Fill your home with the scents of the holiday — cinnamon, clove and nutmeg — by making these old fashioned cinnamon spice applesauce ornaments. No baking required! Best Cinnamon Ornament Recipe Cinnamon, spice and everything nice. That is what these homemade Christmas...
In a matter of minutes, turn an old shirt into a Christmas stocking. Makes a great, cozy addition to your holiday decor. Learn how in this simple tutorial. “The stockings were hung by the chimney with care …”. That is if you have a chimney, a fireplace or a mantle in...
Serve up the flavors of Christmas with this homemade white chocolate peppermint ice cream recipe. Made with real milk, creamy chocolate and crunchy peppermint pieces. Everyone needs a little sweet treat during the holidays. Something that is only made at Christmas...
Warm your belly this winter with a bowl of homemade vegetable beef soup. Packed full of beef, sausage and tender veggies, this soup recipe is sure to become your family’s favorite. When the weather changes from the heat of the summer to crisp fall days and eventually...
Decorate your home this Christmas with a DIY wooden star. Using just 5 materials, this easy-to-build Christmas decoration will look great sitting on your mantle or hanging as a wreath on your door. Easy DIY Wooden Star It’s finally that time of year where you can say...
Ditch the store-bought hand soaps. Mix up a batch of this all-natural DIY foaming hand soap in less than 5 minutes. It’ll leave your hands feeling clean and moisturized. Dirty. Messy. And definitely gross. As a homesteader sometimes life can get a little dirty. You...
Creamy, soft, and delicious, this fresh milled flour peanut butter cookie, from Great Grandma’s recipe box, is one you must try! Make sure you scroll to the bottom of this post to grab your FREE printable recipe cards. There are some recipes that stick with you...
Soften and soothe your lips, using only simple ingredients, with this homemade vanilla mint lip balm recipe. Make sure you scroll to the bottom of this post to grab your FREE printable lip balm labels. This post contains affiliate links, which means I make a small...
Learn how to take charge of your health by building a natural medicine cabinet full of herbs to treat a variety of ailments at a moment’s notice. This post contains affiliate links, which means I make a small commission at no extra cost to you. In any case, I...
Learn how to roast sunflower seeds at home with this step-by-step tutorial — from planting the flower and harvesting the seeds to roasting and storing. Salty, nutty goodness. That’s what packed into one of those tiny sunflower seeds, along with plenty of vitamins and...
When raising your own chickens for meat, there are many factors to consider. Breeds, food, shelter, cleaning and butchering. Learn what we discovered during our first year of raising meat birds. Five years ago, if you had told me we’d be raising our own chickens for...
Add a little farmhouse charm to your home by creating a simple kitchen tea towel with this easy-to-follow tutorial and FREE SVG file. Make sure you scroll to the bottom of this post to grab your FREE SVG file. It’s the little things in life that can bring such joy....
Using livestock paneling, we constructed a large, inexpensive cattle panel greenhouse to use as a cold frame for our winter garden and to sow seedlings in the spring. How We Built a Greenhouse Using Cattle Panels It is finally complete! My parents homestead officially...
Filled with favorite fall scents such as cinnamon, clove and orange this goat’s milk soap recipe will nourish and moisturize your body with only natural ingredients. This post contains affiliate links, which means I make a small commission at no extra cost to...
Calling all pumpkin spice lovers! This pumpkin ice cream recipe combines your favorites — real cream, pure pumpkin and notes of rich, warm spices like cinnamon and ginger. Serve in a cone or bowl. Have you ever heard of a little thing called pumpkin spice? Oh you...
