Homemade Sugar Scrub For The Holidays

Homemade Sugar Scrub For The Holidays

My youngest daughter and I have been working on a few handmade gifts for Christmas. I really wanted to share this one with you because you just might have all of the ingredients in you kitchen cabinet right now...

I found this recipe on Pinterest under  " homemade sugar scrub"

2 cups white plain cheap sugar (remember you will not be eating this but rubbing on your dry feet or elbows)

1/4 cup coconut oil

a few drops peppermint Essential Oil

A few drops food coloring


We mix everything together well.... except the food coloring..then separated it as even as we could. In one bowl we added the food coloring. We then layered each color but trying to pack one color at a time..we use the back of a spoon.

We made these for my daughters youth group...we will soon add a ribbon and the ingredients just in case someone would be allergic.

I love handmade gifts:) :)

If you have time please stop by my Etsy shop.....

 Many Blessings to you reader,

~~Renee

Crocheted Brown Scarf Yarn Along 102

Crocheted Brown Scarf


I am still working on my Wurm Hat just a few more days and I should be finished. I have enjoyed making this hat and I can't wait to show it to you. I love the slow pace of my knitting lately trying not to rush...just enjoying having something to keep my hands busy in the evening I knit a few rows each night...loving it!

I hope your staying warm reader..thank you spending a few minutes here with me today!

Please stop by my Etsy shop...

Many Blessings to you,

~~Renee

Easy Knit Hat " Flat Knitting" Yarn Along 101

Easy Knit Hat " Flat Knitting"

So glad to be with you during this weeks Yarn Along. I just finished my hat that I was working on in Yarn Along 97. I always have to many projects going on at once. I used to start something and finish it..now I start something and almost finish it....but then cast on something new.

I hope you have a wonderful Thanksgiving reader...thank you for stopping by today:)

Please come and see what's new in my Etsy shop....

Many Blessings,

~~Renee

Knitting On A Hat and Working On Felt Ornaments Yarn Along 100

Knitting On A Hat and Working On Felt Ornaments

It is so good to be with you during this weeks yarn along. I have been busy working on my hat that I printed out on Raverly. I hope to have it finished by Thanksgiving. I have been also working on these small felt ornaments so fun to make.I just traced with cookie cutters...

Thank you Ginny for this weeks yarn along...

Come and see what's new in my Esty shop...

Blessings to you reader,

Renee

Knitted a Blue Hat " Flat Knitting" Yarn Along 99

Knitted a Blue Hat " Flat Knitting"                                                                                                                  

It is so good to be with you during this weeks yarn along. I made this hat for my daughter a couple of weeks ago and thought I would share it with all of you. I have been having a hard time trying to make a slouch hat.... this time I knitted the hat flat..there is a small seam...but I think it looks pretty good. I had to frog my last hat I couldn't get my knit and purls to line up right.....so.. I started another hat which looks a lot better...I will share it with you next week:)

Thank you Ginny for this weeks yarn along!

Come and see what's new in my Etsy shop...

I hope you have a very blessed day reader,

~~Renee

Knitted Brown Hat and Christmas Cross- Stitching Yarn Along 98

Knitted Brown Hat and Cross- Stitching          

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I hope you have a wonderful and bless day reader...thank you for stopping by today....

~~Renee

Knitting In The Round Slouch Hat Yarn Along 97

Knitting in the Round Slouch Hat

It is so good to be with you during this weeks yarn along. I am now working on a slouch hat. I am almost ready to decrease which I am very excited about.

Come and see what's new in my Etsy shop....

I hope you have a very blessed week reader,

~~Renee

Knitted Pink and Gray Twisted Scarf Yarn along 96

Knitted Pink and Gray Twisted Scarf              

Come and see what's new in my Etsy shop....

Thank you Ginny for this weeks yarn along....


Thank you reader for stopping by today:)

Many Blessings to you,

~~Renee

Granny Square Doll Blanket Yarn Along 95

Crocheted Granny Square Doll Blanket

I hope you have been able to find time to knit, read or just do something you enjoy this week.

Come and see what's new in my Etsy shop....

Thank you so much for stopping by today reader.

