DIY Natural Healthy Living Articles from Debra Maslowski

Thanksgiving egg rolls are a common way to make egg rolls with leftovers, but there are so many other ways to use leftovers to make egg rolls!

I love my garden but didn’t want garden borders like everyone else so I made this list of 10 unique and fun garden border edging ideas. Enjoy!

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Cob house construction is a building technique using lumps of earth, sand, straw, and water. Cob can build homes, barns, coops, and more.

Every home cook needs to know how to clean and maintain a wooden cutting board. We show you how, including making your own cutting board oil.

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This DIY foaming hand soap is easy to make, inexpensive, and effective! Follow these simple steps to make this homemade foaming hand soap!

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In this article, you’ll learn how to dehydrate potatoes and use your dehydrated potatoes to make everyone’s favorite: potatoes au gratin!

Using this DIY soda syrup recipe, and flavoring ideas, to create your own homemade soda is simple and fun. Yes, homemade soda can be healthy!

Sometimes the fragrances added to soaps dissipate after a week or less. Learn how to add fragrance to soap so the scents last for longer.

Growing hops is easy and fun. You can use your hops as shade plants, make beer with them, or use them as a soothing agent in soaps and balms.

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Learning how to make licorice is simple and fun. Here is our basic homemade licorice recipe complete with vegan and gluten-free options.

Learning how to make kimchi is a simple and fun process. This Kimchi recipe includes sweet pears but you can adjust it to match your tastes.

There are many fruit leather flavors you may not have heard of. Here is a basic recipe along with a bunch of exotic flavor combinations.

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Wood finishes don’t have to contain chemicals and petroleum products. You can use natural-based finishes for woodworking projects instead.

Learning how to clean a diffuser is pretty simple. To clean an essential oil diffuser you need only water, vinegar, and essential oils.

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You’ve heard of birdbaths but nobody ever thinks about a bee waterer for honeybees! Here is a simple way to make a DIY bee watering station.

I think outdoor showers are a must on the farm and now that I finally own a home I am building a DIY outdoor shower on top of my goat shed!

Don’t buy expensive essential oil reed diffuser oil blends that contain chemical agents. Make your own blends and use chopsticks as reeds!

Make your own healthy greens powder without purchasing the expensive stuff from the store. You can grow it, dehydrate it, and then powder it.