Lucy's Kitchen of Recipes

I have one dog(German Shepard) and let me tell you she can be stinky especially when its raining or snowing outside. She comes in wet and it smells especially on the carpets.   Carpet powder is one thing that is a must have in my cleaning closet. They can be expensive but sometimes the smell does not last even if you leave it on the carpets for 2 hours. Use a empty  Parmesan cheese container, or some other shaker like carpet powder container you last used. What you will need: Empty container or some other shaker Baking soda* Essential oils* * If your machine get clogged to easily then you can use epsom salt with the essential oils * If you don't like using the oils then you can replace with ground spices like ground clove or nutmeg * You can add a few teaspoons of Borax to repel flies from the carpets  1/2 Cup of Baking Soda and 20-25 drops of essentials oils (or 1-2 teaspoons of spices) into a container. Mix it well. Pour into th...

No Sew Curtains I was in Walmart last month checking out the curtain clearance section. I found a brown panel curtain for $5. It was big enough that I would be able to make two curtains for the downstairs game room. Its easy to make and in no time you will have curtains in any room of your house or apartment. I do sew but the machine is not working and I need to have curtains up before the party on the 24th so I planned making new sew curtains. What you need Heat-n-Bond Clear iron on adhesive Iron/Iron Board  Straight Pins Scissors Small face cloth The Heat-n-Bond comes in different sizes, weight and amount. I always have 2 different kinds of sizes and weight based on what I will be using it for. The  no-sew iron-on adhesive makes hemming easy without a needle or thread. It creates clean, secure hems in seconds with no sewing and is completely machine washable! Use with cotton poly blends, cotton, rayon, acrylic, linings and much more. Some of...