Tis' The Season for giving!
My very favorite part about Christmas is giving. I love the look on people's faces when they get a gift that's from the heart. My especial favorite is giving homemade gifts and as budgets are always tight during the holidays, sometimes homemade gifts can be a blessing.
(Like I said, sometimes. Because sometimes it can get exhausting and expensive still!) This year I had five close girlfriends to gift and I wanted each of their gifts to be special yet frugal.
So this year I stumbled upon and awesome idea from Liz Foures over at love grows wild to give small jars of sugar scrub! We all have sugar right?!?
We recently got a new Jo-Ann's at the mall and I'm so happy because
they sell these beautiful little jars for $1 a piece!
And they're sold separate so you can get as many as you need :)
(They also have adorable tiny mason jars)
But these were bigger so that's what I went with.
As you can see, I added each of their names with an oil sharpie marker.
I didn't bake them so the names will come off, but it was mostly just to personalize it.
Here's what you're going to need!
1½ – 2 cups sugar
1 tablespoon peppermint extract
1 drop green food coloring
1/2 cup coconut oil
That's it! I heated the coconut oil in a microwave safe bowl for 20 seconds
We recently got a new Jo-Ann's at the mall and I'm so happy because
they sell these beautiful little jars for $1 a piece!
And they're sold separate so you can get as many as you need :)
(They also have adorable tiny mason jars)
But these were bigger so that's what I went with.
As you can see, I added each of their names with an oil sharpie marker.
I didn't bake them so the names will come off, but it was mostly just to personalize it.
Here's what you're going to need!
Just these simple ingredients!
The recipe calls for
Then added the sugar ( 1 1/2 cups) , peppermint extract and one drop of green food coloring
(one drop makes it look all nice and minty)
Mix well in a bowl with a fork until the food coloring is even and the consistency is to your liking.
If it's too wet, that's when you add a 1/2 cup of sugar.
Mix well in a bowl with a fork until the food coloring is even and the consistency is to your liking.
If it's too wet, that's when you add a 1/2 cup of sugar.
I added glitter to the caps with some cheap, glitter nail polish to polish it up a little.
Add the mixture and ta-da!!! It looks and SMELLS amazing!!
It took 2 batches to fill all 5 containers, and a little extra for me to use myself. I loved it!
glittery top!
After I used this, my skin felt so soft and smooth and I smelled like a peppermint patty.
If you're looking for an affordable (or even last minute) gift I would suggest this!!
Thanks again to love grows wild for this great recipe!
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