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Archive for June, 2009

How To Make Tinctures From Herbs

How To Make Tinctures From Herbs

Here’s a primer on how to make your own homemade herbal tinctures, from herbs such as echinacea, eyebright, elder, ginger, peppermint, catnip and yarrow.

Natural Homemade Kitchen and Bathroom Cleaners

Natural Homemade Kitchen and Bathroom Cleaners

How to make your own homemade kitchen and bathroom cleaners from natural, non-toxic ingredients.

Yard Sale Etiquette

Yard Sale Etiquette

Here’s what to do, and what not to do when you are hosting or attending a neighbourhood yard sale or garage sale.

How to Organize a Garage Sale

How to Organize a Garage Sale

Use our checklist to organize a successful garage sale; here’s what you need to do before, during and after your garage or yard sale.

Renovating Your Home: The Big to Do

Whether you do it yourself or hire a contractor, home renovation is usually chaotic and always messy.
by Jane Lake
In your mind’s eye, a home renovation can be picture perfect. It’s easy to imagine a wall moved back here, a skylight spilling sunshine from the ceiling there, a fireplace brightening that now dark corner of your [...]

Natural Spring Cleaning

Natural Spring Cleaning

Stay away from toxic chemicals and resolve to do your spring cleaning the natural way this year.

Homemade Bee Sting Remedies

Homemade Bee Sting Remedies

How to make a homemade bee sting remedy from common household ingredients.

How to Stock a Pantry

How to Stock a Pantry

Here’s how to stock a kitchen pantry, including a suggested list of staples, plus some tasty pantry stock recipes.

How to Grow and Use Rhubarb

How to Grow and Use Rhubarb

How to grow and use rhubarb, with cultivation, harvesting and dividing tips, plus some great rhubarb recipes including old-fashioned rhubarb sauce, rhubarb jam and rhubarb chutney.

How to Protect Pets from the Sun

How to Protect Pets from the Sun

When you smooth on suncreen this summer, consider dabbing a little behind your cat’s ears or on your dog’s nose. It can help protect them from harmful UV rays.