Okay girls, trying something a little different today! It's not decorating...not exactly crafting either...we're makin sugar scrub, the homemade kind...
I have been making this easy peasy recipe for a couple of years now and giving it out as gifts. The kids love to help, and you can change the scent depending on which essential oils you use:
Sugar Scrub
1 cup of sugar
1/2 cup Grapeseed Oil
5 drops essential oil of your choice
Mix to combine.
I use all organic ingredients and change out the oil I use depending on if it's Summer or Winter...fractionated coconut oil is a great one for the Winter months...up your amount to 3/4 cup for this oil (you can find this at most any health food store). I also use a few more drops of essential oil than the recipe calls for because I like the aroma a little stronger...right now I am loving mixing vanilla (not the kind you cook with) and orange essential oils...vanilla orange...yum!
Find a pretty canning jar and make a tag with either the person's name on it, or the scent of the scrub you made and voila...a homemade gift the easy peasy way!!! My sister still asks for "refills" on the sugar scrub we made her 2 Christmases ago!
{isn't this lavender sachet sweet?...came in my fabulous order from Faded Prairie yesterday...more on that next week!}
I also want to make sure you know about 2 wonderful giveaways going on:
Dear, sweet Anne over at Fiona and Twig is having a giveaway just for all of us lovers of all things French...be sure to go and sign up for her Paris Flea Market Giveaway!!!
And, you'll be happy to know that my very good friend Traci from Traci Thorson Photography is giving a little Photoshop tutorial over on her blog, on how to use textures (did you notice? I used a few in today's post!)...trust me, you don't want to miss this one, if I can figure out Photoshop with Traci's help, ANYONE can!!! She is also offering a chance to win the Carte Postale texture that everyone loved so much from the post I did awhile back...such a fun texture to use!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Have a beautiful weekend!!!
Tracey
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101 comments:
Tracey,
Even your sugar scrub is beautiful! Loving your pictures, I can smell the vanilla orange from here!
Kate
i love those gifts, so sweet! i love to give handmade gifts those are something i'd would love to try and those sachets are darling love faded prairie! have a beautiful weekend too! i'm off to check out traci's post and fiona and twig! susan
Oh My! Everything looks so beautiful! Thank you for sharing this recipe... I'll have to use it for my upcoming Girl's night!
xo,
Melanie
Suger scrub, I don't hear about it. But I think it smells very sweet and good....:-D
I take a look on the blog what you give us here.
have a nice and wonderful day, Tracey.
Hugs from me
Patricia from Holland
I love this post, I will use your recipe and try to make labels pretty like yours....but I'm not sure I will be able to....
i hope i'm on the receiving end of one of those scrubs;-)
i also told traci that i wish she would have had a tutorial like this months ago...woulda saved me a whole lotta trouble.
xo
What a great idea! I am definitely going to try this! I would also love to know how you make your homemade sugar recipe too. I have been craving that since you posted your pictures from your coffee station.
HI Tracey
Your scrubs looks scrumptious!!! good enough to eat...I love to make my own also.. It's one way to know there is no SLFs lurking...
Your photos look pretty scrumptious today also.. yesterday was my first day on photoshop! so much to discover yet... I will pop over to your friends blog right now... thanks... Have a great week xx Julie
I love sugar scrubs!!! I have a ton of essential oils.. will try yor recipe.. But I want to know where you get those beautiful metal tags.. Could you please let me know.. Thanks..
I am new to your blog, it is wonderful.. Have a glorious day!
Im a Scrub nut so I will be Trying this. Beautiful photos, have a wonderful weekend, xo Jamie
Your pictures are gorgeous and the scrub recipe is such a wonderful gifting (and keeping) idea. Thank you so much for sharing this as I'm going to make some right away.
So glad you posted this! I just bought 34 vintage-looking jars at Marshalls to use for a spice-rack project. They are on the large side for spice jars, and they were all filled with Sea Salt. I was inspired to make a Sea Salt Scrub from all that extra salt...I think you just cast the deciding vote for me! Scrub it is! Thanks, Tracey! ;o) ~mary~
Such a great idea, sugar scrub. Love it! Makes a wonderful gift, in those pretty jars. I will definitively give it a try. Homemade gifts are so special. I make every now and then soap. Get a nice color of soap, rasp it, add a little, just a little water and knead it. Find some lovely moulds (i use hearts or stars), use a toothpick so you can slip a sweet ribbon through the soap when dried, and voila....
Have a wonderful weekend, Tracey
Hey Girl!
I love the scrub! I struggle with keeping my heels and elbows moisturized ALL winter and sandelworthy Spring and Summer . This is such a great idea...Thank you for sharing!
