Homesteading crafts

Avoid trips to the store, reduce your carbon footprint, and save heaps of money by learning to make your own household items.

Click through for 27 awesome homesteading skills to learn for beginners... for when you're homestead dreaming! Get ahead of the game and learn some of these homestead skills before you ever have an actual homestead.

When we think of homesteading, visions of backyard chickens, bountiful veggie gardens and jars of home-canned foods lining pantry shelves are usually the first things that come to mind. We think of pulling weeds and planting seeds; Of long, hot days gardening and farming livestock; Of evenings spent steaming up the kitchen windows while the

How to render lard perfectly in a crock pot. Also, a compelling look into why lard should be considered a healthy cooking fat!

At this point there are more than 700 articles on Practical Self Reliance, and there's just so much information that it's hard to know where to start. Here are all the most popular articles, sorted

Vintage frugal tips for your homestead. It is no secret that the generations that came before us seemed to know these frugal tips as a way of life.

How to Create the Perfect DIY Pamper Kit! So easy to do w/ these fun ideas and tips! Use these creative tips, ideas and recipes to make a spa kit for a gift

We'll go over some of the homestead startup costs, and how to start a homestead from scratch with nothing and little to no finances. You've read up on what homesteading is, you've set some first year homesteading goals, and now you're ready to get started! But wait! You're just making it by on paycheck to

Work Smarter Not Harder!! Dollar Store hacks for homesteading, hobby farming, and more! These homestead hacks will make life on the farm just a little bit easier.

Homesteading can be a profitable journey if you have the right plan to make money on a homestead. There are lots of ways to earn money on a homestead, even a small homestead on an acre or less! These are 35 profitable ideas for making money homesteading.