Most commercial root beers are made with artificial favoring. This is a natural, DIY recipe for root beer. Katie uses sassafras, wintergreen, molasses, and vanilla in her recipe, along with other ingredients. With homemade root beer you end up with a rich blend of wonderful flavors. It’s so much better than commercial soda. One […]
9 Ways to Create a Garden Path
A well-designed and well-built path can add to the beauty of your garden, while providing an easier way to maintain your flowers and vegetables. Midwest Living offers 9 different approaches to path design. For many designs they list the Pros, Cons and Tips. They share 6 different types of material to use for a […]
How to Make a Pallet Clock (Makeover)
Theren of Little Bit of Paint found a Howard Miller iron clock for less than $12 At Goodwill! Great find! This article details how she cleaned and prepped the clock, prepared a pallet backboard, and assembled both pieces into a rustic pallet clock. Really nice redo! Click on the How to Make a Pallet Clock […]
10 Homemade Dog Toys
The last time I was in a pet store, I was amazed at the high cost of dog toys. In this post, Savanna shares 10 quick and easy, homemade dog toys. If you see a toy that looks good, just click on the link below the photo of the toy.You’ll find tutorials for: Homemade Chew Ring […]
3 Natural Drink Recipes to Help You Sleep Better
Claire has developed 3 DIY natural drinks to help you to sleep better. One of the nice things about all of these natural sleep aids is that they all taste really good. The first drink contains a particular fruit that’s rich in melatonin, one of the hormones that controls our sleep cycle. The second […]
How to Successfully Grow Roses By Planting Cuttings
Do you have roses in your garden that you love? Would you like to take cuttings from those rose bushes and grow new rose plants? Kris explains two ways to do that. One method is a special way of planting cuttings in the ground. However, the second method, which he got from his neighbor, […]
27 Chilly Ice Craft Ideas
This is such a fantastic article! Did you ever think of making Christmas wreaths out of ice with cranberries or flowers inside? How about ornaments made out of colored ice? When you create an ornament out of ice and add color and flowers or berries, it looks amazing in the winter sunlight. This article at […]
7 Survival Life Hacks That Could Save Your Life
The unexpected can strike when you’re at home or hiking out in the woods. The key is to be as prepared as you can be for these unexpected events. This article contains 7 great hacks or tips that can really help in emergency situations. There’s a short, informative video that demonstrates each survival or […]
How to Make Cookie Cutter Candles
In this tutorial, Sarah demonstrates how to make cute candles by using metal cookie cutters as the molds. She uses candle ends from old candles as the source for the wax. It’s a simple tutorial and the photographs are quite good. After they’ve cooled and hardened, you can pop the candles out of the cookie […]
50 Creative Uses for Mason Jars
This is an AMAZING collection of 50 creative uses for mason jars by Samantha of the Personal Creations website. There’s something here for everyone. Food projects. Household projects. Gifts. Craft projects. Home Decoration projects. If you click on the link after any picture, you’ll see a detailed tutorial for that mason jar project. Mason jars […]