As usual your photos and styling are awesome!
Love ya sweetie...have a wonderful weekend!
blessings,
donna
Hi Tracey,
Yes, I noticed the textures on your photos - gorgeous! And I had no idea that sugar scrub was soooo easy to make - thank you for the tutorial!!!
As always, it's a joy to visit you and your beautiful blog!
Hugs,
Zuzu
Wonderful and beautiful idea Tracey! I just love your photography too. What camera do you use? I am asking a lot of bloggers what camera they use so I can hopefully figure out what one I want. BUT truth be told, I am getting more confused than ever. LOL
Hugs~
Oh, now I have got to try this! I do little gift baskets for the moms at Mother's Day. I think a jar of this tucked in will be wonderful! Love how you decorated them. Thanks for the recipe!
love this post. Everything looks like a spa weekend getaway.
I have a question for you though, what is the shelf life of this scrub? It doesn't go rancid if you don't use it in a certain length of time does it?
I would love to make this and give away as gifts.
What a fun gift! Thanks for the recipe and the cute ideas how to decorate them!
Thanks,
Jody
OMG! I can not wait to go home and try this!!!
Oh my, Tracey! These are absolutely precious and I will be taking this idea(giving you full credit, by the way)!! :) Again, thanks for the kind comments on my business--can't wait to show you guys the first product. Wonderful photography--you're getting better and better! (Do you use a light filter at all?)
OMG!!! I want to try this to, I like the idea of making homemade gifts, even if they do not use it, the package looks nice displayed. Thanks so much for sharing. XO MARY
Sugar scrub! Thanks for posting the recipe!!! Wonderful post! Love it.
HI TRACEY, THANK YOU FOR SHARING THAT RECIPE. AND I LOVE THE WAY IT'S PRESENTED!
I DO HOPE YOU ARE FEELING BETTER THIS WEEK! I MISSED YOUR SMILING FACE AT KANE. IT WAS A VERY GOOD SHOW.
BTW, I LOVE MY MAGAZINE. THANKS FOR DELIVERING IT. YOU CAN BILL ME FOR THE NEXT ISSUE ANY TIME YOU WANT.
HUGS, JUDY
Thanks Tracey! I've been wanting to make some sugar scrub since my heals are so rough....so I MUST know...where'd you get all the cute jars/spoon/clips/tags etc......?????
Fabulous gift ideas....maybe you should sell in your store??
can't wait for my magazine!!
CaNt WaIt ....
Shellagh
I definitely want to make some of this! I have a few friends I'd like to send some to. Thanks for sharing!!
Ooo thanks so much. I'm definitely going to try this.
lovely!! I will have to try it!
Your photos are stunning. What beautiful packaging for your sugar scrubs. Too pretty to use.
Thanks for sharing all the wonderful sites and tips. You are such a sweetie!
Have a wonderful day!
Thanks for the idea! Your gifts look so lovely - I'm pretty sure mine would NOT look like that. But I'll try anyway!
OH they even LOOK great, let alone they ought to be great when used. Adorable jars and tags ♥♥
May I ask what kind of sugar do you use for this??
Thanks for the recipe ♥
Hugs from Marian from the Netherlands (and I had heard of sugar scrub before, just never made it myself, will do soon lol)
Your sugar scrub and the photos look SO yummy...I could eat it all up. :)Thanks for sharing the recipe with us!!
My winter skin thanks you! Your photos are just lovely ~ you are so talented!
Jo
Wow, Thanks for sharing! Stunning photo's! love the idea! So beautiful! I have never made sugar scrub befoe..I will def be doing this ~lulu
Hi Tracey
How are you doing? Nice weather huh?
Just catching up on the shop and blogging before I head out again to Tx.
I will have to try this recipe of yours, it looks very interesting.
Blessings
Looks lovely! You should sell those,people would go mad for them!Hope you have a good weekend,talk soon!
That looks great! I love using a sugar scrub, but HATE paying so much for it! ;)
Thanks for both recipes! I am going to make the homemade sugar for my coffee and the sugar scrub for my feet before getting a pedicure.
I just hope I don't mix up the two sugar recipes,lol! :)
I did notice! Look at you...all fancy:) I love sugar scrub. You made it seem very easy:)
that looks and sounds amazing! I love the jars you used.
Thank you for sharing this great pampering gift idea with us!
