Home & Gardening DIY Blogs & Ideas

DIY Building & Construction Articles

Homemade Cold Smoker Box

Josh Lau

Pros and Cons of Shipping Container Houses

Jessica At Pacific Pines Ranch

Build a Russian Masonry Heater From Bricks

J. Marvin Chastain

How to Build a Pergola for Backyard Shade

Steve Maxwell

How to Build an Easy Root Cellar with SIPs

Mike Johnson

Crafting Articles & Ideas

Oshibana: What to Do with Pressed Flowers

Sandi Schwartz

Wondering what to do with pressed flowers? Create your own DIY oshibana art by learning how to press flowers with a book or paper. Oshibana (押し花) is the Japanese art of using pressed flowers and other botanical materials, such as leaves and stems, to create a composition. Artists essentially “paint” a picture using pieces of […]

How to Thrift Shop Like a Pro

Ingrid Butler

Natural Dyes For Easter Eggs

Rosalind Creasy

Making Soap with Lye for Beginners

Podcast Team, Melanie Teegarden

Easy Winter Art and Craft Activities

Ingrid Butler

How to Build an A-Frame House Learn how to build an a frame house (complete with a cozy sleeping loft) in this illustrated, step-by-step guide.

How to Tan a Rabbit Hide From a homesteader who raises rabbits for both meat and leather, here are the basics of how to tan a rabbit hide.

How to Make Paper From Plants Connect with an age-old process and the life cycle of plants by learning how to make paper from plants.

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Garden and Yard Articles & Ideas

Cozy Chicken Brooder DIY

Kelly Bohling

Construct a raised poultry brooder with these simple brooder box plans. This chicken brooder DIY works for any small poultry. I’ve used several homemade brooders for brooding and raising quail over the years. Storage tote models work well, especially if you’re just starting out. After brooding several generations of chicks, though, I decided to design […]

Growing Potatoes in a Barrel

Scott Meyer

Winter Composting Solutions: Solar Composter DIY

Josh Lau

Is Leaf Compost Good for Vegetable Gardens?

Marissa Ames

Growing Morel Mushrooms at Home

Erin Hamilton

Articles & Ideas for Home

What to Do With Orange Peels, Lemon Peels, and Other Citrus Peels

Hannah Kincaid

Stock Tank DIY Hot Tub

Greg Kossow

Make Your Own Olive Oil Lamp

Deanna Duke

Wood Burning Self Build Hot Tub

Jesse and Alyssa

Tools and Equipment Articles, Stories & News

Woodworking Guide to Wood Expansion and Shrinkage

Spike Carlsen

How to Build a Wooden Box

Steve Maxwell

Plunge Router vs. Fixed-Base Router

Seth Keller

Types of Chisels

Steve Maxwell

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Home & Gardening DIY Blogs & Ideas

Homemade Cold Smoker Box

How to Build a Garden Hot Bed

Cherry Blossom Decoration Ideas

Emergency Binder Checklist

DIY Seed Tape

What to Do With Orange Peels, Lemon Peels, and Other Citrus Peels

Build A Homemade Egg Candler

Cozy Chicken Brooder DIY