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Christmas Sugar Scrub – Easy Gift Idea
Be sure to read all the way to the bottom to enter the giveaway! Looking for a quick and easy wonderful gift? Try making some homemade sugar scrub. It’s easy, fast, and wonderful. Here is what you need (this is enough to make 4-5 jars, depending on your size of jar): 3 1/2 cups coconut oil…
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Simple Healthy Alternatives for Harmful Chemicals in Your Home
Do you know how many harmful chemicals are in your home? Most don’t even think twice about the toxins in their cleaners and personal products, which we use almost every day. Disorders such as ADD, ADHD, autism, cancer, and auto-immune diseases are on the rise. Many scientists believe that the harmful chemicals in our own…
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Tips on growing a Herb Garden
Herb gardening is an easy and delicious way to add zest to your meals, salads, soups, tea, and smoothies using authentic, seasonal, and fresh ingredients. There is no better reward than being able to pop out to your garden and pick a handful of fresh parsley leaves for a tasteful meal or a sprig of…
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DIY eye serum for dark circles and wrinkles | eye serum with essential oils
You are not going to believe how quick and easy it is to make this DIY eye serum, not to mention the cost savings! What you need: Rosehip Jamaican Black Castor 5 drops Lavender 5 drops Frankincense 5 drops Copaiba 3 drops Lemon Use a 15ml dropper bottle, fill with essential oils. Then fill the…
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Themed Alice in Wonderland Wine Party Ideas – So Easy!
I recently became a Scout and Cellar wine consultant (check out what this is all about here) and I wanted to throw an Alice in Wonderland-themed wine tasting party. Below are just a few of the ideas I did. I kept it simple but fun. To dress up the wine glasses I made these Alice…
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How to Make Essential Oil Roller Recipes – recipes include for seasonal support and more!
New to oils or have you been hearing about roller balls and just haven’t figured out what they are? Well, this video is for you! See how easy and fun they are to make and be sure to scroll all the way down to grab a free PDF full of recipes. Supplies I used:…
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Painting a Bathroom sink with Rust-Oleum Tub And Tile Refinishing Kit
Thanksgiving is coming up and I wanted to give my downstairs bathroom a mini-makeover on a very tight budget. I was searching Pinterest and came across a few using this kit for tubs and decided to try this on my sink. Our house is about 18 years old and this is the original sink that…
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DIY Easy Pumpkin Spice Hand Soap
It’s fall and that means it’s Pumpkin spice everything! Who can resist that warm smelling scent? I know it’s tempting to purchase those sweet-smelling soaps from those shops in the mall but beware many of those have dangerous chemicals in them. Including toxic chemicals that can disrupt your endocrine system. Take the extra 5 mins…
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Quick and Easy Homemade Fire Starters
It’s mid summer and camping season is in fill force here. There is nothing more frustrating than trying to get the campfire started and smoking out everyone when you try and burn paper or cardboard. So next time try these super easy DIY fire starters. For these fire starters you only need 4 things and…
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Uses for Lavender Oil
Lavender has a scent that’s a wonderful blend of fresh, floral, clean, and calm. This dynamic scent makes it a classic for perfumes, soaps, fresheners, and beauty products. Lavender oil is a great beginner oil and a must for every home, and it’s not just a favorite because of its classic scent—it’s also highly versatile. It’s often…
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DIY Fairy Garden Terrarium
So about this time of year the Chicago winters get to me and I am SOOO ready for spring and garden season! So one Saturday my daughter and I decided to make our own terrarium. I found this really cool terrarium at Hobby Lobby and used a 40% off coupon. The only trouble with the…
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Easy Rosemary and Lavender Soap
I love making my own scented soaps. They are awesome for gifts and it’s always just fun to experiment with different scents. Lately I have been drawn to Rosemary oil so I thought I would combine my two favorites Lavender and Rosemary. Now I do cheat a little and buy my soap base. For me…
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Chalk Paint Armoire – Office redo part 1
After surfing Pinterest one day I really started to hate my office. I have been working from home for about 18 years and I think my office furniture is about that old too! It’s in good shape but it’s pretty boring laminated office stuff. So I decided it was time to dress it up and…
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5 Steps to Building a Do-It-Yourself Butcher Block Bathroom Vanity
This is a guest post by Dane O’Leary from Beneath My Heart The bathroom is one of the most popular, fun places to redesign and revamp, perhaps second only to the kitchen, which is the inspiration for this do-it-yourself tutorial. There are more ways to do a bathroom vanity than you can count; the materials,…
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How to get rid of ants the non-toxic way!
It’s spring! And I know this not because of the tulips starting to poke through or the trees starting to blossom. Nope, I know this because I have ANTS! Those pesky little black things that find the tiniest of holes to invade my kitchen and just creep me out. In years past we have used…
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