DIY Model Dough

Today - It is all about dough, yet again :)
I really have had a ton of fun this week playing with dough and with the different kinds was even more fun :)

The cloud dough, I did not know how it was going to turn out or what I was really going to think about it, turns out, so very relaxing, love the texture and adding the lavender so much more relaxing to play with!!

The Play Dough, LOVE it!!! I loved playing with my kids, but hate how much it was, and did not like the salt dough recipes that I tried before. This stuff rocks!  Love the feel and smell :)

Today Model Dough :)

Again this stuff is fantastic and so easy to make!!!
I was looking for a more "adult" dough, something that I could make into things, like diffusers
And something that would dry "pretty"

I found this recipe on line - it fit my criteria
Used things around the house, was easy and inexpensive
Though it does take longer to "cook" then the Play Dough did ;)

Here is the link to the original post  Model Clay

Recipe
2 Cups Baking Soda
1 Cup Corn Starch
1 1/2 Cups Water

Mix together in a pot, once mixed turn on the heat to Medium High
Continue to Stir - Mixture will start to get bubbly - Then start to Clump together
(Keep stirring the entire time)
Once it starts to clump watch it closely - Once it is mash potato consistency
Remove from heat and transfer to a large plastic bowl - cover with a wet rag
Once cooled it is ready to be played with :)

Store in an air tight container :)

Once you have it shaped as you want - you can leave it out to dry - it will dry a porcelain color and can be painted

I wanted a small stand up diffuser for my side table so I found this small frame at my local ceramic's store and then I filled it with the model clay and stamped it :)

Once dried I added a few drops of Valor (thus the blueish tint)
I am thrilled with the results!!!!!!!!

DIY Play Dough

I thinking about dedicating this weeks posts to "Play Dough"

I loved the cloud dough and how truly relaxing it is to play with, then that made me think of playing with play dough with my sons, and how much I loved doing that, but HATED the smell.

Again, I Love Pinterest :) I found a great pin and made some
Here is a link to the Post I Found Play Dough

Here is what you need
1 Cup Water
1 Cup Four
1/4 Cup Salt
2 Tablespoons Cream of Tartar
1 Tablespoon Vegetable Oil

Mix all the ingredients together in a pot, once mixed Keep stirring and turn on heat to Medium
Keep Stirring - It will start to thicken and clump up once it is no longer sticky remove from heat :)
Place on Waxed paper and let cool
Once cooled make a well in the center
 Add color - It is Play Dough it has to have color :) -I used Leaf Green - Gel Food Coloring
AND drop about 6 drops of essential oil
(you might want to add a few drops more once you have it mixed if you need/want to)

Store in an Air Tight Container

Bonus This stuff smells so much better, even without the oils !!!

I like using the calming smells, to be able to calm down while playing with something, but it is play dough and is meant to have a happy exciting feeling when playing with it so I went with spearmint - I really love Minty Smells :)

I have to say this week has been so much fun, so relaxing while still having fun and reliving happy moments from my and my children's childhood -- My husband has been laughing at me all the while having fun playing with it all as well :)

Friday's post will be on Model Clay - this really has been a fun week!!
I really hope you have been having fun as well!!  If not now, come back and look again later :)

I did not know which picture I liked more, so you get both :) So much fun to play with!!! Enjoy!!!!!

DIY Cloud Dough

I love to find ways to relax, one of my favorites, On a Beach :)
Well I live nowhere near a beach!!
One of the things I love the most about a beach, running my finders through the sand, and how calming that was :)  Sadly I do not have little kids to buy a sand box for and it would be kind of odd to just sit out there by myself, although I would :)

So..... While on Pinterest a few months ago, I found a pin for Calming Lavender Cloud Dough
Loved the idea - Cloud Dough, it just sounds relaxing, add Lavender oh heck yeah!!!!!!!!

BONUS WAY EASY

Here is the link to the original Blog Post Calming Lavender Cloud Dough

I of course made a smaller batch

2 Cups of Four
1/4 Cup Oil 

3 drops Lavender Essential Oil

Okay this stuff rocks!!!!
Extremely Relaxing, to me it is like a Zen Garden, instead of rakes I use my hands to play with the "sand"
You can form it into anything and then reform it or just crumble it down back in to the "sand"
It feels so good, like out on the beach as it goes between my finders :)
It reminds me of beach sand without the abrasiveness, and not to wet not to dry, just perfect for playing with!!!

