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Shaklee Review and Giveaway

The first time I heard about Shaklee products, I was reading a wonderful blog called House of Grace.  Bonnie makes cleaning seem really easy.  If you browse her blog you’ll find lots of great tips on cleaning and organizing your home

Bonnie sent me some Shaklee cleaning products to try.   I was excited to try them because from what I’ve read, these products are eco-friendly, effective and economical.   Three qualities that I love in a cleaner.

Bonnie sent me a bottle of  Basic H² Concentrate, a set of three spray bottles, Scour-Off Paste and a special microfiber glass cloth.   I was impressed right out of the box.  You actually mix your own cleaner using the Basic H² Concentrate, mixing different dilutions for different cleaning jobs.  The spray bottles make it really easy because the dilution instructions are printed on the back!   (Plus, they’re really cute and who doesn’t appreciate a little cuteness when you’re cleaning!)

Now comes the embarrassing part of the post where I share some of  the less than sparkling aspects of my house…

First up, windows:

Can you see that film on there?  This is one of the many windows in my family room Before.

After using the Basic H² diluted for windows and the microfiber cleaning cloth.   That cloth is an amazing little gizmo.  I wish you could stand in my family room and take a look out the window.  You can’t even tell there’s a window there now. 

Next up, the inside of my oven door:

I must admit that I cooked a prime rib roast for Christmas and have yet to clean my oven.  The right side here is the Before:  It’s got that greasy, sticky stuff all over it.   The left side is the After:   just a little Scour-off paste and water and the yuck came right off and I was left with a brilliant shine that I haven’t seen since the oven was new.    The Scour-off Paste was an amazing workhorse and smelled just like yummy cherries.

Mixed at an “All-Purpose” strength, I used Basic H²to clean my counters, floors,  and whatever surface in my home I wanted to wipe down and clean up.  I love this product so much that I’ve already had to mix up another 16-0z bottle.  One bottle of the Basic H² concentrate lasts a long time.   It looks like I’ll have years worth of cleaners in that one little bottle. 

One of my favorite things about these products is something that they are lacking:  a strong, nasty, chemical odor.  I am extremely sensitive to smells and allergic to a lot of products. I loved that I could clean to my heart’s content and never sneeze once.   Some of the products that I have used in the past actually gave me a headache and made my eyes water.   The Basic H² doesn’t have a scent at all – I LOVE that!!

My conclusion:

I love these products!   They are effective, easy to use and economical.  I will definitely be a repeat customer!

Now, here’s the great part!  Bonnie is going to give away 10 samples of Basic H² to  my readers!  Each little vial holds enough Basic H² to make two bottles of powerful cleaner when diluted in 16 ounces of water.   

Make sure you enter because this is really good stuff!

Bonnie is also having a join free with a $30 (member price order) and an Earth Day Special!!!!  So go check her out!

Want to win a sample of this amazing stuff? 

Just leave me a comment telling me what your most un-favorite cleaning chore.

I received the products mentioned in the review, but was not paid for this review.  All opinions are my own. 

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Many fabulous projects were linked up at last week’s Make it Yours Day!  Here are just a few of my favorites. Katie at Eye Spy DIY created these sweet garden markers from old silverware.

  Suzy’s Artsy Craftsy Sitcom shared these bracelets made from popsicle sticks.

Jess at a Winding Road shared this lovely tote.  I love this fabric!

Carolyn at Homework shared a tutorial on how to make these skeleton leaves.

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Sunday Sweepstakes Linkup

Happy Easter Sunday!  I hope you are enjoying time with your family today! Have a giveaway going on?  List it here under one of these categories!

 

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Did you take a look at the amazing projects linked up at last week’s party?  Here are just a few of my favorites.

The Queen Bee’s Hive shared this recipe for Strawberry Freezer Jam. 

Allie B Dallie shared some cute ideas for Easter Eggs, like these button covered beauties. 

I wish I’d had some of these cute cards to pass out to staring onlookers when my kids were toddlers.   Be Slightly Askew shared several different versions. 

I love the Springy look of these sweet stenciled placemats from Jennifer at The Polka Dot Umbrella. 

These hatching chick cookies are too cute!   Another great baking project from The Domestic Sugar Bake Shop!

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Here are a few excellent projects linked up last week!

I’m a sucker for a cute dog!  Anita showed us how to make a custom carpet runner.

Did you ever make the perfect project, yet couldn’t get a good photo of it?   Cheri solved that problem with a DIY light box. 

I love a great Goodwill makeover.  Living in the Woods shared this pretty little side table.   

Laurie of Welcome To The Turner Farm made these fabulous burlap chargers. 

Katie at Food, Wine & Mod Podge (♥ her blog name!)  made these memorable, felt backed business cards.   

This pretty Spring cake from Meghan at Domestic Sugar Bake Shop is almost too pretty to eat!  

Tiff from Breakfast with Tiffany made this garden bench out of wooden pallets!  There is a dumpster out behind my office that always has some stacked up.  Think I’m going to sneak a few home and try this out!

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What have you been working on this week?

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Springtime

via pinterest

Daffodils mean Spring to me. 

My husband used to buy them for me back when we were dating in college.    I’ll take a bouquet of daffodils over a dozen long stemmed roses any day.

What’s your favorite flower?

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What have you been working on? 

My kids have Spring Break this week, so we’ve been busy!

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