Blessings to you,

~~Renee

Knitted Head Band By Nicky Epstein Yarn Along 94

Knitted Head Band And Wrislets  By Nicky Epstein

I am so glad to be with you during this weeks Yarn Along. 

I hope you have a blessed week reader...and thank you for stopping by today.

Many Blessings,

~~Renee

Crocheted Granny Square 18 Inch Doll Blanket Yarn Along 93

Crocheted Granny Square 18 Inch Doll Blanket

So glad to be with you during this weeks yarn along. As you can see from above I am still crocheting but right now mainly doll blankets.

Come and see what's new in my Etsy shop....

I hope you are enjoying your summer reader..thank you  for stopping by today!

Many Blessings to you,

~~Renee

Crocheted Granny Square Blanket Yellow and Brown Yarn Along 92

Crocheted Granny Square Blanket Yellow and Brown

I want to thank Ginny as always for this weeks yarn along:)

Come and see what's new in my Etsy shop....

Thank you for stopping by today reader...

Many Blessings to you,

~~Renee

Saturday....at Lego town...

It has been a very dreary weekend...so we decided to visit Lego town that was on display at our local Fair Grounds. I know that I personally have never seen so many Lego's in one place.....we had a real good time. Now... my husband had a great time looking at each display and talking to most of the men that were there. It was an over all great family event...

Come and see what new in my Etsy shop....

I hope you had a blessed weekend reader,

Many Blessings,

~~Renee

Crocheted Granny Square Lap Blanket Yarn Along 91

Crocheted Granny Square Lap Blanket

Come and see what's new in my Etsy shop....

I can't wait to see what everyone has been knitting and crocheting...

Thank you Ginny for this weeks yarn along!!

I hope you are blessed  today reader,

~~Renee

Tuesday.....

It was another beautiful day today a little cloudy but still a very nice day... I thought I would show a little that went on today..

*  We bought a few blackberry bushes..when the nights get a little warmer they will be planted...can't wait!

* Painting your nails while doing  your school work....the blessings of being homeschooled.

* When I went out our front door to pull weeds around our front deck..a snake tried to get into our house. The phone rang and my oldest daughter brought me the phone..went back inside and all I heard was Snake as she kicked it out our front door...it sort of got stuck in the door and got itself hurt in the middle. That was a fun part of the day :(

* My husband is planting our early tomatoes...lettuce isn't growing much.

* My husband also has been cleaning out the hoop house..don't the beds look nice. I can't wait until we can start planting our tomatoes in there....

* Last but not least my daughter has been working on items for her shop.... these are ready for the oven..then glazed..then off to Etsy:)

Come and see what's new in my Etsy shop....

I hope your day has been blessed reader...

Many Blessings to you,

~~Renee

Monday....

Today has been a beautiful day thought I would share a few pictures with you....

* it was a great day to make a apple pie...we will have it later tonight for a nice snack before bed.

* my youngest daughter and I had some hang out time she loves our swing as much as I do:) It was a great day to just sit and swing and talk...

* I have been crocheting every chance I get..I am hoping to have my lap blanket finished by Wednesday. I know I have at least 3 more rounds to go:)

* My oldest daughters business is booming she has been getting many items to review for her web-site. Here is the box she received today..so thankful that God is blessing her....and I am so thankful that she is putting so much effort into her business.

Come and see what's new in my Etsy shop....

Thank you for stopping by today  reader......

Many Blessings,

~~Renee

Prayer Journal......

Blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord, whose confidence is in him. He will be like a tree planted by the water that sends out it's root by the stream. It does not fear when the heat comes: it leaves are always green. It has no worries in a year of drought and never fails to bear fruit. Jeremiah 17:7-8

I spent this morning reading Gods word...there is so much in the news lately that is so nice to go back and look at God's promises... I took this picture a few days ago and although there is no green leaves on the trees just yet... the trees are planted near the water....I have seen this creek go dry for many weeks on end ...and the trees are still the same as if there were water in it all the time.

There is so much in this passage of scripture but what I notice this morning is the wording of Blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord, whose confidence is in him....Not only should we trust but we should be confident that He will take care of us......I know for a fact that God is taking care of us...I have seen him work in my life and other peoples lives around me.

