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How to Make a Wood Fired Hot Tub for Less than $300 Hot tubs are pricey, but they can make your body feel amazing. After a long day working outside in the garden or tending to animals, your body might feel like it was hit by a truck. Unfortunately, most …

Get Free TV with a $5 DIY HDTV Antenna Does free TV sound appealing to you? Everyone loves free, and you can get free TV with this $5 DIY HDTV Antenna. Antennas in the store can cost upwards of a hundred dollars, but you can save a lot of money …

10 Incredible Natural Cures for Bunions Thousands of Americans, particularly women, will experience at least one painful bunion in their lifetime. Bunions are a deformity in the structure of the bone, and they are commonly caused by wearing narrow or tight shoes. Luckily, bunions can be prevented if you wear …

8 Health Benefits of Apple Cider Vinegar Apple cider vinegar has been touted by homesteaders as a wonderful remedy for many ailments, from curing hiccups to helping you lose weight. Cooks love it too, as it provides a wonderful kick to salad dressings, coleslaws, and mayonnaises. You can even get …

Clever Ways Magazine Holders Can Organize Your Life Magazine racks provide the perfect spot for magazine overflow but what if there was some other ways to use them? Magazine holders — They come in all shapes and sizes and many materials such as metal, cardboard, wood ect.  aren’t just for corralling your …

Blackhead Treatments: 10 Simple Home Remedies for Clearer Skin Blackheads are annoying, and frustrating to deal with. Essentially a pimple in an open pore, blackheads are the oxidized accumulation of dead skin cells and sebum, the body’s natural skin oil. While the natural reaction to blackheads may be to scrub your …

How to Paint a Room – Basic Painting Tips Many homeowners eventually face the realization that the wall colors in their rooms could use a touch up or complete change all together. While hiring a professional may be the first solution to come to mind, you can actually paint the …

How To Make A 5 Gallon, Self-Resetting Mouse Trap Bucket traps may be lethal or non-lethal. Both types have a ramp which leads to the rim of a deep-walled container, such as a bucket. The bucket may contain a liquid to drown the trapped mouse. The mouse is baited to the top …

How to Make Super-Concentrated Laundry Detergent at Home Have you seen the cost of laundry detergent at the store? It can cost a small fortune for a SMALL jug that gets you 24 loads. If you have kids, 24 loads won’t last at all. Making concentrated laundry detergent at home …

15 Clever and Surprising Uses for Garlic When you think of garlic, you probably picture dicing and sautéing the aromatic cloves. Maybe the aroma comes back to you and makes your stomach rumble. Or perhaps you imagine wearing a garlic necklace to repel vampires. Lucky for you, your necklace will …

20 Insanely Creative Ways To Rejuvenate Old Jeans How much do you spend on a pair of blue jeans?  You can spend anything from 10 up to well sky is the limit. I spend around $30-$40.  Jeans do last a long time if you look after them but they will be …

20 Health, Beauty and Craft Benefits of Turmeric  Turmeric is a plant best known for its use in Indian cuisine as the main spice in curry powder. Turmeric has a warm and bitter taste and also a distinctive yellow color that makes it a natural coloring and flavoring agent to …