Love this!!!!  I no longer need a huge sand box, this little bit of Cloud Dough gives me hours of happiness in a little container :) 

Easiest DIY Car Air Freshener

I found the cutest tiara at a local craft store

It has a felt front and a painted wood back
It was only 99 Cents  :)

So I picked it up and started thinking, what can I do with this??

The first thing I thought of - A Perfect Air Freshener for my car :)

I put a drop of Citrus Fresh on each one of the "stones"

This will last about 2 weeks before it needs to be refreshed :)

You can add a clip to the back, but I have it sitting in the cell phone holder in my car

DIY Hand Sanitizing Spray

The last post tells you how to make AMAZING Hand Sanitizing Gell and as I said in that post I made 2 different kinds the Gell and a Spray Hand Sanatizer, I was curious to see which one I liked better, and as I said then and I will say again I LOVED THEM BOTH so much!!!!

So today - How to make the most wonderful, fantastic, easy, great feeling Spray Hand Sanitizer :)

Ingredients:
1 Tablespoon Aloe Vera Gel

3 Tablespoons Which Hazel 

6 Drops Thieves Essential Oil

Pour all the ingredients into your small spray bottle - Again I used a glass bottle :)
Shake, Shake, Shake - Shake, Shake, Shake, Shake your bottle :)

Spray as desired

When my husband tried it, his first comment - This one smells like Christmas too, I like it, it feels good.

I love Thieves, and think the story behind it pretty interesting - This is from the Young Living Page
 Thieves® was created based on research about four thieves in France who covered themselves with cloves, rosemary, and other aromatics while robbing plague victims. This proprietary essential oil blend was university tested for its cleansing abilities. It is highly effective in supporting the immune system and good health.* Young Living Thieves Information Page

DIY Hand Sanitizer Gel

I made 2 different kinds of hand sanitizers, one was a gel and the other a spray
I wanted to see which one I liked more
Turns out I LOVE THEM BOTH!!!

Today - How to make the fantastically wonderful Gel Hand Sanitizer :)

You will need
3 Tablespoons of Aloe Vera Gel
2 Tablespoons of Distilled water
6 drops of Thieves Essential oil

So simple pour all of the above into a glass jar
Shake well - Shake some more, and shake some more :)

Use as needed :)

My husband says it smells like Christmas - I love Christmas time -- Works for me :)

I used a glass jar that had a dropper.
You can use a plastic bottle but make sure it is a high quality plastic.

I used lavender yo help my bruise :)

I really want this blog to be fun and informative, and I was thinking that each post would be something to make to pamper yourself or your home, but after what just happened, I decided that using Essential Oils Neat (straight, no dilution) can do so many amazing things, and need to be shared as well :)

Saturday night, my migraine was out of control, and no matter what we tried it just kept getting worse.
I am all for alternative medicine, but their comes a time when going to the hospital is my only option. Saturday night was one of those times, and it became so bad so fast that an ambulance had to be called.

When I am in this much pain, my entire body reacts, including my veins.

I really hate going to the hospital - for so many reasons, and one of them is because they always seem to need to stick my so many times by the next morning I look like I am a victim of some sort of  attack and always worry about going out, and what people think about all my bruises.

Saturday night was no different, between the guys in the ambulance sticking me 3 times, and the hospital another 4, I had no doubt that my hands and arms were going to be covered.

When I got home a few hours later, my first thought was honestly, I need to do try something, this was going to be so bad in the morning.

I had read a few times that lavender was great for bruises, but would it really work was all I could think. I could feel the bumps forming and see some purple already. Well what would it hurt, bonus the smell is very relaxing, and right at that moment I could use a relaxing moment :)

I put my finger over the hole and tipped the bottle over, then applied the oil to the bruised area, and repeated that step for each area. Rubbing it in each time.

I really should stop being so shocked when my oils do exactly what everyone says they will do.
I woke up Sunday morning and the only purple I saw was extremely light in one location, the one that I am sure would have turned into a hematoma, the other 6 are purple free :)
There are 2 bumps (one the light purple) the other on my hand - the bump is there but it is bruise free :)

The only word is Elation :)

Different brands of work differently and I only use Young Living, I have not experimented using other brands on my bruises, to be honest I really never thought it would work, I am so grateful I was proved wrong yet again.