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DIY Herbal Bath Tea

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Can you believe Mothers Day is just around the corner?  Where does the time go, I have no idea!  If you are looking for a quick and easy gift for mom look no further, today I’m showing how to make herbal bath tea’s!  Honestly, for Mother’s Day I want nothing more then to spend time with my boys and end the day in a hot bubble bath filled with fabulous herbs!!  (Hint Hint Honey, are you reading?)

I used cheesecloth for my tea bags but you could use organza, muslin or purchase the empty press and seal tea bags.

I used the following herbs:

Dried Chamomile

Dried Hibiscus

Fresh Lavender from our garden

Fresh Orange blossoms from our garden

Get creative, Epson salts, rosemary, rose petals, sage, your options are endless, use what makes you happy!

Love seeing the fresh lavender growing throughout our yard!

I cut a rectangle of cheesecloth, double layered it  and  added about 1/4 cup of the  herbs

 Tightly wrap with a ribbon and add a tag

~Such a perfect gift for any mother who is looking for a little R&R~

We just finished installing shutters in our bathroom, you can read about it here.

 Looking for more amazing Mother’s Day Gift ideas?  Look no further!

Wednesday, April 17th~Cupcakes and Crinoline
Thursday, April 18th~Dukes and Duchesses
Friday, April 19th~Setting for Four
Saturday, April 20th~Yesterday on Tuesday
Sunday, April 21st~Uncommon Designs
Monday, April 22nd~ homework 
Tuesday, April 23rd~ Making Lemonade
Wednesday, April 24th~ Domestically Speaking
Thursday, April 25th~Alderberry Hill
Friday, April 26th~My uncommon Slice of Suburbia

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Make sure you stop by tomorrow for a chance at winning a $200 Visa gift card and prize package, yup no joke!

~Have a Super Fabulous Day~

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DIY Wine Charms

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I love dressing up a wine glass with a little bling.  Wine charms are super easy to make and you can really tailor them to fit everyone’s personality, they also make fabulous gifts!

You can find beads at pretty much any craft store for cheap.  We also have a bead store close by that I can easily spend hours in.  You can either buy the already made wine ring hoops for about a buck for 12 or you could use memory wire.

Just string the beads however your heart desires, grab some pliers and bend the end of the wire (aprox. 1/8 inch).

I did find some of my larger charms were not going to fit around the loop so I just thread some fishing wire through and tied it onto the charm.

I know what your thinking wine and crosses?  Well,  I was the preachers daughter, yup, for real, that’s a story for another day, besides haven’t your heard Miranda’s song…

‘Cause I heard Jesus,

He drank wineI

bet we’d get along just fine

He could calm a storm and heal the blind

And I bet He’d understand a heart like mine

Since we are talking wine, the other day my girlfriend was having “one of those days”  I saw this on facebook awhile back so I got my handy dandy pen out and filled the glass to the rim.  I think her day got a lot better.

 I would say the the approximate cost was about $2.00 each for the ones with the nicer charms.  The other ones were most likely about 25 cents.

~Have a fabulous day~

 

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Scrapwood sign~It’s a Spring Thing

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~WOW WOW WOW~

I can’t quite seem to find the words to tell you how incredibly thankful we are for all of the prayers and encouragement for Grayson, THANK YOU! People near and far from around the world have been praying and God listened! Grayson was taken out of critical care yesterday, we are one step closer to going home!!!  I promise to continue to keep everyone posted, from the bottom of our heart, thank you so much!

I have had this post scheduled before Grayson became ill and I am so glad I didn’t have to miss out on it.  I am participating in It’s a Spring Thing with some of the most incredible bloggers out there!  Mary Beth from Cupcakes and Crinoline started us off with a delicious looking Lemon and Blueberry Butter Cake. Yesterday Jennifer from Dear Lillie shared her beautiful tablescape all set for Spring with gorgeous rustic elements. Kristin from Simply Klassic Home will be sharing on Thursday followed by a ton of more talent you don’t want to miss!

A few weeks ago I decided it would be fun to make a welcome spring sign and display it by our front door. (I’ll be honest, it’s still sitting somewhere in the house right now)

I grabbed scrap wood out of the hubby’s woodpile and went to work.

I  found a small piece of wood that would work to attach them altogether, I just sawed it in half  and used screws to attach the boards.

I Filled the holes with wood filler and sanded over the whole piece to make it smooth.

I painted on a coat of ASCP from a mix I used awhile back.

I free handed some words and graphics and painted them in, thank goodness the paint hides my horrible writing.

You can’t beat free!

Check out this fabulous lineup:

Heather from At the Picket Fence

Shannon from Fox Hollow Cottage

Debbie fromDebbiedoo’s

Heather from Setting for Four

Angelina from JoJo & Eloise

 Vanessa from At the Picket Fence

Maryann from Domestically Speaking

KariAnne from Thistlewood Farms

Courtney from French Country Cottage

Jennifer  from Jennifer Rizzo

On March 18th we’ll all be hosting one HUGE It’s a Spring Thing Linky Party where you can link up your spring and Easter posts.  We have been busy pinning over at It’s a Spring Thing on pinterest and we can’t wait to start pinning new projects once the party is live!

~Have a fabulous day friends~

 

 

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