Learn how to make healthy watermelon kiwi popsicles as a delicious summer treat for both kids and adults. These homemade fruit popsicles are made using a combination of fresh watermelon and kiwi along with coconut milk for a tasty summertime treat. Fruit pops are easy to make at home. These homemade fruit pops are naturally sweetened with stevia rather than sugar. They are made with real fruit by layering watermelon,…
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Roasted Tomato Caprese Salad Recipe: Low Calorie Vegetarian Dinner
This roasted tomato Caprese salad is a twist on the classic recipe. Made with tomato, cheese, basil and avocado, this is an easy salad to make as a side dish. It’s also perfect to serve as a vegetarian lunch or dinner idea on hot summer nights. You’ll love how quick and easy this Caprese salad is to prepare, even on busy weeknights. Roasted Tomato Caprese Salad I live in the…
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How to Make Beet and Spinach Salad: Simple Clean Eating Recipe
Learn how to make a beet and spinach salad for a healthy meal or side dish. This easy clean eating recipe takes just minutes to prepare. So it’s perfect for busy weeknights for families. This healthy summer beet salad can be made with canned beetroot or roasted beets for a slightly different flavor. Beetroot and Spinach Salad I ordered a vegan spinach beet salad from a restaurant a while ago,…
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How to Make Painted Terracotta Pots: Watermelon Painted Planter Ideas
Learn how to make painted terracotta pots with a cute watermelon design for fun painted planter ideas for your outdoor home and garden decor. Painted Planter Ideas Need painted planter ideas? These painted terracotta pots are a fun and fresh way to decorate your clay pots for use on your porch or patio. Discover how to paint terracotta flower pots with a cute watermelon design with this easy craft tutorial…
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DIY Hair Lightener Spray Recipe Plus How To Lighten Hair Naturally
Want to learn how to lighten hair naturally? Discover different ways to naturally lighten your hair with everyday ingredients, such as honey, chamomile, lemon juice, and salt. You will also learn how to create a DIY hair lightener spray, that sets soft highlights and gives your mane a healthy, sun-kissed glow. These simple, natural hair care recipes are perfect for summer. However, you can use them year round to give…
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Banana Soap Recipe: Cold Process Berry Banana Smoothie Soap
Learn how to make a cold process banana soap recipe. Plus discover the benefits of banana soap when used as part of your daily, summer beauty regimen. Summer is all about fresh fruit — and fresh fruit smoothies! So I really wanted to create a seasonal summer soap with a smoothie theme. My berry banana smoothie soap recipe does just that! Made with real banana and a wild berries &…
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Watermelon Soap Recipe with Skin Brightening Vitamin C for Glowing Skin
Naturally rich in vitamin C, this cold process watermelon soap recipe is an easy way to enjoy the skin care benefits of vitamin C without irritating sensitive skin. Discover the benefits of using this DIY soap as part of your daily skin care routine. Plus learn how to make this natural summer soap from scratch in the comfort of your own home. DIY Watermelon Soap One of my favorite things…
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Gardeners Soap Recipe with Exfoliating Botanicals
This homemade cold process gardeners soap recipe is made with exfoliating botanicals and three skin conditioning body butters. So it doesn’t just get you clean, it also helps to nourish skin! Life is messy. Sometimes it’s even dirty. So when it comes time to clean up the dirt left behind from your summer shenanigans, projects and gardening, you need a soap that’s created just for such situations. Formulating a Gardeners…
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Coffee Scrub Recipe with Coconut Oil for Skin Care + Homemade Gifts
Made with a blend of aromatherapeutic essential oils, this homemade coffee scrub recipe with coconut oil resembles potted succulents and is the perfect treat for your natural summer skin care routine. Learn how to make this DIY beauty recipe today to naturally pamper your skin and reduce the visible appearance of cellulite. Or make this natural body scrub to create unique homemade gifts for friends and family. Crafting Creative Skin…
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Summer Beauty Recipes: An Easy Seashell Soap Tutorial & More Ways to Care for Skin This Summer!
