Valentine Cards Moustache and Robot

Making valentines cards for my sons class, something I can still do for one of my children with out utter embarrassment,(apparently). I have always wanted to reuse paint sample cards for something,  I have so many around.  The cards made quick and very nice robots.  Some of them are metallic to add more to the robots.  I left a space to fill in with a name of the class mate.  For the girls of the class I made the moustache hearts

I gathered miscellaneous items to use.

Use a heart punch and cut out a moustache from the heart.

Both my boys loved the robots. 

Valentines Tea Party

With our recent move I am still unpacking and pulled out a cute tea set. I was surprised
 that my boys were excited about playing tea party.
They set up the plates, cups, and started berry tea.
Making sure we had sugar in the bowl and even
 added milk.   I decided to plan a tea party with some of the
 new neighborhood kids coming up for Valentines day.











"If everyone got mad a me
I wouldn't care a bit
If I could only be dead sure
I was loved a little bit"









Using my old valentines cards my Grandparent saved all these years, I photo copied them and increased the size
by 200% for decorating and for the invitations.
Here is a free download of the valentine cards.
http://i1268.photobucket.com/albums/jj577/Spacepuff1/img010.jpg

"I'm sending you a mottoed heart
All curved and gaily tinted
Please think of it as fond and true
And not one merely printed"





Both my boys are excited about the party and helped make each decoration.  They may  not care for the lace and hearts, but they do like making tea concoctions.  I especially enjoyed this, as with boys normally I make more monsters and goo. 

"I'd like to take you by the hand
and be your little beau,
For that I love you,
You'd then guess
If you don't already know."

Pucker Up Lip gloss

Here is another recipe for making lip gloss.  It is a bit more complicated than the Bottle cap lip gloss.  Making your own body product gives you the chance to control what goes in and what best fits your needs.  You can flavor them or tint them as you want.   My boys love using them, especially when they get to help make them.

I purchased my Butters online Amazon has a good selection as well as other sites.  I have yet to find  any thing local.  I ordered enough for several projects. Coconut oil can be at any grocery store.  I also like Bramble Berry, she has great recipes and products.  Chocolate has great properties for your skin as well. 

Here is what you need:

6-8 Chocolate chips
1 tble beeswax
1/4 c Cocoa butter
3 drops vit e
1 Tble Coconut oil
12 containers or reuse candy tins

 I bought the containers at the beauty store and the beeswax at New Seasons grocery store.

 Here is the amount I used of both. It is hard to measure exactly with these products. Melt at medium heat. Add in Vit E last. Pour into containers with a spoon and let cool.

 I made two types of packaging one with the Homemade Lip Gloss label and one with the Pucker Up Pretty.  I thought they were fun and great for Valentines gifts.  I have a few more products to make for basket gifts I will be showing them soon.

Body Butter Bar

Here is another one of my favorite body products.  I have searched high and low to find the best body butters and bars. Often they are scented with strange things like Lemon grass, Red Clove or heavily with Lavender.  I like these scents but not so much on me.  I decided to come up with my own Body bar that is scented just right.  The cocoa butter is a great scent alone as well.

This works great for those handy man hands or gardener hands.  Using it after a shower is great for moisturizing and conditioning the skin.  I like to use it at night for my face.

Here is what you will need.

1/4 c Mango Butter
3/4 c Cocoa Butter
1 Tble Beeswax
6 drops grape seed oil or other carrier oil like Olive or Almond.
3-6 drops Aloe Vera
1 tsp vitamin e
essential oil of you choice scent to preference. light is 1/2 tsp heavy is 2tsp
1 tsp corn starch. to reduce oiliness

 I used these heart shaped tins just in time for Valentine gifts for teachers and for friends. This recipe made 4 bars. Make sure to oil the tins before hand with the carrier oil or any other. Cup cake tins will work just fine as well.  If they get stuck in the pans, just hover over a heated stove to lightly melt and tip out.

 Mix butters in a pan and melt slowly to avoid grittyness.  Once they are melted  add the corn starch.  This helps with the greasiness of the butters and will brown for added color. This can be skipped if preferred. Take of the heat and add the scent, oils, Aloe Vera, and Vit E.

 Let cool in the fridge or out on the counter. Once dried, tip out of tins and wrap.  I attached labels with glue dots.

See me at this link and check out other homemade body products I have made.