These natural pine cone ornaments are not only beautiful; they're easy to make and inexpensive as well. All it takes are some pinecones (gathered for free in our case), spray paint, ribbon, and a glue gun. I chose to make them using metallic gold paint and gold ribbon, but they could be made in whatever color suited the decorating situation.Simply spray the pine cones with the paint and let dry. You can make them any color you'd prefer to match ... continue reading...
Homestead Blog Hop 216
Welcome to the Homestead Blog Hop! Now on to the hop... Homestead Blog Hop will take place every Wednesday and is for all things homesteading: real food recipes, farm animals, crafts, DIY, how-to's, gardening, anything from-scratch, natural home/health, self-sufficiency, self-reliance, natural remedies, essential oils, & more! Basically anything related to homesteading. Meet Your Hosts! Follow Their Blogs Kelly - Simple Life Mom (Facebook | Pinterest | Twitter | G+ | Instagram) Natasha ... continue reading...
Free Garden Seed Catalogs Links for 2019
The snow started falling here today, so to me that means it's time for this post on Free 2019 Garden Seed Catalog Links.I don't want most of the catalogs we get in the mail, but the yearly free garden seed catalogs are different. I love looking through them; and spend hours studying and plotting the perfect garden (well, it is in my imagination).Unfortunately, many companies are choosing to put their catalogs on the Internet instead of making ... continue reading...
Oven Rendering Honey Beeswax
Oven rendering honey beeswax is a technique that you can use in the wintertime when beekeeping, gardening, and other outside activities have slowed down to turn your leftover beeswax cappings into useful beeswax for projects. See 3 Reasons for Homestead Honey Bees for why you might want to consider keeping honey bees on your homestead.Smart beekeepers save the beeswax that accumulates as the cappings are cut off the comb to extract honey - it can be rendered into purified ... continue reading...
Easy Sew Green Gift Bags or Reusable Cloth Gift Bags
These reusable cloth gift bags (or easy sew green gift bags) are a great idea my friend Doris uses for wrapping gifts at Christmas time. The bags are not difficult to make, don’t take much fabric, and are reusable year after year. I thought the idea was terrific, and have been using it for gift giving any time of year. If all the friends and relatives were to use them, soon we wouldn’t be buying and throwing out wrapping paper and bags each year – we’d just be ... continue reading...
World’s Easiest Microwave Fudge (Goat or Cow Milk)
World's easiest fudge recipe is just that and is another easy Do It Yourself (DIY) gift idea. Although I use goat milk (learn what goat milk tastes like here: What Does Goat Milk Taste Like Anyway), whole cow milk can be used instead.I swear this is the easiest fudge recipe I’ve ever made (it’s cooked in the microwave), and it turns out perfect every time. I found the recipe because I was looking for goat milk recipes, and found it on a goat keeping forum.We particularly like making ... continue reading...
5 Reasons You Should Choose Nigerian Dwarf Goats for Milk
Worldwide, goat milk is the most highly consumed form of milk and, amidst the varying dairy goat types; Nigerian Dwarf goat milk is increasingly popular. But why is goat milk and Nigerian Dwarf goat milk in particular so popular? Goat Milk Is Better For You Goat milk is easier for humans to digest than cow’s milk. It’s naturally homogenized, with smaller fat particles evenly suspended throughout the milk.It contains vitamins, minerals, trace elements, electrolytes, enzymes, and proteins ... continue reading...
Fresh Eggs – Washed or Unwashed?
Should Fresh Eggs Be Washed?Different cultures treat egg washing in different ways - many cultures (such as all the EU countries) prohibit washing fresh eggs that are to be sold whereas most places in the US require them to be washed. So the question arises - is it best to wash the eggs after collecting them or leave them unwashed?Despite what regulations in much of the US say, the answer is, it's generally better to leave the egg unwashed. The great thing with having your own ... continue reading...
