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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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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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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 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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Jun 11, 20244 min read
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 15, 20242 min read
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 10, 20243 min read
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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Mar 14, 20243 min read
Orange Cinnamon Chicken Coop Cleaner
We use all-natural homemade cleaners around our homestead. I set time aside each month to whip up big batches of everything from pine...
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Jan 29, 20242 min read
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 read
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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Dec 8, 20234 min read
Homemade Ginger Cough Drops
I tend to be prone to coughing, even when I don’t have a cold, but I hate over-the-counter cough drops. The flavor is always nasty, and...
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Nov 13, 20232 min read
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 read
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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Oct 5, 20233 min read
DIY Herbal Infused Hand Sanitizer Spray
Cold and flu season is just around the corner, and all signs point to a renewed abundance of the “Rona” (COVID-19) as well. And, as a...
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Feb 16, 20234 min read
Homemade Laundry Detergent
Laundry, it’s a fact of life. But, did you know that you can make a simple effective laundry detergent in less than 5 minutes from...
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