Peppermint is one of my favorite herbs because it is easy to grow and has so many uses. Well known as a digestive aid, peppermint is also a powerful energizer and useful in treating headaches and fatigue. I’m sharing four simple treatments that include peppermint at Simple Homemade, including this lovely foot scrub recipe: Invigorating [...] Read more »
Four Creative Ways to Repurpose Tin Cans
If you are looking for some simple, fun ways to repurpose tin cans, you’ll want to check out my post at Simple Homemade. I share four short tutorials (with links to more); all are either useful or decorative. My favorite is this twig flower vase: So rustic. I like rustic. Click on over to Simple [...] Read more »
How to Make and Herbal Bath for Baby
Today I’m sharing a simple, herbal bath recipe especially for babies at Frugal Granola. It’s easy to make, smells good, and helps make bath time a soothing and relaxing experience for babies and their parents. To find out how to make it, read the post at Frugal Granola: Herbal Bath for Baby. Share this [...] Read more »
Making Books with Kids
My kids enjoy drawing and writing. I find that they learn very well while making books on different subjects or just free writing as they please. This is something we do a lot. Our house is over flowing with paper! But I’ll take it. The joy it brings my children and me (I love reading [...] Read more »
From Pinterest to Real Life: Flowers for Your Hair
Over Christmas, my daughter and I made a few different flowers and attached them to clips and head bands. All of the tutorials were found through Pinterest, of course. Below are pictures of what we made and links to the tutorials, so you can make them too. All of them were inexpensive to make. I’d [...] Read more »
Soothing Lavender Foot Scrub
I forgot to alert you all to my post at Frugal Granola last week. If you’d like an easy-to-make scrub to soothe your tired feet after the holidays, then hop on over and read how you can put one together in a few minutes: Soothing Lavender Foot Scrub There are instructions for how to turn [...] Read more »
My New eBook: Simple Scrubs to Make and Give is Now Available!
It’s finally here. Just in time for the holidays, too! With this guide you can make last minute gifts people will want to receive. What is Simple Scrubs to Make and Give? It’s a comprehensive guide to homemade body scrubs with over 50 pages of information and recipes. Inside you’ll find: Ingredients Guide – Explaining [...] Read more »
Delightful Links for the Weekend: Homemade Gift Edition
There’s something about homemade gifts that warm the soul. I think it’s knowing that someone has spent their time thinking about you and working hard to make something special, just for you. It feels to good to make things with your own hands, too. At least I like it. Do you? Creating something brings a [...] Read more »
11 Quick and Simple, Homemade Gifts
Do you ever plan to make gifts for your loved ones and end up overwhelmed or buried under a pile of craft supplies? This has happened to me a number of times, but I’m getting a little smarter about it . . . Over the years I’ve learned how to make a few nice gifts [...] Read more »
Make Your Own Non-Petroleum Jelly
This is Day 2 in the 31 Days of Peace and Joy at Home Series Does it seem weird that I’m suggesting you make non-petroleum jelly so you can have peace and joy at home? If you know me in real life, you know I get really excited about this kind of stuff. Giddy, actually. [...] Read more »
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