Our planet is facing widespread decline in our insect population. In the winter of 2018, the US experienced a 40% decline in their bee population. Thankfully figures in Australia have not such an extreme downturn. The current news of Bee Colony declines are very worrisome. Bees are vital for our agriculture, when you consider that…
Category: Make Your Own
How to Build a Birthday House.
Last Thursday was Miss 3’s Birthday, and like most 3yr olds, she is obsessed with balloons and hiding. We decided to play to those obsessions and build her a birthday hidey house that we could fill with balloons for a big surprise. We had one condition, it had to be cheap because our Little Miss…
Friday Follows – Sustainable Vegetable Gardening Tips For Homesteaders and Preppers
If you are looking to become more self-sufficient and reduce your footprint on the planet; then there is no better way than having your own Vege garden to help feed yourself and your family. Cutting out all that excessive and unnecessary packaging that seems to come with our Fruit and Veges these days is a…
Where to go to find out more about Essential Oils….
In today’s internet, instant gratification society it can be overwhelming to know where to start…..so that’s why I have compiled a list of places to start looking, for more information, great products and advice on how to use Essential Oils.
My Favourite Green Cleaning Ingredients.
What is the point of cleaning when your cleaning products are more harmful than the grime you are using them on?
Friday Follows – Reblog – Homemade Hand Soap
I have been messing around making my own foaming hand soap for a few months… I have found one recipe that I really like, but of course, when you are obsessed with finding the ‘Perfect Recipe” there is no such thing as done… So this recipe will be next on my experiment list…
Friday Follows – Reblog – How to make your own Brown Sugar.
Don’t you just hate it when you run out of something mid bake? I know I do! Find out how to make your own brown sugar from scratch!!
Summer Diffuser Blends to help you beat the heat!!!
It’s officially Summer in Australia….days are spent at the pool or beach, thongs stick to the melted bitumen on the road and temperatures soar until the afternoon thunderstorm rolls in to cool everything down for a short while….. Now is the time for Citrusy, Refreshing scents in your diffuser….and here a few to get you…
Fundraising Blues….
So I have a street stall to man and help supply with yummy baked goods in the morning…in precisely 11 and 1/2 hours time…and what am I doing? That’s right I am writing a blog…
Tuesday Re-Blog…Neurotoxins in Laundry Products by Trusted Clothes…
if you have ever wondered if there was a better alternative than the commercial toxin filled crap you buy from the supermarket for your laundry, please check out this blog..
To the Extreme!! (Part 2)
Our days merged into one another while we discovered how fulfilling it is to not have those worries of a 9-5 job, traffic, and busy social schedules with no time for yourself. We also discovered that it is damn hard work to get ANYTHING done whilst trying to entertain a 1 year old on the side of a mountain.
How to stop buying and start making your own reusable cleaning wipes…..
I was doing my usual late night activity…browsing the net whilst praying that my monsters little angels would stay asleep for five frickin’ minutes…. and I stumbled across this brilliant idea….Make Your Own Reusable Wipes!