Homemade Wooden Spoon and Cutting Board Conditioning Wax
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Homemade Wooden Spoon and Cutting Board Conditioning Wax

If you live in a dry area, or you’ve left your wooden utensils to soak in water for too long, you may find that they have become sandpapery and dry. If you’re like me, you have a bunch of wooden spoons that you love, but sometimes neglect. They end up sitting on your counter looking…

How to Make a Homemade Wreath
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How to Make a Homemade Wreath

If you’re inspired to learn the art of wreath-making, all you need are a few tools and some foraged greenery. Follow these five steps exactly and you’ll have a professional looking wreath in a couple of hours.  The Wreath-Making Tradition If you’re like me, growing up, making wreaths was something the matriarchs did–my mother and…

How to Make Money from Homesteading
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How to Make Money from Homesteading

How many times have you daydreamed about living on the land and providing for yourself? Well, the truth is, most homesteaders aren’t 100% self-sufficient, especially modern homesteaders, who are all about connecting with others and living a balanced life. We’re here to help you brainstorm and bring your homesteading dream to fruition. This is your…

10 Handmade Gifts to Make This Season 
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10 Handmade Gifts to Make This Season 

The Christmas season is here, and many of us are making lists of what we’re going to gift to our loved ones. Some difficulties many people run into, include budget and finding something special for that person who has everything. That’s where homemade gifts come in! They are cost effective and because they are handmade,…

How to Make a Whisk Broom: For Beginners (With Video Instructions)
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How to Make a Whisk Broom: For Beginners (With Video Instructions)

I’ve always been drawn to old ways of making things, the crafts that have been largely made obsolete by mass machine production. Everyday items that used to be made with real craftsmanship. Brooms are one such item that we all have in our home, yet like to store away in a closet, because they tend…

9 Ways to Urban Homestead
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9 Ways to Urban Homestead

You may have noticed the explosion of homesteading. Maybe your friends are talking about buying a plot of land and farming together, or you may have seen a slew of sundress wearing women, filming harvest videos in their gardens. But maybe, like me you’re stuck in an apartment in the city or have very little…

How to Start Homesteading with No Money
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How to Start Homesteading with No Money

If you have a passion for homesteading, don’t hesitate to get started. Although homesteading has traditionally been a form of self-sufficient living on a plot of land, “modern homesteading” is a way to get started even if you’re broke. Modern homesteading is simply a way of partaking in the aspects of homesteading that are accessible…