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The Unbound Blog
Welcome to our blog! Here, you’ll find recipes for herbal remedies, chicken keeping, gardening tips, DIYs, and all the tips, tricks, lessons, and skills you’ll need to manage a homestead and become more self-sufficient. Whether you’re new to this lifestyle or you’ve been doing it for years, we hope you find our content entertaining as well as educational.
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Oil Infusions Part 1 - The Cold Process Method
Oil infusions are the basis of many herbal formulations. From salves to soaps and lotions to skincare, before you can begin any recipe,...
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Jan 94 min read
DIY Rosehip Facial Serum
This DIY rosehip face serum recipe belongs in everyone's natural skincare regime. Made using dried rosehips, jojoba oil, and apricot...
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Jan 26 min read
How to Make Black Drawing Salve
A homemade black drawing salve is a perfect addition to your home apothecary or herbal first-aid kit. Insect bites, stings, splinters,...
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Dec 30, 20245 min read
DIY Decongesting Botanical Vapor Steam
Cold and flu season is officially upon us, and respiratory infections seem to be common this year. I don’t know about you, but for me,...
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Dec 23, 20245 min read
Herb Spotlight - Pine
Welcome to the 10th installment of our Herbal Spotlight Series ! This month, in honor of the season, we'll discuss pine. Yes, the very...
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Dec 16, 20243 min read
Gifts to Give - Lavender Lemonade Cocktail Kits
As we get closer and closer to Christmas, the time for DIY gifts is running short, but there is still time to put together these lovely...
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Nov 25, 20243 min read
Gifts to Give - Mulling Spices
Nothing says cozy like a warm glass of mulled wine or cider, and what could make a better teacher or hostess gift than a bottle of...
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Nov 21, 20242 min read
Gifts to Give - DIY Cuticle Oil
Welcome to another edition of our Gifts to Give Series . If you love making DIY gifts, be sure to check out the rest of the posts in this...
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Nov 12, 20242 min read
Natural Crystalized Holiday Decor
I love the look of frosted or crystalized holiday decor, but I hate the chemicals and sometimes unsavory ingredients used to create that...
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Nov 5, 20244 min read
Gifts to Give - Spoon Butter
It’s that time of year again when we start to whip up all our homemade gifts for the season and share our favorite homemade Gifts to Give...
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Oct 31, 20245 min read
DIY Herbal Vapor Rub
When a cold or flu strikes your home, relief is what you seek, and Vicks VapoRub is one of the most used products around this time of...
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Oct 25, 20243 min read
DIY Boot and Shoe Deodorizer
As winter boot season draws near so too does smelly shoe season. It’s an unfortunate fact of life that when your feet spend all day...
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Oct 14, 20246 min read
DIY Magnesium Oil
Did you know that according to the World Health Organization, as much as 75% of the U.S. adult population could be magnesium deficient ?...
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Oct 9, 20243 min read
Elderberry & Rosehip Electuary
Electuaries are tasty and simple herbal remedies requiring nothing more than dried herbs ground to powder and raw honey. Plus, electuary,...
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Oct 3, 20243 min read
DIY Spooky Halloween Eyeball Orbs
Halloween is sacred at my house. Every year, I spend months (sometimes longer) turning every inch of our home into a spooky, witchy...
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Sep 29, 20245 min read
Herb Spotlight - Rose Hips
As the vibrant colors of fall emerge, it’s officially rose hip season. Bursting with nutrients and vitamin C, these sweet red buds are at...
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Sep 23, 20244 min read
10 Things To Do On The Homestead In September
Oh, Autumn…how I’ve missed you. I’ve officially decided that fall is the season of my soul. Yes, summer has sunkissed days, but the heat...
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Sep 15, 20244 min read
Our 5 Favorite Herbal Recipes for Fall
Fall is just around the corner. Don’t get me wrong, I love Summer, but in my heart of hearts, I’m all about Fall. That subtle chill has...
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Sep 3, 20244 min read
Our Autumn 2024 Botanical Anthology Feature
The Botanical Anthology Autumn 2024 issue launched yesterday! This is the second time we’ve been included in this beautiful publication...
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Aug 27, 20244 min read
Herb Spotlight - Wild Lettuce
Welcome to the eighth edition of our Herb Spotlight Series! This month, we’re exploring Wild Lettuce. Commonly considered a nuisance...
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