by Spiraea Herbs | May 19, 2015 | DIY Projects, Garden, Green Living, Homesteading, Natural Health
Every year we plant our vegetable garden by seed somewhere around the May long weekend (I will eventually get the hang of starting my seeds indoors I promise!). And each year we have a larger and larger squirrel problem. I think the neighbourhood wildlife has figured...
by Spiraea Herbs | May 12, 2015 | DIY Projects, Green Living, Homesteading
I love when I run out of cleaning and household supplies because it gives me a great opportunity to try my hand at more DIY projects. This one is easy, frugal and environmentally friendly – everything I’m looking for on my journey to self sufficiency and...
by Spiraea Herbs | Apr 14, 2015 | Crafting & Crocheting, DIY Projects, Green Living, Homesteading
Slowly but surely my family and I are becoming more self sufficient. I love making my own cleaning products and supplies. While they may be simple, cheap and easy DIY projects, they have big payoff in terms of self satisfaction and use! If you haven’t done so...
by Spiraea Herbs | Mar 31, 2015 | DIY Projects, Green Living, Homesteading, Natural Health
On our journey to becoming a more self sufficient household (and a greener one too) I am endeavoring to make all of my own cleaning and personal products. If you haven’t seen my post about DIY dish soap you can check it out here. Being a frugal lady and a...
by Spiraea Herbs | Mar 18, 2015 | DIY Projects, Green Living, Homesteading, Recipes
I always get excited about DIY projects, especially ones that are all-natural and can save us money! We’ve been talking a lot lately about our future dream of homesteading and owning our own little home on a chunk of land somewhere. To make that dream a reality...
by Spiraea Herbs | Feb 2, 2015 | DIY Projects, Green Living, Homesteading, Natural Health
I’ve seen a few blogs and pins about this floating around the interwebs and this morning I decided to try my hand at it. There is a whole host of reasons why making your own toothpaste is a good idea. For me the main benefit is controlling what’s in it...
