{P}inspired ... Brown Sugar Scrub

I am a big fan of Pinterest.

I probably pin too many things, and some might say I need an intervention.

That being said, I do sometimes find great information, like how to kill ants, and how to fold a bag of chips so you don't need a chip clip, and my personal favorite, how to fold up those plastic shopping bags so they aren't a big wad of mess (like mine used to be).

I also have found lots of crafty stuff to try, and this past weekend I did just that.  I made a Brown Sugar Scrub which was originally pinned from Stephanie Lynn's Under the Table and Dreaming Blog.  I started with this craft, because I had recently bought some containers at Walmart (I don't remember what exactly I bought them for in the fist place), and I had all the other ingredients in my pantry.  Being a scrapbooker/stamper didn't hurt either because I had all the decorative items to complete the jar and make it look nice.

Basically, you just put Brown Sugar, Granulated Sugar, Oil (I used olive oil because I couldn't find sunflower), and Vanilla in a bowl and mix (you can get the exact measurements from the link above). Easy, easy recipe.  Just mix, scoop into jars, and decorate.

Here's my finished product:

The recipe made these two jars full, which was plenty.  The flowers and ribbon on the jar where from Michaels, and I stamped the tags.  I put the flowers on the side because I didn't want anything on top where you open the lid.  Just my way of thinking.

 

When I was cleaning up the mixing bowl, I used the remnants and it really did work as a scrub, it smelled pretty good, and since it was all made with food ingredients, I did a taste test and it tasted OK too.  All in all a fun, easy, quick, project.  I could see this being a project at a girl scout meeting (do they have those still ?), but also for adults.

Comments

[Kip]

I cannot do that fold the bag over trick at all!! I keep trying. I'm going to try this scrub though.

[dawn]

The chip bag one took me several tries, but I finally got it. When you fold in the edges you've got to make sure it goes down the side of the bag a bit so when you fold over the top you have some to flip and hold it.