This fun starry DIY snow globe ring not only makes a great conversation piece but it also makes for a brilliant homemade Christmas gift idea! You don’t need a lot of skill for this DIY jewelry project but you do need a little patience to set the star on the ring base and allow sufficient drying time before you try to “shake” things up. Starry DIY Snow Globe Ring ©…
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Homemade Holiday Peppermint Bath Bomb Recipe
This homemade holiday peppermint bath bomb recipe is sure to please and they make wonderful homemade Christmas gifts for anyone who’s a fan of bath and beauty products! Not a fan of peppermint? Substitute with your favorite fragrance or essential oil instead! Peppermint Bath Bomb Recipe © Rebecca’s Soap Delicatessen Ingredients: 1.8 oz. Epsom salt 11.25 oz. baking soda 3.85 oz. citric acid 2.4 oz. arrowroot powder .75 oz. shea…
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Easy Marimo Moss Ball DIY Light Bulb Aquarium
Learn how to make your own easy Marimo moss ball DIY light bulb aquarium! These tiny aquariums make a great home for tiny Japanese Marimo moss balls! Not only is each DIY light bulb aquarium super cute, but they are perfectly sized to sit at your desk to keep you company! Customize your Marimo moss ball DIY light bulb aquarium to suit your personal style or make several for homemade gifts…
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Make Your Own DIY Terrarium
Making your own DIY terrarium is both fun and easy. Suited for any skill level, these cute terrariums make lovely home accents as well as thoughtful homemade gift ideas. You can find all the supplies you need with a little hunting. I found my sheet moss romping through the neighborhood after a rainy day while the remaining ingredients were discovered at my local craft and pet stores. DIY Terrarium © Rebecca’s Soap…
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DIY Holiday Gifts: Homemade Cranberry Body Butter Recipe for Dry Skin
Learn how to make this easy seasonally inspired, cranberry body butter recipe for DIY holiday gifts! Scented with a traditional winter scent, this homemade body butter moisturizes dry skin throughout the season with rich shea butter and cocoa butter. Not only does it moisturize dry winter skin, this cranberry body butter recipe also doubles as a fragrant perfume. So your skin doesn’t just look healthy, it smells amazing too! Keep…
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Witch Hazel Soap Recipe with Shea Butter
This skin soothing witch hazel soap recipe with shea butter contains witch hazel extract renowned for its astringent, anti-inflammatory and antiseptic properties. This makes it the perfect addition to your winter skin care routine. Package it with seasonal winter elements and you have beautiful DIY Christmas gifts and stocking stuffers for friends and family this holiday season. DIY Witch Hazel Soap Witch Hazel has been used as a home remedy…
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Pear Soap Recipe: A Unique Homemade Holiday Gift for Natural Skin Care
Learn how to use overripe pears to craft a homemade pear soap recipe for your natural skin care routine. This cold process pear soap recipe uses ripe pears combined with a seasonal fragrance oil to create unique homemade gifts for the holidays. Seasonal fruit can commonly be found at a great price and that sometimes makes it a little too easy to overbuy. Recently this was the case for me…
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Easy Homemade Bath Oil Recipe for the Holidays
If you’re looking for homemade Christmas gifts that anyone can make then you’ll definitely want to consider this easy homemade bath oil recipe! With as few as two ingredients you’ll have a homemade Christmas gift that anyone who covets baths is sure to appreciate. Easy Homemade Bath Oil Recipe © Rebecca’s Soap Delicatessen Ingredients: 1 oz. carrier oil 12 drops essential oil Instructions: I used an upcycled bourbon bottle for…
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Easy Melt and Pour Polar Bear Soap Recipe + Tutorial for Beginners
Learn how to make DIY polar bear soaps for winter fun with this easy melt and pour soap recipe for beginners! This cute soap making tutorial is a great project to make with kids as a winter family craft project. Made using glycerin melt and pour soap, this homemade soap is a great way to get started in soap crafting if you want to learn how to make soap without…
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Pumpkin Spice Bath Bomb Recipe for Fall Skin Care
Enjoy the scents of fall with this pumpkin spice bath bomb recipe! These easy pumpkin shaped bath bombs are fun Halloween treats to make and gift. Or simply indulge in some fall self care when you create your own fizzing bath bombs scented with seasonal pumpkin spice. DIY Pumpkin Spice Bath Bombs Treat yourself this fall with this easy pumpkin spice bath bomb recipe. You’ll love the intoxicating scent of…
