Free portable gardening table

This is a great idea if you want a standing gardening table. Buy a used ironing board and it stays folded up in your shed or garage when you don't need it and up in seconds when you do! I paid $2 for mine. Just double check before buying that it assembles and collapses easily.

Uses for dehumidifier water

If you have a basement and live in anywhere but the desert then chances are you have a dehumidifier or two that run in warm weather. Now a dehumidifier pulls water vapor from the air and turns it into basically distilled water. It is not drinkable because it may have bacteria from the machine and the collection bucket. It is also not ideal for plants, especially edible plants, because it could have metals from the machine but that doesn't mean you need to throw it out. Many people will tell you to use it in your iron to avoid hard water deposits. I also use it for mopping floors since, unlike tap water, it won't leave any deposits. You could also use it to wash off stoops (something we do a lot of here thanks to free range chickens always peeking in the backdoor to see if any treats are coming). I mist my houseplants with a spray bottle of it when they start to look dusty. The fact that it is distilled water means it won't leave hard water deposits on the leaves. It's deposit free nature also makes it ideal for rinsing windows or a spot free shine on your car. I mop the floor of the basement with it once or twice a year. If you really want to save water you can refill the tank on your toilet bowl after you flush. And some people pre-soak especially dirty laundry in it. Remember to minimize contaminants and increase efficiency by cleaning any filters on your dehumidifier regularly. This will also increase the life of your appliance. With all these great uses you may find emptying the bucket to be slightly less of a hassle.

Reuse tiles for garden border

Super simple tip of the day! I wanted a border between my flower bed and my grass primarily so I will know when one is encroaching on the other. I hate how those plastic ones look and they seem unwieldy to install. I like to reuse or repurpose things instead of buying new so after perusing the local Habitat Restore I came up with the solution to use old tiles. I simply bought a bunch in cream to light pink colors at $.05 each. I used a hand trowel after a light rain to insert them on their corners halfway buried. I did this last fall and only needed to rebury a couple over the winter that had come out. They are on a slight hill so while the backs show some dirt the fronts stay fairly clean. I think it looks so much prettier that plastic and I didn't have any breakage from freezing this winter. Cheap, pretty and serves their purpose! If I do this again I will try to find more colorful ones and do a pattern.

Homemade cards from old books

Here are some ideas for more easy diy greeting cards. Quick to make but adorable. Just use an outdated book and scrap paper for a individualized, one of a kind card. People love them!

picture frame jewelry display

I wear earrings pretty much everyday. I used to store them in a jewelry box but found I would always just pick from the ones I hadn't put back because it was too much of a hassle to dig out another pair. I also found that some earrings I loved never got worn because I forgot about them, buried under others. My solution was to use a cheap wooden picture frame from the Goodwill. I screwed in some small screws on either side on the front and strung ribbon across. This allows me to display all my earrings. It was super easy and I use it every single day!

homemade cards from paint sample booklets

You can create adorable and heartfelt homemade cards out of just about any reused or repurposed paper product. One item to explore is those think booklets of paint samples. Here are a few cards that my niece and I made using them. People love to get homemade cards! They are WAY cheaper than hallmark. And a way to get creative. See what you come up with (or use pinterest and see what everyone else came up with).