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Pumpkin Spice Brown Sugar Scrub + Free Printables

December 1, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Pumpkin Spice Brown Sugar Scrub + Free Printable @NotSoIdleHands.com

I love a good sugar scrub, and when it smells like pumpkin pie and brown sugar.....that's even better! I've been making my own scrub for years, so I thought it was about time to do a post about it and share my secret recipe {wink, wink}. I even made some printable labels, so you can be a rock star and give out jars to your besties for Christmas. All this dry winter skin needs some TLC, after … [Read more...]

Filed Under: bath and beauty, Christmas, free printables, gifts, holidays, Recipes, tutorials

Fun and Easy Halloween Bloody HandPrint Towel

September 28, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Fun and Easy Halloween Bloody Hand Print Towel @NotSoIdleHands.com

So last week when my brain had run dry of sweet Halloween ideas, my bestie Jess sent me a torrent of texts filled with great ideas! One {this one} looked super fun and easy and I decided I needed to make one for our guest bathroom....you know, to scare away any guests that might be foolish enough to enter our asylum. Anyhoo, I also just happened to have all the materials on hand … [Read more...]

Filed Under: bath and beauty, Costumes, fabric, Halloween, holidays, paint, tutorials

My Pottery Barn Necklace Frame Knockoff

April 10, 2010 by 39 Comments

Happy Freecycle Friday!!!Well, I was drooling over the PB website lately and FELL. IN. LOVE. with their jewelry display frames!!(but not the price)So, since I had a few frames from the thrift store lying around.............I decided to make my own.This is how mine came out!!!This is their version I NEEDED some color in my bathroom, and I LOVED this blue!Nice and bright and cheery.I also adore the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: bath and beauty, freecycle friday, paint, recycling, thrift/garage store finds, tutorials, wood

Freecycle Friday – Faux Makeup For Your Kiddos

August 29, 2009 by 114 Comments

We decided a long time ago that we don't want our kids to get used to wearing real makeup too young, but the only "play" makeup I can ever find in the toy section is all REAL!!So, I always save my empty makeup containers for my girls to play with, but I have always kept an eye out for "play" makeup like I used to have as a kid. But, I still haven't found any (only the occasional fake lipstick and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: bath and beauty, cool stuff, freecycle friday, kids, toys

Take Care Of Thoese Luscious Lips!!!

August 21, 2009 by 4 Comments

If you are looking for my giveaway.....scroll down to the next post.Well, I was needing some more lip balm and whipped up a batch today so I could take pics and show you all how easy (and cheap) it is to make your very own!I LOVE Burt's Bees, but can't bring myself to pay 3 bucks (or more) for each tube. I go through a lot of lip balm (HAVE to have it with me constantly), so I needed to find … [Read more...]

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