MCT "DIY Dish Washing Soap"

***Just a HEAD'S UP, this is NOT a crafty post.  If you don't care for DIY stuff you are more than welcome to skip this post.***

GOOD MORNING my sweet friends & welcome to my 3rd DIY post! If you missed my first 2 DIY posts, you can see them HERE & HERE!

I thought since we are all quarantined, maybe this will help some of you out there.  I've been making my own cleaning products, body, face & spa  products for around 4 years now so I thought I would share with you!  Since we are home 24/7, we can run out of products FAST.  For me, it's dishwashing soap because we do not have a dishwashing machine. "WE" are the dish washers in my house! :)  But we do have one rule in my house, we all wash our own dish & utensil that we use.  Usually at the end of each meal, any one of my boys OR my hubby washes any other stragglers, or pots & pans that are left over.  I am GRATEFUL that they help me and never have to ask them to either.  :)

I am sharing you a recipe that I found in my "Naturally Clean Home" book & I've been making this for 4 years now & I LOVE it!  

Here is the recipe:

~ 22 oz Soap Dispenser

~ Fill with Castile Soap

~ 20 Drops of Lime Oil

~ 10 Drops of Sweet Orange Oil

~ 5 Drops of Grapefruit Seed Extract Oil

Here is my video for you showing how easy this is to make!  Now, of course you don't have to use the EXACT brand of  items I used, I just linked the items I used here for you just in case you wanted to know.  The ONLY item you might want to get that I have linked here is the Soap because I don't think another one will work as good.  As for the Grape Fruit oil, if you get another brand, just make sure it says "seed liquid extract" on it!  Also, these items may seem like a lot, but they will last you for quite some time! ;)

***Watch the video to the end because I also share a quick tip for you.***

ITEMS USED:

        
  


I truly love created LOTS of things & I am happy to share them with all of you!  Hopefully you were inspired here today!  Thanks so much for stopping by, have a FABULOUS day & I will see you all back here soon! :) xoxo

MCT "DIY PILLOW SPRAY & SLEEP SERUM" Gift Basket

GOOD MORNING my sweet friends & welcome to My Creative Time!

I had mentioned in one of my videos about a month ago that I wanted to add something a little different to my blog! Since I do a LOT of DIY stuff, I thought it would be fun to share what I do "besides" My Creative Time paper crafting.  I will be sharing a little something different each time so you can see what goes on in my life! ;)  So, on occasional Mondays and on Fridays, with the exception of the 3rd Friday of each month, I will post either a DIY item, lifestyle or even a recipe with you!  If you have been following me from the beginning, you know I can get bored easily so that's why I wanted to incorporate something a little something here to share with all of you! 

I truly hope you enjoy it because I had so much fun creating this content for you all! ;)

Here is what it looks like after I wrapped it in the cellophane! :) 

I just LOVE how it turned out & I hope my niece enjoys it just as much as I enjoyed putting it together for her! ;)




Here is a closer look at the tag I created for it!



MCT PRODUCTS USED:
~ Basket Tag Sentiments (will be back in stock on 3/14/19)
~ Basket Tag Dies  (will be back in stock on 3/14/19)
~ Stitched Party Dies

Here is my video showing you how I created the "Pillow Spray" along with the "Sleep Serum" and how I incorporated it all into this adorable basket for my niece's birthday who will be turning 20 this month!  She mentioned how she has a hard time sleeping at night so I thought I would give her the tools to help here out! :)



Now, keep in mind, when or if you do decide to purchase the oils to make these yourself, the products do last you a while! That's why I LOVE essential oils because a little....goes a long way! :)

Amazon Products  Used:

I hope I inspired you to create these AMAZING DIY products for yourself! 

Thank you ALL SO VERY MUCH for stopping by, have a FABULOUS day & I will see you all back here soon! :)


*****RECIPES*****

PILLOW SPRAY
~Fill a 2oz or 4oz glass bottle with
~ Thayers Witch Hazel
~ Add 20-30 drops of Lavender

SLEEP SERUM
~ Fill a 10ml glass roll on bottle halfway with Fractionated Coconut Oil
~ Add 2 drops of Roman Chamomile
~ Add 2 drops of Ylang Ylang
~ Add 2 drops of Lavender

There are links to all of the products used for both of these recipes are linked above! :)

DIY "Foaming Hand Soap"

GOOD MORNING my sweet friends & welcome to another "DIY".

