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Homemade Febreze for under 20p a bottle….

1696220 Comments2026-06-13+16%3A00%3A38Cassandra June 13, 2026 By Cassandra
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I've been making my own homemade Febreze for years now and it still makes regular appearances in my weekly "Five Little Things That Saved Me Money This Week" posts. I realised recently though that the original post I wrote about it is well overdue an update, so I thought I'd dust it off, give it a refresh and share it again. Partly because I've treated myself to a new spray bottle and was looking for an excuse to show it off! The old one had seen better days and was looking more than a little grubby after years of being topped up and dragged from room to room. The new one is a lovely white … [Read more...]

Amazing DIY Orange Peel Kitchen Spray….

April 30, 2026 By Cassandra
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This DIY Orange Peel Kitchen Spray smells amazing and more importantly, does a great job cleaning your kitchen and bathroom surfaces.Over the last couple of years, I've really started to enjoy making and experimenting with homemade cleaning products and one that I've made over and over is my DIY orange peel kitchen spray. I just love the citrus smell - so much so that I sometimes even add a cheeky few drops of sweet orange essential oil to add even more orange scent. 😁This spray is fab for all your kitchen and your bathroom cleaning but I tend to use mine more in the … [Read more...]

Homemade Wood Polish to make your home shine….

April 22, 2025 By Cassandra
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Over the last year or so I've been experimenting more and more with homemade cleaning products. Today, I'm sharing my latest creation - homemade DIY wood polish.I have lovely dark wood bannisters which can look quite grubby quite quickly thanks to the kids often grubby hands so they need a regular wipe down and polish to keep them looking as lovely as I want them to.I really love my homemade cleaning spray but for my bannisters, I wanted something that would leave a little bit of a shine on the wood so I tried adding some olive oil to the mix.I had a disaster with the first … [Read more...]

How to clean your washing machine….

November 15, 2024 By Cassandra
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Today I'm going to tell you how to clean your washing machine because if yours is anything like mine then it could probably do with some love! Have you ever noticed how dirty your washing machine can get inside? They clean so much dirt and grime off our clothes so it's only natural that they do get a bit grubby inside but it's really important to keep on top of cleaning it because that'll not only help it to clean your clothes better, it will also help the machine itself last longer. I'm much better at cleaning mine now than I used to be and last weekend was washing machine cleaning … [Read more...]

Homemade Linen Spray – perfect for refreshing your sheets….

July 9, 2024 By Cassandra
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Homemade linen spray is my new favourite thing! Linen Spray isn't just for posh people. 😂It also doesn't have to cost £45 like the linen spray I spotted in Jo Malone recently!You can make your own homemade linen spray for a fraction of the cost of the sop bought brands and then you too can have posh person bedding without having to shell out the big bucks.In all seriousness, homemade linen spray is literally just a mixture of water, witch hazel and your favourite essential oils! You literally pop all the ingredients in a bottle and shake them up and … [Read more...]

Make your own DIY Scouring Powder….

January 22, 2024 By Cassandra
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This DIY homemade scouring powder is the perfect addition to your homemade cleaning kit - and if you don't already have one then it's a great thing to start off with as it's easy to make and super effective!I'm definitely planning to get back into making my own DIY cleaning products again this year - starting with this DIY scouring powder which was inspired by memories of my Mam when I was younger. She always used scouring powder on the oven, the taps and to clean the grout in the tiles around the bath.I'm 99% sure she bought it rather than made it but I definitely remember … [Read more...]