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Let’s Make Some Deodorant

April 19, 2016 by livefreeanddiy

I’ve been using my own homemade deodorant for over a year and love it. This isn’t antiperspirant but I find this stuff works great anyway. Give it a try, experiment a little, and you might find that you like it better than the store bought stuff. New Recipe: 1/4 Cup Beeswax 1/4 Cup Coconut Oil […]

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Filed Under: Homesteading Tagged With: diy, do it yourself, gift ideas, homemade, homesteading, make, maker, making, natural, organic, prepper, youtuber

Let’s Make the Ultimate Chicken Feeder

April 5, 2016 by livefreeanddiy

I needed a better way to feed my hens. They were making a mess with the gravity feeders I made for them previously. This new design should work much better (I hope)! Depending on how many chickens you’re feeding, you can use a bucket or a larger tub. This tub is large enough to fill […]

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Filed Under: Homesteading Tagged With: chicken, diy, do it yourself, drill, farm, farm life, hen, hitachi, make, maker, making, miter saw, youtuber

Let’s Install Some Interconnected Smoke Detectors

March 22, 2016 by livefreeanddiy

We live in a 150 year old farm house that had no smoke detectors installed in it. Since we have three kids and tons of animals, we really wanted to add some for the added fire safety. I went out to my local big box store and picked up a couple of contractor packs, 150′ […]

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Filed Under: Homesteading Tagged With: circuit breakers, diy, do it yourself, drill, electrical, fire safety, hitachi, make, maker, making, smoke alarms, smoke detectors, youtuber

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