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Currently, beards are pretty trendy. Also, with “No-Shave November” and Christmas coming up, a homemade beard balm is a great gift idea for the bearded folks in your life. Learn how to make beard balm and check out the list of essential oils you can add to the beard balm for a great scent. Why…
Learn how to make your own lavender mint body scrub. This delightfully floral body scrub with a dash of mint that will leave your skin silky smooth. Make Your Own Lavender Mint Body Scrub Lavender is one of the MOST popular smells for cosmetic and household purposes. Both women and men seem to love this…
Learn how to make a homemade garden trellis that is easy to build and moveable. It’s the perfect way to do proper crop rotation in your raised beds and/or garden. Bonus: it’s easy to pack up and store for the winter as well! How to Make a Homemade Garden Trellis I have made MANY homemade…
Learn how to make easy and practical bath bombs. These bath bombs aren’t complicated with fancy colors, flowers, and/or herbs, however, they still have a wonderful scent, nourish your skin, and make baths a relaxing experience. Let’s talk about how to make Easy and Practical Bath Bombs. Lately, I’ve been working really hard on self-care…
Homemade Mosquito Repellent Spray Recipe This homemade mosquito repellent spray combines herbs from the garden with (optional) essential oils, witch hazel, and a few other items to make a non-toxic spray that can help keep the mosquitoes (and other biting bugs) away. As I mentioned in my Finding Joy in the Garden in Summer post,…
Queen of Hungary’s Facial Toner Recipe I recently made some homemade Queen of Hungary’s Facial Toner recipe. I’ve gotta say, growing my own herbs has been a blast this year. I’m in the fourth year at my new homestead, and finally my herbs are HUGE and plentiful. So far, I’ve used my excess herbs…
Today, I’m sharing with you about How to Make Rose Water. Here’s my rose water story, which might sound familiar to you: I saw a DIY beauty recipe that I wanted to make…it needed rose water. Blerg. I didn’t have rose water….so I pinned it to my Beauty Pinterest Board for a future project, and…
How to Make an Herb Wreath I’ve gotten a bit creative here at The Homestead Garden and I learned how to make an Herb Wreath. My herb garden has been overflowing with abundance this year. Obviously, this is a wonderful blessing! It’s always good to have a plentiful harvest year (unlike the year before…). However,…
Nourishing Nursing Mother’s Tea Recipe I am a big believer in family and community support for pregnant women. I’ve always wished that I could live close to my loved ones when they were/are pregnant so that I could spoil them as much as possible. Fortunately, as I mentioned in my Gentle Healing Salve post, my wonderful…
Remember when I made my plantain infused oil (and dandelion infused oil, calendula infused oil, and comfrey infused oil) in the spring, and I promised to come back in fall/winter with some awesome DIY projects for you to make with your new oils? Well, I did not forget that promise. Partly because I’m looking…