in words and pictures: Soothe Winter Skin with this Homemade Sugar Scrub Winter skin has been an issue for me, for as long as I can remember. All summer long I swim, garden and hike around in the Southern California sun. Occasionally I will leave my skin outdoors for too long, turning it bright pink (never the deep, creamy brown my mom and sister have) but it always bounces right back to my soft, milk-white and freckly skin. In the winter months however, my skin completely dries out on me. This year, I’m fighting back against winter skin with a homemade sugar scrub. This scrub not only feels amazing, it also smells amazing, is so cheap to put together, and it requires only FIVE ingredients. White sugar Whole Vanilla Beans Olive Oil (Or Mineral Oil) Almond Extract (Or Vanilla extract, mint extract, lavender essential oil- Whatever you’ve got handy!) I started this project by putting some white sugar in a jar with two vanilla beans, and leaving it alone for a few days. After a day or two in the jar with the vanilla beans, your white sugar will be ready to use.
Turn Your Fridge into a Gallery Wall, Make Photo Magnet Mosaics They say opposites attract. Big, boring fridge, meet cute magnetic photos. We think you’ll get along just fine! It’s time to spruce up that lonely appliance, sitting in the corner, begging for attention. Follow this tutorial for a step-by-step guide to make miniature works of art in the form of magnetic photo tiles. You can make a mosaic or a lovely grid of your favorite Instagram photos. Either way, you’ll make your other appliances envious and turn that big blank canvas of a fridge into a stunning gallery. Turn Your Fridge into a Photo Gallery p.s. Why it’s cool: Why should picture frames have all the fun? These little photos are sure to cheer you up every time you head to the kitchen. This process is quick, easy, and functional to boot! What you’ll need: Photos to print PrinterMat board or Illustration boardModge Podge Dimensional Magic GlazeMagnetsXacto knife orScissorsRuler Straight pinPlastic cups STEP 1: Size and Print Shrink ‘em up! First, we made our images 2×2″. Step 2: Trim the Prints:
Lovely Little Snippets: Font Friday It's no secret that I love fonts. I won't deny it! I have hundreds stored on my computer, and there are many many more that I have yet to discover!I get so many emails every week asking about the fonts that I use in my posts, and after these posts, I decided to start a weekly post showing you my favorite font for the moment! So.... drum roll... lets get it started! I have gotten LOTS of emails asking about this font, its a new favorite of mine! I love how fancy and retro it is! It comes in 3 weights... I mostly stick to the regular, sometimes the delicate. Want to learn how to download fonts to your windows computer? Happy Typing!!
Crème pour peaux atopiques cameline/calendula/benjoin & camomille - Misstambouille chasse les produits toxiques Crème pour peaux atopiques cameline/calendula/benjoin & camomille Encore une nouvelle version de ma crème contre l'eczéma atopique avec de l'huile de cameline et de la camomille. Ingrédients : Phase A : - 26 g de centella-tepezcohuite (apaisant, cicatrisant) Phase B : - 20 g d'huile de cameline (très apaisante, anti-inflammatoire, calme les irritations) - 50 g de macérât de calendula (apaisant) - 4 g de beurre de karité (apaisant, calme les irritations) - 7g de cire d'abeille blanche (émulsifiant, filmogène) - 2 g de concentré de phytostérols (apaisant, réparateur) Ajouts : - 1 g de complexe hydratation intense AZ (hydratant) - 1 g de provitamine B5 (apaisant, hydratant) - 4 g d'oxyde de zinc (antiseptique, apaisant) - 1 g de gel d'aloé vera (apaisant, cicatrisant) - 1 g d'absolue de benjoin (cicatrisante, apaisante, antibactérienne) - 15 gouttes d'HE de camomille romaine (anti-inflammatoire) - 0.5 mL d'EPP (conservateur) - 0.1 mL de vitamine E (anti oxydant) Recette : Résultat :
Zipper Card Pouch Have you ever had too many cards that your wallet can handle? Be selective and get only those cards that you might be using in a particular shopping mall but end up they were the wrong one? Or, may be just forgot to “update” the cards in the wallet on your next trip? Can’t find the cards you thought you have already put into your wallet? I am not a big fan of big wallet, with the increasing numbers of cards that I have, my decent size wallet is no longer able to buckle up. This zipper pouch can hold up to 30 plastic cards (similar to credit cards), and more for thinner cards, business calling card for example. Get the pattern and tutorial to sew one yourself after the jump and don’t have to struggle with the cards anymore. {Get pattern and tutorial on next page.} Pages: 1 2 Get all updates via email: Highlights from Our Partners
Crafts: crafts and ART Our Homemade Happiness: Oils: 100% Natural Facial Moisturizer When I ditched my commercial facial cleanser a few months ago and started washing my face with olive oil, I also said good-bye to my Mary Kay moisturizing cream that I loved and had been using for years. Now I'm using pure oils to hydrate my skin. Do I miss mainstream moisturizer? I sure don't miss the ingredients. Here is a list of oils that make a great moisturizer. I use avocado oil at night before I go to bed and jojoba or sweet almond oil in the morning. Moisturizing Oils Customize with Essential Oils You can make your moisturizing oil even more luxurious and customized to your individual skin type by adding essential oils. Mature Skin/Wrinkles: frankincense, helichrysum, geranium, lavender, myrrh, sandalwood, carrot seed Dry Skin: rose, lavender, geranium, sandalwood, rosewood, ylang-ylang, chamomileOily Skin: lemon, cedarwood, cypress, juniper, lavender, lemongrass, grapefruitAcne-Prone Skin: tea tree, lemongrass, lavender, geranium, peppermint, rosemary, sandalwood Saves Money
15 household tips that will make your life easier Life isn't easy - just ask the Chinese man whose penis was stolen by thieves. Yikes. Though yours hopefully isn't that bad, every day the universe seems to throw annoying little tasks your way - untying seemingly impossible knots, filling up a bucket of water that doesn't fit in your sink or trying to work out which of your 7000 keys fits in the front door. Fear not. Whilst we're at it, make sure you check out 15 food tips you need to know for more unmissable pearls of wisdom. Before we continue, are you a student? Remember, if you're a student, to add these things to your life - huge student discounts - freebies - brilliant student articles like this - all for FREE. Sign up to studentbeans.com right now Don't wait until later, you know you'll forget, strike for freebies, discounts and awesomeness now!!