In this thread people are discussing where one should purchase a new computer. I’m out of the thread, myself, because I always build my own computers rather than buy them. I can’t fathom needing to choose a “brand” (although I can fathom others needing to).
Other than that, I pretty much buy everything. But I’ve seen posters here talk about how they make their own clothing, knit their own blankets, make their own spaghetti sauce, drink their own home-brewed beer etc.
What do you make yourself instead of buying, that most people buy pre-made? I’m not talking about “I made a pair of socks once” - more like “I have never bought a pair of socks - I always knit my own.”
The only things I can think of, right off hand, are pancakes and pie crust. I used to make more things from scratch exclusively, but having young kids with limited tastes has put that on hold for a while.
I’ve made all of our Bird Houses, and Bird Feeders. I love the little critters. SO do the neighborhood cats, that’s why I make the feeders 3 ft off the ground.
Alfredo sauce
most food, actually – while we do eat out occassionally and I do buy frozen dinners occassionally, I prefer to cook from scratch mostly
curtains
throw pillows/kitchen chair cushions/decorative stuff
flower arrangements (when my flowers are in bloom, I prefer to cut them myself, but when they’re not, I will buy the flowers, just not pre-arranged)
some clothing (usually my dressy stuff)
what Hal Briston said*
Not exclusively, no, but I’ve tried it and it is a pain in the neck.
For what it’s worth, I generally make
-My own computers
-My kid’s baby food
-Most of the food in the house (very few convenience foods)
I try to make
-All the bread
-Curtains (though the owners of our house, which we bought a year ago, left theirs and they look fine, so I didn’t bother yet)
I’d like to make
-All the sheets
-Soap & other bath items (lotion, body wash, shampoo, etc.)
-Candles
Hmmmm… Maybe one of those would be a good weekend project.
Of course lots of different foods, but one that comes to mind is that I make my own granola.
I make some of my own software applications. For instance, I’ve been working on some bowling software. . .for tracking scores, trends, pinfall, calculating statistics, etc.
I do it, though not exclusively. I’ve worked out a technique with a food processor that is reliable and quick. But it takes two people to do an efficient job of rolling it and cutting it.
I nearly always make pasta sauce from scratch - it’s both cheaper and better than what you can buy in a jar. You can make a large batch and freeze what you don’t immediately consume.
