12 Days of Christmas: Chocolate Mint Melt and Pour Squares

I love Andes candies/mints.  It has been a long time since I had some.  But when I saw this Chocolate Mint Melt and Pour Squares Soaps project from The Soap Queen's 12 Days of Christmas series, I just wanted to run to the store and get some. These would be adorable guest soap for any powder room in the home.

Lotion Melt and Pour Cubes

The Soap Queen has been posting a lot of great ideas in her 12 Days of Christmas series.  This recent posting for Lotion Melt and Pour Cubes is a really interesting one.  The project takes melt and pour soap and incorporates a Aloe Lotion base.  But as The Soap Queen says that adding oils and butters to melt and pour bases can be tricky.  Extra oils can cause the base not to set up correctly or inhibit lather.  But guess what?  She has found a way to add Aloe Lotion Base to the Shea Melt and Pour bases to create a creamy, firm bar,  There is an very important step in the process, that I am not going to reveal. You will just have to find out by reading the instructions.  You cannot forget the step or the lotion and the base may just separate.

12 Days of Christmas: Winter Gardenia Ombre Candle

What's up? Need to bring some light into your Christmas Holidays? For those who are into candle making, here is a project that would be great for the holidays.  This Winter Gardenia Ombre Candle appears in The Soap Queen's 12 Days of Christmas series. Any level of candle maker can do this project even though it is ranked for the beginner.  It takes about 5-6 hours to make one (8) ounce candle but it would be a great gift to give.  So if you want to make a lot of these for the holidays, I would suggest you get started soon than later.

Peppermint Pucker Lip Scrub

The countdown in the Soap Queen's 12 Days of Christmas continues with this recipe for Peppermint Pucker Lip Scrub.  This easy recipe lightly exfoliates, allowing the lip balm that you apply soak in better.  So you will have more hydrated and happy lips.  It takes only 30 minutes to make this recipe and you will have enough to give out for holidays!

12 Days of Christmas: Minty Layered Bath Salts

It has been awhile since I have made bath salts since I rarely use myself or know to many people who have time to soak in the tub. But if you know people who do like to soak in the tub, you may want to check out this recipe for Minty Layered Bath Salts from The Soap Queen.  This recipe is from her 12 Days of Christmas.  If you missed any of the recipes, I have been posting them religiously or go to The Soap Queen's website.

12 Days of Christmas: Whipped Champagne Shea Butter

The Soap Queen has a really great series going on called the 12 Days of Christmas.  I have posted most of them already but I wanted to share each and every project that is posted. The next project posted was a Whipped Shea Butter recipe.  According to the posting this recipe is rich and creamy that helps protects the skin from the harsh elements and restores moisture.  Shea butter is a medium hard butter that begins to melt upon contact with your skin.  When it is whipped, it becomes light and fluffy in texture which makes it easy to apply.

12 Days of Christmas: Green & Red Wax Melts

For those who are candle crafters, The Soap Queen recently posted Green and Red Wax Melts in her 12 Days of Christmas Series.  She has not forgotten about you in this posting because these wax tarts are great alternative to candles.  They are flame free and easy to make.  These wax melts will fill your home with scents in minutes. All you need to do is simply place the cube on a warmer tray to melt the cube to release the wonderful fragrance.  These wax melts would be great holiday gifts.

12 Days of Christmas: Glamorous Gold Eye Shadow Quad

Do you like to make your own make your own mineral make-up?  Or you never have and would like to start with a simple project?  Well, in her 12 Days of Christmas, The Soap Queen has posted a project for Glamorous Gold Eye Shadow Quad.  Gold and Cooper eye shadow is perfect for special occasions and is also great for everyday wear.  What is great is that the gold tones are extremely flattering for a wide variety of skin tones. This is a simple project for the beginner and it takes only 30 minutes to make two eye shadow quads.

12 Days of Christmas: Spicy Holiday Potpourri

I love the scent of potpourri. It is really easy to make.  The Soap Queen has just started a series on the 12 Days of Christmas.  Here is the second in the series called Spicy Holiday Potpourri.  Like I said making potpourri is really easy and this recipe is just right for someone who is a beginner.  It takes only about 10 minutes to make 2 bags. Of course, you may get addicted and make more to give out at the holidays.

12 Days of Christmas: Scented Beeswax Ornaments

You probably noticed that I post a lot of the Soap Queen's tutorials. I must admit that I follow her on blog and I really like her ideas that I have to share them.   She has a lot of great bath and body products all year around.  But this year for the holiday she is posting a series on the 12 Days of Christmas.  For the first posting she has a great one.....Scented Beeswax Ornaments.  This is an easy project for the beginner that takes 1-2 hours to get approximately 20 ornaments. Since they are easy to make, they are just as easy to give as gifts.