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Easy Melt & Pour Leaf and Pumpkin Fall Soap Recipes
Craft your own pumpkin and leaf shaped soaps for fall with these easy melt and pour fall soap recipes! You can keep your fall soaps plain or dress them up with just a touch of bronze mica like I did with some of mine. For these two fall soap recipes you’ll need a Wilton Silicone Mini Leaf and Pumpkin Mold. You’ll also need 2lb. of a melt and pour soap…
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Pumpkin Soap Recipe with Real Pumpkin Puree for Fall Skin Care
Learn how to make a homemade pumpkin soap recipe using canned pumpkin puree to craft a homemade soap for your natural skin care routine this fall. This cold process homemade pumpkin soap recipe is handmade using real organic pumpkin making it a perfect soap for the fall season! Pumpkin isn’t just cool because it’s autumn, though. It’s also great for your skin too! Pumpkin is packed with fruit enzymes and alpha…
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Homemade Apple & Pumpkin Spice Lotion Recipe
Learn how to make this delectable apple and pumpkin spice lotion recipe. This DIY body moisturizer combines two favorite fall scents — apple and pumpkin spice — to create an amazing fragrant blend for homemade lotion. Create this warm and cozy skin care product to care for your dry skin. Or give these as DIY fall gifts. DIY Pumpkin Spice Lotion for Fall This luxurious homemade apple & pumpkin spice…
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DIY Sprayable Lotion Recipe with Shea Butter & Safflower
This sprayable lotion recipe is really easy to make, it’s not greasy feeling and it leaves your skin feeling super soft after applying. You will however need to use a refined shea butter rather than raw shea butter to ensure this stays smooth and sprayable, but you can easily customize it with the fragrance of your choice. I scented mine with one of my own favorites, Red Velvet Cake. Shea…
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DIY Dry Oil Body Spray Recipe with Your Favorite Custom Scent
Make this easy DIY dry oil body spray recipe for soft skin! Not only can this dry oil spray for skin be customized in your favorite scent, it also moisturizes skin without feeling greasy after application. So it’s perfect for your summer skin care routine! Make yours today and add this amazing skin care product to your daily self care routine! I often dislike using lotion in the summer because…
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DIY Etched Mason Jars for Creative Storage or Gifting
This DIY Etched Mason Jars Craft Project is an easy way to dress up your empty mason jars as well as any other glass jars you might have on hand. They’re perfect for storing and organizing items in your own home or you can fill them with delightful treats or handmade goodies for gifting! Initially my handy dandy sometimes super assistant, Hunter, helped me with these using a DIY Etched…
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How to Make Hand-Milled Soap: Coffee Vanilla Bourbon Soap Recipe
Learn how to make hand-milled soap scented with real coffee. This easy coffee soap recipe makes a great homemade soap for men and women and is scented with a bourbon vanilla fragrance. This DIY soap is easy to make and is a great homemade Father’s Day gift for Dad. This homemade soap recipe is made by rebatching or hand-milling unscented cold process soap and then adding additional ingredients to give…
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DIY Father’s Day Gift Idea – Homemade Handmilled Soap Recipe
Need a homemade DIY Father’s Day gift idea for Dad? These scented homemade soap rounds are sure to help dad unwind in the shower! He might not tell you, but I’ve found that most men do care about their skin. However whether they’re willing to admit it or not can sometimes be an entirely different story. So treat him with these simple handmade handmilled soaps in his favorite fragrance! I…
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Natural Homemade Hand Milled Facial Soap Recipe
This all natural homemade facial soap recipe is wonderful for several reasons. One, it’s simple to make and is perfect for those who want to customize their own homemade soaps without delving into making cold process soaps with lye or using a melt and pour soap base. And two, it allows you to “beef” up your soap with ingredients your skin craves that are often too costly to use during the…
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Natural Lavender & Rose Bath Salt Recipe for Mother’s Day
Treat mom this Mother’s Day with this simple yet incredibly soothing all natural lavender and rose bath salt recipe. It makes a lovely homemade Mother’s Day gift especially when packaged in a reusable container like a glass jar with bail lid. Natural Lavender & Rose Bath Salt Recipe © Rebecca’s Soap Delicatessen Ingredients: 1/3 cup Epsom salt 1/4 cup fine sea salt 1/4 cup colloidal oatmeal 1/4 cup powdered coconut…
