Awesome Homemade Gift Ideas!

Hey Everyone!

I wanted to let you all know about some really great homemade gift ideas!

I didn't end up making these this year but I wish I had! Hopefully I caught a few of you before you spent $$$$$ (<-- major bucks) on Christmas gifts for your girlfriends.

Homemade gift idea 1: Bath bombs

You only need a few things, the main ingredients are baking soda and citric acid which react with water to make it bubbley! You can also mold these in anything from ice cube trays to christmas ornament balls (for the round traditional look)!

Homemade gift idea 2: Lip balm

You can create these really easily and even add some color to it by mixing in your favorite lipstick! It might even lighten a color that is just a bit too dramatic for your friends.

Homemade gift idea 3: Chocolate dipped __fill in the blank__ (thanks for the idea, Katie!)

 Dip anything from pretzels, oreos, candy canes, brownies, biscotti, etc. in chocolate and add non-pareils, crushed candy canes, crushed oreos...wow this is making me hungry!

Homemade gift idea 4: Bath salts

These make great gifts for your friends who let their stress get to them. Bath salts are soothing and can leave your skin soft and lightly fragranced.

Homemade gift idea 5: Body scrub

You can scent this, color this and even choose the amount of exfoliation when you create your own body scrub. You can use ingredients like honey and olive oil that are great for your skin and add epsom salts (for large grains and more exfoliation) or sugar (for finer grains and a gentler exfoliation).

There are tons of places to find step by step instructions but I wanted to give you all some ideas to get working on :)

Happy Holidays!