 I have decided to keep a prayer journal by my bed ...I am not using this journal as a diary but as journal to only keep prayers in ....at bed time I think back about my day and think of who I saw or what I might have heard about someone and I add that persons name to my list and beside each name is a prayer request. I have done this for a week now....I have so many names in my journal..some of the people I don't know personally... I see them and just know that they need prayer so they are placed in my prayer journal.  There was a lady on the news on Monday that passed away suddenly leaving her husband to raise their 12 children..her husbands name is on my list. On Easter morning there was a young lady with her Mother that was so uncomfortable being in church her name is on my list....no I might not know her exact name she is given the name girl with the head band....but God knows her name..smile.. For some reason it feels good to write each name down and having that confidence that God hears each name brought to Him.........

Thank you for taking the time to read this post reader..I hope it inspires you to have a prayer journal...we can never have too much prayer.....smile..

Please stop and see what's new in my Etsy shop.....

Many Blessings to you,

~~Renee

Crocheted Granny Square Lap Blanket Yarn Along 90

Crocheted Granny Square Lap Blanket

So glad to be with you during this weeks yarn along...thank you again Ginny!

Please stop by and see what's new in my Etsy shop

I hope you are having a wonderful week reader,

~~Renee

Our Hattie.....

I noticed as I was reading over this weekends blog posts I forgot to add a picture that I took of our beautiful Hattie...she enjoyed the weekend as much as I did. The weather was so nice not hot and not to cool..

As I sat outside yesterday on my porch swing listening to all that was going on around me...and feeling so very blessed...I began thinking about a time that we were a little restless not knowing what God was wanting us to do...there was a summer when we felt that we were being lead to move to a new home with more land. I spent a lot of my summer looking at farms near by wishing and dreaming...during that time our yard began looking very small, we only had 5 chickens..we didn't  have a barn or a pond. I felt our home was small and not roomy enough...it is amazing how God can change those thoughts.

 It took me that summer to walk around our yard and see the potential of a bigger gardens and maybe more animals...not just our  5 chickens. God really opened my eyes to how nice our home and yard was and how very blessed we were.. to be given such a responsibility of it all. I am so, so grateful that we decide not  to move and that we have mostly tamed our yard and home..yet, there is always something to do:)

 I love knowing that my husband can come home from a long day of  work and sit beside me on my porch swing and talk....not having to worry about what he should be doing next ....he can just relax... I like those times the most just sitting and dreaming beside him....thinking of the next thing we want to do in the garden, or thinking of adding a new animal or two, maybe doing something new to our home. I am not sure how many times he told me this weekend...this 1 acre is more than enough and I just smiled...thinking of the time when we wished....if we only had (?) more acres, (?) more chickens....more of this, more of that....I now know what contentment is....God gave that to me....He opened my eyes....and I am so very thankful!!

We had such a wonderful and relaxing weekend...I am looking forward to many more weekends just like this one....

If you have time please stop by my Etsy shop...

Many Blessings to you reader,

~~Renee

Sunday...another beautiful day.....

 

We have had a wonderful Sunday afternoon.... we went to church and then went out to eat to celebrate my moms birthday. We then came home and spent the rest of the afternoon outside. I am still working on my granny square..I have decided to make a lap blanket in spring colors. I have also been reading the new crochet magazine looking how they combine yarn colors. 

We have our garden tilled....bigger than last year as you can see from the picture above. My husband planted lettuce in the garden today.... Our hoop house is warming up nicely..it has been near 70 or above the last few days. We have been hardening off the lettuce that is now in the garden. We have many tomatoes that will soon be visiting the hoop house.

I hope you are having a wonderful weekend reader..we start back to our homeschooling tomorrow...we only have 4 more weeks then we will be out for summer break. My youngest daughter will soon be a junior in high school ..oh, my :) :)

If you have time please stop by my Esty shop....

Many Blessings to you,

~~Renee

Saturday Morning.....

It is a beautiful day to get outside and get some tilling done....I brought out the swing cushions...I am now going to get to sit and swing, crochet, and read....it is going to be a good day:) :)

If you have a minute please stop by my Esty shop.....

I hope you have a wonderful weekend reader,

Many Blessings to you,

~~Renee