Simple & Meaningful Handmade Gifts
One of my favorite holiday traditions is exchanging hand made gifts with one side of our family. Here are a few of my favorites from over the years:
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Autumn / Holiday / Main dishes / Recipes / Soups
Homemade Vegetable Soup
The recipe is incredibly forgiving, so you could make it vegetarian, use ground beef, venison or chicken, and use any vegetables you have on hand!
Homemade Beeswax Jar Candles
This time of year I love filling our home with the ambiance of flickering light, but I don’t want the toxic chemicals found in scented candles or even the toxins released from unscented paraffin candles. I have purchased pure beeswax candles from Farmer’s Daughter Mercantile in the past (I love them!) and this year…
Organic Mattress Search + Avocado Mattress
After almost of year of debating + researching we finally purchased an organic king mattress. We searched high and low for one that fit our requirements without breaking the bank, and finally decided on an Avocado Mattress. We looked through many of the most popular brands and compared them based on whether or…