Have you checked out my new shampoo bar recipes? Click here or the picture below and get started. Really, if you haven’t tried making your own soap then now’s a great time. It’s very fun to choose your own scents and make your own creation, plus it’s so much more healthy! Welcome to the Homestead...
Welcome to the Homestead Blog Hop! Homestead Blog Hop will take place every Wednesday and is for all things homesteading: real food recipes, farm animals, crafts, DIY, how-to’s, gardening, anything from-scratch, natural home/health, self-sufficiency, self-reliance, natural remedies, essential oils, & more! Basically anything related to homesteading. Meet Your Hosts! Follow Their Blogs Natasha – Houseful...
We have great features this week! Well, we always have great features. We have such a great group of bloggers who share their expertise with us each week. People who sew, make and share great recipes, garden, and so much more. I feel really blessed to get to know some of you over the years....
I get a lot of questions about how to add honey to handmade soap. A lot of soap makers recognize the benefits of honey in soap, but want to know when to add it and how much to add. Why Add Honey to Handmade Soap? Antimicrobial – prevents the growth of certain bacteria Humectant or...
Do you want to learn how to make your own chili powder for your chili recipes at home? Chili powder is an essential ingredient in many chili recipes, adding flavor, heat and spice. Making your own chili powder at home is surprisingly easy and fast, and allows you to control the amount of heat in...
Aftershave’s are not just for men. They close pores and sooth irritated skin, making them great for women as well. You can learn how to make aftershave as a gift or for yourself as another DIY you’ve mastered. When I first started making natural skin care products, I didn’t think anyone else would be interested....
Interestingly, my kids learned how to make homemade butter before I did. Well, I vaguely remember doing it growing up, but it had been long enough that I wasn’t sure what steps you may need to take in order for it to turn out right. They have since made it a number of times in...
This year, we’ve covered a wide variety of DIYs from head to toe, including essential oil health remedies and a few yummy food recipes. I’ve put together the most popular articles, recipes, and beauty tips from this year on Simple Life Mom and wanted to give them to you all in one place! A lot...
Today, we have a wonderful guest from Little Family Adventures. Nicky always has great family activity ideas and amazing recipes to share, so make sure you give this Clean Eating Pumpkin Ice Cream recipe a try and then head over and check out her blog. Welcome Nicky! Hi There! Today I’m sharing with you a...
Whether you home school, private school, or government school your kids, there are lots of fun ways to stay organized and healthy. My kids and I put together these Natural Back to School DIYs, because they thought they were fun and something they’d like to do to help them get organized, or I thought it...
We used to go through a lot of makeup wipes, especially with my daighter in dance and using makeup for performances. There are a number of makeup wipes out there with healthy ingredients, but I never felt comfortable spending the amount of money it cost to buy make up remover with good ingredients, or the...
Want to save money and make sure you’re eliminating preservatives? Well, the nice thing is, making Hash Browns from Scratch is really not difficult. I’ll be honest. I have never in my life bought store bought hash browns, though I have had some that other people have cooked. They taste great. No problem there. But...
With the dozens of ideas and variations for natural oven cleaners all over the web, I was very skeptical as to what would work and what would not. I decided to take the most popular 3 Natural Oven Cleaning Recipes and put them to the test. Most recipes have a variation using baking soda or...
Want to know the best tried and true natural methods for kicking a cold or the flu? People all over the world have various natural methods that make them feel better fast. I know that my readers are intelligent and a gold mine for fabulous ideas and information. Here are over 20 cold remedies from...
My husband finally broke down and got a new car. Well, it’s a lightly used car…and I insisted. The thing is, his lovely 1995 Toyota Corolla was so rusted that when he went to get a shock replaced (he couldn’t budge it himself… and we found out why), our friend said that he was not...
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