Make your own foot scrub

It's sandal season!! Time to show off our lil piggies. LOL!! Time to give our feet a little special attention. On the average a pedicure in a salon will cost you about $40. I love getting pedicures but I don't love the cost. With 2 daughters who like to have pretty feet also, I need to be more resourceful because it can get pretty expensive. So in an effort to save some money I have researched how to make my own foot scrub at home! It's cheaper, greener and most of the ingredients are in your kitchen. Invite your friends over and make a big batch of scrub, open a bottle of chilled white wine, and give each other foot massages. To try this easy recipe, just follow the instructions below.  Remember have fun with it & be creative…

Ingredients

• ½ cup granulated sugar or sea salt
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• A few drops of Essential Oil or fragrance oil - (You can find pure essential oils at your local whole food market, Experiment with different oils like Peppermint which will leave feet feeling cool and fresh or Lavender, Jasmine, Lemon which are soothing and fragrant.There are a wide variety of oils to try.)
• Diva Tip - OPTIONAL: ½ mashed avocado for extra moisturizing.

Instructions

• Combine ingredients in bowl.  You can use right away or you put it in an old jar with a lid and store in the fridge until you are ready.  It is best to use within a few weeks.
• Soak feet in warm bowl or bath of water.  (You can add some salts if you want.)
• Remove feet from water and pat dry.
• Rub mixture onto feet, using a circular motion. You can use a loofah, sisal mitt, or simple hand towel for added friction.
• Rinse with cool water, pat dry and moisturize. You can use lotion you have at home, or be adventurous and use a little of the left over olive oil.
• Polish your toes with your favorite color and let dry completely.
• Finish by slipping your feet into a nice pair of cotton socks to keep moisture locked in, as well as allow breath ability.

All done.... you made it from scratch and you saved some money!! Now that's Diva Good!

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No Sew Dishtowel Curtains

DIY Home Decor: Cafe Curtains

Feeling like a change? Want to add some color and liven things up a little? Want to do it for next to nothing? I have the answer for a quick and inexpensive DIY home decor makeover.

No Sew super simple cafe curtains or better known as dishtowel curtains or napkin curtains. You can use vintage, retro or conservative style dishtowels or napkins, whatever fits your mood, this is so affordable you can change it every month if you like.

Materials:

1. 2-3 Dishtowels - depends on size of the window
2. Tension Rod 
3. Cafe hooks or clip-on rings

Directions:

1.  Hang rod.
2. Attach curtain to rod with hooks or rings.
3. Hang on rod.

 Whoala!!! There you have it, simple as simple can be!!!!

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Embrace the Diva in you!

Creative Ribbon Storage

If you're like me you have ribbon all over the place in different boxes, draws, etc. It never fails when you are looking for a specific roll you can never find it. Thanks to Kathy from Connecticut  http://eggcartonlabels.blogspot.com/ for sharing this creative

Ribbon Storage Idea!

Finally we can get our ribbon organized. LOL!!

What You’ll Need:

• A thick plastic container with a lid {or a sturdy cardboard box}

• 5/16” wooden dowels

• A 5/16” drill bit and drill

• Either wood glue or hot glue… or both.  {Tip from Kathy: I didn’t have the patience to let the wood glue set before loading the dowels up, so I also glued around the outside of the dowel with hot glue.}

• As many ¾ inch, wooden, screw-hole plugs as dowels {alternatively, Tinker Toys may fit these dowels. I think they would be adorable on both ends but glued on only ONE end.}

What You’ll Do:

• Using your 5/16” drill bit, drill holes in the wooden screw-hole plugs but not all the way through. Put some glue in the hole and attach your dowel. It should be a very tight fit. You can sand the dowel a little to make it fit if necessary {but it shouldn’t be ~ use some muscle!}.

• While your glue dries,  measure a dowel to fit your container’s width so that they extend about one inch or so beyond the outside of the box.

• Cut all dowels to your measurement.  {they’re small enough that you can simply use a serrated knife to score around the dowel and then just snap it off}

• Measure and mark the spacing of the holes for your dowels on the box with a Sharpie. On each side of the box, the holes should be approximately 2.5” from the short end of the box, approximately 2.5-3” down into the depth of the box, and a minimum of 5 inches away from each other going down the length of the box. Use your ribbon spools to gauge the exact distance you would like them placed, just be sure that they match up on the opposite side. Depending on the size of your box, mark as many holes as will fit dowels. {I used three dowels}

• Using your 5/16” drill bit, drill the holes according to your marks.

• When the glue is dry on your dowels, push the dowel through a hole in the box and load ‘em up with ribbon spools!  When full, put the dowel through the second, corresponding hole.

Ribbon ends can be secured to the rest of the spool with either a small tab of tape or a sewing pin.

There you have it an inexpensive creative storage idea. How do you store your craft supplies or ribbon? Email me your creative ideas and I will post them on the blog bynickig@gmail.com

Make it a great day and embrace the Diva in you!