Discover how to make winter soap recipes, including an easy melt and pour snowflake soap. This coconut oil soap recipe without lye is perfect for beginners and makes a wonderful homemade gift. Kids love the fun shape, and the coconut oil is naturally moisturizing for dry winter skin. I change my skin care products with the changing seasons. In the summer, I like to use lighter oils to keep my…
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20 Creative Easter Egg Decorating Ideas
Explore these creative Easter egg decorating ideas for fun ways to decorate your eggs this Easter. These Easter egg design ideas are a unique and creative way to fill an Easter basket, or add to your holiday Easter decor. Creative Easter Egg Decorating Ideas Decorative Easter eggs go far beyond the traditional dip and dunk procedure that you likely grew up practicing. In fact, there are many creative ways to…
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How to Make a Resin Candle Holder with Dried Flowers
Learn how to make a resin candle holder with dried flowers. This decorative candle holder is made using epoxy resin and dried botanicals for a unique home decor item or homemade gifts. Candles are becoming increasingly popular as homemade gifts. A wonderful way to enjoy aromatherapy at home, the decorative resin candle holders on these DIY candles are what make them shine. Inspired by the hand poured soy candles sold…
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Dollar Tree Mason Jar Christmas Decorations: Frugal Holiday Decor Ideas
Learn how to make these Dollar Tree mason jar Christmas decorations. It’s an easy and affordable way to save money and still decorate your home for the holidays. Plus it looks beautiful as a Christmas mantel decorating idea. The holidays can be overwhelming in so many ways. Not only does the holiday season take an emotional toll on many of us, it can also drain us financially. Between buying Christmas…
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Winter Grapevine Wreath: DIY Winter Wreath for Seasonal Home Decor
Learn how to make a winter grapevine wreath for your seasonal home decor. This DIY winter wreath is perfect for your front door and features traditional, winter elements including pinecones, pine needles, eucalyptus, winter berries and faux spray snow. Handcrafted using faux floral supplies from the craft store, this winter wreath idea is perfect as a winter decoration for your door throughout the season. If you’re looking for gorgeous winter…
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Farmhouse Fall Wreath DIY: Modern Farmhouse Fall Decor
This DIY farmhouse fall wreath is a beautiful way to add autumn accents to your front door. Learn how to craft modern farmhouse fall decor with this simple, yet elegant fall hoop wreath tutorial. My fall decorating idea includes step-by-step instructions on how to make a modern farmhouse fall wreath, along with a video tutorial of the process. How to Make a Modern Farmhouse Fall Wreath This hoop wreath tutorial shows…
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Halloween Luminary Craft: How to Make DIY Halloween Luminaries
Decorate your home for the holidays with this sugar skull Halloween luminary craft project. Learn how to make DIY Halloween luminaries for your front porch or walkway this fall. Crafted using laundry pod buckets, these upcycled Halloween luminaries are an affordable and fun way to decorate your home for Halloween on a budget. Upcycled Halloween Decorations They say there are two absolutes in life — death and taxes. However, I’m…
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Easy Women’s Crafts to Make & Gift: DIY Wine Glass Charms
If you’re looking for a easy women’s crafts to make when you’re bored at home, or to gift this Mother’s Day, then you must make these DIY wine glass charms. An easy and fun adult craft night idea for women of all skill levels, this project is the perfect solution when entertaining at home to keep your guests from accidentally swapping glasses. Or pair these wine glass charms with a…
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Creative Ways to Upcycle Dishes with Lead Paint for DIY Home Decor
Believe it or not, decorative dishware produced as late as 2004 has been found to contain lead paint. While no longer deemed safe for eating, you don’t have to toss your favorite vintage dishes. Instead try one of these creative ways to upcycle dishes with lead paint to create unique, DIY home decor! Your Dishes May Not Be Food Safe! I think most families have some Corelle dishes in their…
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Best Mother’s Day Gifts & Ideas to DIY
