Category: DIY

DIY Cabinet Shelf To A Pull Out Drawer

DIY Cabinet Shelf To A Pull Out Drawer

DIY Cabinet Shelf To A Pull Out Drawer No one no matter how large or small a home you’re living in there is never enough closet or kitchen storage space! The tutorial today can’t help so much with closet space, but will help in the kitchen! Convert your second shelf in a cabinet into a sliding …

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Grow Rice at Home

Rice at home

Grow Rice at Home I have always envisioned rice paddies within the marshes of  the Asian landscape. It never occurred to me that I could grow it at home! Rice is one of the best survival foods you can store, so growing it yourself is just an awesome project. It’s nutritious, healthy, versatile, and almost as important …

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Practical Uses for Rubber Bands

Practical Uses for Rubber Bands

  Practical Uses for Rubber Bands I came across a ton of uses for rubber bands articles all over the web. Some of them were just plain silly. But this one I felt had a lot of practical and really useful ideas. I did search to see if I could find the same uses on …

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Ingenious Method of De-cobbing Corn

Ingenious Method of De-cobbing Corn

Ingenious Method of De-cobbing Corn I came across this video last harvest season. I thought it was ingenious then and even more so now remembering how slow and tedious it was last year before I saw this! Just had to share this secret to quick and easy de-cobbing corn with you all. Even if you are …

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DIY Household Sliding Barn Doors

DIY Household Sliding Barn Doors

DIY Household Sliding Barn Doors In most areas of the country the summer outdoor projects are beginning to wind up. The weather is becoming either too wet or too cold to do much more gardening and other outdoor chores. Now is when the indoor ‘ honey do’ list kicks in. One trend in decorating that …

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Naturally Filtering Air In Your Home

Naturally Filtering Air In Your Home

Naturally Filtering Air In Your Home With today’s industrial world our air quality is getting worse every year. I have noted over the past 20 years or so, that more and more people especially children are suffering the effects of allergies and pollution. To the point that some news stations now as part of their …

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DIY Portable Wind Generator

DIY Portable Wind Generator

DIY Portable Wind Generator If you reside in an area with more wind then sun then this is an awesome project for you! No matter why you are off grid, this is one way to produce your own power. It’s portable, puts off 12 volts, 17 watts and automatically furls. Great little generator for camp sites …

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Brilliant Container Gardening Tip

Brilliant Container Gardening Tip Just because the winter season is approaching for most of us, doesn’t mean you have to give up gardening! Container gardening can be done both in and outdoors. It isn’t however as simple as sticking a couple of plants into a pot and letting it go. The most beautiful and productive …

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Home Remedies for Earaches

Home Remedies for Earaches I admit it, I am a total wimp when it comes to pain in my ears or eyes. I despise earaches! If I recall earaches are a part of teething and I suppose in part due to my own aversion to them I suffered right along with the child. So in desperation …

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FREE Outhouse Plans

FREE Outhouse Plans I don’t know about you. But if I have to live off grid for any amount of time, I want an outhouse! Not just for the nicety of privacy either. If you are in the wild, you don’t want to be caught with your pants down by a predatory animals or even people who …

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