Frill Free Zone

The Frill Free Zone is where we get to the nitty gritty of living simply; eliminate all the unnecessary, useless, frivolous or giddy; it's where you get serious about creating your unique life that suits you to perfection.

  • Feel the pride of salvaging a piece of architectural molding and using it in an innovative way;

  • get off the recycling train and learn ways of using your packaging, instead of filling the landfill.

  • Find natural materials close at hand that make a vernacular building style work perfectly in your climate.

The world is at the cusp of stopping waste in its tracks - what did our grand parents say? Waste not, want not...

Find all the updates and new pages here...

Homesteading Blog - The Frill Free Zone
Sep 17, 2025

Ground Beetles - natures clean up crew

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Natures clean up crew - Ground Beetles...

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Sep 16, 2025

Plant Pests Handbook - information on how to control insects & disease

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Plant Pests Handbook - control the pests in your garden...

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Sep 15, 2025

Vegetable Garden Organic Pest Control - use natural methods

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If you're growing your vegetable garden organically, use pest control methods that are the same...

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Sep 14, 2025

Best Wood For Heating Your Home - choose your favorite firewood

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Choose your favorite firewood that is available in your area - Best Wood For Heating Your Home...

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Sep 13, 2025

Shipping Container Homes; thinking outside the box

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Shipping Container Homes are the ultimate in small space living; the cast off containers can be bought for a few dollars, trucked to your site, and made into a unique dwelling...

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Sep 12, 2025

Siding Bliss - the storage shed on skids gets her siding

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Bliss is the storage shed on skids - she finally got her siding...

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Sep 10, 2025

What is vegetative propagation? What does that even mean?

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Find out what vegetative propagation is, and all the advantages over seed propagation of plants...

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Sep 10, 2025

Super Simple Chicken Parmesan - easy and quick recipe

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In a rush? Try this gluten free Super Simple Chicken Parmesan recipe using ingredients that you most likely have in your cupboard...

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Sep 09, 2025

Mercantile Power Shack - a functional and fun shed

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The Mercantile Power Shack is functional, and fun. It's used for storage, and also has heat and light - it's got everything...

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Sep 08, 2025

Wood Splitting Maul - an alternative strategy for splitting firewood

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Wood Splitting Maul - alternative way of splitting firewood...

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Sep 07, 2025

Finger Splits - those dreaded, painful splits in your skin

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Finger Splits - those dreaded, painful splits in your skin, and what to do about them...

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Sep 06, 2025

Gothic Revival Farmhouse - old style, made new again

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A classic style,with so many interesting and unique features; Gothic Revival Farmhouse

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Sep 05, 2025

Great Grandads Antique Violin - the restoration

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Hand crafted in late 1890's, this Antique Violin is desperately in need of a restoration...

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Sep 04, 2025

Antique Violin Case, to protect Great Grandads legacy

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Protect Great Grandads legacy with a matching Antique Violin Case...

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Sep 03, 2025

Winner, Winner, Gluten Free Turkey Dinner (or Chicken)

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Winner, Winner, Turkey (or chicken) Dinner - gluten free Sunday meal for two

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Sep 02, 2025

Modern day Homesteading in Nova Scotia

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Homesteading in Nova Scotia - in modern times, even though things haven't changed all that much...

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Sep 01, 2025

Juice Bottle Scoop - DIY Measuring Scoop

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DIY an easy Juice Bottle Scoop - recycle and reuse...

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Aug 31, 2025

Stacking Composting System - modules made from dimension lumber

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Make these modules from dimension lumber, any size, and some screws, for a stacking composting system

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Aug 30, 2025

Multiple Variety Fruit Tree - grafting miracle

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If you've ever seen a Multiple Variety Fruit Tree you may have wondered how on earth it was done...

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Aug 29, 2025

Make Your Own Bone Meal - a treat for your plants

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Make Your Own Bone Meal out of a few simple ingredients - and time...

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