Your blog is always a great little treasure of beauty for my day!
fun, fun
shell
www.gypsylemonade.blogspot.com
OH, what a perfect post today - it says JEN it's my colors and I love the idea, the recipe and I've always wanted to find one of those seltzer bottle for my glass collection. Sigh.....
stop it RIGHT NOW with those beautiful gifts you make!!! oh my gosh. PROJECT! :)
Oh, about stickers...I sure WISH I made them! I cheated and cut those man munch labels out of cardstock and glued them :)
I DO know who DOES make stickers though!! Tracy: lovingprettythings Tracy! That's who :) & if she is too busy, Emily at Frenchie & Flea can help you!
You make everything look so pretty and romantic Tracey! But thanks for sharing the recipe with us. I'll have to try it out.
-marie
Dear Tracey,
Your sugar scrub looks fantastic. I love the way you have presented it. Such a brilliant idea for presents...personal and not too expensive. Beautiful photographs as well, Tracey. XXXX
Sweet!!!
: )
Julie M.
Your pictures and ideas are just sooo beautiful!
that scrub sounds amazing tracey. they way you package them up. beautiful. i think i could do this one!!! i am writing the recipe down. thanks for sharing.
thanks for sending your friends my way. it has been a busy morning and i love it. hopefully it helps!!!
Ooooo sugar scrub! I never even thought about MAKING it! You clever and creative minx. ...and the scents that you chose - you have just sent me to heaven! Thank you for the recipe, too! There will be some happy sisters at Christmas time here.
xo Isa
Tracey, Your lovely sugar scrubs must make your skin feel sweetly smooth and so divine! I am helping my daughter host a bridal shower and wouldn't these make great hostess gifts!!!!!! I love the photos, too. Very beautifully done. I often come and visit you but now I'll be a follower too!'
Yvonne
How lovely!!! That scrub sounds amazing! Looove the photos! Beautiful - as always, Tracey:)
xo
Anette:)
Sugar scrub has never looked so good! Girl, you are so amazing!! I just love the jars and tags!
Thank you for the recipe...I'm going to go roll in the mud and then sugar scrub myself clean! lol
Have a great day!
Gorgeous. I have actually been wanting to try and make some sugar scrub myself after paying waaaay too much for one that made my shower floor so slippery I almost broke my @#$. Thank you ~
Whatever you make is gorgeous Tracey! Thanks for your recipe! I'll try it!
Have a sweet week end!
Vale
I just love your photography!
Hi Tracey,
I think the gifts you make yourself are so much nicer and thoughtful.
Your photographs are beautiful and love the fabulous gifts you have made.
Have a very happy weekend
Hugs
Carolyn
Yammie sugar scrub,,,..........Tracey.......??
Nice pictures wonderful collors i love them !!
Sleep well greetz Ria
I can almost smell the scent from here! Beautiful.
Angex
I always make a brown sugar scrub when I return from camping trips!! I love it so much. Makes a girl feel almost normal again. (wink)
i'm really excited about this and totally doing it!
Tracey- thanks so much for sharing this- I can't wait to try it- and anything with orange in it is for me!
thank you!! i will bookmark this...
What a nice gift idea! I'm going to try making some of my own, orange creamsicle perhaps? Thanks for the inspiration!
Bonjour Tracey,
Sugar scrubs are the best, but yours are so pretty the way you've packaged them with those little tags. No wonder your sister keeps requesting refills.
Your 'package went out on the 2nd so hopefully you received it by now!
Will check out the Photoshop tutorial right now - I desperately need help with that!
Happy Friday!
everything is so lovely! Thanks for sharing!
What a gorgeous treat! Love all the little details, from those tiny crystals hanging from the tags and your flowers in those aqua tinted jars. It's just breathtaking every time I come here! ~Lili
You talented girl you...I love the packaging...so pretty.
I use to make soaps, scrubs, balms in nice but simple packaging...your packaging on the other hand adds the extra special touch.
Auntie Cake said it best, even your sugar scrub is gorgeous! If there is such a thing as the Midas touch in blogging and style and beauty and creativity, you surely have it. :-)
And THANK YOU for mentioning my giveaway, you are the best!
Love,
Anne
Tracey, I love your wonderful photographies and your gorgeous idea of sugar scrub, I've never heard before.... Have a great weekend
Many warm hugs
Bine
I have always wanted to try and make this. It looks good enough to eat. Thanks for sharing it. Your photos look amazing.
ness xx
A wonderful idea, Tracey. Thanks for sharing it and your gorgeous photos with us.
YUMMY- this is my next projest. My vanilla scrub- store bought- is almost gone.
Hi Tracey,
WOW!! I would be in heaven if I received a gift like that!!! Oh, Geeze my birthday is coming, now that would be an amazing gift. Is anyone out the listening!! Cough, Cough,...I wish hubby was a blogger right about now:)
I just have to tell you how much I enjoy your blog! Your photos are so beautiful and your sense of style rocks!!
