DIY Christmas Gifts: Easy Peasy Lemon Sugar Scrub

Since I've done nothing by way of Christmas preparation yet I thought I'd share one of my favorite and most popular Christmas gift craft posts from last year -- my Easy Peasy DIY Lemon Sugar Scrub.

Okay, so I've given you a hint or two about some homemade Christmas gifts I was working on (with the kids) to send to family and friends. I'm finally getting around to sharing the details of one of them. With Christmas rapidly approaching (and just coming off an awful 24-hour bug, on the heels of my son's 36-hour bug) I'll be somewhat sparse with the details, but feel free to e-mail me with any questions.

Lemon Sugar Scrub Recipe

Ingredients

2 1/2 c. sugar

1 c. extra virgin olive oil

1/2 oz. bottle scented essential oil (I used Lemon Verbena)

Half-pint Ball jars (or any jars of your choosing)

This recipe ended up filling 6 half-pint jars. You can use more sugar and olive oil for more jars, mixing as you need to. Also, feel free to add more olive oil if the mixture seems too, well, scrubby. 

Just mix the sugar and the olive oil, adding about 2/3 of the bottle of Lemon Verbena oil. You really want it to smell good! Lemon is one of my all-time favorite bath product fragrances.  

Here it is mid-mix. It'll look better in the jars, promise!

I used these darling jars I picked up at Wal-Mart.

And you want to include some type of spoon or scoop. Here's what I used. Can you guess where they're from? Dollar Tree to the rescue once again.

The spoons came with these cute ice cream serving bowls.  Three bowl/spoon sets for $1.00.  Mr. CBD drilled some holes in the spoon handles and I tied them around the outside of the package with jute.

And here they are wrapped for giving. I rubber stamped "Lemon Hand Scrub" on premade tags.

I got the Merry Christmas label download from eighteen25. (If they look familiar it's because I used the exact same ones for my homemade snow globe soaps last Christmas!) First I printed, then cut them out and glued them onto cardstock. And for a little glitz I brushed them with Mod Podge and a sprinkling of glitter.  

And today they went out in the mail. I just love getting packages at Christmas, don't you?

Well, that's it until next time, friends!

 I hope you enjoyed reading about my

  Easy Peasy Lemon Sugar Scrub

 and that I've inspired you in some way. 

 

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