for it with its solar panel and NOAA alert features. Emergency Device Charging [...]

Crash Course Intro to Oil Lamps

A storm rolled through and took out the power. We had been without power and spotty internet for 7 days. It was the perfect time to pull the trigger and buy some oil lamps! I picked up two beautiful true vintage purple glassed oil lamps at a local boutique shop. Thankfully this city is just [...]

JBL Charge Repairs Replacement Battery Charge port Replacement Battery If you find inexpensive batteries on Amazon or Newegg.com with the item size description as… Product Dimensions : 3.78 x 1.15 x 0.77 inches; 2.82 Ounces DO NOT BUY! The battery pictured below has the wrong color leads and is just completely the wrong size. Buy [...]

Rooftop Tent Ladder Bag

I used the same principals for making a shopping tote bag to make my ladder carrying/storage bag. This was so easy to make that it was made before I could stop to take pictures. Here is the tutorial that inspired me Tote making guide. Start by measuring the L x W x H (31” x [...]