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Homestead Blog Hop 614 Fall Decor and Pickles

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Welcome to the Homestead Blog Hop. A weekly gathering for homesteaders and simple living enthusiasts. We all share DIY projects, from-scratch recipes, and creative inspiration from our homes to yours.

This week’s hop features yummy foods. It also offers practical ideas that celebrate handmade living and self-sufficiency. Explore ideas that fit a thoughtful, sustainable lifestyle.

Whether you’re looking for seasonal crafts, homemade treats, or encouragement on your homesteading journey, you’ll find plenty of inspiration to carry into the upcoming seasons.

Grab a cup of tea, explore the featured posts, and join us in sharing your own homestead creations.

Join us for the Homestead Blog Hop for ideas and tips for gardening, homesteading, raising animals, crafts and recipes.

Meet Your Homesteading Hosts

We’re Kelly from Simple Life Mom, Liz from The Cape Coop, Natasha from Houseful of Nicholes, and Laurie from Ridgehaven Homestead. We’re about from-scratch living, simple ingredients, frugal habits, and intentional, sustainable living. We share recipes, tips, and ideas to support home cooks and makers.

We’re delighted to host the Homestead Blog Hop. You can find fresh inspiration each week for DIY projects, homemade recipes, and practical living ideas. Join us for new ideas and a growing community. Together, we celebrate everyday craftsmanship and thoughtful living.

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FEATURED POSTS from the Last Homestead Blog Hop

Each week, we take turns selecting three featured posts from the Homestead Blog Hop. These features are shared across all of our social media platforms. They spotlight the creativity and hard work of our fellow homesteaders.

Here are the featured posts from last week’s hop:

Homestead Blog Hop Feature - Fall Pumpkin Pillow Cover

1. Fall Pumpkin Pillow Cover from the Apple Street Cottage

Homestead Blog Hop Feature - Refrigerator Pickles

2. Our Refrigerator Pickles from Our Grand Lives

Homestead Blog Hop Feature - 3 Ways to Decorate Pumpkin

3. 3 Ways To Decorate Wood Pumpkins from Steph Creates Things

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Guidelines for the Homestead Blog Hop

  1. Click the “Add Your Link” button below and upload a clear, eye-catching image from your project or recipe. Please link directly to the family-friendly post itself, not your blog’s homepage.
  2. You may link up up to three posts each week.
  3. Take time to visit a few other blogs in the hop and leave a thoughtful comment to let them know you stopped by. Community support makes this hop special!
  4. Please include a link back to the Homestead Blog Hop in your post. Posts without a backlink are not eligible to be featured. All featured posts are shared across all hosts’ social media channels.
  5. Share posts that haven’t been linked to the hop before. Older posts are welcome as long as they are new to the hop.
  6. By joining the Homestead Blog Hop, you grant the hosts permission to use one image from your post, with a link back to your site, if your post is selected as a feature next week.
  7. This is a family-friendly link-up designed to encourage, inspire, and support the homesteader in all of us.

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Which project are you excited to try this week? Leave a comment below.

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About Kelly

Kelly is the author of number one best seller The Natural Soap Making Book for Beginners and Easy Soap Making. She's also written multiple ebooks on herbal remedies and natural bath and body DIYs. Her journey toward better health has inspired her to make things in and around the home from scratch, start a homestead, and become more resourceful when it comes to health and home. She shares her recipes and DIYs here on Simple Life Mom and has a shop where she sells products for those who would rather buy than make (SimpleLifeMom.com/shop).

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  • Stephanie
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    August 26, 2026 at 5:07 AM

    Thank you for hosting and for adding my post to the featured list. I appreciate it. Take care 🙂

  • Debbie-Dabble
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    August 26, 2026 at 7:23 AM

    Kelly,
    My Entries for today’s party are # 5, 6 and 7!!!!
    Thanks so much for hosting!! I really appreciate the time and effort that goes into it along with visiting all the links!! I hope you are enjoying your week and you are doing well…
    Hugs,
    Deb
    Debbie-Dabble Blog

  • Laura @ Our Grand Lives
    · Reply

    August 26, 2026 at 7:59 AM

    Happy Wednesday, Kelly! Thanks so much for hosting us all each week and special thanks for featuring our “Refrigerator Pickles” post here! What a lovely surprise!

  • Jennifer
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    August 26, 2026 at 4:42 PM

    I love Fall and I love pickles! I have reached the point that I am over Summer and ready for the Fall. Sharing in link up spot #21. Have a good week!

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