Simple & Meaningful Handmade Gifts
One of my favorite holiday traditions is exchanging hand made gifts with one side of our family. Here are a few of my favorites from over the years:
DIY
Brick Fireplace Makeover + DIY Mantle
When we were looking at buying our home in 2012, I fell in love with the large brick fireplace in the living room, and ever since we moved in, I have wanted to paint the brick white. Well, we finally did!
Homemade Beeswax Jar Candles
This time of year I love filling our home with the ambiance of flickering light, but I don’t want the toxic chemicals found in scented candles or even the toxins released from unscented paraffin candles. I have purchased pure beeswax candles from Farmer’s Daughter Mercantile in the past (I love them!) and this year…
Bergamot + Mint Sea Salt Scrub
One of my favorite things about summer is walking around barefoot. In fact, you will find me most Saturdays on our back patio, shoeless, in the hammock swing, with a book in hand. E loves being outside, so we spend a lot of time in our swings, armed with a large outdoor fan and our…
Cleaning with Lavender
View fullsize Oh, lavender. It’s probably my all time favorite scent — dish soap, laundry detergent, candles, you name it. For about the last year or so I have been on a mission to get rid of all the harsh synthetic chemicals in our daily lives and replace them with natural counterparts. Goodbye bleach, hello…