How To Dehydrate Sweet Peppers
When you add all the different types of peppers into one basket, what do you collectively call them? Sweet Peppers of course, duuuh! LOL Yes […]
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Homemade Plastic Dish Scrubbies
It has been a while since we did an upcycling project, on this blog. I think the last ones we did were the diy wood […]
DIY Wood Fired Hot Tub
Who says you cannot enjoy a little luxury on the homestead? Over the years there have been a few times that we have added things […]
How To Pick The Sweetest Watermelon
Is it possible to pick the sweetest watermelon every single time? It turns out that if you know what to look for your can drastically […]
How To Make Your Own Charcoal
I always get really excited when I discover that some of the more common household items can actually be homemade. Case in point when we […]
DIY Rabbit Nest Box
Oh my word, it has been a while since I have talked about or mentioned my little fury friends on this blog. I think the […]
How To Dry Herbs Without A Dehydrator
Such is life these days, that we always looking for the easiest and fastest way to get stuff. In comes the food dehydrator now you […]
How To Make Candles
It is always a nice idea to have emergency lighting available in your home. I have shared ideas on options such as the diy mason […]
How To Dehydrate Onions
There are several different ways you can preserve onions from your garden. Hanging your onions out fresh is probably the most common one. However, I […]
Homemade Cat Food Recipe
My girls asked for a pet cat the other day. Although the hubby and I are still thinking about it, I decided to do some […]
How To Build A Tree House
Many people dream of having one of these in their backyards, mostly for their children’s enjoyment. However I know of a few who have built […]
DIY Ice Cream Cone Seed Starters
Every plant in your garden was once a seed. If you do not know how to successfully get your seeds germinate and started, then you […]
How To Store Dried Herbs & Spices
We really enjoy having access to fresh herbs both indoors and outdoors in our backyard garden. in the past I shared with you how to […]
Homemade Root Beer Recipe
I grew up enjoying this homemade brew, however I lost the recipe that my grandmother had passed on to me a few years back. Just […]
Easy DIY Terrariums
Well sometimes on the homestead, you get a little extra time to enjoy your hobbies. This is the time I use to try out fun […]
Homemade Skunk Smell Remover
OMG! We woke up to the stankiest smell ever. A skunk died close to our homestead and although the hubby managed to remove it, the […]
DIY Outdoor Mud Stove
Oh yes indeed, another one! We have experimented a bit over the years with various cooking solutions from the diy metal barrel outdoor wood oven […]
Homemade Barrel Chicken Drinker
The funny thing is that I have previously shared a few different solutions as far as chicken waterers are concerned. Remember the diy PVC soda […]
DIY Berry Picker
One of the activities we love doing as a family is going out in the woods and foraging for wild fruits. We actually learn a […]
How To Ferment Any Fresh Sausage
Hmmm, why on earth would you want to ferment your sausages, you are probably thinking to yourself. Well, its simple really that is how you […]