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Vanilla bean WINTER lotion bar for dry skin

Vanilla Bean Winter Lotion Bar

Homemade lotion bars are popular because they are convenient, full of healthy skin ingredients, and make wonderful gifts. If you have tried a lotion bar before and didn’t care for it, please give this winter lotion bar a chance. I have spent time testing different lotion bar recipes and this is the clear winner for moisturizing dry skin in the …

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A sweet and sugar-free way to say I love you - make a succulent valentine

A Sweet and Succulent Valentine

This sweet and succulent valentine is just what Dr. Love ordered for the winter blues. It’s a thoughtful way to …

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Radish Seedlings On Toast And Egg

Boost Your Health by Growing Nutritious Greens in the Winter

If you feel a bit more sluggish in the winter, it might not just be about the weather. Growing nutritious greens …

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How to Grow and Care for Marimo Moss Balls

Hello, Marimo.

Do you know Marimo? Roundish, green, and mossy—this unique indoor plant is full of personality! Marimo moss balls are equally …

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Free Printable Valentines Seed Envelopes / Seed Packets

Sowing the Seeds of Love with Seed Envelope Valentines

These printable seed envelope Valentines make a fun crafty Valentine’s Day gift that will keep on giving into the summer …

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Soil Knife

10 Genius Gardening Tools That Will Change the Way You Garden Forever + a GIVEAWAY!

Products are always being developed to speed up everyday tasks and automate processes. In the garden, we are often hoping to …

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Grow your own spring salad garden

Grow Your Own Spring Salad Garden

Do you remember the days that salad came as a head of lettuce that you would chop up and add …

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  • A sweet and sugar-free way to say I love you - make a succulent valentine

    A Sweet and Succulent Valentine

    This sweet and succulent valentine is just what Dr. Love ordered for the winter blues. It’s a thoughtful way to brighten up someone’s day without all the extra calories. A colorful collection of succulent cuttings set in a heart-shaped candy box will surprise and delight …

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  • Lavender Melt And Pour Soap

    Gorgeous Lavender Oatmeal Soap Cupcakes (That Anyone Can Make)

    This lavender oatmeal soap is soothing and calming for your skin. And any recipe that uses my garden-grown lavender rates especially high in my books! Lavender is my favorite ingredient, especially when it comes to natural beauty recipes, a slight addiction which can be seen …

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    The Art of Espalier: Growing Fruit Trees in Small Spaces

    Growing espalier fruit trees in the home garden is a wonderful way to grow edibles in small spaces and in decorative ways. Training and pruning fruit trees to grow along walls or fences keeps the fruit at an easily accessible height, and turns an otherwise …

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  • Tips From A Plant Sale Pro

    Can Your Green Thumb Turn into Green? Tips from a Plant Sale Pro

    Have you ever wondered if you could start your own plant sale business? Perhaps you would like to put your green thumb to work earning some green, or want to raise money for a school or project. No matter what the reason, a plant sale …

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  • Beautiful Cherry Blossom Branch

    Forcing Flowering Branches to Bloom Indoors

    “Forcing” flowering branches is the term used for bringing plants indoors to bloom. The term may be a tad too strong for cut branches, though. Forcing, in regards to bulbs, can mean months of chilling, then planting, then watering, then growing. Bulbs really need some strong …

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  • How To Water Air Plants

    How to Revive a Sick Air Plant

    If your air plant is looking dull, a bit brown, maybe limp, it could mean that it is very thirsty! To revive a sick air plant that has been a tad neglected, shipped from far, far away, or just looking a little under the weather, …

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  • Coloring Page Coaster DIY 1

    Turn Your Finished Coloring Art into Crafty Coasters!

    Relaxing and enjoying a bit of coloring to de-stress and explore your creativity can often be just the thing to brighten your mood. And with all of those perfectly shaded pages laying around, what’s a girl to do with them? Craft, of course! Make these …

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  • Johnsons Blue Geranium

    These Hardy Perennials are the Toughest on the Block

    Every garden needs the personal touch that comes from unique and diverse plants. Yet those plants are not always the easiest to care for. These lists of tried-and-true hardy perennials for sun and shade are essential to build the foundation of a garden. Whether you’re hoping …

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  • Creative Gifts For Gardeners Nature Lovers And More

    Uniquely Creative Gifts for Gardeners & Nature Lovers

    If you are looking for creative and unique gifts for gardeners and nature lovers you have come to the right place! This list is all things quirky and cool which the gardener in your life probably doesn’t have already, but will certainly love. Read on …

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  • How To Felt Wool Using Thrifted Sweaters

    How to Felt Wool from Thrifted Sweaters

    Felted wool is a marvelous fabric. It insulates well and it doesn’t fray or unravel when cut. If you were to purchase real wool felt (not the polyester sheets found in craft stores), you can expect to pay around $10-$20 a yard! Skip the fabric stores this …

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