30 September 2015

Pumpkin Spice Rebatched Fall Soap Recipe Without Lye

My pumpkin spice rebatched fall soap recipe is third in a five part series of pumpkin bath and beauty recipes.  All of the other recipes have pumpkin puree, but not this one.  There are soap  recipes that have pumpkin puree, but they are hot or cold process recipes with lye.  I was originally going to make this recipe with melt and pour soap, but …
29 September 2015

Pumpkin Foot Mask Recipe to Naturally Exfoliate

Naturally exfoliate your feet with this pumpkin foot mask recipe.

Pumpkin, pumpkin everywhere!  Yep, it's fall!

This is the second in a five day series of pumpkin recipes.  I used organic pumpkin puree from home grown pumpkins.





Making your own puree is a labor of love.  First you have to cut the pumpkin and bake it to soften it.  Then I ran …
28 September 2015

Pumpkin Face Mask Recipe

This pumpkin face mask recipe naturally exfoliates and moisturizes your skin.

To celebrate fall, I've got 5 great pumpkin recipes to share with you this week.  Four of them have real pumpkin, and one is a pumpkin spice recipe.



We grew pumpkins last year, and I processed them and froze them to use in pies.  If you've never made a pie from …
25 September 2015

Pumpkin Spice Is Here!

Last week marked the official start of fall.  Fall is my favorite season, and I wish it would last all year.  If I could find a place that had fall temperatures all year, I would be there.  I love the smell of the air, the colors on the trees, and the perfect temperatures.  We are still having beautiful weather in the high 70s and even 80s, so it…
24 September 2015

Peach Iced Tea Recipe with Zing™ Zero Calorie Stevia Sweetener

Thank you to Zing™ Zero Calorie Stevia Sweetener and Her Campus Media for partnering on this post!
School has been in session for a month now, so we are finally in a good routine. Homeschooling is a lot different than when the kids were in public school. My days are crazy busy until about 3 p.m., but our evenings are a lot less hectic because we …
23 September 2015

How to Prevent Bed Head

I'm not sure which is worse for bed head: long hair or short hair.  When I had long hair, I'd wake up with a tangled mess.  Now that my hair in chin length, it tends to stick up in odd places some mornings.  I straighten my curly hair, so wetting it really isn't an option unless I want to dry it and straighten it again.  My poor daught…
11 September 2015

DIY Shine Spray for Hair Recipe

The last time I got my hair done, she bleached all of my blonde highlights again to get them a little lighter.  It looks amazing, but I noticed that my hair isn't as shiny as it could be on the top.  Since I have curly hair, my hair tends to get a little dry anyway, so I made this shine spray for hair recipe to boost the shine and add some go…
04 September 2015

Transitioning Your Beauty Routine From Summer to Fall + Pumpkin Pie Lip Scrub Recipe

Although my air conditioning is still running, the days are getting shorter and the leaves are starting to turn.  There's no denying it; it's almost fall.  Along with swapping my flip flops for boots and tank tops for longer sleeves, I also switch my makeup products.  In the summer, I'm more worried about preventing breakouts from swea…
01 September 2015

Purple Hair Care Tips

I've wanted purple hair since...well forever...and last week I got it! 
 I went with a shade of dark brown on top with light blonde highlights and purple underneath in the back. Since my hair is so dark, she had to bleach it first. I've been dying my hair with streaks of bright red for two years, and my hair has always stayed healthy.
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