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Lavender Mint Balm Recipe for Mother’s Day Gifts
Make this amazing lavender mint balm recipe for Mother’s Day! This plant based homemade product is super easy to make and is wonderful as a gift or for yourself! Keep reading to learn how to make a lavender mint balm using natural lavender and mint infused oil and raw, unfiltered beeswax for your natural skin care routine. If your mom loves the outdoors then she’s sure to love this nature…
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DIY Goldfish in a Bag Soap for Kids: Melt and Pour Soap Tutorial
This melt and pour soap tutorial for making your own DIY goldfish in a bag soap not only makes a super cute gift for kids but is also perfect for DIY party favors. While they look easy to make, these soaps are actually a bit tricky to perfect. I recommend buying more materials than you think you’ll need and be prepared to exercise a bit of patience. It took me more than a few…
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DIY Melt and Pour Loofah Soap Recipe
This homemade loofah soap recipe is so easy to craft! They make a great weekend project you can create with the kids for homemade Mother’s Day gifts or just because! I made my loofah soap recipe in about a half hour and scented them with a White Tea & Ginger fragrance oil. But you can substitute the fragrance oil with whatever is your – or Mom’s – favorite. White Tea &…
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DIY Easter Peeps Soap Tutorial
Easter is late again this year, but that gives you plenty of time to make these darling homemade Easter inspired Peeps soaps! Even last minute these cute, pastel colored and scented Peeps soaps can be made in a very short amount of time on a free afternoon. Plus they are super easy to craft and look absolutely darling in Easter baskets! Make one Peep soap at a time or easily…
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Homemade Fir & Lavender Cold Process Soap Recipe
This lightly scented Homemade Fir & Lavender Cold Process Soap Recipe is created using a fresh smelling blend of natural lavender and fir essential oils. It’s the perfect unisex soap for both men and women alike with no overpowering fragrances and also contains skin nourishing illipe butter – a fun alternative to cocoa butter. Natural Homemade Fir & Lavender Cold Process Soap Recipe © Rebecca’s Soap Delicatessen Ingredients: 2.8 oz. refined…
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DIY Homemade Mustache Wax & Beard Oil Recipes for Men
Whether you make and sell homemade bath and body products and are looking to expand your men’s line or you simply want to make homemade gifts for that someone special in your life, you’ll find these natural recipes for making handmade mustache wax and beard oil a snap! Not only are they super easy to craft, but you have a finished product in under a half hour! Read on for…
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DIY White Tea Solid Sugar Scrub Cubes Recipe
Exfoliating and moisturizing seem to be key to keeping skin looking youthful and fabulous. Solid sugar scrub cubes turn that extra little step into an enjoyable time out in your day. This all natural solid sugar scrub cubes recipe is made from moisture intense oils praised for their skin rejuvenating properties – without the unnecessary melt and pour soap base. Plus it’s super easy to make and perfect for anyone…
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Easy DIY Washi Tape Gift Tin for Homemade Roll On Perfumes, Lip Balms or Guest Soaps
Looking for a handmade gift idea for a spring birthday or Easter basket? This easy DIY washi tape decorated gift tin is simple to make and is perfect for holding two homemade roll on perfumes, lip balms or guest soaps! All you need is an empty empty altoid tin and two complimentary spring themed rolls of washi tape. Run strips of one washi tape design along the top and the…
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Chocolate Rose Body Cream Recipe with Coconut Oil for Dry Skin Relief
Learn how to make this natural chocolate rose body moisturizer with coconut oil. This chocolate rose body cream recipe is scented with chocolate absolute and rose essential oil for a natural fragrance that will delight the senses. While a rich blend of hydrating coconut oil and other carrier oils deliver moisturizing relief for dry skin. I know, here I am talking about chocolates and roses and Valentine’s Day has already…
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Warming Chili & Chocolate Natural Homemade Sore Muscle Salve Recipe
