Канал: Art and Homesteading

Springtime tree planting in full swing!

Springtime tree planting in full swing!

Our best home remedies for sinus congestion

Our best home remedies for sinus congestion

It’s Groundhog Day!!…again! 😂

It’s Groundhog Day!!…again! 😂

Valentines deco & house plans

Valentines deco & house plans

How are ya’? Its been awhile! 😁

How are ya’? Its been awhile! 😁

Flashback: Banjo makes homemade ice cream (2020)

Flashback: Banjo makes homemade ice cream (2020)

Flashback: Banjo’s 8th birthday (March 2020)

Flashback: Banjo’s 8th birthday (March 2020)

We got another house!

We got another house!

Chatting with the girls in the garden

Chatting with the girls in the garden

Scything hay for free mulch

Scything hay for free mulch

Quick hi to all, & “Wild” strawberries

Quick hi to all, & “Wild” strawberries

Making good soil from bad

Making good soil from bad

Banjo and Emmy picking strawberries

Banjo and Emmy picking strawberries

New family member!… and garden tour!

New family member!… and garden tour!

Paint a custom foam Squishee with Banjo 😊

Paint a custom foam Squishee with Banjo 😊

Alex’s unpublished music + how to get out of a “creative rut”

Alex’s unpublished music + how to get out of a “creative rut”

Check out what Alex made!

Check out what Alex made!

Playing video games after dinner in our Christmasy house

Playing video games after dinner in our Christmasy house

Gopher and vole problems? This stuff works!!! (It’s 100% castor oil)

Gopher and vole problems? This stuff works!!! (It’s 100% castor oil)

We’re still alive, I promise.

We’re still alive, I promise.

Garden talk…& Lorajean’s sculpted jewelry

Garden talk…& Lorajean’s sculpted jewelry

Elderberries: make your own medicinal syrup (with recipe)

Elderberries: make your own medicinal syrup (with recipe)

We made the world's worst stack of hay...(but we've learned to balance other things) :)

We made the world's worst stack of hay...(but we've learned to balance other things) :)

We just cut $100's worth of grass hay on our tiny farm!

We just cut $100's worth of grass hay on our tiny farm!

Car rides are good self-therapy 😊

Car rides are good self-therapy 😊

Pool fun, garden progress, & cattle

Pool fun, garden progress, & cattle

Wild berries, house plans, etc.

Wild berries, house plans, etc.

Making hay!! (while the family swims) 😁

Making hay!! (while the family swims) 😁

Garden, Banjo’s handmade jewelry, etc..

Garden, Banjo’s handmade jewelry, etc..

Theme park day (short highlights reel)

Theme park day (short highlights reel)

How many new ducklings do we have?!

How many new ducklings do we have?!

The rains finally come!!

The rains finally come!!

What self-reliance looks like (well, to us)

What self-reliance looks like (well, to us)

A day in the life of an artist homesteader (part 1)

A day in the life of an artist homesteader (part 1)

Summer garden & yard improvements

Summer garden & yard improvements

We bought steers (cattle)

We bought steers (cattle)

Skipping stones, finding frogs, opening birthday presents (Emmy's 5th)

Skipping stones, finding frogs, opening birthday presents (Emmy's 5th)

Sculpted earrings by Banjo

Sculpted earrings by Banjo

some quick clips of recent stuff

some quick clips of recent stuff

Chicks are getting too big!

Chicks are getting too big!

Homeschooling...sort of :)

Homeschooling...sort of :)

101 in greenhouse, 35 outside

101 in greenhouse, 35 outside

Easter at home

Easter at home

Homemade marshmallows

Homemade marshmallows

A brand new Idaho garden

Banjo’s update on current stuff :)

Banjo’s update on current stuff :)

Sauerkraut is SO EASY to make! (and worth a LOT!)

Sauerkraut is SO EASY to make! (and worth a LOT!)

Finding garden bugs with the girls (& more!)

Finding garden bugs with the girls (& more!)

DIY realistic faux stone floor

DIY realistic faux stone floor

Getting rid of noxious weeds with heat

Getting rid of noxious weeds with heat

Garden, flowers and yard tour...during a July rainstorm

Garden, flowers and yard tour...during a July rainstorm

Out in the garden with the girls: A full tour of our late-spring garden.

Out in the garden with the girls: A full tour of our late-spring garden.

