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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…
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,…
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…
Learn how to make Comfrey Infused Oil. In this post, I’ll talk about the various methods you can use to make herbal infused oil and also list a bunch of carrier oil options that you can use in your comfrey oil. As a gardener, I’m pretty busy in spring, summer, and fall. Every winter, however,…
Learn how to make Dandelion Infused Oil. In this post, I’ll talk about the various methods you can use to make herbal infused oil and also list a bunch of carrier oil options that you can use in your dandelion oil. Every winter is happens: I finally have time to make salves, ointments, teas, tinctures,…
How to Make a Headache Salve I’ve mentioned it before (in my ‘about me‘ info, for example) that I’m one of those people who is prone to headaches. When the weather changes, when I eat too much processed foods, for my hormonal cycles, when I’m dehydrated, when it’s allergy season, when it’s too sunny, when my eyes are…