Hobbies & Crafts

Homesteading articles about Hobbies & Crafts as they pertain to homesteaders, family, farming, animal husbandry, history, and myriad other topics discussed at Homestead.org, collected over two decades from experienced homesteaders who know what they’re talking about.

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Fiber Fairs, selling fiber products, where to sell handmade yarn, Fiber festivals, Selling animal fibers
Alpacas

Fiber Fairs Offer Products, Lessons, and Feelings of Unity

Raising Angora rabbits and selling their fur or yarn has been an…

Kathy Kish Kathy Kish
Cooking

If You Can’t Stand the Heat… Cook Outside

The heat of summer makes cooking in the kitchen more of a…

Jenny Flores Jenny Flores
quick pickles canning cucumbers, pickles and pickling. preparation and process of , place for text. copy space. dill flowers, bay leaf, horseradish leaf, spices and herbs. copy space. process fermented in glass
Food

Quick Pickles: The Original Fast Food

I absolutely enjoy a good crunchy pickle, and I want my pickles…

Catherine Lugo Catherine Lugo
Growing a Butterfly Garden, Host Plants to Attract Butterflies, Attracting butterflies with host plants, raising butterflies for profit, homesteading, homestead
Beneficial species

Growing a Butterfly Garden: Host Plants to Attract Butterflies

Whether you just want to have lovely, colorful things flitting around in…

Kathy Kish Kathy Kish
Attract Wildlife to Your Property
Beneficial species

Attract Wildlife to Your Property

Living in the country means you have to deal with fewer people. …

Doug Smith Doug Smith
Becoming a Certified Wildlife Habitat, homesteading, homestead, creating Wildlife Habitat
Homesteading

Becoming a Certified Wildlife Habitat

There's never a bad time to think about conservation and helping out…

Charles Powers Charles Powers
dairy goats, starting a micro-creamery; operating a micro-creamery; niche farming opportunities; start a micro-creamery, selling dairy products,homesteading
Cattle

Starting a Micro-Creamery on the Homestead

Operating a micro-creamery is an option for those looking for niche farming…

Jenny Flores Jenny Flores
getting started spinning wool, spinning wool for beginners, how to spin wool
Hobbies

Getting Started Spinning Wool: Spinning Wool for Beginners

One of the questions that I get asked a lot is, "Why…

Allena Jackson Allena Jackson
Cheesemaking science for beginners, cheesemaking at home, cheese affinage, homesteading
Cheese

Cheesemaking Science for Beginners, Part One: Ingredient Basics

We're going to delve into the world of cheesemaking science for beginners. Learning…

Kimi Ceridon Kimi Ceridon
Become an Artist, Selling your own Art, make money selling art
Hobbies

Anyone Can Become an Artist on the Homestead

“Can you please bring more cups? We keep selling out.” That’s what…

Anthony Okrongly Anthony Okrongly
folk art
Homesteading

Folk Art: Of the People, By the People, For the People   

The world of folk art is broad, eclectic, ongoing and wonderful. Folk…

Catherine Lugo Catherine Lugo
salvage construction, homesteading, homestead. homestead.org
Building

Salvage is the Soul of Our Homestead

A girl about the age of twelve, sporting a French beret, stands…

Carrie Sacco Carrie Sacco