I will come visit again soon. In the meantime I may have to go get some sugar and oils and mix up some scrubs. I know they won't look as pretty as yours, though!!!
Thanks for the inspiration and loveliness!!
XoXo
Gail
Hi Tracey,
Thank you for sharing the recipe - this will make great gifts for the uncoming mother's day luncheon...and such pretty tags.
I hope you are feeling better - Spring is just around the corner - no time to feel icky.
Beautiful post - your photography is excellent. xo Julie
PS - When does the new JdA Living mag go on sale?
Love your sugar scrub! What a lovely gift! How long does it last? I can't imagine long as it looks so pretty! beautiful blog, so glad I discovered you!
I am now a delighted follower!
Please visit me anytime!
xox
Debi
Great idea! Can't wait to make it. I can't believe I've been missing out on your blog, but not anymore. I'm a new follower!
Love me some good sugar scrub...thanks for the recipe.
Tracey,
You take the prettiest pictures. I just love everyone of those photos. I am so excited I found one of those seltzer bottles an antique market this weekend. I have been on the hunt since I have seen them in your pictures. I am going to be making this scrub. Thank you for sharing this with us. Now I need to find some jars like the ones you put the scrub in. CAn't wait to make this!
Take Care,
Maria
Hi sweetest T!
Your post is as lovely as ever!!! I just love visiting your blog...amazing photos and sooo much inspiration.
This sugar scrub sounds great! Perfect gifts, especially since you´ve decorated them like that. Very niced with the old handle as a sign!
Wishing you a lovely weekend!
Big hug,
Mia
sign..hmm tag I mean :)
I would love to be on the receiving end of that gift! Lovely images too.
Brenda
I love tags! They really make a homemade gift look polished. When I was in college I got together with a girlfriend and made coffee scrub with used coffee grounds from Starbucks. It was virtually free, and we had enough materials to make almost 2 dozen Christmas gifts!
Hey, I got my magazine...thank you. I love it! Sure hope you are on the road to a complete mend. Love the recipe for the scrub. I found some in a very trendy Greenwich Village boutique and my son gave it to me for Christmas....very, very expensive. Now I can make my own...Yeah!
I know you're going to Paris too and I really hope to know everything about your trip, and see many photos also...So nice to plan journeys and holidays, isn't it??
Have a nice weekend
Hugs dear Tracey xx
I like your pictures with all the beautiful things.:-) Stina
That one must be for me.. it has my name on it!!!! ;)
really stunning photos!!! im wondering if i could use salt instead of sugar, or would it be too harsh? i added you to my blogroll :) loveliest loveliest wishes
hey tracey! wow! you are a popular girl! for good reason! i did make some sugar scrubs for christmas one year! i will have to try your recipe! i hope you have a wonderful weekend! xo
Merci pour ce joli blog que je viens de visiter car j'aime cette décoration...Je suis française...Avez-vous mis un traducteur...que je n'aurai pas vu ???
A bientôt...
Amitiés...Muriel...
This post makes me wish I had some of that right NOW! Sounds wonderful!
What a very pretty flower!
Have a wonderful Sunday.
Best,
Masy
HI, GREAT BLOG, STOP BY & SAY HI :) GIO
Your choice of containers and tags are so pretty! Lovely post and what a neat gift idea! Thanks for sharing. Where did you find those rhinestones????
Warmly,
Nancy
Fabulous idea! I would never have thought of making a sugar rub, but I love it! Such a great hostess gift and I love your ideas for presentation!
Tracey you are miraculous!
I have awarded you the Beaugtiful Blogger award my friend. Please stop by my blog for details on how to accept it. Hogs & Kisses
Tracey,
Your photos are beautiful! I am going to trying making this week. One question where did you find the cute little wooden spoon? I am going to give them as Easter gifts. Thanks for the fun idea!!
Cindy
I love this! Something so easy I can do it. :) I know what my kids will be making for family gifts this year. Thanks!
There aren't words for how much I enjoy your blog! I try to copy some for your beautiful home decorating ideas, but just don't quite have the "knack" you do! I LOVE this sugar scrub idea, and will be using it for teacher gifts, etc. I'm having a rough time making the tags, just can't make them as pretty as you do! Practice makes perfect I guess! Thank you for sharing!
Tracey ~ your blog is one of the most beautiful and inspiring blogs I have ever visited. Thank you for sharing such beauty with the rest of us. :)
landed here from tumblr. beautiful blog! I'm following and hope you don't mind reblogs...holler at me if you do.
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