DIY & Homemade
The sense of reward you get from making something with your hands can’t be earned any other way.
This list of 10 last minute gift ideas is great for both sides; as a host you can present your guests with a gift and as a guest, you wont show up empty handed. The ideas can be used year round, but the best part about this list? The gift won’t go unused- if nobody…
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Want to create the ultimate cookie platter that Old saint Nick himself could not resist? Then follow these easy Christmas cookies recipes for delicious and beautiful platter. Making Christmas Cookies has been a tradition in my family for as long as I can remember. I’m still using the same cookie cutters my grandma used to…
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Halloween is upon us and that means High Fructose Corn Syrup, Artificial Dyes, GMO ingredients, and SUGAR. Sugar-oh my hyper goodness the sugar. Seriously y’all, how many days after Halloween do you deal with a sugar-high child? Well I have one Healthy Halloween Dessert recipe that your kids will love and it won’t send them…
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This recipe is from a friend of mine, Sam Crandall. Sam and his family are good, salt-of-the-earth people and like to do things the old way. Sam shares his family recipe of Old Fashioned Cold Processed Lard Soap- Like Grandma Used To Make. No frills- just good soap.
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Thanksgiving Potpourri: The wonderful smells of Thanksgiving-without all the work The sense of smell, more than sight, hearing or even taste, is where we store our most cherished and vintage memories. Once you raise that first fork full of stuffing, you begin to breathe in a memory of your childhood. As you sit at the…
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The crisp cool air after the long summer heat, the painted leaves as they begin to pile on the ground, the fresh-baked apple pie and the first fire of the season. The smells of fall are my favorite time of year. They bring back nostalgic memories of my childhood. Now you can have those…
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How to Make Honey Straws for Fun and Profit Honey Straws are an amazing treat that are perfect for the whole family! Easy to take anywhere, Honey Straws make them the perfect on-the-go snack.
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Homemade “Maple” Syrup- without a maple tree Several years ago I was reading a farming magazine when I came across a recipe for Corn Cob Syrup- a maple syrup knockoff made from corn cobs. The article had attached quotes saying “my grandfather swears this is better than maple syrup” and ” unless I told you,…
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Rodent Repellent: DIY Critter-Ridder Recipe Are critters making a meal out of your home? Do they get into your trash? Your birds go hungry because some varmint eats their seeds? Do deer eat your prized flowers and garden? Then you need to make this DIY Critter Ridder Recipe for Natural Rodent Repellent.
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My three favorite words! Who doesn’t love roasting marshmallows and sitting by a fire when there is a slight chill in the air? Well you don’t have to be Bob Vila or even Bob the Builder to have a functional fire pit. Sure all of those internet pictures and ideas look AMAZING, but fall is…
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