Cranberry Oat Cookies (delicious and soft!)

Ingredients

• 1 cup butter, softened
• 1-1/2 cups sugar (I used one cup and they turned out great!)
• 2 large eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 cups all-purpose flour (I used 1.5 cups)
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 2 cups quick-cooking oats (I used 2.5 cups)
• 1 cup raisins (I used 2 cups chopped up craisins and no frozen cranberries)
• 1 cup coarsely chopped fresh or frozen cranberries
• 1 tablespoon grated orange zest
• 1 package (10 to 12 ounces) white baking chips (I used dark chocolate chips)

Directions
1. In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in vanilla. Combine the flour, baking powder, salt and baking soda; add to the creamed mixture. Stir in the oats, raisins, cranberries and orange zest. Stir in baking chips.

2. Drop by rounded teaspoonfuls 2 in. apart onto greased baking sheets. Bake at 375° until the edges are lightly browned, 10-12 minutes. Cool on wire racks.

Home Made Shoe/gym bag deodorizers

Items Needed

• 1 cup Baking soda
• 20 drops of Essential oils
• Tea bags
• Easter Eggs

Instructions:

• Put baking soda into a small mixing bowl
• drop essential oils into baking soda
• mix
• Put this mixture into the tea bags and staple shut
• punch or drill holes in the easter eggs
• put tea bags in easter eggs and close easter eggs
• Put easter eggs into shoes/gym bag

You can also use fabric squares and just tie them shut at the top instead - works equally as well.

Home Made Sports Deodorizer Spray

Ingredients

• 35 drops tea tree essential oil
• 35 drops eucalyptus essential oil 
• 20 drops peppermint essential oil 
• optional: lemon or citrus oil
• 1 oz. witch hazel
• 2 oz. water

Directions

• In a 4 oz. spray bottle, combine tea tree essential oil, eucalyptus essential oil, and peppermint essential oil.
• Stir/swirl essential oils.
• Measure in 1 oz. of witch hazel. *(The witch hazel in this recipe is very diluted, and the small amount of alcohol found in most witch hazel should be fine on most equipment. However, if you’ll be using this spray on very delicate sports equipment I suggest using alcohol-free witch hazel as it will be less likely to have a drying effect on equipment.)
• Measure in 2 oz. of water.
• Cap and shake.
• Spray down sports equipment after each use and allow to dry completely.

Home Made Febreze Air Freshener Spray

Ingredients

• 16 oz. glass or plastic spray bottle (I like these)
• 1 tablespoon baking soda or 1/4 cup vinegar if you are using downy unstopables instead of baking soda)
• 2 cups distilled water
• 2 caps of rubbing alcohol/vodka
• 10 drops essential oil (a single scent, or a mixture. Imagine the possibilities!) or you can also substitute 1/4 cup downy unstopables if you are feeling lazy or 1/8 cup of fabric softener

Instructions

• Measure the baking soda into a bowl and add the essential oil(s) on top.
• Using a fork, mix the oil into the baking soda. This will help keep the oil suspended in the water.
• Put the baking soda/oil mixture into the spray bottle (a funnel helps) and top off with the distilled water. Label your bottle, shake before use, and breathe happy–and safely.

Some good combos:

• Wake Me Up
• 5 drops Peppermint essential oil
• 5 drops Wild Orange essential oil
• Hawaiian Sun
• 5 drops Wild Orange essential oil
• 3 drops Ginger essential oil
• 3 drops Ylang Ylang essential oil
• Odor Control
• 8 drops Purify (lemon, lime, tea tree)
• 2 drops Lavender
• Blue Moon
• 4 drops Bergamot
• 4 drops Lemon
• 2 drops Rosemary
• 2 drops Peppermint
• Fresh and Fruity
• 4 drops Lemongrass
• 3 drops Wild Orange
• 2 drops Peppermint

Home Made Wrinkle Release Spray

1 tbsp conditioner
1 cup white vinegar
2 cups water

Combine all ingredients, shake to combine, spray on garment, smooth with hands. Done!

Home Made Poo-Purri

Ingredients:

• 3-4 oz. Spray Bottle
• 1 teaspoon-1 tablespoon rubbing alcohol or vodka
• 30-40 drops of essential oil (ex. lemongrass and mint)
• Distilled Water
• optional: 1 drop of castille soap,  1 drop of food coloring 

Add all ingredients to your spray bottle. Now fill the rest of the bottle with distilled water. Distilled water helps to prolong the shelf life of homemade cleaners and concoctions

Before each use:

• shake vigorously
• Spray it 5 times, right into the water.

You can also use a dropper format instead of spray - just drop 3-4 drops into toilet before each use

combos to try:
Bergamot + Lemongrass + Grapefruit
Spearmint + Eucalyptus
Lavender + Vanilla