Kids love making stuff – that’s pretty much a given – and they tend to be drawn toward nature, so why not put that passion to work on a project that’s truly for the birds: a milk carton bird feeder? Having a homemade bird feeder mounted near a good viewing window will supply hours and…
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Two-fer Tuesday: Cosleeping and Homemade Music
For this week’s Two-fer, I’ve got a couple of posts you might want to not only read, but to bookmark for future reference and to pass on to your friends. The first one is about cosleeping (and why babies should not sleep alone), and the second is a great one for homeschoolers and DIY folks…
Opium Poppies: Homegrown Pain Medication
The source of one of nature’s best pain medications, the opium poppy, thrives in your garden, and can be prepared in the kitchen with only some basic instructions for an all natural home remedy. I’m a DIY kind of guy, so I’m always on the lookout for ways to make the things I need, and…
Two-fer Tuesday: DIY Baby Shoes and a Daddy Blogger Lets It Rip
For this week’s Two-fer Tuesday, I’ve got two extremely different posts. The first one is very cool and practical – complete DIY instructions for baby shoes (Robeez style) made from old jeans. But the second one seems to fly in the face of the first, a thought provoking post from a dad blogger, called “Why…
A Peanut Butter Spreader, a Mini-Gym, and a Vegetarian Recipe Book
I love making stuff that I use. This peanut butter spreader is made from juniper, and I carved it while sitting in the shade throughout a long hot siesta in New Mexico last year. After I sanded it smooth and oiled it, it immediately assumed its position and began to spread the peanut butter love….
