Crafty DIYs

Today I made homemade bathbombs using Doterras  Bath Bomb Make n' Take recipe . Pretty bath bombs- pic is of mine! Soooooooo easy! Here are my notes: 1. Takes about 15 minutes total. Hope my review helps! Seriously- give it a go!      1b. If you don't know where to get citric acid- Wegmans, Whole Foods and Amazon have it! 2. Before you start, roll out some parchment paper- you will need it for the bombs to dry 3. If you are making "batches" in a mold- DONT double the recipe, make 2 different recipes. Once you put that witch hazel in, it gets hard fast. Mine got really hard about 2 minutes before I finished. 4. When putting in the molds, don't get sloppy- they really mold fast. Take a second to clean around the molds before you move to the next one.  5. Did you know that the small baking soda orange boxes are 2 cups! They are! So don't measure it out or you will fill silly- dump that sucker in. 6. You can use ANY oil you want. I used Doterra's ...

You Gotta Be Kidney Me Recipe So I love the book The Essential Life .  I also love oils, and wanted to help my husband, who is having an operation tomorrow on his kidney stone. So I came up with a rollerball that is truly simple; 25 drops Zendocrine 25 drops On Guard Fill with Jojoba oil My friend asked me how I figure out my rollerballs. It goes like this. I looked up Kidney Stones in the quick reference of the Essential Life book (page 53). It then gave a list of oils (eucalyptus, lemon, wintergreen, lemongrass, birch). I do not have any of those oils, other than lemon- (how could this be! I have so many). Not to worry, it sent me to the urinary reference section (p338-339). There, it listed a lot of suggestions for other oils, by ailment. Two things caught my eye: Detoxification Blend (Zendocrine)- supports proper kidney function Protective blend (On Guard)- promotes blood flow and elimination of waste. Since he has a kidney stone- On Guard seemed perfect. Since h...

For my first post on essential oils, I need to share a simple solution! Last night we suddenly had a swarm of ants out of no where (yay Spring in Mass!). I looked up the problem, and peppermint was suggested. This was a simple fix! 35 drops in a small sprayer bottle, mix with water and spray. Worked like a charm. Magical, really. Ants be gone!