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Oh, The Things We’ll Make!

Make it yourself so that YOU control the ingredients!

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A computer, a phone, and a mug on a removable desk on a treadmill.

Easy DIY Treadmill Desk

Get in those extra steps while working on your computer or watching your favorite videos using this removable, easy treadmill desk that you can probably make in under an hour! I finally did it! Despite writing a blog that often focuses on making things in a healthier way, I didn’t feel like I was living …

Read moreEasy DIY Treadmill Desk
Overhead view of a spoonful of kefir sour cream over a jar with more sour cream.

Easy Kefir Sour Cream

A tasty way to add probiotic goodness to your life, kefir sour cream is super easy to make and tastes delicious! Kefir sour cream may just my be favorite of all of the kefir goodies that I have made myself over the years. Not only is it tasty, but it is super easy to make! …

Read moreEasy Kefir Sour Cream
9 cloth pouches with Wall-E silk screened on them

Easy Silk Screening with Recycled Materials

You don’t need to buy expensive equipment to do your own silk screening. Learn how to silkscreen with common materials that you may already have at home. For my son’s Wall-E party, I wanted to do something a bit different for handing out favors. I had a lot of t-shirt sleeves left from other projects, …

Read moreEasy Silk Screening with Recycled Materials
A beef kafta kebab on a pita in front of a stack of cooked kafta.

Kafta (Beef Kebab Recipe)

Moist and flavorful, kafta is a type of homemade Lebanese kebab made with ground meat and spices. It’s an easy, healthy dish that can be made on the skillet, BBQ, or in the oven. What is kafta? Kafta is a Lebanese meat dish made with ground beef, onions, parsley and spices. It’s kind of like …

Read moreKafta (Beef Kebab Recipe)
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How, Why, and When to Cure Soap?

It’s often said that soaps should be left to cure for several weeks before using them. Why is it important, though, and how should it be done? Over the years, I’ve gotten a lot of questions about curing soap. I’ve also seen a lot of misinformation about why it is done. I figured it was …

Read moreHow, Why, and When to Cure Soap?
An overhead view of a bowl of white bean and chorizo soup with spinach

White Bean and Chorizo Soup with Spinach

The perfect, hearty soup for a cold, rainy day, this white bean and chorizo soup with spinach is a flavorful comfort food that you’ll want to make again and again. Now that the cooler weather has arrived, I’m craving more soups and stews and have been making lots of homemade stocks and homemade bone broth. Eating broths …

Read moreWhite Bean and Chorizo Soup with Spinach
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Appetizers & Snacks

A simple, tasty way to get in probiotics is to drink kombucha, a fermented carbonated beverage made from tea. Learn how to make kombucha with this basic recipe.

Beverages & Smoothies

If you're looking for the perfect paleo pita for your gyros, souvlaki, kebabs, or sandwich or salad wraps, this is the perfect easy and quick recipe. #wraps #paleo #pita

Breads & Wraps

Breakfast

Pouring homemade aioli off the spoon to show its texture.

Condiments & Sauces

A watermelon sorbet in a white bowl on a plate with some slices of watermelon and half a lime.

Desserts & Sweets

Lunch & Dinner

Conserve your tomatoes in a way that saves space by making a super versatile tomato powder. Learn how to make tomato powder, and how to use it.

MIY Pantry Basics

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Soups & Salads

Make Cosmetics!

Take control of the ingredients that go into your hair products by making them at home. This easy, DIY hair conditioner uses natural ingredients to leave your hair feeling soft and tangle free, and is light enough to use as a leave-in conditioner too. #DIY #Conditioner #haircare #natural #essentialoils

Easy DIY Hair Conditioner for Natural Hair

Make it!Easy DIY Hair Conditioner for Natural Hair

Natural Homemade Deodorant for Sensitive Skin

Make it!Natural Homemade Deodorant for Sensitive Skin
Homemade clay-based natural toothpaste (without cacao) shown on bamboo toothbrush.

Natural Homemade Toothpaste Recipes & Tips From a Dentist

Make it!Natural Homemade Toothpaste Recipes & Tips From a Dentist
Making your own facial moisturizer isn't difficult, and it can save you a lot of money. Learn to make a homemade moisturizer for oily, acne prone skin, and control the quality of ingredients absorbed by your skin.

Homemade Moisturizer for Oily, Acne Prone Skin

Make it!Homemade Moisturizer for Oily, Acne Prone Skin
Making a simple, basic homemade lotion is easy, once you understand the basics. I'll tell you how to formulate your own lotion and customize it for your skin type.

How to Make a Simple, Homemade Lotion and How to Customize it

Make it!How to Make a Simple, Homemade Lotion and How to Customize it
Trying to avoid SLS and other harsh surfactants? There are many mild, natural surfactants available. Here's a list of my favorites with information about working with them. #natural #surfactants #naturalsurfactants

A Beginner’s Guide to Working with Natural Surfactants

Make it!A Beginner’s Guide to Working with Natural Surfactants
Unlike sugar scrubs made with only oils and sugar, emulsified sugar scrubs become a creamy exfoliating lotion upon contact with water, leaving no oily residue, but only soft, supple skin behind.  #sugar #scrub #sugarscrub

Easy Emulsified Sugar Scrub

Make it!Easy Emulsified Sugar Scrub
A homemade shampoo bar in a stone soap dish next to a wooden comb

DIY Shampoo Bar

Make it!DIY Shampoo Bar

Make Soap!

Closeup of 4 bars of homemade soap. Two of them have been wrapped in brown paper, which is secured with ribbons.

Making an Easy, Basic Beginner Soap, and Then Making it Fun!!

This DIY liquid castile soap recipe is easy and inexpensive to make, and results in a great multipurpose cleaner, perfect for both your body and around the house!

Easy, Beginner DIY Liquid Castile Soap Recipe

Dr. Bronner's soap is a versatile, all purpose cleaner that is a great addition to any household, but let's face it, it's quite expensive. Learn how to make liquid Castile soap at home. It's easy, frugal, and very rewarding. #soap #castilesoap #liquidsoap

How to Make a Multipurpose Liquid Castile Soap: Dr. Bronner’s Copycat Recipe

Making your own homemade liquid coconut oil soap is simple, thrifty, and very rewarding. Coconut oil soap provides lots of lather and cleaning power for all purpose cleaning.

Homemade Liquid Coconut Oil Soap

Perfect for those with sensitive skin, this homemade glycerin soap recipe makes a hard bar of soap that lathers nicely while gently cleansing and moisturizing your skin. 

Homemade Glycerin Soap Recipe (From Scratch)

Gentle on the skin, and with a nice, creamy lather, this goat milk soap with honey is one of my favorites. Learn the techniques of making soap with both milk and honey with this recipe. #soap #goatmilk #honey #fromscratch

Goat Milk Soap with Honey

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