{"id":5961,"date":"2025-01-17T06:08:00","date_gmt":"2025-01-17T06:08:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/blog\/?p=5961"},"modified":"2025-01-10T21:35:54","modified_gmt":"2025-01-10T21:35:54","slug":"your-cozy-life-diy-nesting-skills-for-a-sustainable-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/blog\/2025\/01\/your-cozy-life-diy-nesting-skills-for-a-sustainable-home\/","title":{"rendered":"Your Cozy Life: DIY Nesting Skills for a Sustainable Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Cottagecore projects to save money and the planet<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Save money, save the planet, and craft a sustainable domestic life\u00a0without relying on smelly, toxic, expensive consumer products.\u00a0This handwritten and hand-drawn book of charming tutorials for natural housekeeping and home repair, organic gardening and food preservation,\u00a0herbal first aid, and mending clothes\u00a0is both fun and accessible. It&#8217;s full of simple skills that anyone can and should learn.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/catalog\/books\/61200\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"731\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/yourcozylife_blowup-731x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5963\" srcset=\"https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/yourcozylife_blowup-731x1024.jpg 731w, https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/yourcozylife_blowup-214x300.jpg 214w, https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/yourcozylife_blowup-768x1075.jpg 768w, https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/yourcozylife_blowup.jpg 857w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 731px) 100vw, 731px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>From creating healthy tinctures and salves to preserving\u00a0excess food to fixing a leaky faucet, this book is great if you&#8217;re looking to live more simply, create a comfortable nest, and truly do it yourself. Combining the power of Raleigh Briggs&#8217;s bestselling\u00a0<em>Make Your Place\u00a0<\/em>and\u00a0<em>Make It Last\u00a0<\/em>to form a complete guide to everything you need to consume less and live more in line with your values.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Read on for an excerpt of<em>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/catalog\/books\/61200\">Your Cozy Life: DIY Nesting Skills for a Sustainable Home<\/a> <\/em>by\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/catalog\/artist\/raleigh-briggs\">Raleigh Briggs<\/a>, available for preorder from our site or your local bookseller (officially hitting shelves 3\/18\/25)!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Screenshot-2025-01-10-at-2.18.13-PM-734x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5964\" width=\"734\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Screenshot-2025-01-10-at-2.18.13-PM-734x1024.png 734w, https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Screenshot-2025-01-10-at-2.18.13-PM-215x300.png 215w, https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Screenshot-2025-01-10-at-2.18.13-PM-768x1071.png 768w, https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Screenshot-2025-01-10-at-2.18.13-PM.png 1090w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 734px) 100vw, 734px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"731\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Screenshot-2025-01-10-at-2.18.51-PM-731x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5965\" srcset=\"https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Screenshot-2025-01-10-at-2.18.51-PM-731x1024.png 731w, https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Screenshot-2025-01-10-at-2.18.51-PM-214x300.png 214w, https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Screenshot-2025-01-10-at-2.18.51-PM-768x1076.png 768w, https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Screenshot-2025-01-10-at-2.18.51-PM.png 1086w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 731px) 100vw, 731px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"729\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Screenshot-2025-01-10-at-2.19.13-PM-729x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5966\" srcset=\"https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Screenshot-2025-01-10-at-2.19.13-PM-729x1024.png 729w, https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Screenshot-2025-01-10-at-2.19.13-PM-214x300.png 214w, https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Screenshot-2025-01-10-at-2.19.13-PM-768x1078.png 768w, https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Screenshot-2025-01-10-at-2.19.13-PM.png 1084w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 729px) 100vw, 729px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Want to keep reading? Check out\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/catalog\/books\/61200\">Your Cozy Life: DIY Nesting Skills for a Sustainable Home<\/a>\u00a0<em>b<\/em>y\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/catalog\/artist\/raleigh-briggs\"><em><strong>Raleigh Briggs<\/strong><\/em><\/a><strong><em>,<\/em><\/strong><em><strong> available for preorder from our site or through an independent bookstore near you<\/strong><\/em><strong><em>.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/blog\/2024\/11\/an-urban-field-guide-to-the-plants-trees-and-herbs-in-your-path\/#more-5765\"><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cottagecore projects to save money and the planet Save money, save the planet, and craft a sustainable domestic life\u00a0without relying on smelly, toxic, expensive consumer products.\u00a0This handwritten and hand-drawn book of charming tutorials for natural housekeeping and home repair, organic gardening and food preservation,\u00a0herbal first aid, and mending clothes\u00a0is both fun and accessible. It&#8217;s full&#8230;  <a class=\"excerpt-read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/blog\/2025\/01\/your-cozy-life-diy-nesting-skills-for-a-sustainable-home\/\" title=\"Read Your Cozy Life: DIY Nesting Skills for a Sustainable Home\">Read more &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[14,51,248,259],"class_list":["post-5961","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blogifesto","tag-books","tag-diy","tag-excerpt","tag-sustainability"],"my_excerpt":"<!-- wp:heading -->\n<h2>Cottagecore projects to save money and the planet<\/h2>\n<!-- \/wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Save money, save the planet, and craft a sustainable domestic life\u00a0without relying on smelly, toxic, expensive consumer products.\u00a0This handwritten and hand-drawn book of charming tutorials for natural housekeeping and home repair, organic gardening and food preservation,\u00a0herbal first aid, and mending clothes\u00a0is both fun and accessible. It's full of simple skills that anyone can and should learn.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"align\":\"center\",\"id\":5963,\"sizeSlug\":\"large\",\"linkDestination\":\"custom\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/catalog\/books\/61200\"><img src=\"https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/yourcozylife_blowup-731x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5963\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<!-- \/wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>From creating healthy tinctures and salves to preserving\u00a0excess food to fixing a leaky faucet, this book is great if you're looking to live more simply, create a comfortable nest, and truly do it yourself. 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