Click through to get the tutorial for these DIY fabric bowl covers, an awesome plastic wrap alternative for bowls, its simple, easy, and reusable! Please note: This post may contain affiliate links, for our full disclosure click HERE. Do you have a lot of bowls that you wish you had a lid for?! Are you constantly using plastic wrap or throwing a kitchen towel over them when you need to cover something up? There’s nothing wrong with this.. BUT it would be nice to have a designated bowl cover. Preferably something that stays on and thats reusable. ENTER: DIY fabric bowl covers! I’m just li ..read more

Read along for the best ways to be more self sufficient in our modern world of convenience and consumerism. Ways to be More Self Sufficient 1. Heat your home with firewood 2. Grow Your Own Fruits & Vegetables 3. Learn to Can and Preserve Food 4. Grow Your Own Herbs 5. Keep a Milk Cow for Dairy Products 6. Homeschool your kiddos 7. Bake your own bread. 8. Learn how to fix things around your home. 9. Raise, butcher, and process your own meat. 10. Collect and utilize rainwater. 11. Learn to start a fire. 12. Learn to cook and bake on a wood fire. 13. Make your own dairy products: cheese, yog ..read more

The ULTIMATE round-up of sourdough recipes from sourdough breakfasts, to desserts, breads, discard recipes, and MORE all categorized for easy browsing! Please note: This post may contain affiliate links, for our full disclosure click HERE. Are you hooked on sourdough and you’re wanting more recipes to feed your passion?! I am too. I’ve had my starter for over four years now and I still have such a blast trying new sourdough recipes whenever I can. Whether you’re looking for sourdough breakfast recipes, sourdough discard recipes, bread recipes, dessert recipes, and more, this post is for ..read more

Get the recipe for this DIY shower cleaner made with simple, household ingredients, making it so easy to keep your shower clean on a regular basis! Please note: This post may contain affiliate links, for our full disclosure click HERE. There’s nothing quite like starting your day with a rinse in your sparkling clean, fresh shower. There’s also nothing quite as discouraging as ending the day with a hot shower and looking around to see water stains, mold, and soap scum built up. I’ve experienced BOTH and I know which one I would choose. Keeping a clean shower all of the time is kind of har ..read more

Learn how to create a relaxing and effective nighttime routine for homemakers and stay at home moms. Please note: This post may contain affiliate links, for our full disclosure click HERE. If you’re a homemaker or stay at home mom, you likely already know about the importance of routines and schedules. Whether its a morning routine, or a cleaning routine, a little rhythm to your days and weeks can help you stay on track and get the things done that you want to get done. Sometimes, the things that need to get done are to relax and unwind! This is most of what I believe an evening routine ..read more

Learn my favorite homemaking tips that put your family first and your home second, not the other way around! Please note: This post may contain affiliate links, for our full disclosure click HERE. As a homemaker, it can be easy to get caught up in the ins-and-outs of keeping house. You’ll spend a lot of time scrubbing and sweeping and folding. In all of your daily efforts to keep a clean, healthy, and efficient home, you may lose track of what’s most important. The PEOPLE in your home. I’d love to tell you a quick story! My husband has always liked to have his phone plugged in and on the ..read more

Learn how to make your own DIY liquid laundry detergent in this easy tutorial for making your own laundry detergent at HOME! Please note: This post may contain affiliate links, for our full disclosure click HERE. So you’ve used up the last of your store-bought laundry detergent and you’re wanting to try something new. A DIY liquid laundry soap recipe is what you need! Whether you want to save a little money, try something more natural, or you just like making ALL the things, this recipe will work for you. Now this recipe is NOT a 5 gallon recipe. If you’ve done any digging around for lau ..read more

An awesome round-up of DIY Mother’s Day gift ideas for all of the moms in your life, that you can whip up in a jiffy. Please note: This post may contain affiliate links, for our full disclosure click HERE. Mother’s Day is right around the corner, and what better way to spoil the moms in your life than to make them a handmade-with-love gift to enjoy. I am a sucker for anything DIY. Whether I make it myself or I am gifted something handmade, there’s just something so special about it. If you feel the same, and your momma feels the same, then making a few DIY Mother’s Day gifts this year ma ..read more

Learn how to sew a pillowcase (standard size) in this simple and easy sewing tutorial for beginners! Please note: This post may contain affiliate links, for our full disclosure click HERE. So you’re wanting to make your own pillowcases for the bedrooms in your home. This tutorial is for you! Sewing a standard size pillowcase couldn’t be more easy. Its a GREAT beginner sewing project and only takes about 15 minutes or less to do. Once you make one, you’ll want to make some for every room in your house! What I love about being able to sew my own pillowcases is that I can choose the exact k ..read more

Read along for this awesome round-up of things to do, try, and enjoy in SPRING for the old-fashioned homemaker. Please note: This post may contain affiliate links, for our full disclosure click HERE. The change of seasons is always the best isn’t it?! Right now the birds are chirping every morning, the sun is up later, and the grass is greener and greener every day. Spring is the time for fresh air, all of the strawberry recipes, and getting your hands dirty in the garden. It’s a time for new life, a clean home, and a fresh mindset. Old-fashioned homemakers value doing things the from-sc ..read more