I seriously got the best Mother’s Day gift EVER this year! So I wanted to share mom brag about my son’s gift to me. Plus share a few DIY ideas for the best Mother’s Day gifts you can make for your mom this Mother’s Day. I got my Mother’s day gift early this year. Words cannot even explain how amazing it is! My son, Cody, graduated valedictorian from my alma…
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DIY Cactus Ring Holder to Brighten Up Your Space
Learn how to make a DIY cactus ring holder! Made using polymer clay, this easy cactus ring holder offers a safe place to stash your rings! Molded onto the top of a decorative jar lid, this DIY cactus ring holder has space to stash your rings both inside the jar and out! You’ll be using the same fun cactus silicone mold for this project that I used to create my DIY…
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DIY Quick Tips and Must Have Soapmaking Equipment
There are often times when making your own homemade bath and beauty products that you come across some rather heat sensitive ingredients that you just don’t want to use a microwave for. Sure a microwave is quick and easy but sometimes it can go a little overboard. Not to mention burnt waxes don’t smell pretty. If you’re just getting started and not ready to invest in a double boiler, no…
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DIY Soap Cutter – A Simple Guide for Cutting Your Soap into Bars
If you’re looking for a way to consistently cut your homemade soap loaves into bars so that they the same size every time, then you need a soap cutter! There’s no need to purchase expensive equipment to do this, especially if you’re just starting out. Instead, craft your own handmade diy soap cutter. The measurements for this soap cutter are made to pair up with my tutorial on how to…
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How to Make A Wooden Cold Process Loaf Soap Mold
I’ve had some people ask me how to make a basic wooden loaf soap mold for cold process soap, so I thought I’d share a tutorial on how to make your own soap molds. This wooden cold process loaf soap mold is so easy to make and it will last forever. My dad is handy with wood and power tools so he made me a bunch of these, however, if…
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DIY Ring Holder for DIY Wedding Gifts or A DIY Valentine’s Day Gift for Her
Learn how to make a hand carved tree stump DIY ring holder. This super cute, rustic ring holder makes lovely DIY wedding gifts. Or gift it as a DIY Valentine’s day gift for her! This is a fun air dry clay craft project for couples and newlyweds. Since spring is wedding season, I thought it’d be neat to make a ring holder for married couples. So I used some of…
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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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How to Make Cream Eyeshadow
Learn how to make cream eyeshadow that glides on smooth and is rich in color with this simple cream eyeshadow recipe. This recipe is perfect for those wanting a quality makeup product without all the chemicals you find in many mass market commercial cosmetics. What I love about this cream eyeshadow recipe is that it contains no scary chemicals or preservatives. However, like all makeup, you’ll want to discard it after three months and…
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DIY Heart Stamped Homemade Soaps – Homemade Valentine’s Day Gift Idea
Looking for a beautiful way to dress up your homemade soaps? Try stamping them! Stamps are a super simple way to make all of your soaps beautiful and you can customize them with lovely hearts for handmade Valentine’s Day gifts! You can hand stamp any freshly made soap you’ve just unmolded by stamping them as you slice them into bars. Of course you’ll need to start with a batch of…
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Frugal Tips for Saving Money
Feeling the sting from the expiration of that 2% payroll tax credit that expired at the end of the year? It affected everyone who works as it raised social security taxes another 2% on our income – back to what we all paid before the tax credit was passed. I know I could still use that extra money, so I’m always looking for frugal tips for saving money on the…
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DIY Natural Homemade Coffee Sugar Scrub Recipe
Do Mondays get you down? Well, say goodbye to those Monday morning blues and turn your Monday into a fun day with this DIY Natural Coffee Sugar Scrub Recipe. It’s the perfect start to your Monday morning shower! This easy to craft all natural sugar scrub contains real coffee grounds for a caffeine kick to get you moving and a blend of grapefruit, frankincense and bergamot essential oils for an…
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Natural Homemade Deodorant Recipe
