Crafty Thursdays Rock

It’s been a few years since the MOONDEELA creativity train has made it to the station. It seems that work, chaos, break-ups, love, marriage and dogs take up quite a bit of time…that’s life, isn’t it. It’s a beautiful thing! But, with the addition of a new home, with twice the space, my crafting desires have returned. Not only do I have enough storage for all of my crafting goodies, I have work spaces!! El Husbando whipped up a rolling cutting/work table last night…stud. The new handbags and creations have evolved from the original Tova (as seen to the right) and offer some new funky details.  Stay tuned...  :)

Photos will follow soon...if you know how I "work" in my craft room, then you know it's never suitable for photographing. :)

The holidays are fast approaching and homemade gifts go over very well for some people…so I offered up crafting supplies to my friends every Thursday night. Last week we made fabric flowers to embellish handbags. Tonight’s agenda: homemade sugar scrub and lip balms. Sounds delicious, doesn’t it? And superbly easy! I was googling additional lip balm recipes and came across this

YIKES. Shortening and Kool-Aid as a lip balm recipe. Yuck. I don't even keep shortening in the house, let alone smear it on my lips.

A few years ago I purchased some fabulous supplies from Brambleberry and still have the lip balm base, colors and essential oils. Here is a sample of what I made then...cute, but not impressive.  The lip gloss was hard, not the glossy goodness I imagined.  So...the goal tonight is to surpass my expectations for fabulous lip gloss/balm/butter...whatever! 

I think vitamin e and coconut oil are going to save it!  Here are a couple of very simple recipes from Eco Friendly Daily:

LIP BALM RECIPE #1:

2 Teaspoons Olive Oil

1/2 Teaspoon Grated Beeswax or Beeswax

Pellets

1/2 Teaspoon Shea Butter or Cocoa

Butter

Sweeten to taste, if necessary

Any Flavored Oil To Taste

1 Vitamin E Capsule (as a preservative)

(optional)

LIP BALM RECIPE #2:

3 oz. Almond Oil

Sweeten to taste, if necessary

1/2 oz. Beeswax or Beeswax Pellets

1 Vitamin E Capsule (as a preservative)

1-4 Drops Essential Oil (peppermint or

tea tree or sweet orange, etc.)

LIP BALM RECIPE #3:

2 Teaspoons Grated Beeswax or Beeswax

Pellets

3 – 6 Drops Flavored Oil

1 Teaspoon Sweet Almond Oil or Jojoba

Oil or mix 1/2 and 1/2

1 1/2 Teaspoon Cocoa Butter

1 Vitamin E Capsule (as a preservative)

LIP BALM RECIPE #4:

This one is positively excellent for

dry, cracked lips – even helps heal cold sores (it’s the emu oil….)

1 oz. Emu Oil

1 oz. Almond Oil

1 oz. Avocado Oil

1/2 oz. Shaved Beeswax or Beeswax

Pellets

6 Drops Lavender Essential Oil

2 Drops Tea Tree Essential Oil

3 Drops Lime Essential Oil

So tune in tomorrow to see what goodness was created in the kitchen!  :)