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DIY Project: Mason Jar Apothecary Jar

April 18, 2020 by Dagmar Bleasdale 8 Comments

I made this Mason Jar Apothecary Jar in just a few minutes! Here is the tutorial.

Mason Jar Apothecary Jar

Welcome to Dagmar’s Home — where I show you how to have a beautiful home — on a budget.

Oh, how I love mason jars. In this post I’ll show you how to make a cute mason jar apothecary jar.

I can’t get enough of looking at all the neat DIY projects with mason jars on Pinterest.

I have a Pinterest board called “Mason Jar Love” for a reason.

I store our cereal and nuts in mason jars in the kitchen because I like the old-fashioned look. Mason jars don’t just get used for canning anymore. [Read more…]

Healthy French Toast With Chia Seeds Recipe

April 16, 2020 by Dagmar Bleasdale 1 Comment

Try something new for breakfast — this healthy French toast with chia seeds and almond milk! It’s so easy to add more nutrition to this classic.

Healthy French Toast With Chia Seeds

Considering that we are all having to stay home right now because of covid 19 and we don’t have to wait for the weekend to have time to make a special breakfast, let’s make the best out of this situation and enjoy something new!

Here is an easy recipe for you:

Do you make something special for breakfast on the weekends?

Our weeks are so busy that it’s nice to sit down to some yummy comfort food.

I like making this healthy French toast with a twist — I add almond milk and chia seeds. [Read more…]

Best Spice Organizer Options To Organize Your Spices Once And For All

March 27, 2020 by Dagmar Bleasdale 7 Comments

Organize your spices once and for all with this spice organizer.

Don’t know what to do all day stuck at home? Organizing your home is one way to make the best out of having to stay at home.

Tackle your spices today. It’s a small project, but you’ll never have to look for a certain spice for 10 minutes.

I have a new, thrifty find I’m thrilled about — I unboxed it and installed it tonight.

I found this Kamenstein Xtra Drawer Spice Organizer with 12 jars for just $8 at HomeGoods! [Read more…]

Lego Soap Dispenser That Makes Washing Hands Fun

March 25, 2020 by Dagmar Bleasdale 18 Comments

Now with this virus around, we need to get the kids to wash their hands more often. They are going to want to wash their hands with this DIY LEGO soap dispenser you can make in minutes!

Lego Soap Dispenser

Washing your hands is still the best way to get rid of the virus if you have it on your hand – the soap is able to get rid of it if you wash your hands for 20 seconds.

Let’s make it easier for all of us to get the kids to wash their hands with this fun soap dispenser!

LEGO is king in our house — I bet you also know a child that loves LEGOs.

If you don’t have LEGO around, I bet you your kids have small plastic toys you could use.

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Healthy Bread Pudding With Bananas and Stale Bread

March 22, 2020 by Dagmar Bleasdale 8 Comments

Do you have too much bread in the house or bread that is getting stale, and ripe bananas? Then make this yummy, healthy bread pudding with bananas and stale bread!

Healthy Bread Pudding With Bananas and Stale Bread

When I got my Peapod order, they had been very generous with the bananas, and we needed to use them now.

We also had a lot of stale bread in the fridge that had accumulated in a week or two, and instead of throwing it out or making croutons with it, I checked out Pinterest for recipes that include stale bread.

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Mason Jar Apothecary Jar

Healthy French Toast With Chia Seeds

Lego Soap Dispenser

Healthy Bread Pudding With Bananas and Stale Bread

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