THE CUTENESS FACTOR: tiny kids make big $ at market!

THE CUTENESS FACTOR: tiny kids make big $ at market!

We found wild asparagus on our property!!!

We found wild asparagus on our property!!!

The war continues against the invasive grass...

The war continues against the invasive grass...

Everett’s stop motion video: “The Picnic, part 1”

Everett’s stop motion video: “The Picnic, part 1”

Morning walk, and creative motivation for homeschool

Morning walk, and creative motivation for homeschool

Our battle with field grass over the years.

Our battle with field grass over the years.

Lorajean’s stickers are available finally!!! We’re so excited!

Lorajean’s stickers are available finally!!! We’re so excited!

Renovating an old outbuilding! (and a warning)

Renovating an old outbuilding! (and a warning)

New way we're saving money (hopefully).

New way we're saving money (hopefully).

Let’s go on a “garden” tour!

Let’s go on a “garden” tour!

The kids earn some money of their own

The kids earn some money of their own

Perfect imperfection

Perfect imperfection

Banjo’s birthday

Banjo’s birthday

Hand-drawn coloring books?

Hand-drawn coloring books?

Cursive letter shapes explained.

Cursive letter shapes explained.

Building stuff...& prepping for an art show.

Building stuff...& prepping for an art show.

Modernize an old couch in 5 minutes!

Modernize an old couch in 5 minutes!

Our fun made up game!

Our fun made up game!

Our new glasses arrive!

Our new glasses arrive!

New plans for our concrete house!

New plans for our concrete house!

Tiny Throwback to August 2013

Tiny Throwback to August 2013

In the hospital for 5 days! (But we get to go home soon!)

In the hospital for 5 days! (But we get to go home soon!)

Emmy in surgery center (continued)

Emmy in surgery center (continued)

Emmy in the Surgery Center

Emmy in the Surgery Center

Banjo wrote a little story

Banjo wrote a little story

Evening at our table (with magnet toys)

Evening at our table (with magnet toys)

The little girls have been sick :(

The little girls have been sick :(

Getting ready for Christmas

Getting ready for Christmas

Banjo gives an update on things

Banjo gives an update on things

Making salt dough ornaments

Making salt dough ornaments

Our anxiety story (why we were away for so long)

Our anxiety story (why we were away for so long)

Beautiful snow & lots of firewood

Beautiful snow & lots of firewood

Lorajean’s first public art show 😊

Lorajean’s first public art show 😊

Banjo and Trent chat in the studio

Banjo and Trent chat in the studio

15+ reasons we took a LONG break from Youtube

15+ reasons we took a LONG break from Youtube

Rolling boil on our "rocket mass cooktop"!

Rolling boil on our "rocket mass cooktop"!

We're finally getting fresh eggs again!

We're finally getting fresh eggs again!

Installing a metal cooktop -- masonry stove project

Installing a metal cooktop -- masonry stove project

If you offer a homesteader free wood!

If you offer a homesteader free wood!

Why STEEL vs. glass? (on the masonry stove)

Why STEEL vs. glass? (on the masonry stove)

The heater is working! (JUST IN TIME!!)

The heater is working! (JUST IN TIME!!)

But, can we COOK on it?...(Hand-built brick stove)

But, can we COOK on it?...(Hand-built brick stove)

WE'VE GOT HEAT!! 1st time firing the brick cookstove.

WE'VE GOT HEAT!! 1st time firing the brick cookstove.

Building a brick cookstove. Worth all the mess?

Building a brick cookstove. Worth all the mess?

Time to improve our masonry heater!

Time to improve our masonry heater!

Thanks for all the postcards!

Thanks for all the postcards!

Getting LESS milk...on purpose!?

Getting LESS milk...on purpose!?

Learning through art

Learning through art

Milk fountain + sanded walls

Milk fountain + sanded walls

TACO SOUP (our most requested meal)

TACO SOUP (our most requested meal)

Are we OK with what we've done (or not done) so far?...Chat as we walk about the property

Are we OK with what we've done (or not done) so far?...Chat as we walk about the property

Best HOT COCOA from scratch!

Best HOT COCOA from scratch!

Using resources wisely (and sledding in the backyard)

Using resources wisely (and sledding in the backyard)

Christmas morning - highlights reel

Christmas morning - highlights reel

Cow-milking epiphany?

