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DIY:Storage container from old CD spindals

I am a big believer in reusing old stuff for other purposes.  Not only does it save the expense of purchasing or buying something new to handle a particular task, but it reduces the resources needed by a tiny percentage….
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DIY Potato Flakes From Scratch

The more I practice making pantry items from scratch, the more I realize how easy it is for us to do it ourselves. Here we are spending way too much for these “instant” foods such as instant rice and potato…
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DIY: Making Infused Oils

We are all familiar with infused oils used in culinary practices, but have you put any thought into the medicinal uses that infused oils can provide us? Some of our first civilizations used infused oils extensively in their medical practice, food preparation, and in…
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How to Make Maple Syrup

Homemade pancakes made from my food storage are excellent by themselves, but when you add some homemade maple syrup to them they are so good I wouldn’t mind surviving the apocalypse just on those alone. In all seriousness though, the…
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Make Christmas Ornaments from Broken CD

Materials:  •  Glass ornament •  CDs (choose ones that are silver underneath and not blue/purple. It takes about 1½ to make 1 ornament) •  Ribbon •  Scissors •  Glue gun       Source : www.cremedelacraft.com

Build Your Own Home-Brewing Mash Tun

If you're getting the hang of home brewing and thinking about making the jump from using malt extract to using all grain, you'll need a mash tun. The mash tun is a large-scale filter in which the grain used in…
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Pop Tabs Bag

   We all have many old and unused items lying around in our homes or garages waiting to be thrown away. I don’t know if you’ve noticed, but there’s a great feeling of liberation that comes after shedding old stuff….
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