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Crosspost from Jennie Fresa: How to cure chapped lips

I published this today on the Jennie Fresa blog.

Even though there hasn’t been any snow this winter, we’ve certainly felt the effects of the season, especially on our lips! Dry, cracked, chapped lips are very common during cold months due to cold winds and the lack of moisture in the air. Here are a few ways to keep your lips happy:

1. Drink water. It’s always important to keep your body hydrated, but especially during the winter when the air is so dry. Drink lots of water and other fluids, and run a humidifier in your home if you find that you often wake up with a sore throat.

2. Apply lip balm regularly. A lip balm made with natural waxes and oils is a must-have during the winter. My Coco Balm is a good choice because it’s made with Candelilla Wax, Cocoa Butter, Coconut Oil, Certified Organic Jojoba Oil, and Vitamin E Oil — all skin-nourishing, natural ingredients. You can buy Coco Balm in my Etsy shop, at Jennie Fresa, or Brazen Betties.

3. Use a lip exfoliant. Many of us exfoliate our face, feet, and other areas of dry skin, but we don’t always remember to exfoliate our lips! Here’s an easy and natural lip scrub DIY I found on Pinterest:

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Friday Faves: Holiday DIY Roundup

My Halloween DIY Roundup was pretty popular, so I thought I’d do one for the Holiday season, too. Here are some neat Holiday-inspired crafts & DIYs I’ve found around the Internet:

1. Holiday Branch Decor via Remodelista. A very simple way to spruce {get it??} up a corner of the house for the holidays. All you need is a tree branch {I believe the one pictured is birch} and a string of white lights.

2. Cozy Winter Felt Wreath via The Inspired Room. This wreath is made entirely from neutral-colored felt squares and it’s so pretty!

3. Twine/String Ball Ornaments via Simple Mom. These holiday-themed string balls are very easy to make and they can be used as ornaments or as additions to centerpieces.

4. Sparkly Pears via Pretty Shiny Sparkly. Okay, this isn’t technically a tutorial, but they’d be very easy to make: pears + glue + glitter. I would make these not more than a few days before you’re having a party because real pears will go bad. Alternately, you could use fake pears.

5. Ladder Tree via CB2. Don’t have a tree? Or maybe you’d rather not cut one down or buy a plastic one? Stringing lights up around a ladder is a really cool alternative. I wish we had a ladder…

6. Mini Present Garland via Oh Happy Day. I love how fun, colorful and kate-spade-esque this garland is! It’s made with crepe paper and cereal/raisin boxes. I may go out and get raisin boxes just to make this! {And, of course, to eat the raisins.}

7. The Sweater Stocking via made. Turn your old/too-big/too-small sweaters into stockings! Genius! For those of you who can make more than a pillow on a sewing machine {something I still haven’t quite accomplished yet…}, this is a wonderful way to make personalized stockings for friends, family, or yourself!

8. Glitter Globes via kirtsy. My niece loves snow globes, so I’m going to box up these instructions and supplies and give them to her as one of her gifts so we can make one together. I might get too excited and make a bunch for the apartment, too.

9. Paper Ornaments via Etsy. I love these ornaments because they’re so unique. I’ve never seen any like them! Plus, they’re also pretty easy to make.

10. Pom Garland by Hank & Hunt. I realize I have a garland problem. Also a pom-pom problem. Also a sparkle problem. So, this sparkly pom-pom garland makes a little crazy with happiness. I can’t wait to make a bajillion! Poor Stan.

11. Hand-Drawn Printable Gift Tags via Hey Look. These printable gift tags are so pretty and simple, and they’re perfectly paired with kraft/butcher paper giftwrap and twine. A great simplistic look for wrapping gifts.

There are so many great holiday decor tutorials circling around the web, but I had to limit my list otherwise it would have gone on forever. Check out my holiday decor diy pinterest board for more inspiration!

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“I believe in pink” free Audrey Hepburn printable

I found the above downloadable via Pinterest. I’ve been wanting this Audrey Hepburn quote on my wall for a while now and I thought this printable was great, but I noticed the designer left out a word :(

So, I made my own fledgling design work {above}, printed it, framed it, put it on my wall, and then I thought that you should have it too, if you’d like. Download the PDF here.

Please don’t use it for monetary gain, or you’ll have bad karma and nightmares about Audrey Hepburn stealing your skinny jeans.

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Friday Faves: Halloween DIY Roundup

Halloween is 16 days away! Are you doing anything fun? I’m trying to convince Stan to go to Salem, but I’m not sure it’s in our budget. I’ve never been there for Halloween! Anyway, it’s Friday Faves time and here are some awesome Halloween-inspired crafts & DIYs I’ve found around the interwebs:

1. DIY Glitter Pumpkins via Posh Pixels Design Studio. I need to make these! Maybe I’ll pull a prank on Stan with them. He hates glitter… ;)

2. Hand Ice Cube in Punch via Real Simple. I wish we were hosting a Halloween party, because this is just too cool.

3. Glow Stick Lanterns via Lil Blue Boo. Cut glow stick. Pour in clean jar. Shake.

4. Candy Corn Manicure via The Beauty Department. Remember the easy mani/pedi Sani showed us? It involved the magic of tape. This one does, too.

5. Pumpkin Party Cooler via Martha Stewart. Wait, wait, you mean we can use pumpkins for practical purposes during Halloween? Yes, we can!

6. 20 Unique Pumpkin Ideas via c.r.a.f.t. For those of you who wish to stick to the traditional Halloween pumpkin usage and carve those suckers up, here are 20 interesting finished pumpkins to inspire you. My favorite is totally the puking one. Admittedly, this is partly because it is making my favorite emoticon: >_<

7. Halloween Apothecary Favor Bottles via Somewhere Splendid. Fill these with poison and hand them out like candy! No, I meant, fill these with candy and hand them out like poison! That still doesn’t sound right.

I can’t wait for Halloween Knights tomorrow at the Renaissance Faire! Happy weekend! xo

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25 ways to tie a scarf

Okay, this video is a little bit creepy. It reminds me of the Oompa Loompa dances in the newer, Tim Burton-directed Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, but I kind of love it. Fashion blogger Wendy of Wendy’s Lookbook did this neat video tutorial on 25 different ways to tie a scarf:

I tried a few of them myself, too. Here are my faves:

Note: I’m not entirely convinced I did “the celebrity” correctly, but it looks neat anyway! I think I need thinner scarves.

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