Cow-milking epiphany?

CUTEST animal EVER!

CUTEST animal EVER!

THIS is the FUN part!

THIS is the FUN part!

CHEESE from just milk and vinegar!

CHEESE from just milk and vinegar!

DIY origami treat boxes...& cookies!

DIY origami treat boxes...& cookies!

Themed birthday, awesome hoarfrost...and the calf is nursing!

Themed birthday, awesome hoarfrost...and the calf is nursing!

Evening animal chores (& playing with the calf)

Evening animal chores (& playing with the calf)

Tiny paintings of our animals and neighborhood!

Tiny paintings of our animals and neighborhood!

The calf is doing much better!

The calf is doing much better!

First time bottle feeding the Jersey calf

First time bottle feeding the Jersey calf

Something's wrong with our new calf's legs...

Something's wrong with our new calf's legs...

Our cow is in labor! (...with a link in the description to the birth video!)

Our cow is in labor! (...with a link in the description to the birth video!)

When is this fat cow gonna have her baby!?

When is this fat cow gonna have her baby!?

Tomato and BONE BROTH soup + mini paintings

Tomato and BONE BROTH soup + mini paintings

Basking in the winter sun, and a new cow painting

Basking in the winter sun, and a new cow painting

Hi, Friends.

Hi, Friends.

Thankful for enough firewood

Thankful for enough firewood

2 designs for rocket mass heaters (& how to make 6-sided paper snowflakes)...

2 designs for rocket mass heaters (& how to make 6-sided paper snowflakes)...

Banjo draws per live request...

Banjo draws per live request...

Oil painting a barn (2 minute version)

Oil painting a barn (2 minute version)

Cutting a Christmas tree in the mountains

Cutting a Christmas tree in the mountains

Fun Times

Fun Times

Gettin' rid of stuff...

Gettin' rid of stuff...

2 simple ways we prep for WINTER

2 simple ways we prep for WINTER

Transitioning

Transitioning

Delicious, fast "hash purples" (hash browns from our homegrown purple potatoes)

Delicious, fast "hash purples" (hash browns from our homegrown purple potatoes)

2017 Trick-or-treating & costumes

2017 Trick-or-treating & costumes

Fluffy PUMPKIN pancake recipe!

Fluffy PUMPKIN pancake recipe!

Conflicting professions?

Conflicting professions?

Hang Tight... We're Still Here 😃

Hang Tight... We're Still Here 😃

A timely SURPRISE result of homeschooling!

A timely SURPRISE result of homeschooling!

Super EASY garlic roasted ONIONS

Super EASY garlic roasted ONIONS

A taste of our Harry Potter games...and more.

A taste of our Harry Potter games...and more.

Leaves, firewood, pond...FAMILY!

Leaves, firewood, pond...FAMILY!

Mon. Live EP. 5 (chatting we cook)

Mon. Live EP. 5 (chatting we cook)

Crazy day!

Crazy day!

Collecting neighborhood leaves for composting

Collecting neighborhood leaves for composting

6 easy steps toward SLOW living

6 easy steps toward SLOW living

Staying true to OLD HOUSES

Staying true to OLD HOUSES

Dinner and a (home) movie!

Dinner and a (home) movie!

LIVE Mon. Ep. 4 (Trent paints, Lorajean chats)

LIVE Mon. Ep. 4 (Trent paints, Lorajean chats)

Digging purple potatoes in our "spent" garden

Digging purple potatoes in our "spent" garden

Seriously...more animals!!

Seriously...more animals!!

Building for STRENGTH and EFFICIENCY

Building for STRENGTH and EFFICIENCY

Easy KALE and potato SOUP recipe!

Easy KALE and potato SOUP recipe!

Art, Animals, Food and Family

Art, Animals, Food and Family

LIVE Mon. Ep. 3 (How much do we make on YouTube? and MORE!)

LIVE Mon. Ep. 3 (How much do we make on YouTube? and MORE!)

Building a 16-foot LADDER...strong (and reclaimed).

Building a 16-foot LADDER...strong (and reclaimed).

When bunnies ESCAPE, little girls to the RESCUE!

When bunnies ESCAPE, little girls to the RESCUE!

Regarding USEFUL animals...

Regarding USEFUL animals...

Dad BUILDS the CONCRETE HOUSE we're living in.

