Pressed for time wrapping those last minute handmade holiday gifts? Create these super cute and simple DIY gift tags and give your Christmas presents a beautiful handmade touch that looks anything but rushed using paper scraps and washi tape! For this holiday gift tag I used an eco-friendly paper scrap left over from an Artterro craft kit – it was gray on one side and patterned on the other –…
Holiday DIY
DIY Soy & Beeswax Candles
I’ve been playing around a lot with candles lately. I’ve made numerous hand poured candles with soy wax as well as beeswax, so I figured why not combine the two? I love how simple and easy the soy wax candles are to make – especially since I’ve hear paraffin can be a nightmare – as well as the long burn time of all beeswax candles. However, because the beeswax is…
Printable Christmas Tree Ornament Holiday Gift Tags
Looking for printable holiday gift tags to label your handmade Christmas gifts once they’re wrapped and ready? Download these super cute ornament gift tags that feature illustrations by Swiejko For Print! Or purchase some of her amazing clip art and create your own! Then simply print onto full page sticker label sheets or cardstock, cut out and attach to your packages. Swiejko For Print offers watercolor designs and hand drawn illustrations as well…
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Foaming Peppermint Sugar Scrub Recipe for DIY Holiday Gifts & Natural Winter Skin Care
This rich & thick foaming peppermint sugar scrub recipe lathers like a soap when massage onto skin. So there’s no need to wash with soap beforehand. Just slather it on to cleanse, exfoliate and moisturize skin all in one easy step. A must have natural skin care product for your winter skin care routine, this homemade foaming peppermint sugar scrub recipe is also well suited for DIY holiday gifts. Keep…
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DIY Christmas Wax Melts for the Holidays: An Easy DIY Holiday Gift Idea
Learn how to make seasonal holiday scented DIY Christmas wax melts to scent your home with your favorite holiday fragrances. This easy holiday project also makes lovely DIY gift for coworkers, friends and family. And the kids can help color in the free printable labels for the DIY Christmas wax melts you create! Keep reading to learn how to make your own DIY Christmas wax melts. Plus learn where to…
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Gingerbread Man DIY Snow Globe Soaps: DIY Holiday Gifts for Kids
Need a unique holiday gift idea for the kids or grandkids? These adorable DIY gingerbread man snow globes soaps make the perfect gift. And they’re small enough to tuck inside a Christmas stocking to gift as stocking stuffers! Not only will your recipients actually get excited about bath time, they get to play with the the gingerbread man toy inside once all the soap is gone. Keep reading to learn…
DIY Halloween Decorations
My neighbor up the road has some pretty brilliant Halloween decorations this year. Amongst the graveyard of tombstones in her front yard she has placed creepy looking, painted dolls in various poses. The house itself has boarded up windows with skeletons resting in windowsill planters as well as tied to a front column amidst silken faux spiderwebs. I have to imagine the entire thing took quite a bit of time…
DIY Halloween Soaps and Party Favor Ideas
I love Halloween because it’s the one time of year where you can be anyone you want AND dress the part! But Halloween doesn’t have to be reserved to only costumes, scary decorations and freaky foods – you can also put the party into your daily routine by making soap you can use everyday! If you’re too busy figuring out and perfecting your costume and don’t have time to make…
DIY Homemade Cherry Bomb Soap Recipe with Printable Labels
With the holidays right around the corner I’ve been trying a few new seasonal fragrances, one of which is called Santa’s Pipe. This fragrance oil smells rather like a cherry cigar with more emphasis on the cherry than the cigar smoke, and is a pretty interesting fragrance. However, calling it Santa’s Pipe Soap made it seem like you’d only want to enjoy this homemade soap during the Christmas season, so…
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How to Make Pumpkin Spice Massage Candles for Fall
Learn how to make unique DIY pumpkin spice candles. Formulated for both aromatherapy as well as fall skin care, these homemade massage candles don’t just scent the room. They also doubles as a massage lotion for skin. Scented with a fabulous pumpkin pie spice fragrance oil, this easy DIY craft is a great way to start enjoying those fall vibes. Easy Massage Pumpkin Spice Candles for Fall Create the perfect…
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Zombie Halloween Makeup Ideas for Your DIY Halloween Costume
Looking for Halloween makeup ideas for your Halloween costume? This DIY zombie Halloween makeup is the perfect choice! Learn how to craft your own homemade, non-toxic mineral makeup to accent your zombie Halloween costume. Then use what’s leftover as a cream eyeshadow for the rest of the year! Zombie Halloween Makeup Ideas Looking for safe, non-toxic makeup ideas for your DIY zombie Halloween costume this year? Try out this simple…
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Frosted Cranberry Coconut Milk Soap Recipe for Homemade Christmas Gifts
Learn how to make a coconut milk soap recipe for homemade Christmas gifts for friends and family this holiday season. Made using the cold process soap making method, this coconut milk soap is scented with a seasonal, holiday frosted cranberry fragrance oil. This frosted cranberry coconut milk soap recipe looks beautiful stamped with mica reindeer shapes. Keep reading to discover how to create these unique, homemade Christmas gifts for friends…
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How to Make Homemade Massage Candles
Learn how to make homemade massage candles to nourish dry skin while also enjoying the traditional, aromatherapeutic scents they emit. These products are easy to make and are also lovely for seasonal holiday gift giving! Keep reading to learn how to craft your own DIY massage oil candles at home. What Are Homemade Massage Candles? Since around 2006 massage candles, also known as lotion candles, have risen in popularity. A…
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Printable Vintage Poison Apothecary Labels for Halloween Decor
