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Hot Carob Drink & Homemade Marshmallow Fluff
On a cold winter night there’s nothing much better than heating up a cup of hot carob topped with homemade marshmallow fluff. It’s naturally sweetened, extra creamy and easy to make. It is officially hot chocolate season. Cold weather + snow = hot chocolate. Well …...
Mini Dried Flower Wreath
Learn how to craft a miniature dried wreath using flowers from your own garden in this simple DIY tutorial. Last Christmas my parents gave me a book full of handmade tutorials. One of the projects taught you how to make a wreath using fresh or dried flowers. At first...
Chicken and Dumpling Casserole
Delicious and filling, this chicken and dumpling casserole is a great comfort food recipe to make for your family on those brisk fall and winter days. As I am writing this blog post, we are just over 10 days away from Christmas. The tree has been decorated, the gifts...
Cinnamon Spice Applesauce Ornaments
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...
Easy DIY Christmas Stocking From Shirts
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...
White Chocolate Peppermint Ice Cream
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...
Vegetable Beef Soup Recipe
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...
How to Make a Wooden Star for Christmas
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...
All-Natural Moisturizing Hand Soap
Ditch the store-bought hand soaps. Mix up a batch of this all-natural foaming hand soap in less than 5 minutes. It’ll leave your hands feeling clean and moisturized. Dirty. Messy. Maybe a little grimy. And definitely gross. Sounds like a typical day on the...
Fresh Milled Flour Peanut Butter Cookies
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...
Vanilla Mint DIY Lip Balm With Free Printable Labels
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...
How to Create a Natural Medicine Cabinet
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...
How to Roast Sunflower Seeds
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...
Raising Meat Chickens – Our First Experience
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...
DIY Farmhouse Kitchen Towel With Free SVG File
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....
Building a Cattle Panel Greenhouse
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...
Sweet Autumn Spice Melt and Pour Soap
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 you. In...
Pumpkin Pie Ice Cream
Calling all pumpkin spice lovers! This pumpkin pie 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. This post contains affiliate links, which means I make a small...