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13 Impressive Uses for Dawn in Your House Dawn dish soap does more than just get your dishes sparkling clean each day. It is a staple in many households for dozens of reason. You might not realize that you can combine it with other cleaners or items, allowing you to …

How To Transfer A Photo Onto Glass Pictures are popular gifts to give family members and close friends no matter what the occasion is. However, you do not all too often see a picture with great visual clarity on a material base like glass. This makes transferring photographs onto glass …

No-Knead Artisan Buttermilk Bread: It’s Easier Than You Think People are intimidated by making bread. The part that intimidates them the most is kneading. Kneading is a lost skill. No fear! This no-knead artisan bread is also a no-fail recipe. Buttermilk gives this bread a great, tangy taste that makes …

How To Make A Vertical Veggie Garden In A 55 Gal Drum Garden barrels or garden towers are gorgeous but they also save space and water but also people without a large garden can plant vegetables, herbs or any other plants. You can plant several plants in a 4 square …

Backyard Herb: How To Harvest Dandelions And Use Them Most Americans think of dandelions as weeds when, in fact, they are a superfood growing in your own backyard. Every part of the plant can be used somehow, but the roots and leaves are most commonly harvested as herbs. Dandelion contains various …

20+ Awesome Camping Recipes Whether you prepare your meals beforehand or start from scratch on site, camping and survival food no longer have to be lame. These are killer recipes that are sure to please on your next camping trip. Plus, if you can master camp fire cooking,you will be …

16 Plastic Bottle Hacks for Survival Most people like to be prepared for anything, regardless if it is an emergency or something small. When the time comes, nothing is more inconvenient than not having everything you need. In order to avoid this, it is best to have materials that can …

8 Insects You Can Use to Treat Injuries and Diseases Insects have been central to traditional healing practices for centuries in South America, Asia, and Africa. Preliminary medical trials have verified that many of these traditional ingredients contain beneficial properties. While modern, conventional medical care might be the preference in economically developed …

Everything You Need to Know about Growing Watermelons Nothing screams summer like biting into a juicy watermelon on a hot afternoon. Kids and adults alike love watermelons. Planting a hill or two of watermelons is simple; new and experienced gardeners alike can enjoy growing watermelon at home. Watermelons are a …

 Keep Wasps Away With a Brown Paper Bag Wasps are unfriendly guests at everyone’s house. I recommend using a brown grocery sack to trick wasps into staying away. There are some species of wasps that tend to avoid a pre-existing wasp’s nest, so by crumpling up a brown paper sack …

20 Garden Plants To Grow Vertically This Year Vertical gardening is an approach used to grow vegetables up and down, rather than side to side like in a traditional horizontal garden. In a vertical garden, vegetables grow up tall structures instead of across the ground. Vertical gardening is an alternative for gardeners …

11 Creative  Ways to Reuse Your Eggshells Do you ever look at the pile of eggshells after breakfast and wonder if you can use eggshells for something? When you have the reuse it mentality, you start looking at everything and pondering other uses. Believe it or not, eggshells do have other uses, …