Dad BUILDS the CONCRETE HOUSE we're living in.

Hanging out with Uncle Stan!

Hanging out with Uncle Stan!

Live Mon Ep: 2 (Rocket mass heaters and more)

Live Mon Ep: 2 (Rocket mass heaters and more)

Cheesy tomato bacon SOUP from scratch

Cheesy tomato bacon SOUP from scratch

Re-decking the roof (& spaghetti SQUASH for dinner!)

Re-decking the roof (& spaghetti SQUASH for dinner!)

HANG green tomatoes to RIPEN. (It works!)

HANG green tomatoes to RIPEN. (It works!)

Cold weather has officially arrived

Cold weather has officially arrived

Pressure canning tomatoes is SO EASY!

Pressure canning tomatoes is SO EASY!

Live Mon Ep: 1 (Earth berm the house ?)

Live Mon Ep: 1 (Earth berm the house ?)

IDAHO family grows TONS of food!!

IDAHO family grows TONS of food!!

Huge COLD CLIMATE tomato HAUL!

Huge COLD CLIMATE tomato HAUL!

QUICK PEEK: After dinner activities at our house...

QUICK PEEK: After dinner activities at our house...

Short season garden = HUGE haul!

Short season garden = HUGE haul!

A SURPRISE for 10,000 subs celebration!

A SURPRISE for 10,000 subs celebration!

Building scaffolding = bonding with our kids! :)

Building scaffolding = bonding with our kids! :)

BEST sweet corn EVER!! (short season)

BEST sweet corn EVER!! (short season)

Intro to our river trip with Grandpa Scott! (plus, links to HIS videos!!)

Intro to our river trip with Grandpa Scott! (plus, links to HIS videos!!)

11-year-old drives pick-up while Dad bucks bales...and more

11-year-old drives pick-up while Dad bucks bales...and more

We're NOT quitting...just really busy. :)

We're NOT quitting...just really busy. :)

A short "too-busy-to-make-a-video" video

A short "too-busy-to-make-a-video" video

Lots of helpers on the homestead.

Lots of helpers on the homestead.

Easy SALSA straight from the garden!

Easy SALSA straight from the garden!

Does Trent EVER get overwhelmed?

Does Trent EVER get overwhelmed?

Neglected gardens grow GREAT potatoes!

Neglected gardens grow GREAT potatoes!

We cut a BIG HOLE in the house...on purpose!!

We cut a BIG HOLE in the house...on purpose!!

Are we prepared for a natural DISASTER?

Are we prepared for a natural DISASTER?

Harvesting BIG onions, and LOTS of 'em. :)

Harvesting BIG onions, and LOTS of 'em. :)

Harvesting peppers and tomatoes...beautiful!!

Harvesting peppers and tomatoes...beautiful!!

Our squash got crossed! (BEST FLAVOR EVER!)

Our squash got crossed! (BEST FLAVOR EVER!)

A home-schooling morning on the homestead

A home-schooling morning on the homestead

Harvesting for FOOD and ART!

Harvesting for FOOD and ART!

What happened to our OTHER bunny?!? (Hint: we DIDN'T sell or eat it)

What happened to our OTHER bunny?!? (Hint: we DIDN'T sell or eat it)

"TOXIC" weeds by the house?!!

"TOXIC" weeds by the house?!!

Quick update & watercolor painting!

Quick update & watercolor painting!

We totally need just ONE MORE building project!

We totally need just ONE MORE building project!

WHEN s the best time to START a project?

WHEN s the best time to START a project?

Introducing DUCKS to the homestead!

Introducing DUCKS to the homestead!

THINNING beets and carrots (and painting them with Banjo)

THINNING beets and carrots (and painting them with Banjo)

DINNER from the garden with BANJO!

DINNER from the garden with BANJO!

EDC (my funny "Every-Day Carry") plus, a painting of Lizzy!

EDC (my funny "Every-Day Carry") plus, a painting of Lizzy!

Establishing boundaries on the homestead

Establishing boundaries on the homestead

Apples from SEED!...sunflowers for OIL!

Apples from SEED!...sunflowers for OIL!

Diging our own pond.. and MORE! (also another painting).

Diging our own pond.. and MORE! (also another painting).

Making ICE CREAM, plus a NEW sunflower painting!

Making ICE CREAM, plus a NEW sunflower painting!