From the weekend

I'm sorry for my absence.  Yesterday's weather was just too nice.  It has been raining for... awhile.  Yesterday was beautiful and I spent the majority of the day outside in the sunshine. =]

From the weekend:

Potatoes in love ;] // Lotion Bar

Lotion bars (shea & olive) // Saturday bike ride on our local trail

These lotion bars are awesome.  Ohmygoodness.  So convenient.  I keep one in an old altoids tin in my purse and one pretty much follows me around the house.  For the one with shea butter I used this recipe.

For the one with olive oil, you just replace the shea butter with olive oil.  (I got this idea from a friend!)  The hardest part about this recipe is cleaning beeswax off the bowls and utensils you use.  Honestly.  (The trick is to boil them, then use a dry cloth to wipe off the wax while they're still hot!)

I just wanted to try these, not make like 12 bars, so I did a tiny recipe of each.  About a 1/2 oz (on the kitchen scale) of each ingredient made one of each bar.  I simply poured them into cupcake liners in my muffin tin and they hardened very quickly on the counter.  I like the idea of using those silicone molds in the cake aisle, but I also like to work with what I've got!

Lotions bars are a generally new concept to me, anyone else use/make them?

Giveaway #2!

This giveaway is for eight 1/2 oz samples of CJ's Creamy Lotion! Included are the scents:
-Apricot Freesia
-Toasted Almond
-Love Spell
-Pink Sugar
-Warm Vanilla Cake
-Cherry Blossom
-Oatmeal, Milk & Honey
-New Mown Hay

To enter this drawing scroll down and read my review of CJ's BUTTer, then leave a comment on this post telling me why you want to try the lotion, or who will be trying it. This entry is required, all other entries are void if this one is not included. Make sure to leave your email address in the comment so I can contact you if you win! =]

For additional entries you can:
- Follow my blog and comment saying that you are.
- Blog about this giveaway and provide a link in a comment.

This giveaway is for US residents only. I will use random.org to choose a winner on February 5th and the winner will be contacted by email. If you don't respond within 48 hours I will choose a new winner. =] You can enter all 3 drawings, however, if the same person is drawn more than once I will be choosing a different winner.

Giveaway #1!

This giveaway is for 4 oz of CJ's Creamy Lotion in Pink Sugar, and 4 oz of CJ's Body BUTTer in New Mown Hay. Both scents smell great! Pink sugar is girly & sweet, and New Mown Hay smells naturally earthy and slightly sweet. =]

To enter this drawing scroll down and read my review of CJ's BUTTer, then leave a comment on this post telling me why you want to try CJ's products. This entry is required, all other entries are void if this one is not included. Make sure to leave your email address in the comment so I can contact you if you win! =]

For additional entries you can:
- Follow my blog and comment saying that you are.
- Blog about this giveaway and provide a link in a comment.

This giveaway is for US residents only. I will use random.org to choose a winner on February 5th and the winner will be contacted by email. If you don't respond within 48 hours I will choose a new winner. =] You can enter all 3 drawings, however, if the same person is drawn more than once I will be choosing a different winner.