A Bookworm Creates

I seriously might have to make some more of these.   They are so easy. You. might be asking, 'Why can't I just put my scrub from the other posts into an ice cube tray and be done with it?' Why? They won't harden up.  This recipe calls for melt and pour soap. For these I did two different recipe attempts. First up -   Lavender Sugar Scrub Cubes Ingredients 1/4 cup coconut oil (or your preferred oil) 1/4 cup melt and pour glycerin soap 10 drop lavender fragrance or essential oil 1 cup sugar Wow! I've been using a lot of sugar lately! Directions Measure out your coconut oil and put in a microwave safe bowl or measuring cup. The melt and pour glycerin soap block I bought came in sectioned cubes and I cut four cubes off and grated the cubes.  For a 1/4 a cup I ended up grating 1 cube, but I suspect my measurement was a bit off.  You can also cut the glycerin soap into small chunks and melt that way.  My math suggests eac...

For the second post in my DIY Beauty Recipe series (I have 3 other posts planned so stay tuned) I'm tackling DIY Foot Scrub. What makes this scrub different from the previous scrub? This foot scrub contains Epsom salt.  Epsom salt, while not technically a salt, is high in magnesium which is very good for you.  It has several beneficial properties both internally, externally, and for your garden. In this post we are focusing on the external benefits.  When I was 21 I fell down some stairs at work and badly sprained my ankle.  Ever since whenever the weather is bad or about to be bad my ankle acts up.  Epsom salt foot soaks usually helped.  Epsom salt can help with inflammation... Why not just continue with the soaks? It's winter and my heels are horrible.  Who else is in that dry skin boat? I decided to combine the two issues into one product.  Ideally, you can substitute sugar for this the salt in this basic scrub recipe....

If you've been following my instagram and FB pages (ABookwormCreates for both - links on main page) you'll notice I'm going book page craft crazy. I mean besides the book page pendants that are a staple in the ABookwormCreates etsy shop. Currently punching out confetti (perfect for the remains of the pages punched out for pendants) (found in BookwormQuotes etsy shop) and creating paper roses (not yet listed anywhere) are my current addictions. See.  Aren't they pretty.  The colored ones are printer paper sprayed with Tim Holtz Distress Spray Stain. I'd rather not continue practicing with book pages.  I lucked out with the Anne of Green Gables book page rose. So what do you need to make your own? A tutorial for starters.  There are so many on Pinterest for more than just roses.  You might want to look for one that has more than 4 roses behind her belt and I won't be insulted if you searching for one, but if you stick around I can add my b...

That time of the year is quickly approaching. Valentine's Day and it's various tricky gift steps and missteps. There are so many options. Flowers, jewelry, candy, chocolate... First up - Flowers But wait... flowers die.  They wilt.  They turn brown and ugly.  So you can either buy a potted plant that needs watering or... Get some paper flowers. Check out Pages Garden on Etsy-  Pages Garden  I wouldn't mind having some of these for myself.  *wink wink, nudge nudge* Stemmed Book Page Flowers Jewelry - well there's my own shop there - A Bookworm Creates There's plenty of bookworm themed pieces and romantic quotes.  Necklaces.  Metal stamped cuff bracelets.  Book pages.  Metal stamped quotes. Right now my favorite is the 18 inch Dracula Dracula Metal Stamped "Oceans of Time" Necklace "I have crossed oceans of time to find you"metal stamped necklace But there are plenty of Jane Austen , F. Scott Fitzgerald ,  a...