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: Makeup Brush Organizer
Fast, easy and everyone could use one, this makeup brush organizer would be awesome for travel. Find it here from Irina’s Cute Box.… 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 ...
CP Soap with Beef Tallow
Controversial maybe, but Soap & Restless makes a great case for why you should try soaping with beef tallow. She loves her hard white bars and creamy suds, and says there is never any odor. And she gives some tips she’s learned the hard way. Find it all here.… Read More ...
DIY: Cupcake Bath Fizzies
How fun are these? I’ve always struggled making bath fizzies but I love them in the tub and I think this straight forward recipe from Easy Home Made solves some of the problems I’ve been having. So give it a whirl and find it here.… Read More ...
DIY: Snake Skin Soap
This was a first for me. Yes, you can make cold process soap using snake skin. I would NEVER have thought of using, err, the shed skin (no snakes are harmed in this recipe). Maria is sharing her step by step recipe at WikiTalks…if you try this, please do email me! Find it here… Read More ...
DIY: “Man Magnet” Body Spray!
Just in time for Valentine’s Day is this rocking vanilla and clove scented body spray from Stephanie at Henry Happened. And it’s a “man magnet” because your skin will feel smooth to the touch AND apparently vanilla stirs up feelings of intimacy. Worth a shot, I’d say. Find it all here.… Read More ...
