Jackie Richardson uses a classic salt dough recipe to create a keepsake handprint Christmas tree with her family this holiday season.
Andrea Bogard talks to designing people who do more with pheasant feathers than taxidermy mounts. Find out how you can display this beautiful plumage, and even, wear it!
With Halloween just around the corner, we’ve dug back through the archives and assembled past holiday posts. These posts are spooky, tasty and fun.
Our Babbs takes you into the world of Mod Podge and air dry clay ghosts, decorated with dried flowers, for this week’s craft – one that she did with her little grands for Halloween décor.
Jackie Richardson and her husband try the viral Halloween ghost painting trend as a cheap and entertaining activity for date night.
Babbs and her grands made air-dryed clay frogs recently. Find out how to do up these quick crafty flower holders for future memorable gifts.
Babbs makes cool cork mushrooms to pop into potted plants, and her little grands help.
We’ve dug back through the archives and found posts to help us properly celebrate the Fourth of July.
Our teen writer, Anna, describes her journey from skeptic to believer in regard to medicinal properties of plants. She concocts a lovely salve from calendula along the way.
Developing the skill to make homemade emergency light sources becomes invaluable when disaster strikes. Find out how from The Survival Mom.
Babbs and two of her young grandsons made wooden mushrooms, staged in mossy settings.
Nancy Keaton takes a Minelab X-Terra Pro metal detector to a field, a beach and an old park. Find out what she discovers along the way – about the detector and in the sand and ground.
The Survival Mom brings us lots of reasons for drinking wild violet tea, and she also gives us the recipe.
Babbs looks through posts from several years to find worthy examples of crafts and recipes, aka ideas from scratch, for Mother’s Day 2024.
We love turkey season, and for so many reasons! Find out more about how to hunt and then, what to do with the meat and feathers afterwards.
In preparation for the upcoming Easter Sunday celebration, we’ve rounded up our past recipe and DIY craft posts related to the holiday.
Find out what happens when you have four days to decorate the Forest Service wagon for the 135th Annual Rose Parade.
Jackie Richardson whips up these simple DIY Thumbprint Heart Magnets with her kids, to give as sentimental gifts this Valentine’s Day.
Harsh winter cold and dry heat from forced air systems, along with various allergens, can cause bad eczema flares this season. The Survival Mom gives us a recipe to make homemade eczema lotion that is easy and natural in this featured post.
Our teen writer, Anna, took an interest in growing and drying okra for crafts this year. Find out how you can dry these amazing pods for future arts and crafts, too.
This collection of DIY Thanksgiving Crafts & Recipes serves up easy and delicious items for your table.
Jackie Richardson adds style to an outdated, second-hand oak frame in this easy craft for DIY Thrifted Beaded Frames.
Babbs and the grands make bubble art pictures, which look, strangely enough, like nuclear test photos.
The aptly-named writer Rose tells us why and how to add a spiral garden to your landscaping in this guest post.
Metal detecting in the water adds an element of excitement which is not usually a part of searching on land.
Teen writer Anna researched the history of victory gardens, and found out that even kids participated back in the day. Find out more about her family’s victory garden, too.
Jackie Richardson tells us how to make these colorful and whimsical DIY Mushroom Garden Markers, using spray paint and vintage shoe trees.
Babbs details how to use lavender in special crafts in this lavender round-up, which includes flax bags, linen spray, soap and sachet bags.
Babbs gives us a redbud roundup, based on her past kitchen triumphs with using the lovely little blossoms in jelly, shortbread and now, a pound cake.
Rogue Preparedness shares a list of uncomplicated prepping tasks to do RIGHT NOW to get you and your family prepared.
Jackie Richardson sources inspiration images for easy home décor ideas that incorporate elements that honor an outdoor lifestyle.
