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.

100 Years Ago – Handy Kitchen Gadgets

100 Years Ago – Handy Kitchen Gadgets

Big Batch Homemade Powdered Laundry Soap

Big Batch Homemade Powdered Laundry Soap

Homemade Instant French Vanilla Coffee Mix

Homemade Instant French Vanilla Coffee Mix

100 Years Ago – A Most Unusual Measuring Chart

100 Years Ago – A Most Unusual Measuring Chart

An old home reference book

120 Years Ago – Making Homemade Laundry Soap

A bowl of homemade tartar sauce

Make Your Own Tartar Sauce

Homemade Brownies: You Don’t Need A Mix!

Homemade Brownies: You Don’t Need A Mix!

Colorful easter eggs

Homemade Natural Easter Egg Dyes

10 DIY Recipes for Dummies (Only 2 Ingredients!)

10 DIY Recipes for Dummies (Only 2 Ingredients!)

ingredients for hot oil hand treatment

Homemade Hot Oil Hand Treatment

Homemade Yogurt in the Crockpot

Homemade Crockpot Yogurt

Chocolate No Bake Cookies - An oldie but a goodie that stirs together on the stovetop so there's no need to heat up the oven

Chocolate No Bake Cookies

Knit newborn hats for donation to hospitals

Knitting Newborn Hats for Hospitals

Homemade Altoids – Is It Worth It?

Homemade Altoids – Is It Worth It?

clean a shower head with vinegar

How to Clean A Showerhead with Vinegar (And Glass Block Windows Too!)

Vegetable Chili Recipe

Crockpot Vegetarian Chili

homemade soft scrub

Homemade Soft Scrub Cleaner

A tub of manteca which is also lard

Looking for Lard: Can you find it in a Grocery Store?

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