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Handmade Gifts for Children

November 19, 2017 By Twin Acres Homestead Leave a Comment

Handmade Gifts for Children

The holiday season is here, a busy time in most homes and ours is no different. With the season comes the fun task of finding the perfect gift to give our little ones, to spark wonder and excitement in their eyes.  Every year we try to have at least one handmade gift under the tree for our children, and most years it’s these open-ended materials … [Read more...]

Filed Under: DIY, Family Tagged With: Blocks, children, Christmas, DIY, fairy houses, frugal, fun, gifts, handmade Gifts, homestead, woodworking

Making Hay Without a Tractor

September 13, 2016 By Twin Acres Homestead 1 Comment

Making Hay Without a Tractor

This is the first summer on our little homestead that we have been in need of hay for ourselves.  In years previous we have only ever had poultry and rabbits, no real need for large amounts of hay.  That changed this spring when we brought home our two weed eaters.  The goats have been an amazing addition to our homestead, and we are looking … [Read more...]

Filed Under: DIY, Homesteading Tagged With: baler, DIY, feeding, Goats, hay, homestead, making hay, no equipment

DIY Tree Blocks

November 23, 2015 By Twin Acres Homestead Leave a Comment

DIY Tree Blocks

These DIY blocks are a great addition to any playroom or classroom.  After admiring the look and feel of natural tree blocks for years, but not wanting to pay the often high price for something I felt I could make myself, I finally decided to make a set for the boys last Christmas.  This project took me an afternoon, easy and quick while providing … [Read more...]

Filed Under: DIY, Kids on the Homestead Tagged With: Blocks, Building, Christmas, DIY, gifts, kids, Tree Blocks

Simple Hard Lotion Bars

November 15, 2015 By Twin Acres Homestead 1 Comment

Simple Hard Lotion Bars

As Christmas is fast approaching we are busy preparing gifts for our loved ones.  This year we are making quite a few gifts to share with our children and family.  One quick and easy gift we like to share around the holidays are hard lotion bars.  These hard lotion bars can be made quickly in the kitchen with materials you probably already have on … [Read more...]

Filed Under: DIY, Homesteading Tagged With: Christmas gifts, Coconut Oil, DIY, Hard Lotion Bars, Homesteading, simple

Saving Money on Chicken Feed

August 7, 2015 By Twin Acres Homestead 2 Comments

Saving Money on Chicken Feed

Along with sprouting grain for our chickens and ducks, Leighton quickly assembled this simple setup to grow our own feed in the chicken and duck pen.  We are always looking for ways to reduce our feed bill, especially when organic feed is so pricey.  With this simple feeding setup we are creating a 'salad' bar for our flock that they love. I had … [Read more...]

Filed Under: DIY, Homesteading, Poultry Tagged With: cheap, Chickens, DIY, ducks, feed

Best DIY Poultry Watering System

July 14, 2015 By Twin Acres Homestead 1 Comment

Best DIY Poultry Watering System

  This month Leighton has been working on the watering system in our chicken and duck run.  We are trying to make our system more self-sufficient and wanted to include rain water as the main source of water for this setup.  I am impressed with how it has turned out and how quickly the birds found it and started using it, it is the best … [Read more...]

Filed Under: DIY, Poultry Tagged With: Chickens, DIY, ducks, rain water, watering system

DIY Barbed Wire Dragonfly

July 1, 2015 By Twin Acres Homestead 10 Comments

DIY Barbed Wire Dragonfly

  With all the rain we've been getting, I have been looking for projects to keep me busy and these rustic dragonfly's were both quick and easy to make.  Total time to make these was an hour for the large dragonfly and 1/2  hour for the smaller one, perfect for an afternoon project while A sleeps. If you have access to fields that use … [Read more...]

Filed Under: DIY, Gardening Tagged With: barbed wire, DIY, dragonfly, garden decor, gardening

DIY PVC Poultry Feeder

June 4, 2015 By Twin Acres Homestead 6 Comments

DIY PVC Poultry Feeder

With our growing flock of poultry we've been thinking of ways to make it easier to feed and water them.  After doing some research on making our own feeders I had decided to try to make a PVC feeder, while we were at Canadian Tire we picked up the supplies. This feeder is simple and very easy to make, Leighton cut the 10 foot pipe for me and the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: DIY, Homesteading, Poultry Tagged With: chicken feeder, DIY, duck feeder, feeder, Homesteading, pvc

Frugal DIY Organic Cloth Diaper Inserts

March 19, 2015 By Twin Acres Homestead 7 Comments

Frugal DIY Organic Cloth Diaper Inserts

Today I want to share with you how I made Organic Bamboo Cloth Diaper Inserts for around $2.00 per insert.  I was hooked on cloth diapering but the cost of the inserts floored me.  Once you have a diaper cover you need something to stuff in it to absorb all that pee.  If you are like me I didn't feel that spending up to $12.00 for an insert (for a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: DIY, Family Tagged With: baby, bamboo, cloth diapers, DIY, frugal, inserts, makeclothmainstream, organic

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Hello and welcome, I'm Lindsey, together with my husband and young children we are working to live a simpler and more sustainable life, one small step at a time. Join us as we start to live a more natural life, sharing tips and tricks along the way.

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