I’ve been wanting to make tallow candles ever since the last time I made homemade tallow in the crockpot this Spring. We’ve just been so busy though, it didn’t happen until today. Candles in jars like these make really nice homemade gifts, which is something to keep in mind with the holiday Keep Reading
How to Build A Mini Greenhouse Hot Cap
You can build your own greenhouse hot cap, even if you’re not a carpenter. Yup. All it takes is a few boards, screws, and a piece of plastic. About a month ago, I started hankering for a hot cap to grow more lettuce in. Now, I’m not a carpenter, in fact, when I try to nail wood together, I Keep Reading
Gardening On The Cheap
It’s garden time again, woohoo! My brother is building some really nice raised beds for mom and fam. Well, given that I just finished turning over some ground to plant peas, those raised beds looked awful nice to me. Immediately, I began devising a way we could do something similar. Let’s see… Keep Reading
“Easy Grow” Garden Picks
Spring is here(yay!), and as always, I’m looking for ways to make our budget stretch a little farther. Food is expensive. Even more so if you choose organic. One of the best and most obvious ways to reduce that expenditure this time of year is through gardening. If you’re new to gardening, it can Keep Reading
