Share my love of farming and DIY. Making life beautiful one craft at a time. Ideas and tips for DIY home decor and anything artsy and homestead related.
Updating my old lawn chairs My lawn chairs were getting old and dirty looking. No amount of cleaning, even with my trusted Shaklee products, could now make them new again. You can see how weathered they look! So I decided to do some updating. First the chairs were cleaned with my Shaklee products to get all the dust and grim… Read More
September face It has been a while, to be exact a year, since I have done one of my monthly faces. Here follow the steps for this months face: This painting has been done entirely in acrylic and is a contribute to the daughter of my friend. Don’t be shy, leave a reply!Related posts: Monthly Faces August Monthly faces… Read More
Pixabay – CCO License Fed up of paying utility bills? Taking your home off-grid and sourcing your own energy could prevent you from having to pay another utility bill ever again. You will need to splash out on a few home improvements first, but in the long run you will make back this money. Here are just a few different… Read More
It began with a picture… This picture from our middle son on his wedding day, sparked a bit of interest into our local history. The old house is made of railway ties stacked to make the walls the rafters are poplar poles likely from the surrounding woods. It was made in the 1920s when the adjacent Midland Railway of Manitoba… Read More
How to profit from your green fingers… When you have grown up with a love of gardening and the outdoors, it was only a matter of time before you ended up with a property and a little bit of land. You have taken your outdoor space as far as you can when it comes to growing fruit and vegetables. However,… Read More
7 easy steps recycling Plastic waste is a massive issue at the moment affecting communities, oceans and the majority of our natural environment. In the following info-graphic we will give you 7 easy steps to recycling. Plastic We have a love hate relationship with plastic. It is extremely useful for everyday life but with an estimated 5 trillion pieces of… Read More
Source Do you want to know what is important? What has meaning in this world? We think it is all about planning for the future. You never quite know what the future is going to bring. Some people experience financial prosperity, whereas some people experience hardship. The lack of certainty in our lives necessitates future planning. And making sure that… Read More
Stealth Health: Keeping Your Health Needs Under Wraps (Image Source) You medical needs are quite a personal thing. keeping health under wraps can be a personal decision. Some will care more about this side of life than others, but no one likes the idea of having it on display for all to see. Of course, though, it isn’t always easy… Read More
Winnipeg Fringe Festival July is fringe festival time in Winnipeg and runs over a period of 10 days in Winnipeg’s Exchange district. The Winnipeg Fringe festival was founded in 1988 as part of the Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre. Since then it has grown in popularity, and is the second largest event in North America. The event attracts over 170 companies… Read More