Horse and Cattle BUG Spray

http://homesteadinginmaine.blogspot.com/search/label/bug%20spray%20for%20horses%2Fcows#.Udr-Bfm1HnG

AND THIS IN FROM A MAINE HORSE OWNER.....if you have been to Maine in BUG season you KNOW they have vicious BLACK FLIES that leave HOLES where they bite.

Monday, May 18, 2009

Easy to Make Bug Spray for Horses and Cattle

We're getting into bug season soon and it seems as though the horses and cows suffer as much as we do. The flies can be terrible for them, and being good owners, we want to ease their discomfort. 

Here is a recipe that a friend gave us last summer that has worked quite well on both horses and cattle.

1 gallon water
½ cup Murphy’s Soap
¼ cup vinegar (we use homemade apple cider vinegar in ours, but regular vinegar works fine, too)

Place in spray bottle and apply as needed, taking care around the eyes.
http://homesteadinginmaine.blogspot.com/search/label/bug%20spray%20for%20horses%2Fcows#.Udr-Bfm1HnG

Upcycle Sweaters to Socks

Upcycle File Cabinet

http://blog.tttreasure.com/2012/turning-your-old-file-cabinet-into-a-garage-storage-favorite/

Here’s what you’ll need:

1. Sand paper
2. Spray Primer and Paint
3. Painter’s masking tape
4. Casters (4 if converting a small cabinet, 6 if working with a large one)
5. Peg Board and peg board hanging kit
6. Scrap wood
7. screws
8. Level (if choosing to do a decorative stripe)
9. Power drill

1. Lightly sand and wipe cabinet clean so that spray primer affixes easily. Spray with primer and allow to dry completely. Using a level, mark where your decorative stripe will be located (if you choose to do one).

Primed Cabinet

2. Cover contrasting stripe with tape and spray the rest of the cabinet with the spray paint of your choice (a glossy finish looks great on a file cabinet). Allow to dry completely before removing tape.

Ready for Candy Apple Red

3. Cover the painted part of the cabinet with tape and/or newspapers to protect newly painted surface and paint contrasting stripes. Allow to dry completely before removing the tape.

Kind of like that Mustang I hope to own someday....

Now you’re ready to affix the cabinet to its rolling base:

5. Cut scrap wood to slightly smaller size than the base of the cabinet.

6. Measure casters to be affixed at equal intervals from each other along the board, approximately 2 inches from the edge of the board.

You know what they say: Measure twice...

7. Mark holes with pencil where each caster is to be screwed in and affix with a washer and machine screw.

You're on a roll!

8. Using a hand saw, cut your peg board to slightly smaller than each end of the cabinet and affix to the sides using the peg board hanging kit sold in stores.

Teacup Upcycle

http://www.etsy.com/listing/109423928/wedding-teacup-wine-glass-wedding-wine?utm_campaign=Share&utm_medium=PageTools&utm_source=Pinterest

Soaker-Hose You Make At Home

 Using a drill and a small bit, drill holes into the hose. 

Lay in the garden and cover with mulch. 

When you turn on the water, it will distribute 
the water evenly around the plants.

http://gardening.sheknows.com/2011/06/30/diy-soaker-hose/

Plastic Jug To Watering Can

Learn how to do it on A Journey To A Dream.

Cloth Napkins

MarthaStewart.com photo credit.

BRING BACK CLOTH NAPKINS

On average, each American uses a staggering 2,200 paper napkins a year,
none of which are recycled.
Why not reduce waste (and deforestation) by choosing cloth instead?
You might even boost your mindful eating quotient:
It's much easier to linger over dinner with the table set the old-fashioned way.