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How to make your own   Cheese! Are you a cheese lover? Have you ever wanted to make your own cheese? Or are you like me - snowed in and bored out of your mind so you make your own cheese to pass the time? Oof...that was a mouthful. Well, no matter what your reason for coming to this post is - I hope you end up with a beautiful and delicious farmer's cheese/cheese crumble by the end of the day. You can follow along easily in the video below! @madmarymcleod How to make “Farmer’s Cheese” or “Cheese Crumble” from scratch. 🧀 🧀 #cheese #homemade #howto #recipe #cheeserecipe #snowday #snowdays #makeyourown #cookwithme #homesteadcooking #cheesecrumbles #easycheese #easyrecipe #family #familycooking #fromscratch #cooktogether #fyp ♬ Natural Emotions - Muspace Lofi In this video, I chose to make two different flavors: Chokecherry/honey (to use as an oatmeal topping) Everything Bagel Seasoning (For salad toppers) Give it a try and let me know how YOUR cheese turn...

 Refinishing Butcher Block Countertops Despite popular belief, butcher block countertops should never be used as cutting boards or places to plop down your fruits, veggies, or meats to be prepared.  These styles of counters can hold germs deeper than laminate and can deteriorate MUCH faster if mistreated. So, when you come across a mistreated butcher block - what can you do? Well, you can either replace them or refinish them. It's as simple as that. That simple decision, however, can make you or break you. A new butcher block (especially in this pandemic with the wood cost being so high) can run you $750 for a 6-foot chunk of unfinished butcher block. Unfinished means bare wood. That means you still have work to do after you put it in. You need to either oil the heck out of it or choose to seal it with a lacquer (don't do this) or epoxy (a better choice).  If you choose to go the oil route, you'll be done in no time at very little cost. Epoxy takes ...

How to Restore Broken Deer Antlers: Well hi!  If you've found your way to this post, you've probably broken a set of deer antlers ...sorry to hear that. I ended up with these antlers because the owner had accidentally broken them during a move. They've been sitting, broken, in a closet ever since. They ended up coming home with me so that I could do my best to put them back together. And I think I did a pretty good job.     T his fix isn't perfect, but it will definitely be passable and durable. The first thing I had to do with this set - is clean, clean, clean. Unfortunately - the owner decided to use gorilla glue to fix it. I ended up having to spend two days removing the expanded adhesive to get the two pieces even close to connecting properly. I used 100% acetone to soak it for 15 minutes at a time in an effort to break down the gorilla glue. That kinda worked. After I got what I could removed - I sanded the rest. There was also a ...

Fitted Face Masks ~ This post contains affiliate links~ My mother, over at thewretchedpath.blogspot.com  wrote a blog post the other day called Masks for the Multitudes. It's an amazing tutorial on how to make your own custom-fitted face masks. I prefer this style far more than the folded (yet much easier to make) mask because it forms to your face. I had a lot of fun customizing my own...you know for the coronapocolypse! Have to get my Mad-Max style going! If you get a chance, pop on over to her blog and check it out: The Wretched Path: Masks for the Multitudes ~*~ This tutorial might seem a little advanced for the beginner sewer, but I promise you, it's easier than it looks. I chose to leave out the wire in the nose piece, only because mine fit so nicely around my nose the way it was I didn't see any reason to add it. And those wire nose pieces can be irritating after a while. So if you don't have any wire on hand, don't feel bad...

The chaos seems to be everywhere today and unfortunately, there isn't any end in sight as of yet. If you're one of those on the losing end of the massive hoarding situations, here are some tips and alternatives to help you through. It's not much, but it's all I have right now and I hope it does some of you some good. Homemade Baby Wipes - Since adults are hoarding baby wipes to clean their adult behinds...here are a couple alternatives you can use: The first is obvious - a washcloth. I understand it's easier to use a cloth with pee, but if you're out of wipes and can't make your own, use it for the poo too. Making your own wipes - IF you can score some paper towels, cut a roll in half, work the cardboard tube out, put in a Tupperware and soak with a bit of baby oil and baby wash. Close the lid and use it as needed. Homemade toilet paper - This one pains me to write because the ridiculousness of the situation just leaves me in a state of awe about havi...

~This post contains affiliate links~ So you want to grow your own crystals! Borax crystals are the easiest home crystal-growing project you can find. And you can do this with affordable and easy to find detergent and pipe cleaners !  It is a project that is fun for the whole family and will teach your kiddos some science as well! I have worked with borax quite a bit and also alum , which gives another kind of crystal, and found that this detergent is the quickest and easiest way to make yourself a geode , sun-catcher , decoration, or whatever you like! All you need are four things: Jar Water Pipe Cleaners Borax Honestly, that's it! If you want to add some extra color, you can also use some food coloring to dye your pipe cleaners to a shade you prefer. I use white pipe cleaners and pastel dyes just for fun. All right, let's just jump right in! Gather up all your supplies and get ready! Step 1: ...

~This blog contains affiliate links~ So you want to be a triplet. Maybe even just a twin! If your parents didn't bless you with a natural copy, I'll show you an easy way to clone yourself with Photoshop. This tutorial is for those of you that don't know a whole lot about Photoshop or how to use it. It's a simple set of instructions that can leave you with endless projects. (It's addicting. Trust me.) Meet Mary, Meg, and Mina. Mary, Meg, and Mina were created for the sole purpose of entertainment. They were born out of boredom and created through a photo-editing program to give me two extra sisters that I have dubbed my alter-egos. I have so many plans for these ladies. If you're looking to do the same or something similar, follow along and I'll show you the easiest way I know-how. What you will need: A digital camera of any breed A sturdy enough tripod Adobe Photoshop Two or three outfits Patience (o...

Let's make some Ice Lanterns! You will find instructions for the foraged luminary above at the end of this post. A simple instructional precedes it for the whole family to enjoy with a lot less work! Since I live in North Dakota and there isn't much to do for fun around here in the wintertime, I figured I'd share something that doesn't involve getting frostbite! Our weather lately has been pretty harsh. We just finished up with wicked blizzard number 3, luckily our power stayed on this time, and being cooped up inside has been getting to everyone. When it's -45 with the wind chill, you can't build a snowman, you can't go sledding, you just have to stay inside. Staying inside might sound great until you've been stuck in your own house with crabby, bored children for 72 hours...it's not all that great. One project I found that only required a few minutes of me being outside is making an ice lantern. My sister-in-law showed me hers a while ...