I wanted to take a few moments to show you how you can make your very own homemade essential oil diffuser and air fresheners. These are all ideas that I’ve tried before and really like. We all have our favorites, and I’ll tell you mine. I’ll also give you some recipes to get you going […]
Today, I partnered with Andrea at PlusVoucherCode to give you some great ideas that will put the DIY into your Christmas decorating, while making sure to keep it classy while keeping the budget low. She’s bringing us 10 Christmas decorating ideas on a budget that I especially love because of the memories and family time […]
Handmade beauty products are a fun and easy gift to make for birthdays and holidays. An easy favorite is handmade lip balm. If you’ve never made lip balm before, know that it’s as easy as throwing ingredients together, melting them, and then pouring it into tubes. I’ll also teach you how to add color to […]
It’s the perfect time to start making handmade soap. I’ve put together a wonderful variety of Handmade Christmas Soap Recipes so that you can get started right away in creating gifts that are natural, healthy, and greatly appreciated by family and friends. If you’ve never made handmade soap before, learn how by starting with my […]
I recently received the cookbook Kid Chef Bakes: The Kids Cookbook for Aspiring Bakers by Lisa Huff in exchange for my honest review. I liked it so much that I wanted to share one of my favorite recipes from it: buttermilk chive biscuits. Before I even accepted the book for review I asked whether it used […]
My friends are an amazing resource for wonderful information! They are always telling me how they’ve tested different ideas and which ones work and which ones don’t. Between the group of us we are able to come up with a great list of natural pest repellents that can be applied in all seasons throughout the […]
I recently realized that I hadn’t given you my Anti Aging Face Bar Recipe. I’ve been selling it in My Shop for months now and it’s been super popular. It’s a nourishing face bar. Meaning, it cleanses gently without over stripping. It is also full of essential oils that are great for aging skin. This […]
Whether you are off to college, have kids or grand kids who go to public school or are home schooled, or if you want to just be able to focus more efficiently throughout the day, study hours and focus can be greatly enhanced by diffusing essential oils. That’s why I’ve put together a set of […]
I already gave you some great ideas on how to use ground herbs and spices from your kitchen like paprika, nutmeg, turmeric, and cocoa powder to color soap in Adding Color to Homemade Soap. Today, I want to go a step farther and talk about herb that can be infused in oil or added to […]
I got a number of emails this summer asking me to make them a spray sunscreen or give them a spray sunscreen recipe so they could make it themselves. Actually, I have been using my natural sunscreen cream for years on myself and my family and it never occurred to me to make a spray […]
I am going to go into detail about cold processed soap trace. But first, I am over the moon excited about the release of my new book. So bear with me as you hear about it every which way coming and going over the next few weeks. It’s been months of very long hours and […]
Sun damage can cause a host of unwanted results. Even in small children studies have shown that damage can occur that will only show up later in life. Treating sun damage immediately can lessen the pain of a sunburn, but can also seed healing. That’s why having a natural sunburn relief spray made up and […]
Chances are that you have come to check out this natural anti aging body lotion recipe because you’re into being creative and making things for yourself and your family, you know what type of toxins are in anti aging skin care and serums in many stores, or you want to be frugal and are looking […]
I just held a workshop where we discussed the many ingredients that are in our makeup today, emphasizing why natural homemade makeup recipes are a great resource. A natural blush recipe happens to be one of the easiest and most fun to make because of the ability to play with different root powders and clays […]
Kombucha has many amazing benefits for the body. I went into detail about these benefits in 8 Benefits of Kombucha Tea. It is a fermented tea that is full of probiotics (those good gut bacteria), vitamins, and minerals. Make sure you read all about it. You need to know how to make Kombucha so you […]
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