Make some of these bags with or without the drawstrings and use them as holiday gift bags, produce bags, or for organizing kids’ stuff.
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From sewing projects to making personal care items from clean ingredients, there’s just something wholesome and fulfilling about making projects with our own two hands. These made-from-scratch projects weave love right into their making.
Try these handmade, homemade projects to boost your self-reliance. Whether we’re talking about items you use daily or things that you plan to use for gift giving, when you know how to make things for yourself, you no longer need to rely on the store to provide for you.
DIY Dryer Sheets from Old T-Shirts
These DIY dryer sheets are easy to make, reduce your family’s exposure to toxic chemicals, and save you money.
Linen Bread Bags: The Trick to Store Homemade Bread Longer
Wondering how to keep homemade bread fresh? Here’s how to store homemade bread in DIY linen bread bags so it lasts longer. Here’s how to make a bag from thrifted linen in 15 minutes!
Homemade Desiccant Packs You Can Make at Home for Food Storage
Buying food in bulk is a great way to save money. These homemade desiccant packs are a great way to preserve the quality of that investment.
How to Dye Easter Eggs Naturally
Skip the packaged egg dyes in favor of natural colors using materials that you might already have in your kitchen. Dye Easter eggs naturally!
40+ Life Skills to Learn for Basic Survival and Self-Reliance
We’ve lost the essential life skills that used to be commonplace in our world. Isn’t it time we reversed that trend?
Give the Gift of Flavorful Food: From your Kitchen with Love
It’s hard to go wrong with homemade food gifts for holiday giving! The ideas here range from savory to sweet & a little something for the adult drink crowd.
8+ Kitchen Skills to Know for Fearless Cooking
Knowing basic kitchen skills is the first step to being comfortable with home cooking. Kick the pre-packaged food to the curb and start cooking at home!
Transform Recycled Jars into Pretty Decor, Candle Holders, or Gift Packaging
Decorative jars and bottles can be upcycled into easy DIY candle holders. Or use them for packaging food gifts for the holiday.
Aloha! I’m Kris Bordessa, author and certified Master Food Preserver, hobby farmer, gardener, chicken wrangler, and eternal experimenter.
My book, Attainable Sustainable: The Lost Art of Self-Reliant Living (National Geographic Books) was awarded the best how-to book of 2020 by the American Society of Journalists and Authors.
Here at Attainable Sustainable, I encourage readers to embrace a more self-reliant lifestyle, one small step at a time.
