Domestic Skills, Butc(h)er Magazine

Category: Domestic Skills

A Better Way to Share Your Memories: How to Make a Photo Album

Making a photo album preserves your memories, makes a perfect gift, and helps you to be more present in your life.

Gardening & Houseplants

How to Grow Veggies in a Window Box: Part 1

How to determine what plants will grow in your area, where to buy seeds, when to plant seeds, and what soil to use in container gardens.

Gardening & Houseplants

How to Grow Veggies in a Window Box: Introduction

How to grow veggies on your windowsill.

Butc(h)er Kitc(h)en

How to Make an Iced Chai

How to Make an Iced Chai at Home. Creamy, cold and delicious, this non-dairy iced chai recipe is better than your local coffee shop.

Closet Cleanout Guide

A project to renew your wardrobe so it reflects who you are and who you want to be.

Domestic Skills

DIY Homemade Winter Bath Salts

One of the easiest ways to practice self-love is to do kind things for your body. I’ve loved baths since I was a little kid,..

Butc(h)er Kitc(h)en

Butc(h)er Kitc(h)en: 5 affordable kitchen upgrades

When I was just starting to cook, I had no idea that tools made a difference. To me, a knife was a knife and any..

Houseplants

Butc(h)ome: Why You Should Have Houseplants

Houseplants. Pa has them. Gram has them. Your office lobby has them. The airport has them. Your doctor’s office has them. Even the mall has..

Outfits: Visiting Her Family for Thanksgiving Day

“As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them.” ~John F...

Visiting Her Family for the Holidays: Part 2

Family holidays are a long standing tradition. We use specific times of the year as an excuse to all gather together. Unfortunately, this extended period..

Visiting Her Family for the Holidays: Part 1

Ah, the holidays. Tis the season for family gatherings. For many of us, that means traveling long distances and spending a lot of quality time..

How to Make a Kid’s Toy Box

(photo) I’m at that stage of life where all of my friends and family have young kids. I love having all these little buggers over..

Stag Night: Summer 2016

Be sure to read Butc(h)er’s affiliate information before using our links. Victorinox Fish Spatula ($23); Lodge Cast Iron Skillet ($16); Uniqlo Woven Light Oxford..

Gifts

Butc(h)er 2015 Holiday Gift Guide: Part 7 – Adventures

There’s more to Christmas (and life) than gift-wrapped boxes under the tree. Sometimes the best gifts are not things, but experiences. I have no idea..

Gifts

Butc(h)er 2015 Holiday Gift Guide: Part 6 – The Home

Your home is your castle. “A man’s character emerges in the building and ordering of his house.” These gifts pamper your home and give you..

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