This is the time of year when things DIY gifts get fun and festive. You can finally break out the decorations without shame and start diving into holiday traditions that make the next couple months feel so magical.
The hustle and bustle of the holiday season can easily take over if you’re not setting aside time for rest, relaxation and spending time with loved ones you don’t get to see often. For me, that means inviting my favorite people over, snuggling up with a hot cup of coffee and spending an evening making presents while we crack jokes and laugh over good movies.
Snickerdoodle Cookie Dough Scrub
- 1 cup white sugar
- 3 Tablespoons almond oil
- 10 drops vanilla essential oil
- 10 drops cinnamon leaf essential oil
- ¼ tsp cocoa powder
- 2 4-ounce jars with lid
Combine all ingredients in a medium bowl. Stir well to mix, then spoon scrub into small glass jars with lid. Tie jars with string and add a festive tag. It should keep indefinitely without refrigeration.
Sugar Cookie Soap
- 1 lb. shea butter melt-and-pour soap base, divided in half
- ½ cup brown sugar
- 1/8 teaspoon almond extract
- Vanilla essential oil or vanilla absolute
- Silicone soap mold
Melt the soap base in a microwave safe bowl. Once melted, stir in the brown sugar and vanilla absolute and stir well. Pour into soap mold and let cool until bars have completely hardened. (Just for fun, I separated my melted soap base into two bowls and added the brown sugar to just one of them. Then I swirled them together in the silicone mold. It’s pretty, but not required.)
Gingerbread Body Butter
- ½ cup shea butter
- ½ cup coconut oil
- 2 Tablespoons cocoa butter
- 10 drops ginger essential oil
- 10 drops cinnamon leaf essential oil
- 2 4-ounce jars with lid
Melt the shea butter, coconut oil and cocoa butter in a small saucepan over low heat. Remove from heat, add your essential oils, and place in the refrigerator to cool. After about 20 minutes, the mixture should be solid, at which point you can whip it with a hand mixer until light and fluffy (2-3 minutes). Scoop into a lidded jar. It should keep indefinitely without refrigeration. Read More…………
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