If you are looking for a fun, unique step up from a typical lip balm this one may be just the right thing! Heart Shaped Lip Balm Ingredients: These are the actual products/brands I used and are affiliate links. 2 Screw Top Round Steel Tins, 1/2 oz size heart shaped mini cookie cutter-with this set you can make a heart and another shape at the same time. plastic pipette-much easier than glass but not the safest option. If you are experienced with transferring lip balms you should be OK using these but glass is safest (and a mess to clean). 1/8 c. coconut oil 1 tbsp beeswax pastilles 1/8 tsp. agave nectar 10 drops essential oil. I used Young Living's Orange (YUM). 1/8 tsp beet root powder (please, please, please read my notes on this) How to Make Heart Shaped Lip Balm: Wash your tins and cookie cutters in warm soapy water and set out to dry. You must make sure there is no moisture in them before using. I like to do this the night before. Melt the coconut oil and beeswax in a double boiler over very low heat. If you have not made lip balm before please read either of these recipes for better instructions with photos: Peppermint Lip Balm or ...
Panaway Whipped Body Butter
Old Man Winter is a jerk! The cold weather and the snow shoveling that comes with it makes my joints achy and stiff. I needed a way to warm up my bones this week and so I turned to one of my favorite essential oil blends, Panaway, for some help. According to the Young Living site "PanAway® was created by Gary Young following a severe injury to the ligaments in his leg. Containing wintergreen essential oil, which is often used for massage, PanAway is soothing to the skin while providing comforting warmth to muscles after exercise." I needed a way to really work it into my skin and so I decided to whip up one of these super quick and easy blog recipes for whipped body butter. Ha! What I discovered is that whipped body butter is not really quick or easy nor does it turn out like the pictures on pinterest. At least in my house. Maybe I did something very wrong but none of the recipes I tried worked out for me. They were all either too greasy or too hard. So I set out to come up with my Panaway DIY Recipe. I wasted a lot of ingredients and oils in the process but finally have something that works for me. Warning (or things I may have done that you shouldn't): Do NOT ...
Ritz-Carlton Dove Mountain | A Desert Gem
I was born in raised in Phoenix and in the 30 years I spent there had never come across a desert gem like the Ritz-Carlton Dove Mountain and that is saying something because Arizona has many beautiful resorts to choose from. Set just outside Marana, AZ (just slightly north of Tucson) this luxurious resort preserves the peace and beauty of the desert in the way you would expect from the Ritz-Carlton brand. Our drive from downtown Phoenix was an easy 1 1/2 hour drive down the I-10, including stop time in Casa Grande for a rare In-N-Out Burger treat these days (side note: Denver, really, you need to get with the In-N-Out program). You could fly into Sky Harbor in Phoenix or Tucson for a stay here. We flew into Phoenix and spent one night at the Hotel Palomar downtown before driving down the next morning. We arrived at the Ritz-Carlton Dove Mountain just in time to see the Native American Flautist serenading the sunset perched upon the mountain. This would happen each night of our stay. Anytime I hear a flute playing now I fondly remember that 30 minutes each night to slow down and reflect on the day. The fire pit or pool area gives you the perfect vantage point to both see the ...
DIY Carpet Freshener
It's been beautiful here. We've been able to open all the windows and air out the house. Which has my mind jumping to spring cleaning much too early. Yesterday I made this super easy essential oil recipe, DIY carpet freshener, sprinkled it on the carpet and let it sit about an hour before vacuuming it up. It took the stale, musty smell that builds up all winter right out of the carpet and the house smells clean and fresh. What You Need for DIY Carpet Freshener: 16 oz Mason Jar-you want glass if you are going to use any sort of citrus essential oil. Sprinkle top-these daisy lids pictured below are becoming very easy to find in Target, Walmart, Amazon (affiliate link) or Michael's but if you can't find one you can use aluminum foil with holes poked in it under the screw top. 16 oz Baking soda-you know I buy this in bulk for all the crafts I do right? Use left over to make fragrance stones. Essential oils-I used 10 drops Young Living Peppermint & 10 drops Grapefruit (this is a favorite combination of mine for cleaning). Really, you can use whatever oils you would like your home to smell like--Lavender, Lemon, Jade Lemon, Orange, Lime, Citrus Fresh and Purification ...
Sweetheart, I Found The Best Deal on Essential Oils
Have you been looking for the best deal on Essential Oils? Sweetheart... I found it for you! From now until Valentines Day you can get 11 full sized (5 ml) oils, a gorgeous home diffuser and much more for $130. That's $20 off the price of a Young Living Premium Starter Kit. You get all 11 of these oils: Singles 1 – 5 ml Frankincense 1 – 5 ml Lemon 1 – 5 ml Lavender 1 – 5 ml Melaleuca Alternifolia 1 – 5 ml Peppermint Blends 1 – 5 ml Joy™ 1 – 5 ml Purification® 1 – 5 ml PanAway® 1 – 5 ml Thieves® 1 – 5 ml Stress Away™ 1 - 5 ml Citrus Fresh PLUS a Home Diffuser --these are absolutely amazing. Sample Packets of oils and NingXia Red And a Roller Bottle Filament. So, are you ready to take advantage of this amazing $20 off offer? GREAT!! I need you to email me so I can send you the code for $20 off. Sorry, I can't post it publicly! These Young Living coupon codes are a rare find. This is only for NEW accounts signing up with me as your sponsor. Remember there is NEVER an obligation to buy anything else from Young Living EVER. So don't feel like you are getting stuck in some never ending loop of oil ordering. You aren't! You are just getting an ...