Today we are making some hand made dish scrubbys! Much more economical than buying a pack at the store and these work great! One small skein of yarn makes quite a few dish scrubbys so make some for yourself and then a few to give to friends and family. They are very simple to make. … Continue reading Easy Handmade dish scrubby mitt
We try to eat healthy here at Conestoga chuck's house. But buying commercial breakfast cereal is very expensive especially if you buy the "healthy" kind. Fortunately granola style breakfast cereal is very easy to make at home and sooooooo much more economical than buying those tiny boxes at the store that maybe have 3 bowls … Continue reading Homemade granola breakfast cereal: a lot more cereal for your hard earned money!
Over the summer I made sure to stock up on a bunch of beeswax from our local farmers market. But don't worry if you didn't think ahead and didn't stock up locally! I will post a link where you can order some online. You can also check your local craft store. I like to have … Continue reading Beeswax recipe: DIY furniture polish, doggie paw protectant, human hand and foot cream, and winter lip balm!
Please note: as an amazon associate I earn from qualified purchases If you have a bad back like I do (or any health problems really) or maybe an elderly person that isn't too steady on their feet, this electric walk way mat is worth it's weight in gold!HeatTrak Heated Snow Melting Walkway Mat | Outdoor … Continue reading Electric heated walkway mat for locations that snow a lot: a mega back saver!
As you can imagine it takes a while to get from sheering sheep to wearing actual clothes and I have learned that pioneers must have taken great care of their clothing but at the same time it was probably much better/durable cloth than the commercial cloth we buy in the stores today. So much work … Continue reading Carding wool with a drum carder
I've been wanting to learn to weave and ran across this lovely old antique table top loom in the local antique store that just needed some TLC and one tiny replacement part and best of all ... was within my price range for trying a new fiber art! Even cooler it was listed as being … Continue reading Howard’s feed and wax to restore an antique table top loom
A couple months ago I bought a stratolounger snuggle up recliner chair for Conestoga Chuck. Yes I buy furniture specifically for my kiddos! It had mixed reviews but I decided after looking at multiple chairs that this was the only one I could find that met my requirements: 1. Won't trap dog fur, easy to … Continue reading Best chair for tiny living and puppy snuggling
Today we visited a friend who owns a Gotland sheep ranch and business called "twisted sheep" and sells lovely fleeces for us fiber artists to drool over. I met her at the local fiber festival and she was kind enough to allow us to come out to the ranch to visit the lovely animals that … Continue reading Sheep, wool, barbecue , and grazing in the yard
Occasionally I run across some handy little helpers and as an avid knitter I really love this one! I am constantly loosing count on what row number I am on and have tried multiple various methods of trying to keep track. Everything from counting in my head (Big no-go) to writing it on paper (yeah … Continue reading Knitting/crochet must have: Redheart yarn digital row counter
Here in Montana there is a list of things we must accomplish for winter prep, and this year it seems we are in for a little bit of an early winter snow forecasted for next week (our second snow this "fall"). First the lawn sprinklers at the house have to be blown out so they … Continue reading RV winter prep for storage
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