{Excuse the pun} This is a great stocking stuffer gift: DIY Natural Foot Powder! In previous years, I’ve purchased my husband some natural foot powders. It was always nice to have a container of it by the front door to sprinkle into shoes after arriving home. Keeps the entry way stinky-shoe free and helps with general foot odor. It’s been a while since I purchased any, and decided it was time to try my hand {not foot} at making our own. After all, with so many wonderful essential oils in the house, I figured we’d be set.
Category: Essential Oils
Santa’s Workshop: DIY Room Sprays
I’ve been using some purchased natural room sprays for a couple of years now. I’m tickled that my oils guru has shown me just how simple they are to make. Two ingredients combined with whichever essential oils you want to use. Ya, it’s seriously that simple!
Santa’s Workshop: DIY Bath Salts
Hot soaking tub time is upon us in Canada. Whether to warm up, soothe sore joints & muscles or immerse yourself in total relaxation, bath time can be a great way to rejuvenate in winter. Today, I’m sharing a couple of quick recipes to make your own bath salts.
Santa’s Workshop: DIY Roll-On Wellness
Today I’ve got three great essential oil roll-on recipes to share: PMS Wellness {to help balance emotions}, Winter Wellness {to help boost immune systems}, and Chill Out {to, obviously, help you chill & relax}. Once again, all these recipes are courtesy of my generous oils friend, Jan DuMontier.
Santa’s Workshop: DIY Sugar Scrub
This week I’m sharing some simple DIY gift ideas using essential oils. All the recipes are thanks to my oils guru, Jan DuMontier. She continues to teach me so much about how to incorporate essential oils into my daily life and I’m thankful for her genuine interest in my wellbeing and the wellness of my family.
Weekly Colour Inspiration: Handmade Christmas
{Colour inspiration from my studio & home to yours… or rather from Santa’s Workshop to under the tree or into the stocking}
I’ll be sharing inspiration for some DIY Christmas gifts, using essential oils & some simple ingredients, this week.
Weekly Colour Inspiration: Happy Halloween!
{Colour inspiration from my studio & home to yours}
Also, just wanted to share a quick essential oil diffuser recipe, perfect for Halloween.
Trick-or-Treat Blend
Just add a couple drops each of the following oils to your diffuser:
- Orange
- Ginger
- Clove
- Frankincense
Enjoy the day of treats, spooks, yummy smells, and silliness!
Living With Essential Oils: Lemon Oil in the Kitchen
One day, while attempting to make a tasty salad dressing, I decided to add in a drop of lemon oil instead of the lemon juice concentrate we had in the fridge {we don’t often have fresh lemons in the house}. The result was wonderful! And since then, I’ve been playing with adding lemon oil, here and there, to some of our simple dishes. Read on, if you’re curious about how we’ve been using this essential oil in our cooking.
Living With Essential Oils: Smoothie Goodness
Let’s be clear. I’m not one of those wonderful folks who lives their life around smoothies. I don’t own a special blender or juicer {although sometimes I dream of having one}. I don’t have a pile of fresh ingredients set aside in the fridge to blend & consume every day. And I don’t have a list of powders/proteins/seeds/stuff that I add. I DO however enjoy smoothies. Simple fruit smoothies, with a dash of veg here & there, and lately a drop of oil.
Basically Beautiful: Good Morning Routine
Today I’m sharing my very basic, very natural, morning routine. It’s a no fuss approach, with a dash of self-care, for busy mamas.