EO - Sink Disposal Bombs

Check out this video to see a litle bit more about essential oils. Feel free to comment below with any questions and I would be happy to answer!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o_M4XsYaOxM

Now on to the DIY!

Best thing I have ever made using essential oils! I love them and they smell great and they’re fun to make!

Ingredients

2 cups of baking soda

1 cup of salt

½ cup of water

1/3 cup liquid castile soap

30 drops of Lemon essential oil

Combine the baking soda and salt into a bowl

Add the soap and essential oils

Add the water one tablespoon at a time and stir… with your hands! By the time all the water is in, it should feel like damp sand.

Measure out by tablespoons onto a sheet of wax paper and let dry for 24 hours.

This will make 36 (roughly) disposal bombs. I normally use 1 but it it’s really bad I’ll throw 3 in there.

Always remember that you cannot store the DIY’s in anything but glass or stainless. The oils are so potent they will break down the components of plastic or other materials. 

Chalkboard Sign

As I was walking through Michael's trying to kill some time (bad idea!) I found this really cute plate that was only $2 and so I decided to get it, what I would do, I had no idea. While continuing to walk around I found some cute flowers and fake pearls for $1 each and decided they would be cute on the plate, but what would I do with it after...? Then it hit me! A chalkboard sign to hang up somewhere. Then it hit me again! Everything I got reminded me of my sister-in-law and I decided I would make it for her. Well lucky her, I went over to their house and she got to help me make the cute thing! It was super easy and really cheap to make!

What you will need:

Cute Plate

Chalk Board Paint

Decorative Supplies

My cute plate! 

Make sure you sand the area down so the paint will stick. 

WARNING: It makes an awful sound!! But it's all worth it in the end.

Make sure you check how much you have sanded off. You just want the top, glossy, layer removed, not an entire layer of paint. 

Once you have sanded your plate down, rinse it off so it's not grainy when you paint it. Then take the chalkboard paint and layer it on! It took about 3 or 4 coats for it to actually cover and stick to the paint.

TIP: If you take a hair dryer, it dries much quicker but don't put it too close because it will blow the paint.

Next, take your decor and place it wherever you're heart desires on the plate! We used a hot glue gun to keep the items on the plate. Makes it much easier! 

And this is our finished product! Make sure you wait at least 24 hours before you write on the chalk or it may not clean up as well after. 

You can do this process with anything! Be creative when it comes to this! I love easy projects and this can be done with things all around your house and it makes for cute decor and fun signs!

My Wedding!

My entire wedding was done with DIY items... ok so maybe 80% but still! I was very proud of myself and all of those who helped me. I would not have had a beautiful wedding if it wasn't for some great friends to step in and help me with all of my projects. Needless to say, my entire house is decorated with wedding stuff now and that was the plan; make stuff that I could use later. Every once in a while I will get in crazy crafting moods and the DIY in me comes out!

Here are a few things that were used at my wedding:

This was the sign we used to let our guests know they were on the right path to our reception!

Our food and drinks table all had big and little signs starting what was where and where to get the food and drinks!

The guess book area had chalkboard signs and a book where our guests could leave their note for us. The book was filled with pictures of Aaron and I through our relationship so the guests could see from day one until now. We also had pictures hanging from the ceiling from fishing line to make it look as though they were floating. Really neat looking if I do say so myself! :) 

At the reception we had a photo booth style area so our guests could take some funny pictures. The props were made by my new family (the in-laws). This is us trying to fit all the props on at once!

 I just had to add this picture! It's one of my favorites, some of the cutest kids! 

T-Shirt Scarf

This is another easy thing to do and is cute! My sister-in-laws helped me make this lovely little scarf along with a few other items :) Thanks girls!

Anyway, all you will need is a t-shirt and scissors! That's it!

Take the t-shirt and lay it out so you can see where you want to make the cut.

Then cut the shirt in half...

Once you have done that you will cut up the shirt and make little slits, and then pull on the slits and this will make a little curl type effect. 

Then its done! 

It's as simple and easy as that, I think it took up maybe 10 minutes to make and for FL girls, this is a perfect little fashion scarf. 

Thanks for the pictures Grace and being our model for this!