I really do love to paint. My mother was an aspiring artist in her off time (along with being a writer…where’s her blog? I think she should totally follow my lead and start her own blog!) and she always did fantastically fun craft projects with us, when we were kids. I am a right brained [...]
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Homemade Holiday Scented Play Dough For The Little Ones In Your Life
December 9th, 2012 
Christina I love playing with play dough. I have always been one of those artsy types of people; as a child, anything that my mom would suggest, that had to do with crafting, I was on board. There is a lot of talk though, about sensory play and how it can enhance the learning experience for [...]
Make Your Own Holiday Gifts: Peppermint Laundry Soap in a Jar
December 6th, 2012 Christina Yep. I know it sounds crazy, but it’s the gift that keeps on giving. Not only do you KNOW without a shadow of a doubt, that everyone needs laundry soap, you are giving them MUCH better homemade soap that is good for the environment and not toxic to you. Not only that, you can give [...]
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6 Comments »Make Your Own Holiday Gifts: Tangerine Lavender Lotion bars
November 25th, 2012 Christina With the cold winter days starting to kick in, my hands are really starting to feel the season change. I don’t know about you guys, but my hand hands tend to get VERY dry and in need of extra moisture this time of year. That means this is the PERFECT time to break out the [...]
Make Your Own Holiday Gifts: Organic Pumpkin Peanut Butter Dog Treats
November 16th, 2012 Christina I don’t know how it is in your house, but in our house, our animals are just as much a part of the family as our own son is. Our dog Sirius is my son’s best friend and brother. They spend all day long romping through our house together, always getting into things as two [...]
Posted in DIY Projects, Gifts Tags: Christina Anthis, diy, diy dog treats, diy gifts, Hippie Homemaker, Hippy Homemaker, homemade, homemade dog treats, homemade holiday gifts, homemade organic dog treats, homemade vegan dog treats, make your own gifts, peanut butter dog treats, peanut butter pumpkin dog treats, The Hippy Homemaker, vegan, vegan dog treats No Comments »Make Your Own Holiday Gifts: Body Scrubs
November 15th, 2012 Christina Every girl out there who has ever used a salt or sugar scrub, knows and LOVES that luxurious feeling that your skin gets after rinsing off. In the middle of the summer time, I am usually partial to a coconut lime version of one of these, but during the winter time I am in need [...]
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November 11th, 2012 Christina Bath salts are by far the easiest, of all of the bath gifts, to make. All it takes is some epsom salt and some essential oils. I made two different kinds of salts I put together here, and I put the recipe for both. The first one also has some baking soda to soften the [...]
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November 6th, 2012 Christina Keep your eyes peeled for certain gifts that I make, that you might want for yourself. I will be doing a 25 post series on homemade gifts, this month. Starting December 1st, I will be celebrating 25 days of holiday cheer with a raffle; where I will be raffling off one gift from each post, [...]
Posted in DIY Projects, Gifts, Green Living, Natural Beauty Tags: Christina Anthis, diy, diy gifts, diy lip balm, diy lipbalm, Hippie Homemaker, Hippy Homemaker, homemade, homemade holiday gifts, homemade lip balm, homemade lipbalm, lavender oil, make your own gifts, make your own holiday gifts, peppermint oil, The Hippy Homemaker No Comments »Make Your Own Holiday Gifts: Peppermint Lavender Soy Candles
November 5th, 2012 Christina Did you know that most of those candles that you buy at the store are just burning toxic fumes into the air that your family and visiting friends breath, in your home? Those toxic chemicals are called “VOCs” (Volatile Organic Compounds) and they have been linked to everything from cancer to fertility problems. I had [...]
Posted in DIY Projects, Gifts Tags: Christina Anthis, diy, diy bath gifts, diy candle gifts, diy candles, diy gifts, diy scented candles, green home, green living, Hippie Homemaker, Hippy Homemaker, homemade, lavender oil, make your own candles, make your own gifts, make your own scented candles, peppermint oil, The Hippy Homemaker 2 Comments »Make Your Own Holiday Gifts: Bath Fizzies
November 4th, 2012 Christina I am going to be doing a series of holiday gifts for you guys to make family members! Tonight’s post is my son’s favorite so far, bath fizzies. These little fizzie treats are absolutely great at softening the skin but they also help by adding essential oils for specific purposes. (Like relaxation and sleeping, colds, [...]
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