Wow! Another week has flown by....and another week that I have just been on the go almost constantly.
We did get some rain this week, which helps on the water bill. I've not done my usual amount of laundry this week due to time constraints, but I did have to dry one load in the dryer due to the rain.
I'm behind again on getting my coupons cut and into my binder, but I am working daily on it. I have a shopping trip with coupons planned this morning to Walmart. I'm hoping for enough items to be available with overage to cover some of the one item I need to buy without a coupon. Hopefully the shelves aren't emptied of those products once I get there. That has to be the most aggravating part of couponing.....making your list, getting your coupons ready, then getting to the store and finding that other couponers have already cleared the shelves.
This week I am sharing different ways to use calamine lotion from the 99 cent solutions book:
1. Calamine lotion is not only great to soothe poison ivy, but also a great relief for heat rash.
2. It's good to take an antihistamine for relief from hives, but you will get even more relief by also applying calamine lotion.
3. Use calamine lotion on blisters. The lotion draws out the moisture as it dries.
4. Think pink for Halloween. Dabbing a few layers of calamine lotion on your face and skin with a cotton ball will achieve that ghostly white pallor. Apply it evenly.
This week I said to myself---"self, you need to complete all the projects you have started before starting something else! You also need to get things listed in the etsy store."
Well.....now, I did start that prayer shawl of granny squares for church. I had to do that to get some more colors of yarn, and more yarn to make the granny squares for my blanket. This is how far I got on it, and now my yarn basket for the blanket is full again. I just hope it's enough to finish the blanket....and the matching pillow.
I didn't get much more done as far as organizing my craft room. I did empty 2 totes, one full box, and a partial box onto this shelf. I also picked up some of the grandkids' toys. I do believe they are going to the garage!
I also did get the squares cut and materials out for a quilt of my own. I do need to always be working on a quilt for myself as well as the one I am working on for charity.
I debated on whether to work on the quilt for church. In order to really get any work done on it, it needs to all be laid out so I can see what I am doing. I chose not to. I will wait until sewing day next week at church to work on it again. Then, hopefully, I will lay it out to work on it again over the month until we meet again. I also bought some cute Halloween fabrics at the quilt shop. I have sit n' sew this Friday evening so I plan on making the bags there. That is a new project, but I should be able to finish them all in that evening, and get them listed for sale in my etsy shop. Now that I am done typing this post I need to get back to my WIP at hand, which is cutting and sorting this huge pile of coupons! Must be ready for that shopping trip on Friday. I am linking up with the following blogs:
For the past couple of years, I have seen these little balls at the state fair. I wanted some. How cool that you put them in water and they expand. The ones I've seen at the fair are not Eco Orbies. In fact, they don't last like Eco Orbies.
I was thrilled to receive 2 packages of Eco Orbies for the purpose of my review. As much as I was thrilled to get them, I think my teenage daughter and my grandson were even more thrilled. They had loads of fun taking photos and doing different things with the Eco Orbies, even making a video commercial which I will share at the end of my review.
My Eco-Orbies came in 2 tiny zip-lock type baggies. Oh so tiny! Here is one of them in the palm of my hand:
I didn't count how many were in the bag but it has to be around 50, if not more. I wish I had counted as I was just amazed. I rec'd a packet of blue and a packet of red. Here the are soaking in the bowls to expand:
Amazing! Each of the tiny bags contained enough to almost fill each cereal bowl we used to hydrate them. Before I show you the rest of our photos, I want to tell you all about the Eco Orbies. To expand the orbies you soak the contents of the baggie in 2 cups of water for 6-8 hours. Drain off any excess water and rinse them. Colors can be layered and the colors will not transfer or bleed. To dry the orbies when you aren't using them, simply place them to air dry in a single layer. This will take 3-5 days. It's recommended to use a cookie sheet lines with wax paper for drying them. Place them back in the baggie and store them out of direct sunlight. Dry Eco Orbies will last 15-20 years! Simply soak them again each time you want to use them. Eco Orbies will fit even into the tiniest of vase openings. You can hydrate them right in the vase too if necessary. They can be mixed with the soil of your outdoor or indoor houseplants and will release moisture as the plants require. They will pull bacteria away from the plant giving you a healthier and hardier plant. You can grow most all plants in them and even start seeds such as Wheatgrass and Indoor Herb Gardens. They can be used over and over again, just add more water. They will not discolor the water or bleed. After a month or tow your orbies will shrink down as they release the moisture to your plants or fresh cut flowers. Just rehydrate them! If you want your Eco Orbies scented just add a few drops of essential oil, or even perfume to fully hydrated Eco Orbies and you will have a wonderful light scent in any room of your house. When they shrink, you can rehydrate them and add a different scent if you choose. Eco Orbies can be used with soil for all outdoor or indoor house plants, growing wheatgrrass, transplanting trees and shrubs, cuttings, garden vegetables, farming and agriculture. You can even use them for a relaxing hand or foot massage! Eco Orbies are non-toxic and environmentally safe. You can light them up with submersible LED lights. Each 5 gm packet makes about 2 cups.
The kids liked the idea of the submersible LED lighting. Since we don't have any of those, they experiments on what the orbies would look like lit up but putting them in a glass and shining a flashlight through the bottom.
Ok....my grandson is having too much fun running his fingers through the hydrated Eco Orbies.
Beautifying my vase of artificial flowers. And here is their commerical :)
I can't wait until I am able to order more of the Eco Orbies! They have so many different colors available.
You will want to like their facebook fan page. There are going to be some specials coming up in the month of August, and I'm sure more to come. Don't miss out! Eco Orbies Facebook Fan Page
