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 [...]
Archive for November, 2012
Happy Star Wars Day (oh…and Turkey Day too.)
November 22nd, 2012 
Christina It has been my long standing tradition to watch Star Wars on Thanksgiving. If you have read any of my small series about all of my surgeries and miracles, you might remember me saying I always watch Star Wars on Thanksgiving. Of course, it stemmed from one of my surgeries taking place a couple days [...]
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 [...]
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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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Cars Vegan Vanilla Birthday Cake With Vanilla Buttercream Icing
November 11th, 2012 Christina It was my baby’s 3rd birthday yesterday! I can’t believe how time flies when you’re in love and having a blast! I knew that I wanted to make an amazing birthday cake, but of course it had to be vegan! I was inspired by Chloe Coscarelli’s birthday cake recipe in her cookbook and with that [...]
Make Your Own Holiday Gifts: Moisturizing Scented Lip Balm
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, [...]
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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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