Tag: Family Life

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.

Red Velvet Hot Chocolate With Cream Cheese Whipped Cream Recipe!

It is hot chocolate season! My new absolute favorite version of this holiday drink is Red Velvet Hot Chocolate with Cream Cheese Whipped Cream. I recently found a homemade recipe of this drink that I just had to share with our readers.  Plus, nothing is better than red velvet, hot chocolate, and cream cheese! If you’d like to make this hot chocolate drink as well, be sure to have the following ingredients ready:

• 4 cups whole milk
• 1/4 cup granulated sugar
• 10 ounces semi-sweet baking chocolate, coarsely chopped (I used mini chocolate chips)
• 2 teaspoons McCormick® Red Food Color
• 1 teaspoon McCormick® Pure Vanilla Extract

For Cream Cheese Whipped Cream:

• 1/4 cup heavy cream, cold
• 4 ounces cream cheese, softened
• 1/2 cup sugar
• pinch of salt
• 1/2 teaspoon McCormick® Pure Vanilla Extract

For additional directions on making this recipe, be sure to visit the Tidy Mom Webpage for more details. Let us know your thoughts in the comments. We’d love to hear from you.

DIY Magnolia Leaf Garland!

Are you wanting to jazz up your house for the holidays with some beautiful garland? If so, I recently found this DIY Magnolia Leaf Garland arrangement idea, which looks relatively easy to make myself! Plus, only five supplies are required! For this project, you’ll need about 20 or 25 magnolia leaves per foot, depending on how full you’d like your garland. If you’d like to make this garland as well, be sure to have the following supplies:

• fresh magnolia leaves
• floral wire
• rope or thick twine
• wire cutters
• gloves

PS: Need help locating these supplies for this garland? If so, visit your local Home Depot or Lowe’s, because they may have these Magnolia leaves in-stock.

For more directions on arranging this DIY Magnolia Leaf Garland, be sure to visit The Sweetest Occasion Webpage for more details. Let us know your thoughts in the comment section below.

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.

Double Chocolate Snowball Cookies Recipe!

I recently made these Double Chocolate Snowball Cookies and they were absolutely amazing. My husband enjoyed these cookies and ate four or five! Nothing makes me happier than my family enjoying these recipes. Plus, my children often help make these recipes too, which brings me joy. If you’d like to make this holiday treat as well, be sure to have the following ingredients ready:

• 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
• 1/2 cup powdered sugar
• 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 2 1/4 cups flour
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 3/4 cup mini chocolate chips
• Additional powdered sugar, for rolling

For additional directions on making these cookies, be sure to visit the Crazy For Crust Webpage! We’d love to hear your thoughts on this recipe in the comment section below.