Easy, festive and perfect for those who live in Tennessee OR drink whiskey OR have a sense of humor, showcase your homemade liquid soap in this Jack Daniels bottle. This is a fun and fast one from CurlyBirds. Get the details here.… Read More ...
Freebie! Cold Process Soap Making at Creativebug
If you’ve been wanting to try out cold process soap making but have been intimidated by the lye and the mixing and the temperatures, well, the folks at Creativebug are offering a free video class. I haven’t taken it (and I’m just sharing this, no financial relationship) but based on the description you’ll get a … Read More ...
Homemade for the Holidays, Day 9: Foaming Bath Soap
Coming to us courtesy of Paula Deen (!), this is a honey based foaming bath soap. Four ingredients, and some cute packaging, and you have a great gift. Find it all on pauladeen.com right here.… Read More ...
Homemade for the Holidays, Day 8: Lavender Milk Bath
This sounds absolutely lovely to soak in. With just a handful of ingredients you’ll have around the house you can make a wonderful bath. Life as Mom shares the fun here.… Read More ...
Homemade for the Holidays, Day 7: Easy Liquid Soap
It doesn’t get much easier than this. Grab a bar of your favorite soap, grate it, and mix with water and glycerin and wow…you have homemade liquid soap. This would be a wonderful gift for kids to make for teachers or grandparents, or for you to get some really lovely handmade soap and “repurpose it” … Read More ...
Homemade for the Holidays, Day 6: Whipped Shaving Cream
Fast and easy and a body product any adult will enjoy, Anne-Marie, aka The Soap Queen, shares the tutorial here.… Read More ...
Homemade for the Holidays, Day 5: Aromatherapy Bath Bombs
Another fast, easy and few ingredient idea for your holiday giving. Package these in a wide mouth glass jar and instant gift. Get all the details from Bella from What You Give Away You Keep right here.
Check out the t-shirt design here. Bath Bomb T-shirt.
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Homemade for the Holidays, Day 4: Body Butter
Really there is not an easier body butter recipe ever…coconut oil and your mixer. Recipients never need to know how easy this luxurious body butter is. We’ll never tell. Head to Sweet Anna’s for the details.… Read More ...
Homemade for the Holidays, Day 3: Candy Cane Sugar Scrub
Great idea and wonderful packaging! This scrub is so easy and has so few ingredients you could plan to make quite a few as gifts (but save one for yourself). Get the tutorial from Amy at The Idea Room here.… Read More ...
Homemade for the Holidays: Honey Coconut Lip Balm
Definitely good enough to eat, and only three ingredients! Amanda from The Frugal Greenish Mama shares her recipe and some packaging ideas too. Find it all here.… Read More ...
Homemade for the holidays: Cranberry Fig Solid Sugar Scrub
So there are three weeks left to handcraft for the holidays, and we’re going to have one totally and completely do-able idea here every day between now and then. These are projects that won’t take a ton of time, don’t have to cure for weeks and weeks, but will be appreciated by all. Have a … Read More ...
DIY: Chocolate M&P Soap
Don’t you love it when your two favorite things come together? Chocolate and soap….ahhh. The folks at Facts About Chocolate have pulled together five fun and easy chocolate soap recipes. Get all the goodness here.… Read More ...
DIY: Peppermint Lip Balm
Just in time for the holidays, Nourishing Minimalism has a quick and easy tutorial for making your own peppermint lip balm. These would be great stocking stuffers! Find it all here.… Read More ...
Gift DIY: Homemade Lotion Bars
There are lots of recipes out there for homemade lotion bars…here are a few I like including a very down to earth tutorial from the folks at Frugal by Choice here. Another great tutorial is from Jillee at One Good Thing. … Read More ...
Tutorial: Getting Started with Cold Process Soap
‘Tis the season to embark on new crafting adventures and Amy at Homestead Revival has a great “here’s how I make soap” post geared for beginners. As she points out, this doesn’t replace a good book, but it’s a wonderful start. Find it all here.… Read More ...