I’ve been wanting to try my hand for a while and make an all natural homemade deodorant recipe, but I’ve always had doubts about whether it would really work or not. But this past weekend I finally caved and made a batch of my own homemade natural deodorant recipe AND I tested it out by wearing it to work today. Did it work? Yes, indeed, it did. And I stayed…
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DIY Washi Tape Clothespin Magnets (Easy Craft Project)
Learn how to make fun DIY clothespin magnets for your fridge! Decorated with colorful, patterned washi tape, this easy craft project is fun for the entire family! DIY Clothespin Magnets Need chip clips or note holders for your fridge or office? Then why not craft your own? Using clothespins — in your size of choice — decorative washi tape and craft store magnets, you can create your own custom clothespin…
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Natural Sore Muscle Salt Scrub Recipe for Natural Pain Relief of Fibromyalgia
Make this natural sore muscle salt scrub recipe with essential oils for pain relief of fibromyalgia symptoms and sore muscles or joint pain. I have fibromyalgia so I’m very familiar with aches, pains, and sore muscles. So I created this natural sore muscle salt scrub recipe to help relieve that achy and stiff feeling I get in the morning as well toward the end of the work day. This all…
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DIY Lavender Sachet – Plus Other Great Ways to Use Organic Lavender Flowers
Keep your drawers and linen closets smelling fresh with this easy craft project for creating a simple DIY Lavender Sachet! For this project I used a Premium 2.75″x4″ Cotton Muslin Bag from State Line Bag Co. and organic lavender flowers and organic lavender essential oil from Mountain Rose Herbs. (You can use these certified organic lavender flowers not only in sachets but also in teas, tinctures, and baked goods…
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Upcycled Breakfast Table – DIY Chalkboard Game Table Craft Project
Our neighbors upstairs recently had to move out unexpectedly. One thing they didn’t take with them was a breakfast table and two chairs. So they gifted them to us. While I haven’t decided whether I’ll be keeping the chairs or not – I may paint the fabric seats – I thought the breakfast table was perfect for upcycling into a chalkboard game table! This is the table I started with.…
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DIY Washi Tape Stash Tin – Another DIY Washi Tape Project Idea
Loving my new rolls of Washi tape from Downtown Tape! Yesterday I showed you how to make a DIY Washi Tape Notebook. Today I’m going to show you how to make a DIY Washi Tape Storage Tin. I created this super cute Washi tape stash tin using an empty Chimes Ginger Chews tin. You could also apply this same concept to empty Altoid tins. Crafting my Washi tape storage tin…
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DIY Shrinky Dinks Magnets – Great Rainy Day Weekend Kids’ Craft Project
I was recently inspired by some lovely, handmade shrink film jewelry I discovered through Painting Bliss blog. It in turn led to my son and I crafting our own DIY shrinky dinks magnets for the fridge! Ashlie Blake, author of Painting Bliss blog (since defunct) is also the designer behind the lovely necklace pictured above. She makes a variety of beautiful, shrink film necklaces and earrings that I have just…
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Easy Kids Craft Project: DIY Handmade Soap for Mother’s Day
Happen to have lots of leftover soap slivers? Don’t throw them out! Use them to craft new soaps. Here’s an easy handmade soap project you do on a weekend afternoon with the kids with quick results from left over glycerin soap slivers and a bit of new melt and pour soap. These soaps are quick and easy and make a fun kids’ project or a simple Mother’s Day gift that…
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Quick And Easy Natural Massage Melts Recipe for Pain Relief
Learn how to craft quick and easy natural massage melts with this simple, natural skin care recipe. A natural substitute for massage oils, this quick and easy natural massage melts recipe is an eco-friendly, green beauty alternative. As there’s no packaging to contend with, this holistic beauty recipe lowers your personal carbon footprint as it reduces the need for plastic packaging. Thereby these DIY natural massage melts reduce landfill waste…
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Sun + Skin Soother Natural After Sun Lotion Recipe
This rich cream is perfect for replenishing those stubborn spots of dry skin or for soothing and healing a sunburn. Sun + Skin Soother Natural After Sun Lotion Recipe © 2005 Rebecca’s Soap Delicatessen Ingredients: 1 Cup Shea Butter 1/2 teaspoon Lavender Essential Oil 1/4 teaspoon Tea Tree Oil 2 teaspoons Raw Organic Aloe Vera Gel 1 teaspoon Vitamin E Oil 2 teaspoons of Mountain Rose Herbs Restorative Skin Oil…
