Tag: craft

DIY Eucalyptus Vapor Bath Salts!

Do you like to take baths before bed to rid your stress? I sure do! If you’re like me, then be sure to make to make these Eucalyptus Vapor Bath Salts! I recently made this DIY project and these eucalyptus salts smell absolutely amazing! Want to make this bath salt remedy as well? If you’d like to make these salts too, be sure to pick up the following ingredients:

• 1 cup Epsom Salts
• 1/2 cup baking soda
• 10 drops Eucalyptus Essential Oils
• 5 drops Lavender Essential Oils

PS: You can find these essential oils at Amazon or health-food stores. Not every Target or Walmart store may carry these essential oils, but keep your eye out.

For additional directions on making this bath salt, be sure to visit the My Frugal Adventures Webpage. Let us know what you thought of this project in the comment section below. We’d love to know!

Make Your Own Super Healing Cold Sore Lip Balm!

Do you or your loved ones have cold sores during the winter? I sure do! If you’d like a herbal remedy for these annoying sores, be sure to check out this Super Healing Cold Sore Lip Balm project! I haven’t made this lip balm yet, but I plan to next week for future occurrences. Nothing makes my family more cranky than having cracked and dry cold sores. If you’d like to make this remedy as well, be sure to have the following ingredients ready:

• 4 tablespoons lemon balm infused oil
• 1 tablespoon plus 1 teaspoon of coconut oil (if allergic, just substitute more lemon balm oil)
• 1/2 tablespoon tamanu oil (an amazing oil that heals a multitude of skin conditions)
• 1/2 tablespoon castor oil (helps the lip balm go on smoothly, adds a bit of gloss)
• 2 scant tablespoons beeswax (or half as much candelilla wax for vegans)
• 1 tablespoon shea butter (or mango butter)
• 15 drops tea tree oil (also effective against herpes simplex, see this study)
• 25 drops of peppermint essential oil (cooling, analgesic, I put extra so the lip balm can smell great!)
• 2 drops of clove bud oil (optional, for pain relief)

For additional directions on making this lip balm, be sure to visit The Nerdy Farm Wife Webpage for more details. Let us know what you thought of this DIY project in the comment section below.

Whipped Peppermint Sugar Scrub Recipe!

I love finding various body scrub tutorials! If you are looking to give a gift this Christmas, then making a homemade body scrub is perfect. This Whipped Peppermint Sugar Scrub Recipe may be my absolute favorite. Have you made a similar scrub like this before? If not, be sure to make this project and you won’t regret it. If you’d like to make this sugar scrub too, be sure to have the following supplies:

• ½ cup coconut oil
• ¼ cup sugar
• ¼ cup pink sugar (¼ cup sugar and 1 drop of red food coloring, mixed)
• 5-6 drops peppermint essential oil

For additional directions on making this scrub, be sure to visit the Idea Room Webpage for more details. Let us know what you thought of this project in the comments below. We’d love to hear from you.

How To Make A Wreath From Pinecones!

I love picking up fallen pinecones from trees during the fall. Plus, tons of crafts use these pinecones for display during these colder months. I wanted to make something unique and I found this pinecone wreath DIY project! I haven’t made my own wreath yet, but I had to share this fun craft with our readers. If you do not live in an area with pine trees, you can find these pinecones at any local craft store. Here are the materials needed to make this project:

• 40 large pinecones – size depends on size of wreath
• Spring color spray paints – turquoise spray paint , light green spray paint , pink spray paint
• Old newspapers (or other material to protect the surface while spray painting)
• Ribbon for hanging
• Wire wreath form or a wire hanger formed into a circle
• Fishing line or floral wire
• Wire cutters
• Scissors
• Hot glue gun and glue sticks (optional)

For a complete list of instructions on this fun DIY please check out the How To Make a Burlap Wreath Webpage. She has all the things you will need to do! Let us know what you thought and how your wreath turned out! I can’t wait to make this one myself! I love wreaths!

DIY Shea Butter Lotion Bars!

Want an easy tutorial for making lotion bars at home? If so, this DIY project looks like the perfect recipe! I haven’t made these Shea Butter Lotion Bars myself yet, but they look fun and relatively easy to make . Plus, I love looking at new and unique beauty crafts to make for gifts. Want to makes these DIY lotion bars as well? If so, be sure to pick up the following ingredients:

• Wilton 24-Cavity Silicone Brownie Squares Baking Mold
• Organic Coconut Oil
• Unrefined Raw Shea Butter
• Beeswax Organic Pastilles
• Essential oils (optional): Cinnamon Bark, Peppermint, Eucalyptus, Lemon, Orange, Grapefruit

For additional directions on making these scrub bars, be sure to visit the Food Family Fun Webpage. Let us know what you thought of this DIY project in the comment section below.