by Miranda on May 23, 2013
We love handmade laundry soap!! I keep both liquid and powdered soap on hand at all times for me and my entire extended family!
However, as much as I love the soap, I get so tired of grating the soap bar.
I know others have chosen to use dicing machines to get their soap fine- but I haven’t bought me one of those nice handy gadgets just yet.
One of my biggest problems is the fels-naptha soap I use gunks up the grater within minutes. I am constantly cleaning it, scraping out the soap- over and over.
But I have found a solution for my problem!
Remove the laundry bar soap from its packaging and let it sit out for a few days.
The air will dry out the bar and make grating for your homemade soap so much easier!!
by Miranda on May 21, 2013
I cannot color inside the lines.
At least not when it comes to painting my nails. I always get nail polish on my fingers. The harder I try to stay on my nails and off the skin- the worse it gets!
Pinterest had a solution for my bad nail painting skills! [Of course]
Pinterest:: Glue for Perfect Nails
So, the idea here is that you can paint the skin around your nails with school glue, let it dry, and then paint your nails with polish. No matter how messy you are with painting your nails, it doesn’t matter. You can [supposedly] peel the dried up glue off from around the nails and you are left with perfectly painted nails.
I Tested It
I did like they said. I painted around my skin. This is when I immediately thought- this is dumb! I am assuming you don’t want to get the glue on your nail- or the polish would pull off. So, basically painting the skin with glue is just as equally hard as painting your nails without getting on the skin….so what’s the point?
Then you have to let the glue dry.
So, now we have more waiting time and painting nails has just become a half hour project.
Once the glue is dry you can paint your nails. Be messy. Have Fun. It will be perfect in the end. Right?
Pull off the dried glue once your nail polish has dried completely.
Um No.
This is stupid.
Stupid!
When I pulled off the glue- chunks of my nail polish pulled right off with it!!!
It is practically impossible to tell in this blurred image– but here it is:
All Is Wrong
Not only did this pin just make painting nails HARDER but it just did not work. It also left my fingers messy. I missed a lot of the glue because once it dries you can’t really see it on your fingers. Until an hour or so later when it looks like you have a skin disease causing your skin to peel and flake off around your nails. EWW
PinFailedIt
Just be glad I am sucker enough to fall for this so you don’t have to!
by Cassie on May 16, 2013
Having a house full of picky eaters, it is sometimes hard to make a snack that everyone agrees upon. One snack that everyone in the house likes is Popcorn!!! (Thank God they can agree on at least one thing) Popcorn is okay with me! It is a lot healthier alternative to cookies and cakes. The only bad part about most store bought popcorns is…they are full of Chemicals. Who likes Chemicals or wants to feed them to their kids? Not me!! That is why when I saw a Pinterest pin for an easy Homemade Microwave Popcorn I knew I had to add it to my list of To be tested pins.
What you need for this Homemade Microwave Popcorn Recipe:
- Dry Popcorn Kernels
- Microwave safe bowl
- Ceramic Plate
- And last but not least a Microwave! (as if you couldn’t have guessed that part)
How to make Homemade Microwave Popcorn:
- First place about 1/4 cup of Popcorn Kernels in a Microwave safe bowl
- Next Place your plate over the bowl and place in the microwave
- Set your Microwave about for 2 minutes 45 seconds and Wait for the Awesomeness to begin!
- Once your Popcorn is done the bowl and Plate will be VERY HOT…Carefully remove the plate right with a pot holder when the popcorn is done. ( to avoid having mushy popcorn)
- Top with salt, butter, or nothing at all…eat and enjoy
So…Did it work?????
I was skeptical at first. The only popcorn that I have ever tried in the Microwave is the store bought and bagged kind. I showed the pin to Miranda, and we both decided that this was a pin that we had to try! So we got everything we needed, put it together, placed it in the Microwave, set the timer, and waited.
Much to our surprise the popcorn kernels began to pop! As a matter of fact, every popcorn kernel popped. The true test however is the TASTE TEST!!! I could not believe it…it was crisp and puffy popcorn just like if I had made it on the stove! I LOVE this pin test! It is so much faster and less messy than the stove top popcorn alternative to the store bought popcorn.
PIN TESTED, PIN PROVED!!!!
Thank you Cherryvale Farms for the recipe and the inspiration!!!!!
