How to Make Compost in Your Home
Compost is the single most important supplement you can give your garden. It’s a simple way to add nutrient-rich humus to your lawn or garden that fuels plant growth and restores vitality to depleted…
A Step-by-Step Guide to Grafting
Late winter is grafting season, and the time of year to graft dormant hardwood cuttings and make some new baby fruit trees! Get your pruners sharpened, your grafting knives sterilized, and all of your…
DIY Hanging Organizer with Pockets
Need a fun, creative organizer for your office, kitchen, or just the living room? This beautiful DIY hanging organizer is a perfect DIY project to organize your home. Go over to https://craftsyhacks.com/diy-hanging-organizer/ to read…
How to Make Paper Mache
Make paper mache with kids with all-natural ingredients. You can then use it to create all sorts of cute projects for kids and teens. Go over to https://craftsyhacks.com/paper-mache/ to read the whole article. Doesn’t paper mache just…
DIY Tote Bag from Old Shirt
A fun and powerful DIY tote bag from an old shirt anyone can make. A great upcycling fabric project for sewing enthusiasts. Go over to https://craftsyhacks.com/diy-tote-bag/ to read the whole article. If you are anything like me—and…
How to Make a Dreamcatcher
Have you been wanting to make a dreamcatcher of your own? This beautiful decoration will make your room look cozier and catch those nightmares. Go over to https://craftsyhacks.com/diy-dreamcatcher to read the whole article. Think…
Top DIY Crafts for Adults
This next blog came from burlap+blue. A lot of fun DIY ideas from there so make sure to visit it also. For the full article, please visit https://www.burlapandblue.com/top-diy-crafts-for-adults/ Whether you love to sew, mod…
One Tool, Many Uses: Single Edge Razor
Single edge razors can be used for shaving, of course, but they have tons of other handy functions around the house. These multitasking tools are good to keep in the tool drawer, but remember…
The Best DIY Projects to Complete on a Sunny Weekend
Sunny days are a great time to get outside and tackle home improvement projects. Whether you are a DIY expert or novice, and have an hour or a whole weekend free, there’s always something…
10 Classic DIY Projects for the Outdoors
It’s time to embrace the warmer weather by tackling a couple of outdoor DIY home improvements. There’s so much to be done, where do you start? How about right here! Browse our collection of…
The Best Utility Knife in 2021 According to 17,500+ Happy Shoppers
Utility knives are part and parcel of the toolbox – at home, office or jobs. From breaking down boxes, cutting wires, carpet, drywall, rope, vinyl, leather, flooring, or even in our arts, crafts and…
How To Use a Tape Measure
We like this article by Timothy Dale, created under Bob Vila ™ “How To’s and Quick Tips.” The beginning line: “Master this simple yet crucial tool to ensure precision for your projects,” truly embodies…
How to Recycle Cardboard
We found an article in thespruce.com that is in line with what HomePlanetGear is for - recycling. Written by a seasoned editor, writer and producer, Marc Lallanilla, the article is concise yet complete enough…
9 MORE Cardboard Crafts Ideas – Useful In and Around the Home
We found other repurposing avenues for cardboard. Just in case you haven’t encountered the first 9 of this series, be sure to check them out here. 10. Christmas Tree Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tAbk-vrLvDs 11. Geodesic Dome…
9 Cardboard Crafts Ideas – Useful In and Around the Home
We present this list, primarily, with recycling in mind. The main material is, of course, cardboard which practically does not cost anything – it is an abundant material. And having said that, we also…
9 Practical Cardboard Uses In The Garden
Cardboard is certainly a welcome sight in the eye of the gardener. Often free and fairly ubiquitous, cardboard is a biodegradable and earth-friendly material that enriches as it breaks down. Sheet Mulching | picture…
Attracting Butterflies and Hummingbirds to Your Garden
Attracting butterflies and hummingbirds to your garden is as easy as planting the flowers they like. Plant enough of their favorites so that they can find them easily and return often. But hummingbirds and…
How to Attract Bees and Other Pollinators to Your Garden
Every garden needs pollinators and bees are among the best. Without them, there would be limited flowers and even fewer fruits and vegetables. Since bees add more than a soothing buzzing sound, it’s worth…
Why Location and Orientation of Your Greenhouse Matter
Running a successful greenhouse starts at the very beginning. Plenty of thought and foresight should be put into every physical aspect of your structure: the choice of materials, their quality, their purpose in relation…
How to Read a Tape Measure – even if you hate math
A tape measure is a very basic tool. It can used in a wide variety of ways from people of all walks of life. It’s actually simple to use and proves to be very…
EverSaw 8.0 featured in “Best Hand Saws” video
The folks at Pure Living for Life are living off grid. This is a couple who’ve made a commitment to live a simpler life removed from typical urban living and off the beaten path.…
Tick-borne disease – prevent bites – learn to ward off diseases
As summer weather develops throughout most of North America, it’s a time when most people love to get outdoors and enjoy the sunshine, the warmth and marvel in nature coming alive. There are plenty…
Fire Pit – A Project You Can Do Yourself
As signs of Spring begin to appear, if you’re like us, you’re starting to get outside more. We’re looking forward to longer days and being out in nature enjoying the garden, the flowers, trees…
How Is a Japanese Style Pull Cut Saw Different?
There are some pretty big differences between Home Planet Gear’s EverSaw 8.0 and the traditional Western saws that most of us are more familiar with. You may not be interested in the Applied Physics…
EverSaw 8.0 Folding Saw Reviewed by Survival On Purpose
The EverSaw 8.0 was reviewed by Bryan Stevens from Survival On Purpose in a video review which was posted to the Survival On Purpose YouTube channel. Survival On Purpose is focused on survival, camping,…
Build an underground greenhouse and garden year-round
If you’re living a more natural life style, you likely put in a lot of time and effort to grow a good portion of your own food. Undoubtedly, your gardening activities are very much…
Winter Preparation Checklist – Countdown to New Year’s
Anyone who lives in a cold weather climate knows as cold weather sets in, there are a number of things that need to be done in order to prepare the home and garden for…
10 Tips for Surviving the Coming Zombie Apocalypse with EverSaw 8.0
If the world as we know it were to end tomorrow, you would consider yourself lucky to own an EverSaw 8.0 by Home Planet Gear! Here’s why: EverSaw 8.0 will stay sharp and resist…
Wildfires – Five Simple & Inexpensive Ways to Protect Your Property
With the growing popularity of suburban and rural living, combined with the increase of devastating wildfires each year, the loss of property is staggering. There are many people and organizations researching why certain homes…
HOW to Prune Trees
Now that we have learned WHY we prune and the basic guidelines of WHEN we prune it is time to cut to the heart of the matter and get into HOW we prune. Depending…