How about some Outdoor DIY Ideas? Well if your like me, you better add this to your list of must haves for the backyard. A simple fire pit would work for us but boy would we love to have something of this caliber and size to cozy up to in the privacy of own backyard. […]
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Survival Shelter DIY
DIY to Make Your Own Survival Shelter When you consider what you can make if you were out in the wilderness and need to protect yourself and you need to protect yourself from the elements, what would you make? You’ve looked around the area and there is no cave to hunker down in, the weather […]
DIY Bicycle Wheel Survival Bow Project
Easy to Make Bicycle Wheel Survival Bow Wow! That was the first thing that came to mind when we first saw this bow. We’ve seen a lot of different survival bow DIY projects in the past but this one really caught our eye from instructables.com. First off, it really looks like you could actually […]
Lavender Essential Oils DIY
How to Make Lavender Essential Oils at home Have you ever used Lavender oil before? It’s pretty good stuff for a host of ailments and has great medicinal value. There is a growing trend not just with those who are interested in the homestead or self-reliance lifestyle with the use of essential oils. […]
Inexpensive DIY Greenhouse Project
How would this DIY Greenhouse look at your place? When we saw this DIY Greenhouse we knew two things, we had to share it with you and we want one. We really appreciate all the great things over at Ana Whites blog, she lives in Alaska, so homesteading and DIY projects are a big […]
Sustainable agriculture on a tenth of an acre
Sustainable agriculture, how much land do we need? Sustainable agriculture is something all of us here are interested in. The idea that it would take a considerable size of land to grow all the food your family would need for one year seems reasonable right? Depending on your families needs, sustainable agriculture usually takes […]
Couch Safe to protect your weapons
Couch Safe,do you like the idea? Why not a couch safe! For many of us it is the place we spend most of our relaxation time while in the house so it makes sense to have a safe nearby doesn’t it? Well that’s the story you might want to tell your significant other if […]
Memories of Making Apple Butter
Apple Butter is Yummy Fall is approaching and I am looking forward to the taste of apple butter. As a child my family would make a great effort to pick the apples from our backyard tree that my dad had worked on through the Spring and Summer. It was fun to be out there even […]
Don’t Trust Your Eyes
Don’t Trust Your Eyes, right? Sometimes something comes along as we research topics and ideas to share with you that makes us stop and think. This post is one of those post we called “Don’t trust your eyes.” It’s amazing how the human brain works. I know this is not news to you. For example, […]
DIY Pizza Oven Project
Check out this DIY Pizza Oven Project How about the smell of freshly baking pizza wafting through your backyard. Sound crazy, well not after this DIY Pizza Oven Project. Wish we had found this earlier in the Summer but here it is. It’s been said that the best pizza comes out of brick ovens. Well, […]