Garden Tea
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Garden Tea

Bymiranda

You don’t have space for a compost, or maybe you don’t have the patience. I can relate to both reasonings. I was in a similar predicament until I saw a Facebook video while scrolling my feed. They soaked banana peels in water for 8 hours and it was a great fertilizer for their house plants….

DIY Lavender Fabric Softener: A Simple Guide to Fresh, Natural Laundry
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DIY Lavender Fabric Softener: A Simple Guide to Fresh, Natural Laundry

Bymiranda

When I saw this recipe in my homesteading book, I saw the measurements and at first was like ‘man, I don’t think I have enough at the moment’ . I was fully prepared to go out to my lavender plant, which, I don’t think is really enjoying this Redding heat, and grab some more lavender…

DIY Bowl Covers
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DIY Bowl Covers

Bymiranda

Growing up my grandma always had a hack, buying shower caps and using them as bowl covers. Over the years I’ve seen DIY’s take it upon themselves to make super cute ones with their machine. And I’ve been wanting to do a simple quick project with my machine and I thought these would be perfect….

Deliciously Simple Chocolate Cake Mix: Bake Your Perfect Treat Today!
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Deliciously Simple Chocolate Cake Mix: Bake Your Perfect Treat Today!

Bymiranda

Normally a boxed cake mix is part of every grocery list, there great to have on hand if you need to whip up a quick cake, or cookies, or whatever the case may be. And what’s funny, is with my love for homemade, and homesteading, making a cake mix from scratch didn’t even occur to…

Turn Bread Heels into Homemade Breadcrumbs: Waste Less, Enjoy More!
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Turn Bread Heels into Homemade Breadcrumbs: Waste Less, Enjoy More!

Bymiranda

Does anyone out there actually enjoy the heels of the bread ? For me, its my least favorite piece. And because I have the attitude “Waste not want not” When it gets to those pieces I will usually wind up putting them in the freezer. And very rarely will I use them. I don’t think…

Dandelion Oil
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Dandelion Oil

Bymiranda

I decided that I wanted to do something with skin care. So I heard about how Dandelions actually have anti-aging properties when used in skin care, as well as loads of other benefits. So first I had to dry them (which was in the previous blog post: Drying Flowers ) And now that our flowers…