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Getting Started With Leatherworking: A Beginner’s Guide

Leatherworking is a time-honored craft that continues to fascinate both artisans and hobbyists. Whether you’re looking to create stylish accessories or durable everyday items, leatherworking offers limitless opportunities for creativity and personal expression. If you’re ready to dive into this craft, you might be asking, “What do I need to get started with leatherworking?” This ...

Viena Abdon

Selected pieces of beautifully colored or tanned leather on a leather craftsman's work desk.

A Simple Way to Make Homemade Vanilla Extract and Vanilla Sugar

Vanilla extract is a common flavoring agent for most baked goods and desserts. If you love baking, several recipes call for a teaspoon or two of this magical ingredient. It adds flavor and enhances the aroma. There are two types of vanilla extract: pure and essence. The former is much more expensive, while the latter ...

Nathan Machoka

A bottle of vanilla extract.

DIY Face Masks: Easy Recipes to Try at Home

You’ve probably seen many photos on social media lately of people wearing face masks to protect against infection and pollution. While medical-grade masks are in short supply, you can easily make your face mask at home with simple ingredients from your kitchen. Read on to discover easy recipes for homemade face masks today. 5 DIY ...

Viena Abdon

A woman with an aloe vera face mask.

Fixing Things Yourself Teaches Life Lessons

Life. A wonderful, sometimes painful, and always mysterious gift that has been bestowed upon us. And, to make the most of life, you need to learn certain life lessons, and believe it or not, life lessons can sprout from many unexpected places — even from a DIY kit. You might wonder what you can learn ...

Armin Auctor

A couple painting a wall.

Natural Beauty Hacks With Simple Ingredients From Your Kitchen

Some of the most gentle and most effective skincare ingredients are probably waiting in your kitchen right now. Many of the expensive, natural beauty care products use all-natural ingredients, including natural oils — so why not try spoiling yourself and use these natural beauty hacks with raw ingredients? The ingredients you select will depend on your skin ...

Sheridan Genrich

Oil being dropped onto skin — many natural oils can be used straight from the kitchen (straight from the source).

Furnishing a Campervan on a Tight Budget

You may have heard of vanlife or seen people hyping it up on social media and want to take the plunge yourself — living on the road, traveling from place to place out of a nicely furnished van. But what if you don’t have the money to buy a van that’s all decked out and ...

Raven Montmorency

A yellow van travels through Arches National Park in Utah.

How to Make Natural Perfumes at Home

Since synthetic perfumes contain chemicals, they can trigger allergic reactions and even chronic headaches in people. Some perfumes even have toxicity levels that are enough to cause cancer or thyroid complications with regular use. It is to avoid such risks that people often choose to use natural perfumes. What’s more, you can even make natural ...

Raven Montmorency

Perfume atomizer bottles.

Just Gone Viral: An Eco-Friendly Laundry Detergent Recipe

Laundry detergents often contain chemicals that can be harmful to you and your family. Why use them when you can create an eco-friendly cleaning solution that is safe? One such eco-friendly laundry detergent recipe that was uploaded to Facebook in September has gone viral with more than 11,000 likes and 14,000 shares. Eco-friendly laundry detergent ...

Raven Montmorency

A large container of laundry detergent.