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DIY Aloe Vera Soap Balls: An Easy Hand Milled Soap Recipe
These DIY aloe vera soap balls are scented with essential oils and include skin soothing aloe vera gel, rosewater & evening primrose oil for dry skin relief. If you love the look of traditional New England soap balls, then you must try this soap crafting project for making DIY aloe vera soap balls. An easy hand milled soap recipe, these homemade soaps are made using a rebatch soap base so…
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Flower Water Recipes for a Natural Fragrance for Your Home & Body
These simple, natural flower water recipes are a wonderful way to freshen your home and linens. They can also be used as natural perfumes for your body. Natural Flower Water Recipes Made using a combination of natural flowers, herbs and essential oils, these healthy homemaking recipes are perfect for room sprays to freshen laundry, linens and the air. Or try your favorite flowers to craft a custom scented floral perfume.…
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Natural Dog Shampoo Bar Recipe that Repels Fleas
Here’s an all natural cold process homemade dog shampoo bar recipe for your furry friends. This homemade dog shampoo bar recipe is gentler on your dog’s skin than commercial dog shampoos so it won’t dry out your dog’s delicate skin like traditional sulphate filled shampoos. The essential oil blend makes it great for repelling fleas without chemicals. Natural Dog Shampoo Bar Recipe Ingredients: 8oz coconut oil 6oz olive oil 1.5oz castor oil 6.5oz…
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Bug Away Handmilled Soap Recipe with Citronella Essential Oil
Try this easy bug away handmilled soap recipe with citronella essential oil and wash your way to superhero bug repelling power! Bug Away Handmilled Soap Recipe with Citronella Ingredients: 1 cup grated Castile soap 1/2 cup water 10 drops citronella essential oil 5 drops eucalyptus essential oil 1 T. dried, crushed pennyroyal leaves Instructions: Mix the ingredients into the melted soap/water mixture. With an electric mixer, whip the soap until…
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DIY Gel Air Fresheners
Craft project courtesy of Blossom Farm. DIY Gel Air Fresheners Ingredients: 1 packet of unflavored Knox Gelatin 3/4 cup water 1/4 cup vodka of grain alcohol 1-2 TBSP. fragrance oil (or half the amount of essential oil) Instructions: Bring the water to a boil. Then, dissolve the gelatin in the boiling water. Remove from heat Allow your DIY gel air fresheners to cool to room temperature then add the vodka,…
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Natural Shampoo Recipes + 15 Homemade Hair Care Recipes
You’re going to love this collection of easy natural shampoo recipes. Plus discover 15 fabulous hair care recipes to condition, strengthen and add shine to your locks. Natural Shampoo Recipes Create these natural shampoo recipes in your kitchen using simple, all natural ingredients. For quality organic herbs and botanicals, I recommend shopping with Mountain Rose Herbs. Soapwort Natural Shampoo Recipe Ingredients: 1 Tablespoon Soapwort Root 1 Tablespoon Dried Chamomile Flowers 1…
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Kick the stink! Handmade Natural Deodorant Recipes for a Sniff Worthy You.
Kick the stink with your own natural deodorant bars. Here are a few recipes you can try. You can purchase ingredients for these projects at Mountain Rose Herbs. Natural Deodorant Stick Ingredients: 1/2 cup cocoa butter 1 cup coconut oil 2 tbsp thyme 2 tbsp rosemary 9 oz. beeswax 1 Tbsp tea tree oil 2 tbsp lavender essential oil 2 tbsp castor oil 1 cup baking soda, sifted Instructions: Infuse…
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Rosemary Honey Hair Conditioner Recipe: A Simple Green Beauty Recipe
Discover how to make a simple, rosemary honey hair conditioner recipe for your natural hair care routine. It’s the perfect remedy to moisturize dry or damaged hair. The extremes of heat and cold we endure from summer into winter can make even healthy hair look and feel like straw. And who wants that? Remedy dry hair with this natural, nourishing rosemary honey hair conditioner recipe. This simple green beauty recipe…
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Melt and Pour Coffee Soap Recipe: Orange Mocha Dream Gardener’s Soap
This melt and pour coffee soap recipe works great as both a gardener’s soap and a kitchen soap. Scented with a fragrance blend of coffee, orange and mocha, this easy melt and pour soap recipe for beginners is a great way to add some fun to your hand washing routine! Use this easy DIY coffee soap to gently exfoliate skin and tackle tough kitchen odors like garlic and onions. Or…
