Ok, why didn’t I think of this? Jillee from One Good Thing has the easiest ever tutorial for making your own reed diffusers using ingredients you probably already have in your kitchen. Quick and inexpensive and just what we need to welcome Spring. Find it here.… Read More ...
DIY: Soap Cutter
Like every soaper I know, Odie from Riverlea Soap is constantly trying to create, or recreate, or tweak, the perfect soap cutter. She generously shares her journey with us, including a step-by-step tutorial of how she made her cutter. Find it here.… Read More ...
DIY: Lime Avocado CP Soap
The color…wow! And the fact that both avocado and lime juice were used in the soap, it’s like guacamole in your shower. Fabulous. Find the recipe here from Addicted to Soap.… Read More ...
DIY: Aftershave!
So exciting to find a bathnbody product just for men! Shannon at Dairy Godmother has been making her husband aftershave for about a year now, and she has great tips and suggestions as well as two recipes. The best part: you can customize them — more “sting”, or less, different scents, etc. Find it all … Read More ...
DIY: Spring Nail Art
Ok I admit to counting down the days til spring and anything that can speed that process along is a good thing. Stephanie from Henry Happened has three cute spring nail art ideas — all easy, and all with great tips and suggestions. Find them here.… Read More ...
DIY: Lavender Lip Balm
Since right about now we all need a little shot of summer, Crunchy Betty brings us three great lip balm recipes as well as the step by step directions. She includes lavender, which I can’t wait to make, and also chocolate mint (!!) and coco-rosey. And she shares the best advice ever if you’re new … Read More ...
DIY: Solid Bubble Bath Bars
I love this idea (am I the only one who hates cleaning up spilled bubble bath? I thought not!) Anne-Marie, aka The Soap Queen, gives us the quick and easy recipe to make your own solid bubble bath bars. And they harden quickly. Find it here.… Read More ...
DIY: Summer Lotion Bars
Obviously NOT just for summer, these bars sound perfect right about now for winter dried skin. The beauty of these solid bars is that as you hold them, they soften up and you’ve got the lotion right where you want it. Get the how-to from the folks at Candletech here. … Read More ...
DIY: Citrus Body Wash
With the cold dreary weather we’re having here in the Northeastern United States, the thought of citrus is heavenly. Adrienne at Whole New Mom shares her tried and true recipe for body wash, and she based it on her go-to foaming bath soap recipe. So lots of ideas here to play with. Find it all … Read More ...
DIY: World’s Easiest Eye Cream
Two ingredients and five minutes (or less) and wow, you have a healthy, all natural, eye cream. It does not get any easier than this. Pam from Ramblings of a Happy Homemaker shares her breakthrough and why it works. Find it here.… Read More ...
DIY: Vegan Mascara & Cake Mascara
There are so many cool things about this tutorial not sure where to start. LOVED the history of mascara — the fact that cake was the only thing available until the late ’50s was new to me. And how great that both recipes were heavily tested and are straightforward. And vegan. Wow. Thank Myra from … Read More ...
DIY: “Lush” Style Buffy Bars
Since we all can appreciate a little “hack” now and again, the folks at Easy Home Made went to the Lush website to find the ingredients for the Buffy Bars, then made their own. Brilliant, I’d say. Find it all here.
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DIY: Probiotic Deodorant
A deodorant with less of stuff we don’t recognize and more of stuff we do makes good sense. The folks at Frugally Sustainable share their easy recipe. And yes, it does work! Get the tutorial here.… Read More ...
DIY: Rosemary Lemon Foot Soak/Scrub
I’ve got two words for you: winter feet. Don’t need to say any more than that, do I? Jenna from the clever blog A Bird’s Leap has a great (and simple) recipe for a scrub that will be sure to rejuvenate your tired feet. Find it all here.
DIY: Antibacterial Moisturizing Lotion
In the northeastern United States, it’s barely safe to leave your house as there are so many germs. Everywhere. And of course the air is dry and cold, and hand sanitizers just make that worse. Thankfully Jillee, from One Good Thing, just reposted her moisturizing lotion tutorial and she kicked it up a notch … Read More ...