Celebrate summer with nine summer beauty recipes from top bloggers. Easy recipes for DIY seashell soaps, mermaid fizzing bath salts, an aloe vera face mask and more! Summer Beauty Recipes Summer means more time outdoors, vacations and fun! So to celebrate the excitement and opportunities of summer, I wanted to share an amazing collection of summer beauty recipes. Not only will you enjoy making these summer skin care products (on…
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Aloe After Sun Lotion Bar Recipe for Natural Summer Skin Care
This natural aloe after sun lotion bar recipe helps rescue sunburned skin. A vegan friendly moisturizer, this hard lotion bar is perfect for after sun summer skin care. Learn how to make your own easy aloe after sun lotion bars. Plus discover other natural sunburn remedies and recipes with aloe that you can try in a pinch. Natural Summer Skin Care I was badly sunburned at my son’s graduation not…
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Summer Safety Tips to Protect Against Tick-Borne Illnesses & Skin Cancer
Learn important outdoor summer safety tips to protect your body from tick-borne illnesses and sunburns that can lead to skin cancer. Outdoor Summer Safety Tips Which is your biggest concern? Getting skin cancer or contracting Lyme disease? You may be surprised to learn that equal numbers of people fall victim to both each year. As these numbers have increased considerably to around 300,000 cases of each per year, it makes…
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Pineapple Hidden Color Bath Bomb Recipe for Summer Self Care
Celebrate summer with this pineapple hidden color bath bomb recipe. This blue Hawaiian pineapple bath bomb is perfect for some tropical summer fun – whether you’re on vacation or spending a night in at home. Indulge in gorgeous colors and fragrance in your bath while you pamper yourself with skin conditioning shea butter and babassu oil. Keep reading to discover how to make a simple hidden color bath bomb recipe…
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Tinted Lip Gloss Recipe with a Pop of Color for Fresh Summer Looks
Make this tinted lip gloss recipe to add a pop of color to your summer look. This homemade lip gloss looks great solo or over lipstick. A few months back I fell in love with some scrapbooking embellishment stickers. They were shaped like donuts and covered with glitter. I bought them at the time thinking they’d be super cute for handmade soap gifts. I was planning to wrap ribbon around…
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Mineral Bronzing Body Butter Recipe for a Sun Kissed Summer Look
Learn how to make a body highlighting bronzer for your summer beauty regimen with this homemade mineral bronzing body butter recipe. With as few as 4-ingredients you can add a sun kissed look to your summer skin. Experiment with mica pigment powders, coffee oil and bacuri butter for a beautiful summer beauty product that’s easy to customize. (I swear, you are going to LOVE this beauty DIY!) Get A Sun…
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Boozy Popsicles with Edible Lilac Flowers
Learn how to make “I’m all grown up” boozy popsicles with edible lilac flowers with a simple gin and tonic popsicle recipe. It’s perfect for spring brunch with your lady friends and a fun way to enjoy a summer treat a season early! A Traditional Summer Treat I still have fond memories of my parents giving me change to buy ice cream throughout summers as a child. Every year the…
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Homemade Honeysuckle Soap Recipe for Savoring The Last of Summer
This seasonally inspired homemade honeysuckle soap recipe is the perfect way to savor the scent of honeysuckle year round! Plus discover 34 more homemade melt and pour soap recipes that you DIY as your next weekend craft project! Honeysuckle, A Childhood Favorite. One of my favorite childhood memories is the smell – and taste! – of fresh honeysuckle. When I was growing up we had huge bushes of honeysuckle and…
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12 Summer Skin Care Recipes for Dry Skin with Camellia Seed Oil
Just because it’s summer doesn’t mean you’re free from dry skin. Summer causes dry skin too – especially after excess sun exposure. Therefore, in order to help you tackle your summer skin care needs, I’ve put together a collection of 12 summer skin care recipes for dry skin. Plus discover six summer skin care beauty tips to help protect your skin from further sun damage. As a kid I loved…
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Clever Ways to Repurpose Your Cleaning Caddy (Plus Non-Toxic DIY Cleaners to Make Right Now!)
