DIY Lotion Bars made with coconut oil are a fun beauty product to make at home. It was SO EASY and fast - I was done with the "making and mixing" part within half an hour. Lotion bars need to set and harden up a bit before use, which takes a few hours. Or, speed up the process by setting them in the freezer for about 20-30 minutes before removing from the molds. My skin loves the softening effects of this coconut oil and cocoa butter blend. ...
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DIY Tin Can Planters Perfect For Succulents, Small Plants, and Flowers
These DIY Tin Can Planters are perfect for your succulents or other small plants and flowers. Upcycle empty tin cans into DIY planters with an easy faux galvanized metal painting technique. Sprinkle with cinnamon "rust" to give the cans an aged look. It is nearly impossible for me to pass by the succulents row at the store without picking up at least one new plant. I love adding to my indoor succulents garden! My windows are crowded with ...
DIY Water Toys: How To Make a Sponge Ball (Fun Summer Craft For Kids)
How To Make a Sponge Ball originally appeared on Mom Always Finds Out three summers ago. Sponge balls are STILL some of our favorite water toys. Sponge balls (also called sponge bombs) are a cheap and easy craft for kids to make. If you haven't made sponge balls yet, this is a summer idea you have got to try. My kids love to pelt each other with these squishy sponge balls. It's a fun way to keep the kids cool and active outside on a hot summer ...
How To Make Crayons in Fun Shapes Kids Love (Star Shaped Crayons Craft)
School is out for the summer, and my kids brought home backpacks stuffed full of the past year's artwork, old homework papers, half used notebooks and broken crayons. It took me a good hour to go through and sort it all out. Between the three of them, they brought home at least a hundred used crayons. I decided to do something I haven't done in a long time: Turn those old crayons into NEW crayons shaped like stars. It's really easy ...
Homemade Body Butter Recipe
It's time to treat yourself! This luxurious homemade body butter recipe is made with mango butter, kokum butter, shea butter, cocoa butter, grapeseed oil, and coconut oil. Organic body butters and natural oils are combined and whipped to perfection for the ultimate DIY body butter. I decided if I was going to make my own body butter, I was going to do it the best I could. I learned about the different kinds of butters and oils, then ...
DIY Bath Salts with Epsom Salt (Customize with Essential Oils!)
A long soak in a warm bath is one of my favorite ways to relax and unwind. I make a regular bath even better by using homemade bath salts. My basic unscented diy bath salts recipe calls for simple pantry ingredients: epsom salt and baking soda. Adding essential oils is a nice and easy way to put scent into your bath salts, but it's totally optional. Epsom Salt Bath Benefits Taking an epsom salt bath is ...
Easy Bath Bomb Recipe For Strawberry Bath Fizzies
Are you looking for an easy bath bomb recipe that works? Give our Strawberries Bath Fizzies recipe a try. This is the updated version of my original Strawberry Bath Bombs recipe. It has just a couple of minor tweaks. The bath bomb ingredients are the same, except the updated recipe uses Witch Hazel instead of water. The updated directions are a little different because I am using a stand mixer to mix the bath bomb ingredients. The recipe ...
DIY Mopping Solution (Works great on tile and laminate floors!)
It can be a pain to figure out how to clean tile floors. My house has tile flooring and laminate flooring, so I mop quite a bit to keep the floors clean. You know how I love to make homemade cleaners - you could probably say it's a hobby of mine - and I have finally found an awesome DIY mopping solution recipe! It is easy to make with common household ingredients, including my favorite natural cleaner: vinegar! You can use this mop solution ...
Container Gardening: How To Make a Tiered Planter (Easy DIY Herb Garden!)
After spending lots of time inside all winter, I want to find any excuse to get outdoors in the spring. I count down the days until the weather is finally warm enough for me to plant my flowers, vegetables and herbs outside. I love to watch my garden grow. And the only thing better than seeing your garden grow, is when it is time to harvest the delicious veggies. Even my kids tend to eat more vegetables when they have had a hand in helping to ...
