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Mint Cocoa DIY Natural Shaving Cream Recipe
Stop spending money on commercial brand shaving cream. In four easy steps you can make your own, all-natural homemade shaving cream recipe that will leave your legs smooth and moisturized. It’s is summertime! Which means it's the season for warm sunny days,...
5 Benefits of Growing Your Own Food
Learn why planting a garden and growing wholesome food can benefit more than just your health and pocketbook with these top five benefits of gardening. I have a confession to make. I used to dislike gardening. There, I said it. The thought of the time put into...
How to Identify Pests In Your Garden
Learn about pest identification in your garden and how to find out what is munching your plants or in our case, digging holes in our garden. Today's post is an article written by my husband, Matt Christy. He will be sharing about pest identification in your garden and...
Peppermint Pine Headache Stick
Kick those headaches to the curb with my homemade peppermint headache relief stick. Mix up a batch of these portable tubes and toss them in your purse, backpack, or tote and take them with you wherever you go. Natural Headache Relief Our noggins handle a lot on a...
Instant Pot Homemade Dog Food
Learn how to make simple homemade dog food in your pressure cooker with fresh, healthy ingredients. On the Christy homestead, we have two dogs named Rodeo and Wyatt. Together since birth, the duo of brothers love living the small town country lifestyle. Exploring,...
DIY Garden Trellis: Using an Old Barn Ladder
Learning how to build a garden trellis may seem intimidating but it’s only as complicated as you make it. Using scrap lumber, wooden ladders or old lattice work is a great way to save money and give an old piece a fresh, new purpose. How to Repurpose Items Around Your...
DIY Antique Kitchen Cabinet Makeover
Decorating Your Homestead Learn how we easily transformed a vintage kitchen cabinet to a decorative bookshelf using a can of paint and wallpaper. Make sure you scroll to the bottom of this post to grab your 5 FREE home decor printables. There is always some kind of...