Sugar Scrub Recipe

I was watching a craft show today where they made sugar scrub. I decided I'd make my own. It is so easy and rewarding: give it a try yourself. Here's my recipe:

Sugar Scrub

1 cup brown sugar
1/4 cup white granulated sugar
1/2 cup oil (grapeseed, olive oil or even canola)
2 Tablespoons Sweet Almond Oil
2 Tablespoons Honey
3-4 drops of essential oils (I used vanilla lavender)

Mix together and viola! That's it. Store in a glass jar.

Here's a link to more wonderful recipes: Homemade Sugar Scrub Recipes

What I've been doing lately... making a fabric handbag

Several years ago, I bought several purse handles on clearance at a craft store. Then, I packed them away never to be seen again...until last Saturday. I pulled out the wood handles and some brown and white pin-dot fabric from the closet but then was stumped on what to do with it. So, I started looking for inspiration. It took me awhile to figure out what I wanted to do, but after some doodling sketches, searching google images and diddle daddling at Hobby Lobby--I came up with this bag>

It has a front and back pocket and snaps in the middle. I made the rose, too by melting satin ribbon. I'll take a better picture of the rose and post directions in a different post later. I'd give you step by step directions to make the purse but since I made up the design by trial and error...you don't want to go through what I went through. In addition, there are things I would have done differently. None the less, I think it turned out cute for the first time purse I have ever made.