Homemade Bath Salts and Decorative Glass Jars by Jane Lake These four fragrant bath salts recipes are easy to make and inexpensive, yet they look like a purchased gift from an exclusive spa with our free printable jar labels. These bath salts recipes are ideal for homemade gifts in a jar, combining the soothing mineral essence of bath salts with aromatherapy for a tranquil at-home bathing experience. Don't forget to pamper yourself with the aromatherapy fragrance that suits you best! Just follow our directions to decorate four recycled glass jars with free printable labels for the front and back of each jar, like the gift in a jar bottles shown: (left to right) Mandarin Orange Bath Salts, Lavender Bath Salts, Bath Salts from the Sea and Patchouli Bath Salts. You Will Need: For the Bath Salts Recipes - 2. One good mix is one cup of epsom salts, with 1/4 cup of sea salt - but a little more or less of each is usually fine. 3. For specific aromatherapy bath salts recipes, and how to decorate each jar, see the following instructions:
100 Homemade Gift Ideas Check out these 100 easy homemade gift ideas for Christmas, a birthday, or any occasion. Using these ideas, you can give everyone you know a homemade gift this year. You should also take a few moments to check out my article listing gifts for him, her, teachers, kids, and more. 1. In this tutorial, a visitor named Sheryl shares how easy it is to make colored bath salts. 2. These cookie mixes in mason jars will be a big hit with everyone! 3. It will only take you minutes to make one of these candy rose buds. 4. Discover how easy it is to craft a no-sew blanket using two pieces of fleece. 5. Follow these instructions and yo can make a special t-shirt for a special person. 6. If you are giving someone a gift card, consider making a personalized gift card holder to make it extra special. 7. A visitor named Lynette shared this lovely poem and some ideas for crafting with it. 8. These instructions show you how to make a hand print gift using a paper plate and some ribbon. 9. 10.
Handsewn fabric tea bags for loose tea favors I’m posting the free tutorial for how to make sewn fabric teabags for loose tea by request. Jessica Mullen wrote: “I saw your beautiful photos from the tea party and I have a quick question. I was wondering how you made the tea bags for the make your own tea take home favors. I would love to do this for a baby shower I am throwing in 2 weeks. Any other ideas to make a baby shower more special using the tea theme? I love your ideas!!” Thanks, Jessica! Supplies for handsewn fabric teabags: Supplies for packaging: :: For Making Your Own Tea Bags :: First, cut your sheer fabric into 3″ x 2.5″ rectangles using your self-healing mat , rotary cutter and clear plastic ruler OR good fabric scissors. Machine sew around three sides of the teabag using white thread, leaving about 1/4 inch on the sides. Thread your handsewing needle with thick, black thread, or use colored embroidery floss. Create a “loose tea bar” using clear cups and other assorted small bowls. …check them out. :: For packaging ::
Make Inexpensive Gift Baskets That Look Expensive - More Style Than Cash There are times that no matter how frugal, thrifty and money saving you are you know that you will have to splash out for a whole bunch of gifts. It might be a thank you for a group of people that went above and beyond what was needed to help you out, it might be a office thing where multitude of gifts are expected, or you really want to show a set of people that you are thinking of them. You want give everyone something really nice but the fact of the matter is that money is tight. Making gift baskets might be your ideal solution. It doesn't matter if you are making a gift basket for one person or twenty you have to decide from the beginning what is the maximum amount of money you are planning to spend (and if you end up doing it for less that's great!). Gift baskets are generally made around a theme, like food, bath items, gardening, or baby items. When florist and gift shops are putting together ideas for gift baskets they do a lot of shopping at trade shows and gift shows. Crafts
Unraveling a letter in Craft ideas for original gifts and presents Here’s a fun idea for sending a message to someone you love… stamp it: writing a letter that needs to be unraveled to be read. This could work for any occasion... weddings, birthdays, just because... What do we need? You can find the rubber letter stamps here, here and here. Click here for the complete instructions. The Best Homemade gift ideas, projects, tutorials and instructions
Hot cocoa mix in Craft ideas for original gifts and presents Chalk popsicles Draw pictures on the sidewalk is a fun activity that keeps kids entertained for hours.! Face t-shirt hangers This is possibly one of the most economical and funny crafts with which we have found in a while... Paper peonies A striking bouquet of flowers that inspires beauty and spring everywhere! Cooking color paints Natural paints that can be prepared at home, quick to make and with edible ingredients? Romantic Gift Basket Idea Thinking of putting together a DIY romantic gift basket for a wedding or engagement? Look no further! What you need Massage lotion Bubble bath Scented candles Chocolates CD or cassette tape of romantic music. Hot Chocolate sachets Mugs Soup sachets Marshmallows and prongs for melting them with. Instructions Line a basket with our bear rug using the pattern below or use some pretty fabric and using the pattern make a larger bear rug the couple can actually sit on. Make the “bear rug” out of fake fur or a warm polar fleece or even a velour. Use the pattern shown to cut a “bear skin” out of the fabric then hem it either by hand or on your sewing machine. Alternatively you could package these items up in a heart shaped box for a romantic gift! Download Bear Pattern.
Holder for Charging Cell Phone (made from lotion bottle) My husband and I both have cell phones. And both of us have phone chargers. And that means lots of obnoxious cords. You never know when one of us may be moving phone cords around, to give our phones an extra charge while we’re chatting away……… or trying to charge our phones up before running errands or something. Needless to say, those phone cords seem to be everywhere…..and are generally in the way and hanging all over the floor. (Okay, and how about when you’re in a hotel or visiting family/friends. I was looking around on the internet for a solution and found this. It made the perfect little holder for my cell phone while it’s being charged. Holder for Charging Cell Phone And no more phone hanging down from the outlet while in this room or that room……..the cord and phone are now up off the ground, and tucked away into the little holder, while the phone drinks up a full charge. If you look closely, you can see that the orange print is fabric. And turns out, it’s pretty useful.
Pucker Up For Winter With DIY Sugar Lip Scrubs It’s time to step up your beauty game for winter, so naturally, the first thing you should do to prep is…raid your pantry! No joke—pantry essentials like oils and sugar are key to natural exfoliating. We showed you how to use these ingredients to create face scrubs to suit your skin type, and now were tackling chapped lips with these six DIY sugar scrubs. We used two bases to create our scrubs. Adding the rest of the ingredients is up to you—or really, up to your pantry! Ingredients: - brown or white sugar - extra virgin coconut oil - chopped herbs and fruits of your choice - flavor extracts and spices of your choice Instructions: 1. Our first lip scrub combines white sugar, fresh rosemary, and a few drops of peppermint extract. Be sure to chop the fresh rosemary to bits before you add it to the bowl. This sugar lip scrub was inspired by the fragrant clove-studded oranges that everyone makes for their trees around Christmastime. Mix and mash—it’s really that simple!