DIY&Crafts

30+ Garden Projects using Sticks and Twigs
Creative garden features you can DIY for free using twigs, sticks, and branches. Ideas include trellises and plant supports as well as garden artwork
Full List of Seeds to Sow for Your Fall Vegetable Garden
Grow a fall vegetable garden by sowing seeds for these vegetables in July and August. Includes root veggies, salad greens, Asian greens, and information on sowing times, and long-day vs short-day veg #gardeningtips #vegetablegarden
Fall Vegetable Garden Jobs to Prepare for Winter
Fall vegetable garden jobs to prepare for winter and a printable checklist #gardening #vegetablegarden #garden
How to grow Egyptian Walking Onions
Tips on how to grow the Egyptian walking onion. Both easy and fun to grow, this perennial crop produces clusters of tiny onion bulbs at the tops of its stems. You can eat these bulbs, but this crop is best used as oniony greens to use instead of green onions #vegetablegarden #garden
Cocoa Butter Lip Balm Recipe • Lovely Greens
This cocoa butter lip balm recipe is incredibly simple to make, tastes like chocolate, and leaves your lips soft and shiny. The project makes five to ten lip balms and only needs about half an hour and a few natural ingredients, including cocoa butter, sweet almond oil, and beeswax #lipbalmrecipe #cocoabutterrecipe #naturalskincare
How to make a Simple Twig Star
How to make a twig star using sticks and string. This simple and festive nature craft is quick and easy enough for kids to do.
Silky Smooth DIY Body Butter Recipe
How to make whipped body butter for silky smooth skin. The body butter is as creamy as whipped butter and melts on contact with your skin #diybeauty #skincarerecipe
How to Make Natural Beeswax Furniture Polish (Three Recipes)
Three flexible recipes for all-natural beeswax wood polish. One is a simple two-ingredient food-safe recipe that you can use to give shine to wooden kitchen implements and dishes. The second is a natural beeswax furniture polish recipe that protects wood and gives a soft glow to tables, cabinets, and other wooden furniture. The last is a traditional one that beekeepers make with harvested beeswax. Vegan alternatives to beeswax are also provided #woodfurniture #naturalhome #woodpolish
How to build a Small Pond for the Garden • Lovely Greens
How to build a small pond that will attract frogs & beneficial wildlife. Begins with digging a hole, tips on lining it and filling it with water, then arranging plants and cover #organicgardening #gardenpond #attractfrogs #gardenwildlife #waterfeature #lovelygreens
How to Divide and Repot Aloe Vera Pups • Lovely Greens
Detailed tips on how to divide and repot an aloe vera plant and its pups. Aloe vera pups grow at the base of mature plants and can grow to full size once planted up #houseplants #gardening #aloevera
How to Make a Sea Glass Succulent Terrarium
How to make a mason jar succulent terrarium using sea glass, drainage materials, and compost. You can see all the layers through the glass with the succulents as the crowning glory #planter #succulents #terrarium
7 Ways to Make Herb Infused Oil for Skincare and Salves
Instructions on how to make infused oil using healing plants beneficial for your skin. Includes seven different methods that take anywhere from an hour to several weeks to produce—also, tips on using herb-infused oil for skincare and salves #herbalism #diyskincare #herbs #herbalmedicine
How to Make a Sea Glass Candle
Use sea glass found on the beach to create this simple candle votive. Candle light shines through the glass and no glue or tools are required.
Sweet & Citrusy Rum Liqueur Recipe (Rum Shrub) • Lovely Greens
How to make rum shrub, a homemade rum liqueur recipe with oranges, lemons, sugar, and autumn spices. It's a sweet and festive drink that you can sip neat or use to make gorgeous cocktails. #christmasdrinks #holidaycocktails #rumrecipe #liqueurrecipe
Easy to Make Winter Solstice Crafts for Instant Hygge
Celebrate the shortest day of the year with winter solstice crafts, supporting wildlife, warming food recipes, and experiences. Daylight hours lengthen after the winter solstice, and that’s something to rejoice! #wintercrafts #wintersolstice #craftideas