Non-craft Craft Supplies: Handmade Lemon or Lime Sugar Scrub ...

This beautiful handmade gift using one of my favorite non-craft craft supplies (glass jars) came about when?I decided to create a natural homemade scrub for my tired dried out winter hands.? I was so pleased with the results that I needed to create a second for a dear friend!?

The recipe has been cobbled from various recipes I found online ... you can find brown sugar scrubs, coffee scrubs, scrubs with essential oils, and more variations than you can imagine.? I personally liked the idea of?a lemon scrub, and found recipes that used lemon juice, lemon essential oils, and lemon zest.? After viewing all of these recipes, I chose?the items I wanted to use and started playing.? Once my lemon scrub was completed, I made a second batch using lime!

My Lemon (or Lime)?Sugar Scrub Recipe:

1 1/4 cup white sugar
1/2 cup olive oil
2 tbsp lemon or lime juice (about 1/2 lemon)
2 tbsp honey
the zest of one lemon or lime

Mix all ingredients together and place in a jar.? Contents will separate over time.? Simply stir before using.?

I decided that?a pretty little concoction like this needed a special jar and label ... if for no other reason than to keep?family members from thinking it is a kitchen condiment. ? Luckily the mixture does not require refrigeration, but I think I need two jars - one for?my master bath, and another?to place near my kitchen sink!

While you could purchase a special container for this gift, I chose to stay 'green' and use a jar I had on hand.? For my gift version, I chose to use the same fruit jar I used over a year ago for a?handmade holiday gift (see my glass etched candy jar here).? This simple jar has lovely lines and I love the impression of urn style handles.? I?have found many ways to upcycle?this jar?over the last year. ?

I?painted the lid of my jar with Sun Yellow Rustoleum?spray paint.? The tag is stamped on Very Vanilla Card Stock with a decorative stamp from one of my favorite stamp sets,?Artistic Etchings, in Daffodil Delight Classic Ink and the bee from another favorite set,?Nature Walk, in Jet Black StazOn.? It is then punched with the large Oval Punch and layered on Basic Black Card Stock punched with the Scallop Oval Punch.? No matter how much I rely upon my Big Shot, it will never replace my punches for quick and easy projects.? I love using these two punches to create tags!? Finally the tag?is tied on with burlap twine.??

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Happy Crafting,

Noel

Source: http://www.stampingwithnoel.com/2012/02/handmade-spa-gift-lemon-sugar-scrub-.html

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