If you struggle to stay organized amidst the chaos of your crafty life, then be sure to check out this collection of six clever ways to repurpose your cleaning caddy. Plus learn how to make your own non-toxic cleaners to keep your creative spaces clean this summer! As a crafter and soapmaker, staying organized can be a challenge for me. However, it’s a necessity I can’t live without. I’ll admit…
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Natural Lip Balm Recipe with Organic Essential Oils (For Less Than 50¢ Each!)
Feed your lip balm addiction with this simple natural lip balm recipe with organic essential oils. You’ll love how much money you can save just by making your own natural lip balms! In fact, you can craft my natural lip balm recipe with mostly certified organic ingredients for up to 500% less than what natural lip balms cost in stores! Everyone loves lip balm. And it seems we can never…
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Best Natural Deodorant Recipes to Fight Odor Causing Bacteria This Summer
Conquer summer sweat with this collection of the best natural deodorant recipes to kill odor causing bacteria this summer! And they’re all baking soda free so they’re suitable for even the most sensitive skin! Ah summer. It’s the perfect time for outdoor adventures. Swimming, hiking, lazy Sundays on the river. But it’s also hot. And occasionally humid. And that means sweat! While many of us aren’t thrilled at the idea…
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All Natural Makeup Setting Spray to Keep Makeup in Place This Summer
This all natural makeup setting spray isn’t just your average makeup setting spray. It’s also a multi-purpose product that doubles as a hydration spray for summer skin. As such, my all natural makeup setting spray is the perfect multi-tasker. It not only keeps your makeup in place all summer long, it also hydrates and moisturizes parched, dry skin. Plus it’s perfect for soothing painful summer sunburns. Keep reading to learn…
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How to Get Rid of Your Farmer’s Tan (Using Sunless Tanner)
Learn how to get rid of a farmer’s tan using sunless tanner. A real life review of St. Tropez Self Tan Purity Bronzing Water Mousse with before and after photos. Plus tips for how to use sunless tanner and DHA free tanning alternatives. I promise this isn’t some spammy magazine article. It just sort of looks like one. But seriously. This really is what happened when I used sunless tanner…
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Natural Gardeners Soap Recipe That’s Not Just for Gardeners
It doesn’t have to be gardening season for you to enjoy this natural gardeners soap recipe. In fact, you don’t need to be a gardener at all! Formulated to quickly and easily wash away tough dirt and grime, you’ll find that this natural gardeners soap is also a great option for mechanics, artists and kindergarten teachers. So if you know how to get good and dirty, then this soap is…
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Summer Citrus Soap Recipe with a Natural Essential Oil Blend
This homemade summer citrus soap recipe contains a citrus inspired natural essential oil blend of peppermint, orange and lemongrass. Formulated to be both cleansing and conditioning, this natural soap works great at tackling sweat and grime without over drying skin. Discover how to make this cold process soap for your summer skin care routine. Plus get ideas for using the finished soap bars as embeds in an easy melt and…
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10 Tips for Successful Summer Entertaining
They say the kitchen is the heart of your home. I find that’s especially true for me. My roommate Bambi loves to cook, so we are always hosting a weekly dinner night with significant others or friends. With summer on the way, we expect to do more summer entertaining than ever. We recently moved my patio table into the backyard to use for summer entertaining as the weather heats up.…
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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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Cleopatra’s Golden Glowtion Shimmer Oil Recipe
Get glitzy with Cleopatra’s golden glowtion shimmer oil! Cleopatra’s golden glowtion shimmer oil recipe creates a dry body oil loaded with lots of golden light reflecting mica. Spray it on and massage in for highlights and an all over golden glow that helps to hide skin’s subtle imperfections and give the appearance of a more even skin tone! My friend, Cathy, inspired me to make this golden glowtion shimmer oil…
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Mermaid Shimmer Body Spray Recipe
This gorgeous mermaid shimmer body spray recipe leaves a touch of light reflecting, mica shimmer on skin so anyone feel like a mermaid for a day! Customize the recipe further with your own favorite scent. You can even use it on hair for extra shine! No one wants to douse themselves in heavy, greasy feeling oils, especially in summer. So I formulated my mermaid shimmer body spray as a dry…
