Author: Beverly

Beverly Leestma is the author of The Make Your Own Zone, a website dedicated to a creative and resourceful lifestyle enriched with homemade alternatives to the usual store bought products.

Learn how to make yogurt cheese, a quick and simple homemade substitute for cream cheese (also known as Labneh)

Homemade Yogurt Cheese {Almost Cream Cheese}

a jar of brown sugar body scrub

Make Your Own Brown Sugar Body Scrub

bow tie keyhole knit scarf

Garter Stitch Bow Tie Scarf

Homemade peanut butter is simple to make - you just need peanuts and a food processor! Includes step-by-step photos to show the stages the peanuts go through on their way to becoming peanut butter.

Make Your Own Peanut Butter

A stack of homemade birdseed cakes

Homemade Birdseed Cakes

A picture of dollar bills

4 Reasons Why A “No Spend” Month Isn’t For You

materials for homemade dryer sheets

Make Your Own Dryer Softener Sheets

A layered baking mix in a canning jar is a perfect quick and simple gift - This recipe makes delicious Blondie Bars and includes free printable tags too!

Layered Baking Mix In A Jar {Blondie Bars}

mason jars decorated to look like snowmen

Holiday Snowman Jars

Recycled Jar Luminaries

Recycled Jar Luminaries

Pumpkin Pie Spice Recipe { 1 Tablespoon }

Pumpkin Pie Spice Recipe { 1 Tablespoon }

Moist and delicious pumpkin nut bread made in small size loaf pans - perfect for gift giving!

Gift Size Pumpkin Nut Bread

Homemade kinetic play sand

Homemade Play Sand {DIY Kinetic Sand}

making an Ikea dresser into a foyer table

Ikea Rast Dresser Hack

Make Your Own Vanilla Wafers

Make Your Own Vanilla Wafers

using a fork as a loom to make a ribbon bow

Use A Fork – To Make A Bow!

Vegetable Seasoning Spice Blend

Vegetable Seasoning Spice Blend

Homemade knit scrubbies

Knit Scrubbie Pattern Using Red Heart Scrubby Yarn

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