This homemade sore muscle salve recipe with essential oils is great for stiff muscles, aches and pains. Formulated to work well when used in conjunction with body massage, this warming sore muscle salve has a wonderful, natural chili and chocolate fragrance derived from essential oils. Discover how to natural relieve sore muscle pain without that medicinal smell with this natural skin care recipe. It works great for everyday pain relief…
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Handmade DIY Face Cream for Men
Despite many common stereotypes, a lot of men actually use skin care products on a regular basis – including face creams and lotions. A common issue I’ve heard from the men I know however, is that facial care for them are often scented too strong if they’re created specifically for men or they smell super girly if they’re not. Also that sometimes finding suitable unscented products can be a chore.…
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Sensual Massage Oil Recipe with Essential Oils for Valentine’s Day
Learn how to make this sensual, skin nourishing massage oil recipe for Valentine’s Day! This natural massage oil recipe is an easy way to heat things up and add some extra romance to your love life! Made with an aphrodisiac synergy essential oil blend, this Valentine’s Day massage oil is the perfect gift to help you and that special someone spend more quality time together. How to Make A Sensual…
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DIY Chocolate Bon Bon Solid Salt Scrub Recipe for Valentine’s Day
Solid sugar scrub cubes have been a huge trend in natural homemade bath and body products for some time now. Their big advantage is that they are less messy than traditional sugar scrubs. But sugar doesn’t have to always be the star. So as a homemade Valentine’s Day gift idea, I thought I’d create a DIY Chocolate Bon Bon Solid Salt Scrub Recipe for bath time! The real advantage of this recipe,…
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Homemade Chocolate Truffle Soap Recipe for Valentine’s Day
If you’re on the hunt for a super sweet homemade Valentine’s Day gift idea, this homemade chocolate truffle soap recipe is sure to delight. These melt and pour soap truffles are both fun and easy to make and are scented with a Chocolate Drizzle fragrance oil so they smell phenomenal. Hunter, a friend and also the darling daughter of a friend, helped me make these sweetly scented candy shaped soaps. We used a Melt…
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DIY Moss Terrarium
Hello, lovely readers! It’s Jacie from Moss Love here – I create ready-made, DIY and wearable terrariums using live moss, air plants and marimo moss balls. I’m excited to help you make your own beautiful moss terrarium! One of the best things about these is they don’t need direct sunlight like your typical house plant – so places that normally don’t see any greenery are in luck! Your desk at…
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Snowflake Hard Lotion Bar Recipe: Dry Skin Remedy for Winter Skin Care
Naturally care for your dry or chapped skin this winter with this seasonal snowflake shaped hard lotion bar recipe. The perfect dry skin remedy, this easy hard lotion bar moisturizes skin to soothe away irritation and dryness. It also makes a wonderful DIY holiday gift idea or stocking stuffer for friends, family, coworkers and teachers! Naturally Care for Skin This Winter with Hard Lotion Bars Show your skin some love…
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Lavender Bath Salts Recipe with Coconut Milk for Natural Skin Care
Try this natural lavender bath salts recipe to soothe skin as an after sun remedy for sunburn relief as part of your summer self care beauty regimen. Or add them to your natural skin care routine to enjoy throughout winter as a special treat to moisturize dry skin. Skin soothing ingredients like coconut milk powder and lavender essential oil make this homemade bath salts recipe perfect for your dry, eczema…
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DIY Holiday Washi Tape Mason Jar Gift Tags
Whether you made homemade preserves or pumpkin butter for the holidays or purchased it from your local farmer’s market like I did, you can easily dress up your mason jars with a simple diy washi tape gift tag making it perfect for last minute holiday gift giving. To create these gift tags you’ll need a full size white blank sticker label sheet – World Label has these at a great…
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Homemade Coffee Flavored Lip Balm Recipe (Made with Real Coffee!)
I’ve been putting all kinds of new bath & beauty recipe ingredients on my wish list lately. Unfortunately making my way through the entire list takes a while. After trying 100% Pure Cosmetics’ Organic Coffee Bean Eye Cream made with Arabica Coffee Seed Oil and Green Arabica Coffee Seed Oil I ended up with two more new ingredients for my wish list. I really wanted to use a natural coffee…
