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...
I love getting new ideas from other crafters and homesteaders. These homestead blog hops help me improve my gardening, give me great weeknight meals, and even health tips. Make sure to leave a comment below and say hi so that we can get to know each other a little more. Here’s one of my favorite...
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....
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...
I’ve only had to use hair gel on certain occasions. I’m a low maintenance gal. But there are times when I want to use natural hair gel, because I, of course, want it to be a healthy product. I also recently discovered that teenage boys and sometimes girls in dance performances need to use hair...
I absolutely LOVE this face toner recipe. I get very dry skin during the winter and after I wash my face my skin feels tight. I used to say I have crocodile skin and would rush to get lotion, when really the balance of my skin needed to be dealt with first. This DIY face...
This List of 20 Insect Repelling Plants was a must have for our house. We love to be outside, and the bugs apparently love us. Even though we live in a suburb, we have water nearby and tend to get eaten by bugs, especially around dusk, during the summer. Because of having a small yard,...
Salt soap is sometimes called Spa Soap because of how you feel while using it, as well as the luxurious benefits that it gives to the skin. It never hurts to treat yourself once in a while, especially when it comes to improving your skincare. For those of you who do not have much experience...
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...
Bath Bombs are a fun gift to give that even your kids can make. Plus, they can be therapeutic and medicinal when you add essential oils. Therefore, Viola! 6 Amazing Bath Bomb Recipes! Be careful because the citric acid is that you buy in the store is not made from lemons, but is manufactured using...
Most everyone loves to get homemade gifts, so I put together 33 Homemade Gift Ideas with Essential Oils. Homemade gifts are thoughtful and show that you put in a lot of personal effort and care – especially when they see your excited face as you explain all the ingredients and how good they are for...
A few of you have asked for my Christmas Soap recipes. I’ve shared my Pumpkin Spice Recipe. Over the next few days I’ll share a few more Christmas Soap recipes. If you’re just buying for gifts, you can find these in my shop. You may think these are coming out too early, but if you...
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...
Going no ‘poo is a huge topic. Not only are there a zillion options, but it also varies depending on hair types and situations. That being said, I’m going to attempt to answer some of your questions on how to use natural shampoo bars or go “no ‘poo” altogether. How to Go No ‘Poo: What...
Irritated skin? Eczema? Acne? Bumpy Skin? One of the herbs I use and love is Alkanet Root Powder, because it will naturally soothe irritated skin. Some know alkanet root as a soap additive to add a pretty natural purple or blue color to their soap. Traditionally it was used to brighten the color of some...
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