Mothers Day is coming this Sunday..
If you are anything like me, you like making your mum something rather then buying something everyone else did. I have found some easy to make adorable Mother’s Day gifts.
DIY Teacup Candles
vintage tea cups
candle wax flakes, I’m using eco soy candle wax flakes
Candle wicks
wooden skewers, chopsticks, or even pencils will do 😉
a stove
a saucepan
a glass container, like a pyrex or an old sauce jar
tape
scissors
Optional Supplies:
Fragrance scented oils – it’s always nice to have scented candles!
Colouring– if you want to have a colored candle. But I decided to skip it for mine. Hint: you can actually just use little bits of crayon, it’s pretty much the same as a candle color blocks.
Pink Himalayan Salt Grapefruit Soap
Ingredients
1 pound goat’s milk soap base
1/4 cup Pink Himalayan Salt
10-15 drops Grapefruit essential oil
Instructions
In a double boiler melt soap base.
Lightly grease molds with coconut oil and place stamp right side up in mold.
Remove soap from heat and stir in grapefruit essential oil.
Add pink himalayan salt to melted soap and immediately pour into molds.
Allow soap to harden for at least 2 hours before removing from soap mold
Gemstone Soaps
You will need
1/2lb each of vegetable based clear and opaque white soap bases
red, yellow, green and blue food coloring
10 small, reusable mixing cups
2 soap molds
toothpicks
a microwavable glass or measuring cup
paring knife
cutting board
scissors
fragrance oil (optional)
Succulent Wall Planter / Teacup Planter
1. For a 1-foot-square frame, cut four 12-inch lengths of 2×2 lumber. Nail the corners together for a frame 2 inches deep.
2. Staple or nail ½-inch hardware wire mesh to one side of the open frame. If desired, add trim on top of the mesh to hide it. (If you’re a skilled woodworker, you can also cut a channel into the wood and slide the mesh into the channel, hiding the mesh’s cut edges.)
3. Staple or nail a 1-foot square of plywood onto the open back of the frame. Stockwell uses exterior plywood or 1×12-inch redwood.
4.Poke the cuttings’ stem ends through the mesh and into the soil. Leave the frame lying flat in a cool, bright location while plants take root, about 7 to 10 days after planting, then begin watering.
5.Once plants are securely rooted―this takes between 4 and 12 weeks―display the frames upright in an area that gets morning or filtered sun.
6.Water as soil approaches dryness, about every 7 to 10 days. To water, remove frame from the wall, lay flat, water lightly, and let soil drain before hanging up again.
https://www.sunset.com/garden/backyard-projects/diy-vertical-succulent-garden-project#succulent-frame
Leaf Catchell
Materials
- Leaves
- Air dry clay
- Roller
- Craft knife
- Gloss varnish
- Paint brush
1. Break off a small lump of air dry clay and roll out flat and thin. The thinner you can roll your clay the more delicate and lifelike the leaves will look. Be careful not to roll it too thin, though, or your imprint will go right through the clay.
2. Lay the leaf over the clay facing upwards. Keep all of the edges within the area of the clay.
3. Use your roller to gently press the leaf down into the clay evenly, then peel back the leaf to reveal the pattern and shape it has left.
4. Cut around the edge of the shape using the craft knife. Try to do this as smoothly as possible and be careful not to rest your hand on the pattern and destroy it.
5. Lift the clay carefully and place into a bowl. This will give the leaf natural and gradual curves at its edges. Leave here to dry overnight. To make sure the clay is 100% hardened, remove the leaf from the inside of the bowl, turn both the leaf and the bowl over and place the clay onto the bottom of the bowl. This means the underneath of the clay leaf can dry fully while keeping its shape.
6. Once the clay is dry, you can paint on two or three light layers of varnish to protect the clay from damage and staining. Leave each layer to fully dry before adding the next.
Lemon Bath Bombs
Supplies:
1 cup baking soda
1/2 cup Citric Acid
1/2 cup corn starch
3 tablespoons epsom salt
3/4 teaspoon water
2 teaspoons Almond Oil
Lemon Essential Oil
Yellow food dye (optional)
Wilton Icing Daisy
Plastic ornament mold
Meat Baller
In a large bowl combine baking soda, citric acid, cornstarch, and epsom salt.
In a small bowl combine almond oil, water, dye and essential oil.
Pour wet mixture into dry mixture. Mix with a whisk until fully combined. Test mixture by pressing a handful together. Use a spray bottle to LIGHTLY spray water once or twice if the mixture doesn’t hold. Avoid adding too much water or the mixture will fizz and not form in the mold correctly. Once it’s the right consistency press mixture into mold and allow to dry at least 2 hours before removing. Set bath bombs on a soft towel to dry overnight.
DIY Flower Chandelier
You’ll need:
3-4 dozen flowers
a wooden embroidery hoop
15-20 yards of assorted ribbon
1-2 yards of lace trim
a D ring or plastic ring
floral shears
a bucket
glue gun
scissors