Deer Repellent

Deer are overcoming our yard!  Usually once a day we can look out and see anywhere from 1 to 9 deer in the yard.  And they are multiplying quickly!!  We have several neighbors that feed them and along the way, they stop to eat up our backyard.  They especially love my knockout roses, which I don't especially love.  They sell deer repellent at home supply stores, but why buy it when you can make your own.  I thought I would share if any of you have the same problem, because this really works well.  It isn't harmful to them or to us!

Deer Repellent

1 raw egg
garlic powder
water

In a large spray bottle, put egg and a generous sprinkle of garlic powder.  Fill with water and shake to combine.  Spray directly on plants you wish to keep deer out of.  Sometimes, I even pour on the ground as a perimeter.  Spray every 1-2 weeks depending on the weather.   

**Also, good news this week.  I've been cooking a lot of new recipes.  Be on the lookout this week.

Christmas Ornament Dough

Before

Drying

Ready to Deck the Halls!

Have you ever seen an orange Christmas tree? When we went home last month for the family cookout, we did an early project for Christmas. I can't wait until December, as I originally planned, to share them with you in case you wanted to make them. Mom made Christmas ornament dough and we all decorated ornaments. It was so much fun, and especially for three of us, brought back LOTS of memories of when we were crafty, little girls.

Christmas Ornament Dough

4 c. all-purpose flour
1 c. salt
1-1/2 c. water

Mix together all ingredients and knead for 10 minutes. Roll out dough and cut with cookie cutters. Use a drinking straw to create a hole in top of each ornament for hanging and carefully place cut dough onto cookie streets. Bake at 250 for 1 hour or until ornament is completely dried and hard. Cool completely on baking pan. When ornaments are cool, let kids (or in our case, big kids) paint them. Use lengths of ribbon for hanging.

Paint with acrylic paint and once completely dried, seal with Modge Podge.

**Note: This recipe is only for making decorations, not eating.