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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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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
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Sep 34 min
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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Jun 114 min
Botanical Anthology Summer 2024
I am so excited to share that yesterday was the launch of the Summer issue of Botanical Anthology! The amazing team at Plant Wonder...
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May 152 min
DIY Wall o' Water to Protect Your Tomato Seedlings
If you’ve been following us, you know that our Colorado homestead is in USDA planting Zone 5B, which has a short growing season. This...
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May 103 min
Preserved Dandelion Puffs
Making preserved dandelion puffs has to be one of my favorite spring activities. I have done this project every year since we moved to...
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Jan 292 min
DIY Canning Ring and Lid Holder
Between our new Apothecary Business, canning, and general food storage, the bottles, rings, and lids in our house were starting to get...
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Dec 14, 20232 min
Gifts to Give - Christmas Gin
Have you ever made your own gin? It’s a really fun and simple project, plus it’s so much fun! Don’t worry; you won’t need a distillery or...
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Nov 13, 20232 min
Gifts to Give - Juniper Berry Meat Rub
Do you have an avid hunter or chef in your life or on your Christmas list this year? Delight and surprise them with this Juniper Berry...
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Nov 4, 20232 min
Gifts to Give - DIY Lavender Bath Salts
Giving the gift of relaxation is the ultimate way to say you care. These soothing, relaxing, and healing bath salts are quick and easy to...
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Nov 1, 20235 min
Holiday Gifts to Give - Herbal Infused Hot Chocolate Mix
Homemade hot chocolate mix makes a delicious gift to give, but take it to the next level and turn this sweet treat into a decadent and...
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May 5, 20232 min
8 Do’s and Don'ts For World Naked Gardening Day
The first Saturday in May is World Naked Gardening Day! This year (2023), it falls on May 6 (tomorrow). And since we are living our lives...
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Dec 23, 20223 min
DIY Fire Starters
This year, we’ve started a new tradition of giving only handmade gifts to family and friends. We have a large family, and in years past...
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Dec 15, 20224 min
Homemade Kitchen Cough Syrup
Did you know that you can make a quick easy cough syrup in less than 5 minutes from ingredients you already have in your kitchen pantry?...
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Dec 5, 20222 min
DIY Firewood Tote
If you use a wood stove or fireplace to heat your home in the winter, a firewood tote is essential. For us, we have wood stacked on the...
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Dec 2, 20222 min
DIY Chicken Treat Ornaments
Tis’ the season to “peck the halls” and no self-respecting homesteader can consider the halls officially decked until the coop is...
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Nov 21, 20223 min
The Simplest DIY Chicken Water Heater
It's that time of year again when temperatures at night dip well below freezing, and we are fast approaching a time when even the daytime...
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Aug 21, 202212 min
15 Ways You Can Become More Self Sufficient Today
The term ‘self-sufficient’ has been floating around for years, but as we’ve all watched the world descend farther and farther into chaos,...
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Jul 8, 20226 min
Farm, Hobby Farm, Homestead, Farmstead, What's the Difference?
I was scrolling through one of my Facebook homesteading groups the other day and I saw a post from a girl who said something along the...
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Jul 1, 20225 min
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle Your Kitchen Scraps
It’s a sad reality, that as a society we are incredibly wasteful creatures. The amount of waste created every day is staggering. Our...
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Jun 16, 20224 min
Frozen Chicken Treats and Why You Should Make Them
A good percentage of the country is facing scorching temps right now. Even here, high in the mountains at nearly 8,000 feet we’re seeing...
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