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How To Remove Rust From Carpet

  This is a very handy tip sent in by one of our readers. We’ve had a spot of rust on our carpet since we moved in and I couldn’t wait to try this method of rust removal as nothing else I’ve tried...

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Our pastes make jewellery sparkle

  Did you know our Rose and Peppermint Cleaning Pastes make wonderful jewellery cleaners? All you have to do is put a little paste on a soft, non-abrasive cloth and rub well over your jewellery, then...

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Lemon Electrolyte Sport Drink

  Water has always been my first choice of drink when it comes to hydration. I’ve never had the want or need to pour heaps of sugar into it or make it blue, or red, or green, or any other colour. I do,...

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Keep Your Food Fresh This Summer

The lovely people at Love Food Haste Waste have put together a plethora of information on their website about how to reduce food waste, I highly recommend you check them out, there’s food saving tips,...

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DIY Mini Foosball Table

This week our guest blogger is professional foosball player Mark from Foosball Zone, Mark’s blogs cover everything from different foosball tables (one size does not fit all) to tips and tricks and even...

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Borage Healing Spray

Did you know that borage can be made into a healing spray?  Make an infusion by pouring one cup of boiling filtered water over a quarter cup of bruised fresh borage leaves. Steep for five minutes and...

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18 Amazing Benefits Of Yoga

This week our guest blogger is Jen from Jen’s Reviews. Jen writes in-depth, well-researched reviews on an array of health, well-being, and lifestyle topics. This week we are sharing her article, “18...

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DIY Tea Tree Dishwasher Liquid

Every now and then I find our dishwasher isn’t working quite as well as it should. I only use our Lemon Dish Powder as I don’t want to put all the toxins that are in regular commercial dishwasher onto...

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Try This .. Clean Dishwasher With White Vinegar

Are your dishes coming out of the dishwasher looking a bit murky? Are your glasses cloudy and your cutlery dull? Then your dishwasher is probably due for a clean. Instead of using those little plastic...

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How To Make A Flysphere

  The rain stopped and the flies multiplied. Trying to find a solution that does not involve spraying toxic chemicals all over the place is not an easy task! In the past I’ve tried fly traps that you...

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10 Eco-friendly Substitutes For Plastic

There isn’t a day that goes by that I don’t hear another story or post about the devastation single-use plastic is having on our environment. If we continue plastic consumerism at our current rate,...

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We Are Rebranding!

Bringing back a little of the old, in a new way The original Green Goddess brand really is a favourite of Grants and mine. So much so that we are moving to Green Goddess as our web, newsletter and...

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How To Up-Cycle Your Deodorant Tin

How wonderful is this? One of our customers, Anne Powell, made this lovely decorated tin out of her used Wendyl’s natural deodorant container. Anne has given us her instructions on how to make this...

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Got A Bed Bug Problem, Try This

Bed bugs are a terrible problem to have. These tiny little bugs can cause a lot of pain; their bites hurt and itch, and it’s very hard to see them in bedding. They hide very well, reproduce quickly,...

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Make Your Own Fly Spray

  In my relentless quest for a fly free home, I’ve been trying different natural solutions. The Fly Sphere I shared a couple of weeks ago works very well, but you do need light for it to be effective....

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Did You Know You Can Use Egg As Conditioning Shampoo?

Do you feel like your hair has gone through the ringer, or the tumble dryer? Did you know that you can use egg to shampoo your hair and bring it back to life? This is because eggs contain a lot of...

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12 Ways Colloidal Silver Can Assist Healing

I am loving my Salud Super Silver; this stuff is incredible! It has so many uses, from treating mild burns, helping with sore throats, removing the itch from insect bites, to sorting out a congested...

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DIY Two Ingredient Shoe Polish

Shining shoes is quite a big deal around our house. Lucas is in the Air Cadets, and having anything less than shoes you can almost see your reflection in is not acceptable. They even have a class in...

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15 Great Uses For Baking Soda

  Where would we be without a big tub of baking soda? Keep it handy enough to dip into to provide an extra scrub on a sink bench, make up spray cleaner on the run, clean the bathroom, or throw down the...

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How To Make Bricks From Paper

Last week I went on a school trip to the Zero Waste Zone in Henderson. I thoroughly recommend going for a visit if you’re in the area, it’s a very well run facility and the ladies there were incredibly...

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