Citrus, cranberry, rosemary and cinnamon notes are perfect for the holiday season. They pair well together creating a fragrance that is a little bit sweet with a warm undertone. During this season we keep oranges in abundance for lunch and snacks, so I just recycle the peels in my potpourri.
An affordable and easy gift idea for teachers is simply gathering old organge peels along with cranberries and any other items you think would make for a great smelling potpourri, packaging them together and tying with a bow for gifting. This all natural fragrance won’t set off anyone’s allergies, and in my book qualifies as a handmade gift which in fact I happen to think are extra special.
We’ll have no problem putting together gift bags of homemade potpourri around here with all of the orange peels that we’ve accumulated.
DIY Winter Stovetop Potpourri
Ingredients
6 Cuties peels
2 cups of fresh cranberries
3- 4 sprigs of rosemary
1/2 tsp Vanilla Extract
10-12 cups of water
Instructions
Add water to a pot
Place all ingredients in the water
Bring water to a brisk boil
Once water is boiling turn down to a simmer
Be mindful of the water levels and refill as often as you like for continuous fragrance.
Let me just say, a good Christmas wreath is expensive. Enter this easy Christmas wreath tutorial. While I love a good traditional Christmas wreath, I like the simplicity of hoop wreaths. They are a little more modern in style, and I really like the look.
Well I took to Etsy and was floored at the pricing on some of these, and was like hold my hot glue gun…I’ll make my own.
And so I did.
These are super easy to make, and if you use a couple of coupons and pay attention to the sales this easy Christmas wreath tutorial may cost you under $20 to make.
You’ll need:
Floral Wire
Floral Sprays
A Metal Hoop in Your Desired Size
Ribbon or a Pre-Made Bow
Scissors or Wire-Cutters
I promise it is super simple. You basically are bending the floral spray to the shape of the hoop and securing it with floral wire, making your own bow (or adding a pre-made one) and fluffing. This short video is easy to follow along with.
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Y’all we are literally just a little over a week out from Thanksgiving. We will be traveling this year, but the crazy in me wants to create our own little personal family Thanksgiving for this Sunday’s dinner. I’m not trying to do too much so there will be a variation of these easy Thansgiving recipes.
While I’m looking forward to having dinner with family, I also want to not worry about not getting enough, or not having any of my favorite Thanksgiving recipe staples.
Whether you are headed to a Friendsgiving or have been charged with bringing something to the family dinner, either of these easy Thanksgiving recipes will work for you!
Oven Roasted Rotisserie Chicken
Tired of turkey, or want to add another option? This oven roasted rotisserie chicken is easy to make, and quite tasty. You can find the recipe here.
Easy Quiche Recipe
Perfect as a side dish, or for breakfast this cheesy herb quiche is it. It doesn’t have any meat so perfect for vegetarians. This easy quiche recipe will have folks looking for you.. yes, you can share the recipe!
Variety is always good. Regular cornbread, and sweet potato cornbread gives your dinner guests choices!
Apple Pie Recipe
Deliberately saved the best for last. My Mama’s apple pie recipe is so good…it will literally make you want to slap your mama… but not really! It’s super easy, a few ingredients and some time in the oven and you are all set!
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This post has been sponsored by Dollar General. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
I have this magical way of being super prepared in some areas and completely unprepared in others. As much as I plan, it never fails that someone in the house will get sick. I’ll go look in the medicine cabinet only to find no Tylenol or any other cold medicine. Well, sometimes there is medicine there but it is expired, or the dosing cup is missing, or there is only a drop left.
This year, as cold and flu season is upon us, I figured it would be smart for me to get ahead of the madness by cleaning out our medicine cabinet and shopping ahead of time for cold and flu essentials.
I needed to start with a clean slate, so I cleaned out all of the expired and empty bottles and boxes to make way for the new medicine. I separated the medicines from the vitamins to hopefully keep things more organized. I decided since I’m stocking up,I needed to find the best prices for everything I needed. I went to Dollar General and Walgreens to do a price comparison. I noticed a great cost difference.I even used my savings to purchase a few things for myself.
When purchasing multiple medicines, it can get costly—especially at popular neighborhood drug stores. The beauty of planning ahead is I was able to really look at where I would get more value for my money. I was happy to use some of the savings to purchase a few beauty items for myself. While waiting for Addison to finish dance one afternoon, I ventured into Dollar General to pick up a few items.
If you didn’t know, Dollar General carries the same name-brand cold and flu items as Walgreens and other retailers with the same quality at a portion of the cost. And, you can save even more by downloading the Dollar General app using digital coupons, it’s so easy! Don’t skip on the home decor and storage options at Dollar Generaleither! I ventured out of my favorite home-focused aisles into the medicine aisle to pick-up some Tylenol, BC Powder for my husband, Nyquil, and a pack of Halls.
For basic comparison, the price of a box of BC Powder and a bag of Halls differed by $4.63—with Dollar General being the most cost efficient. I was blown away!
Hall Cough Drops Walgreens: $5.49 Dollar General: $3.65
BC Headache Powder Walgreens: $8.79 Dollar General: $6.50
Tylenol Walgreens: $5.99 Dollar General: $4.00
NyQuil Walgreens: $11.99 Dollar General: $8.50
As you can see there was quite a price difference between Walgreens and Dollar General. I saved a total of $9.61.
Check out the before and after shots of my medicine cabinet below! The first photo is the before, and the second photo is the after, when I shopped at Dollar General to get ahead of the upcoming cold and flu season!
Before
After
Don’t wait until it’s too late; start thinking ahead and stock your medicine cabinet for cold and flu season. Shop at Dollar General, and save even more by downloading the Dollar General app with digital coupons!
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