Beauty booty.Your pal loves to be pampered pam·per tr.v. pam·pered, pam·per·ing, pam·pers 1. To treat with excessive indulgence: pampered their child. 2. . She digs day spas, bubble baths and Sephora. She deserves something that smells lovely. Sweet Stripped Soaps Whip up a batch of these for all your beauteous beau·te·ous adj. Beautiful, especially to the sight. beau  te·ous·ly adv.beau buds. What You Need brick of glycerin soap * essential oils * soap dyes * small plastic rectangular container * sharp knife * clear cellophane cellophane, thin, transparent sheet or tube of regenerated cellulose. Cellophane is used in packaging and as a membrane for dialysis. It is sometimes dyed and can be moisture-proofed by a thin coating of pyroxylin. * colored ribbon 1) Cut two blocks from soap, and heat each in large Pyrex measuring cups at 30-second intervals until melted. 2) Add a few red soap-dye drops to one bowl and green drops to the other. Add several drops of essential oils to each as desired (we used eucalyptus and rose). 3) Pour red soap into rectangular container to make a 1/4-inch line. Let sit until firm-soft, at least 20 minutes. Drag the knife over the top, making stripes across the surface (this scoring keeps the layer together).4) Pour a half-inch layer of green (you'll need to re-melt) over the hardened red, let dry and score the top as you did with the red. Repeat this process, alternating colors until the container is full. Do not score the top layer. Let sit several hours or overnight. 5) Pop the soap out of the container, and use the knife to slice it into thick bars. Wrap like a present in cellophane, and tie a ribbon 'round it. Ginger girl Body Scrub This scrumptious gingerbread gingerbread In architecture and design, elaborately detailed embellishment, either lavish or superfluous. Though the term is occasionally applied to such highly detailed and decorative styles as the Rococo, it usually refers to the hand-carved and -sawn wood ornamentation of scrub smells good enough to eat (but don't). What You Need 12-ounce jar * 3/4 cup each fine sea salt, granular brown sugar, almond oil * 1/2 tsp. each cinnamon and pumpkin-pie spice * 1/4 tsp. ginger * few drops vanilla 1) Mix all ingredients in a bowl; and transfer to a clean jar. That's it! 2) For a sweet finishing touch, cut a gingerbread shape from a brown paper bag, and glue it to the lid of the jar. A ribbon is the icing, honey! Sleep-Tight Sachet sa·chet n. A small packet of perfumed powder used to scent clothes, as in trunks or closets. [French, from Old French, diminutive of sac, bag, from Latin saccus; see sack Nothing is better for beauty than a good night's snooze. Set this serene-smelling sachet on the bedside, and you'll be off to Dreamland dream·land n. 1. An ideal or imaginary land. 2. A state of sleep. Noun 1. dreamland - a pleasing country existing only in dreams or imagination dreamworld, never-never land . What You Need remnant material * applique * matching thread * sewing needle * potpourri 1) Cut a 6-inch-by-12-inch piece of material. 2) Fold material in half, and find a spot 2 inches from fold. Unfold, and attach applique to that spot. 3) Retold re·told v. Past tense and past participle of retell. , applique side facing in. Backstitch sides, leaving an opening at top. Turn right side out. 3) Fill pouch with dried herbs, such as lavender, chamomile chamomile or camomile (both: kăm`əmīl', –mēl') [Gr.,=ground apple], name for various related plants of the family Asteraceae (aster family), especially the perennial Anthemis nobilis, , whole cloves, cinnamon sticks and lemon verbena. 4) Double-fold flap. Stitch shut. |
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