Home Ec on the Homestead
Tutorial for FOUR Different Sizes! I love my pups! Really, they bring a lot of happiness and laughter into my life. Because they mean so much to me, I decided to make them some cute bandanas. My dogs are active animals, so I made these …
We love rag quilts in our house, but finding different styled patterns for a rag quilt can be difficult! When I decided to make gifts from the heart last Christmas I came up with this pattern. I am sharing the tutorial with you today. It …
I have been sewing since I was 8 (it was one of my first projects in 4-H). Even though I have sewn many things, I had a fear of paper piecing. Fast-forward to two years ago and I decided to take a paper piecing class …
Our first planned breeding is Percy and Annabeth. Annabeth should kid in April of 2020. Percy: Percy traces his lineage back to the Iron Rod Alpine herd out of Virginia. We are excited to bring these genetics to our herd! Check out the Iron Rod …
If I had to pick a favorite Thanksgiving/Christmas food, I think I would pick Sweet Potatoes (or Yams). My Grandma made the BEST sweet potatoes/yams in the world. It took me a while to perfect her recipe, but I think I have it now. Don’t …
The snow is flying already and that means warm winter gear is needed! To keep things from getting boring, it is always fun to have a variety of head warming accessories. This cute Crochet Bow Headband fills the bill. It is cute, quick, and easy …
Crochet bows are super cute, and this mini bow is the cutest! This little bow is perfect for hair clips, accessories, accents, and more. It is really easy crochet accessory to make, and it takes no time at all to complete. I end up making …
The building blocks for our Alpine dairy goat herd are these two does – Reyna and Annabeth. Our herd has a literary theme, so these two ladies are named after two characters from books. Both of their names come from the Percy Jackson book series. …
Meet Percy and Loki – the herd sires for our farm. After an unsuccessful attempt at AI’ing our does we decided that we needed to purchase some bucks. These two have quite the personalities! Meet Percy Percy traces his lineage back to the Iron Rod …
