Last year, when I needed a last-minute hostess gift, I whipped up this salt scrub. This year, I wanted something else that would be just as good for winter skin and came up with this chocolate oatmeal bath salt. It's really a mixture of epsom salt, ground oatmeal and cocoa powder. The first step is … Continue reading Easy homemade holiday gifts
Easy headband and headband holder
It's no secret I love headbands. Before Blair Waldorf made them popular again, I wore headband all the time. But before the other day, I never made one. I was shocked at how simple it was. I started by getting a plain plastic headband (metal would work too). Then I put the fabric. I wanted covering it around it (inside out) and used straight pins to pin it down. Then I got out the needle and thread and sewed it together. Then I turned the whole thing inside out and voila! Plain headband!
Holiday Crafts: Card board
Every year I try to find a way to display the cards friends and family send us during the holidays. Until this year, I haven't found something that worked. Inspired by this pin on Pinterest, I made a very simple card organizer. All you need is a frame (we got this one at Wal-Mart for … Continue reading Holiday Crafts: Card board