Today I thought I would share how I make my "Foaming Hand Soap" & wanted you to see just how EASY it is to make! :)

You can see in my video just how I made this and I also linked up everything I used to make it as well just in case you wanted to try it too below! :)




As I mentioned in my video, I shared how I have been using re-usable towels in my kitchen & my bathrooms for 13 years now!  I did say I would show you pictures of how I have them set up in each space!

This first one is how I have them displayed on my counter top in my kitchen next to my sink.
I don't roll up the towels in the bathrooms, ONLY in the kitchen because I wanted them to look presentable AND I just wanted to do it! :)  This basket I actually found at Walmart!




Here is how I have them displayed in my boys' bathroom. As I mentioned in my video, these are just folded regular!  I found this basket at Hobby Lobby.




This is how I have them displayed in my bathroom! As you can see, they are also just folded regular as well! This basket I also picked up at Hobby Lobby.  I just LOVE having this system, this way there will be no "cross contamination" if any of us are sick by using just one towel!  It also gives your bathroom a little "spa like" feel as well! :)  Since we are all still home, I wash all the towels twice a week!  When we go back to normal where my boys are back to school, then I will only need to wash them once a week.  Like I mentioned in my video, I use a DIY bleach that works WONDERS!  As you can see, I've had these towels from Target for 13 years & they are still in good shape AND they are still WHITE! :)

Foaming Hand Soap Recipe
 (from Loving Essential Oils)

~ 2 Tablespoons Unscented Castile Soap
~ 10 Drops Rosemary Essential
~ 8 Drops Lemon Essential Oil
~ 2 Teaspoons Fractionated Coconut Oil
~ 1 Cup Destilled or Filtered Water
~ 10 oz Foaming Pump Bottle

I hope this will help some of you out who has been wanting to make your own hand soap!  I realize it takes a little bit to actually get everything you need, but it will last you for a long while! WELL WORTH IT! :)

Thanks so very much for stopping by, have a FABULOUS day & I will see you back here soon! ;) xoxo

MCT "DIY Do Your Own Gel Mani"

Hello my sweet friends & welcome to another DIY video!  If you missed my first DIY post/video, you can see that HERE!

Whenever I post my nails on social media, I always get asked to show how I do them & what items I use!  I decided to go ahead & do a video on how I do my own nails now!  I've been doing my own manicures for over 2 years now & I am SOOO HAPPY I am STILL doing this! :)

I put links to everything I used below!  As for the nail polishes, I know they are a bit pricey, BUT, I look past it this way, I always paid no less than $35 when I walked out of a nail salon so it's WORTH IT go me! :).  This is why I only have around maybe 6 gel nail polish colors! :)


Here is my video for you today! ;) 


Londontown Gel Nail Polish I used:

~ Gel Universal Base Coat
~ Gel Top Coat
~ Gel Polish "To The Moon"
~ Gel Polish "Starstruck"



         




I hope you were inspired here today & I hope this helps some of you out there! I thought this would be a good video to share since we are all in quarantine right now! If "I" can do my own nails, ANYONE can my friends! :)  Thanks so much for stopping by, have a FABULOUS day & I will see you back here soon! :)  xoxo

CHA 2011 in FUN L.A.!!! - Episode ~160

Good Morning My Creative Friends! WOW, it's been a while! lol..... I have to say that I had the BEST time this weekend! I wanted to thank Sarah for being a FUN roommate!!! L.A. was such a FUN city! We ENJOYED the FOOD, ALL the NICE people we came across everyday we were there & we also had some FUN Adventures! Well, where do I start? Let's start w/our meet & greet Saturday morning! Sarah & I decided to have a meet & greet at our hotel the "Wilshire Grand Hotel" which was in downtown L.A. We met the ladies at one of the lovely restaurants in our hotel! All of us had a BLAST & I just wanted to give a HUGE SHOUT OUT to ALL our "Crafty" ladies who drove some distances just to meet us!!! I felt "Special"!;) Sarah & I REALLY APPRECIATED it! Here are some pics that were taken!