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DIY Cactus Soap with Eco-Friendly Biodegradable Glitter
Learn how to make your own colorful DIY cactus soap using melt and pour soap! This glittery, colorful cactus soap recipe is easier to make than you might think! And it makes a great DIY back to school teacher gift, cactus favors or fun, homemade soap gifts for anyone year round! Crafted using a combination of detergent free melt and pour soap bases and eco-friendly, biodegradable glitter, my DIY cactus…
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Pitcher Sangria Recipe & Other Fun Things for Your Taco Tuesday
Planning a Taco Tuesday brouhaha? Why not pair some adult drinks to go along with the mischief? You’ll love these recipes for making both a pitcher sangria recipe and an adult summer punch! These adult drink recipes are both passed on from Ladles & Linens. The adult summer punch recipe I rediscovered in a Timehop from the Ladles & Linens facebook page a few years back. While the pitcher sangria recipe…
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Summer Sweets to Treat Your Skin + Weekly Wrap Up
As much as I love making my own bath and body products, I simply adore buying them too! Sometimes perhaps a little too much. But there are just so many amazing and creative soapmakers and artisans out there, it’s sometimes hard to resist. So, to kick off the end of spectacular week, I thought I’d share a few of my favorite handmade bath and body products I recently discovered. Even…
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How to Throw a DIY Bath Bomb Party
I’ve hosted several craft & cocktail nights already this summer. One project in particular however that a lot of friends and acquaintances wanted to try was bath bombs. But the logistics of setting up a DIY bath bomb party for a large group of people was a bit daunting. As I only own one scale and everyone wanted to create their own custom bath bombs it took a bit of…
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Foaming Oat Body Scrub Recipe with Frankincense & Tamanu Oil
This foaming oat body scrub recipe is homemade with skin soothing oat butter, tamanu oil and frankincense essential oil. Both frankincense and tamanu oil are purported to have anti-aging skin care properties and are therefore used in a variety of products that help to diminish the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles. Tamanu oil specifically possesses a variety of properties useful in skin care applications. It is a powerful anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial,…
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Mermaid Bath Bomb Recipe for a Self Care Bath Time Treat
Learn how to make DIY mermaid bath bombs for a fun and colorful addition to your bath time ritual! This mermaid bath bomb recipe yields two large bath bombs with moisturizing cocoa butter shells. When placed in water, your DIY mermaid bath bomb will spin, fizz and sparkle releasing a beautiful blue color, eco-friendly rainbow glitter and skin loving ingredients including kelp powder, oat butter and coconut oil. The cocoa…
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DIY Nail Polish: A Fun Women’s Craft Night Idea for Entertaining Friends
Learn how to make custom color DIY nail polish with this fun women’s craft night idea. The first of a number of women’s craft nights I have planned, I used this opportunity to create custom DIY nail polish with some of my very favorite people! It’s a really easy project that I’d been wanting to make for a while, but just hadn’t gotten around to. Luckily having friends over for…
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DIY Unicorn Body Glitter for Summer Festivals & Parties!
Learn how to make your own DIY unicorn body glitter to wear to summer festivals and parties! Probably one of the easiest things you’ll make this year, this super sparkly unicorn body glitter is made with a combination of iridescent fine rainbow colored glitter and tiny heart & star spangles. DIY Unicorn Body Glitter What makes this DIY unicorn body glitter so easy? Well, it only requires you purchase a…
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DIY Succulent Container Garden
Learn how to make your own DIY succulent container garden. Not only do these succulent container gardens make a beautiful home accent, but they are also extremely low maintenance! In fact, my succulents tend to fare best when I forget to water them. (Go figure.) So whether you have a green thumb – or a not so green thumb – you’ll love the natural beauty a succulent container garden offers!…
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Moisturizing Sugar Scrub Recipe for Dry Skin
This moisturizing sugar scrub recipe is formulated for exceptionally dry skin. Made using luxurious and richly hydrating moringa oil and skin soothing oat butter, this moisturizing sugar scrub can help to calm and soothe dry, itchy skin and inflammation. And it’s scented with a jackfruit & kiwi fragrance oil for a to-die-for tropical fruit fragrance that’s perfect for summer. What is moringa oil? Moringa oil is a nutrient dense, extremely…