Need creative decorating ideas for you next Halloween party? These printable apothecary labels are an easy way to liven up your Halloween decor! They can be used on upcycled jars and bottles to save money. Or buy unique containers to make extra spooky Halloween decorations for your home. Next month is Halloween, which for me means either window shopping for that perfect costume early or getting started on a DIY…
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Easy Pumpkin Salt Scrub Recipe with Real Pumpkin
Learn how to make pumpkin salt scrubs for your fall skin care routine or seasonal DIY gifts. This easy, homemade body scrub recipe is scented with a Perfect pumpkin fragrance oil. It is formulated with real pumpkin flakes as well as pumpkin seed oil for their skin benefits. Pumpkin Skin Care for Fall October always brings around thoughts of Halloween and, of course, the seasonal fragrance of pumpkin! And what…
DIY Fourth of July Craft Project – Homemade Red, White and Blue Soap
Celebrate the Fourth of July with this fun diy soap project that the whole family can get involved in! This heart shaped red, white and blue soap shows off your love for America’s freedom and democracy through its shape and color! I used the same heart shaped silicone soap mold as I’ve used for other projects such as my Handmade Solid Lotion Bars, Triple Butter Solid Sugar Scrub Hearts, Handmilled…
Natural Bath and Beauty Recipes for Your Lazy Sunday
It’s spring, and while I’m not spring cleaning today, I did manage to clean out my drawers and closets yesterday. Now I have two bags full of clothing for The Rescue Mission. Of course today’s weather – hello, snow?! – doesn’t really have me in a spring cleaning sort of mood. Though I did find a diy floor wood polish recipe that I’m hoping to try out here before long.…
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Spooky DIY Halloween Decorations: Fun Family Craft Project
Learn how to make spooky DIY Halloween decorations inspired by the intro of the horror series, American Horror Story. This clay craft project is perfect for families to enjoy making together. Discover how to use air dry clay, paints and a sealer to create creepy body parts and other dead things to “embalm” inside your collection of mason jars. Both adults and kids will enjoy the creative process almost as…
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DIY Valentine’s Day Gift Idea for Natural Lavender Sea Salt Soap
Valentine’s Day is less than a month away. So if you’re planning on making homemade Valentine’s Day gifts, now is the time to start getting your craft on! Here’s my latest DIY bath and body project for making your own natural handmilled lavender sea salt soap! Natural Handmilled Lavender Sea Salt Soap Recipe © Rebecca’s Soap Delicatessen Ingredients: Four bars of natural or handmade unscented soap (weighing 4-4.5oz. each) 12…
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Homemade Valentine’s Day Gift Idea: DIY Triple Butter Solid Sugar Scrub Hearts
Whip up these lovely heart shaped solid sugar scrubs as a homemade Valentine’s Day gift for someone special this year. Not only do they smell like spring – I scented mine with a rose & violet fragrance oil – but they are made with a trio of skin nourishing butters! And remember that heart shaped silicone mold I used for my handmade heart Valentine’s Day soaps? Well, here’s another opportunity…
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Heart Shaped Soap Recipe for DIY Valentine’s Day Gifts
This no-lye homemade heart shaped soap makes a lovely DIY Valentine’s Day gift! Formulated with naturally hydrating skin care ingredients, this easy rebatched heart shaped soap won’t strip skin. So it can help combat the drying effects of winter. Keep reading reading to learn how to craft this easy heart shaped soap recipe to add to your winter skin care routine or to give as lovely DIY Valentine’s Day gifts…
DIY Mulling Spices – Homemade Christmas Gift Idea with Printable Labels
Make your own mulling spices in a jar to give as homemade Christmas gifts to co-workers, friends and family. These also make lovely hostess gifts and favors as you can make up several jars at one time. To get started you’ll need a clean empty spice jar or a small mason jar, paint chip samples or decorative papers, washi tape, bakers twine or ribbon, mulling spice ingredients (below), markers (optional),…
DIY Washi Tape Gift Tags
Washi tape is so much fun to use. The possibilities of washi tape craft projects you can create with this fun tape are practically endless. And just a few rolls will last for many projects! A super simple project for holidays, birthdays, or any gift giving occasion is to create DIY Washi Tape Gift Tags. This project is perfect for the entire family to join in on because it’s not…
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DIY Easter Chicks Mashed Potatoes for Easter Dinner with the Kids
Traditionally Easter is a time that families spend together celebrating family as well as the resurrection of Christ. But that doesn’t mean Easter has to be entirely a serious occasion. You can add an interesting twist to your Easter dinner this year by crafting these DIY Easter chicks mashed potatoes with the kids! These DIY Easter chicks are actually mashed potatoes. Crazy, right?! They are both fun to make and…
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Printable Valentine’s Day Gift Wrap
Make your Valentine’s Day gifts extra special this year with this super cute, printable Valentine’s Day gift wrap! Oh my, Valentine! Valentine’s Day will be upon us in around six short weeks, so now is the time to start crafting clever diy gifts or perhaps browsing to buy something special. I like to recommend shopping handmade whenever possible for a truly unique gift that’s sure to be treasured. But of…
Cute Holiday Printable Gift Tags or Sticker Set
This gift I wrapped with a brown craft bag I cut apart and some twine I found. I then decorated it with Free Rustic Holiday Tags I downloaded and printed onto sticker paper from vol. 25 blog. I also made some of my own holiday gift tags today featuring a cute penguin in a heart top hat, a pastel colored camera, a round panda bear, and happy stocking ice skate.…
Free Printable Kawaii Inspired Holiday Gift Tags
I have been inspired by so many projects on the web lately, but one project in particular that caught my eye was this tutorial for making your own Kawaii drawings on The First Lime blog. With Christmas just around the corner, I used the ideas for making faces from this tutorial to create my own little holiday gift tags featuring a smiling pine tree with a little squirrel running up…