Chris

 Yvonne

 Karla

 Cathy

 Jenny

 Angie

Stacy ~WOBBLE LADY! Stacy was SOOO SUPER SWEET to have brought all the ladies their very own pack of wobbles!!! THANK YOU Stacy!;)

 Theresa

Alex

Valerie

 Ruth

 Cristi

Kathy

Sarah & I!;)

All of us!

After the meet & greet, Sarah & I just HAD to go across the street & pick up a starbucks before heading to CHA!

Then we FINALLY made it!!!

Our FIRST stop was DCWV!!! We were SOOO LUCKY to have met Erin & she was just as sweet in person as she is on her blog!

Here is a video of this AMAZING space DCWV has created along w/some other booths we visiting along the way!

Met a few FANTASTIC ladies along the way! The FIRST one is MY FAVORITE lady who I just ADORE, "THe Peachy Queen"!! whoohooo!!! I just love this lady as well the the "Peachy Princes" Angelica!!;)

We even got to me the "Cricut Chick"!! How exciting!

I was THRILLED to see Diane w/Capadia

Got to meet "Cat in the Hat"!

Ran into Miss Robyn Pink Stamper!



Got to meet "Miss" Abovie Ruby's Studio herself, Megan!

I Also got to see Tammy Skinner!;)

We even ran into those cute twins from DIY!

NOW, the BRAND NEW Expression! whatcha think?

okay! that's it for now! It's good to be back home! I missed my 3 favorite men like CRAZY!;)  I will be back later w/a video from Saturday night's gala!!!! Have a FABULOUS day!;)

P.S. look where our cricuts were!;)

MCT 83rd Edition Release Sneaky Peek #4

GOOD MORNING my sweet friends & welcome to our 3rd day of sneaky peeks from our 83rd Edition Release!!!  Everything that my team & I are sneak peeking this week will be available for purchase starting this Friday, September 21, 2018 at 8am PST! 

Today I am super HAPPY because my team & I are showcasing a brand new die set called "Little Stitched Leaves Dies!"   I wanted to switch it up this time by showing you how you can use this without on a tag OR card! ;)  Why not decorate a DIY napkin holder?  I just LOVE how this came out!  My Mom made the napkin rings for me using THIS tutorial HERE.   The only thing my Mom did different was that she just tucked the ribbon in at her end point & did not hot glue gun it! My Mom even kicked up a notch, she ironed something napkins for me! ;) 

You can see in my video below how I put this together!

Here is my video for you today! :)

Now onto the BEST design team around! :)   Don't forget to leave your comments on all of our blogs for a chance to win this new FUN set!  GOOD LUCK ;)

Miss Emily

Miss Gaylynn

Miss Jessica

Miss Katie

Miss Kendra

 Miss Laurie

 Miss Ruthie

***SNEAK PEEK GIVEAWAY***
We will be giving away the sets we are showcasing each day to ONE lucky winner!   For example, the set we are showcasing on Wednesday,  I will announce the winner of that on Thursday & the sets we are showcasing on Thursday, I will announce that winner on Friday on my blog!  All you have to do is leave a comment on each of our blogs!  You are NOT required to comment on EVERY SINGLE  blog, but the more you comment on, the more chances you have for winning!  VERY IMPORTANT, PLEASE leave a way for us to contact you in the comments section below just in case "YOU" are the lucky winner!  For extra entries, you can spread the word about this release on Facebook, tweet about it OR even spread the word on instagram! :)

I hope you ALL enjoyed our 4th & final day of our sneaky peeks!  Don't forget to join us back here tomorrow for an AMAZING blog hop just giving you even MORE inspiration using everything we showcased this week!  ALSO, everything we showcased this week WILL be available for purchase tomorrow morning September 21 , 2018 at 8am PST HERE.  When you shop tomorrow, don't forget to use the code SEP2018 to get 15% off of your entire purchase!  

 Thank you all for stopping by & have a FABULOUS day my sweet friends and I will see you all back here tomorrow at 8am PST! :) xoxo

Now onto the winner from yesterday's sneak peek!

Random.org chose:

Jen September 19, 2018 at 8:37 AM

Your project is so fun and happy!  It brought a smile the moment I saw it!  Love how you created the face with the accents.  Adorable!

CONGRATS Miss Jen!!!  I will contact you at the end of this week ! :)