Looks like snow, smells like peppermint… Amy at The idea room was the inspiration behind this scrub and I adapted her recipe to make this the perfect winter themed gift or stocking filler (they go pretty cute in gift baskets too…) Ingredients 200g Granulated Sugar 60g liquid coconut oil *this gives it the snowy texture – […] Read more…
Nourishing Orange Hand and Nail Oil
So, this Sweet Orange hand and nail oil was an accidental concoction that I stumbled upon when I failed at making my first hand cream. It turns out it is great cuticle oil and has really helped my dry hands – plus it smells great too! This recipe is enough to make two cosmetic pots! […] Read more…
Wine Bottle Gift Pouch
This is a step-by-step guide to making a wine bottle gift pouch but can easily be adapted to make smaller gift pouches for jewelry and other smaller items. It is a beginner/easy hand sewing project (you can use a sewing machine if you want too) so if you need beginner tips and advice on hand […] Read more…
Hand Sewing Tips and Info
Even though I have some sewing experience (years of hubby’s socks, cycling jerseys, trousers and shirts can attest to that) I still consider myself a beginner in the art of the sewing. I don’t own a sewing machine and I swear my eyes are a bit wonky when it comes to straight lines so I […] Read more…
Scrubs – The Basics
I don’t Want no scrubs…Oh wait So Pinterest, (love it) is full of amazing scrub recipes (which I have tried a lot of why not see my Winter Snow Body Scrub or Sweet Orange Body Scrub with free printable labels!) But here is where I wanted to talk about scrub basics: Realistically the more organic […] Read more…