DIY Natural Powder Foundation

by Amy Knight on June 17, 2013

I’m so excited to be sharing this recipe with ya’ll today! I have been using this natural powder foundation for a few weeks now and I am loving it! My skin is much clearer, less dry, and I am happy that I know exactly what ingredients I am putting on my face! Plus it is ~~cheap~~ frugal and all natural! You get to customize it to your own skin color so it will match perfectly. Plus, this lasts all day and I don’t get that worn greasy look by the end of the day like I did even with mineral powder!

Homemade Natural Power Foundation!

Ingredients depend on the color of your skin.

Arrowroot powder or cornstarch: this is a must for every skin type! Gives you that flawless look!
Coco powder: darkens and adds richness. I use a little bit of this even though I am super pasty white!
Cinnamon: same as coco powder
Ginger: if you have yellow pigments in your skin like mwah!
French green clay (or wheat grass powder): this is works great for people with more red pigments in the skin. Green cancels red!
Bentonite clay: totally optional but has great benefits for your skin.

Directions: In a small nonmetallic bowl add about 1 Tbs cornstarch. Depending on the color of your skin, start mixing in small amounts of the other ingredients until you get your perfect match. To figure out if you matched your skin tone just dip your finger in the powder, rub on the back of your hand, and go outside to see if it blends. If it doesn’t then add more ingredients and try again. Place in a clean jar.

To use: Gently tap brush in loose powder, tap off any extra powder back into the jar, and apply in a circular motion. Just like any loose powder foundation.

Side note: don’t forget to write down how much of each ingredient that you add that way you don’t have to play as much of a guessing game the next time around. Yes, I may have learned this one the hard way!

This makes me so excited! I have been wanting to make my own cosmetics for a long time and finally am getting around to it! Just like this Homemade Face and Body Cream that is awesome. In the next few weeks you will get to see a whole line up of homemade beauty products that I have been itching to try!

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Frugal Crafty Home Blog Hop #28

by Amy Knight on June 16, 2013

Thank you for joining me and the other blog hop ladies: Jordan from Lily White. Designs, and Sara from Sneaky Spoons, and Carrie from Carrie This Home!

Are you ready for this week’s link up?

Link up your crafts, frugal finds, recipes, DIY projects, clothing, happenings around the house, homemaking…. anything made by you!
The posts can be new or old!
Make sure you link to a direct post not just your blog. It makes it easier for people to find your post!
Link back to us… Grab a button or just put a little link at the bottom of your post!
Visit other blogs linking up to the hop!

Feel free to spread the love and tell your friends about our blog hop!

I will be sharing some of my favorite posts on my Facebook Page during the week! Follow me on Facebook if you want to see if you were picked!

There were so many great projects from last week! Here are just a few!

I love this Split Pea Wreath from the ladies @ Craftivity Designs

This Kitchen Redo from Melissa @ Shabby Love is amazing! You need to check out the before photos!

You may not know this about me but I have a thing for furniture… Especially furniture redoes! Thanks Jenna @ Rain on a Tin Roof for sharing this beautiful Dresser Makeover!

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10 Ways to Make More Time Each Day

by Amy Knight on June 13, 2013

Doesn’t it feel like there isn’t enough time in the day? I sometimes feel like I wake up, go to work, come home, and get barely anything done. I’m not the only one who feels like this right? Well lately I have been trying to fight this rut and determined to get more done during the day! Here are a few things that I have been doing lately that have helped me accomplish more each day.

1. Wake up earlier
I love waking up early I feel like I get way more done and I am more motivated in the morning. I know I know, a lot of you are thinking “Amy you are crazy I much rather sleep in!” Even if you just went to bed 20 minutes earlier and woke up 20 minutes earlier it may help

2. Be Organized
This tip is super hard for me! I’m not the most organized person in the world, but I am definitely trying to become better at it. If you’re like me you can waste a lot of time searching for things or trying to straighten up craziness. But if I was just more organized in the beginning I wouldn’t have to deal with this! Blah I learned this like two years to late! O well!

3. Create a to do list
This one goes with the #2. Every morning when I get to work I like to sit down organize my desk and create a to do list of all the things I would like to get done that day (at work and at home). This helps me stay more focused. Plus who doesn’t love checking off when you get something done!

4. Prepare for the next day the night before
Make your families lunches, pick out what you are going to wear the night before, pack backpacks or brief cases, shower, or even make overnight oats for breakfast. This tip will definitely free up and de-stress your mornings!

5.Turn off your distractions
Figure out what distracts you and turn it off for a few hours. For me this would be the computer .

6. Power hour
Get focused, go fast, and push through. In order to get all my to do list done sometimes I will have a power hour (or 20 minutes) for things I don’t want to do, like cleaning. That way, I race to get all the cleaning done and it doesn’t take me very long at all.

7. Make simple meals for dinner
Use the crock pot, make one pot meals, or freezer meals. This way when you get home you can worry about other things besides whats for dinner.

8. Learn to say no…
Life can just get crazy and for some reason we feel the need to say yes to everything or everyone. One way to definitely get more done is to say no to certain engagements. Figure out your priorities, whats best for you and your family, and decide what things are a must and what things you can live without.

9. Keep a calendar!
It is easier to make more time in a day if you now what you have going on right? I love my calendar and sometimes put the silliest things in there just so I remember!

10. Rest!
Our brains can get so tired from thinking so much and trying to get a lot of stuff done. Sometimes the best thing I can do is just to sit/lay down, close my eyes, and pray or clear my mine.

That’s it 10 ways to help you accomplish more every day! What do you do to get more done?

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Coconut Strawberry Ice Cream Recipe (DF & Vegan)

by Amy Knight on June 11, 2013

I love love love ice cream… seriously, it’s a problem! The one bad thing about my love for ice cream is that I am allergic to dairy. Yea it makes me rashy and I start coughing, but I usually don’t care and eat it anyway ha! Well I thought of making coconut ice cream a long time ago and never got around to it! Until now, and man have I been missing out! This stuff is delicious and creamy. I don’t feel like I am missing something like I usually do with fake ice cream.

My hubs and I love ice cream so much that we usually don’t have any in our house. Your probably thinking that doesn’t make sense…. But if it’s in the house we would eat all of it. So by not having it in the house it makes us eat way less ice cream, and when we do want some we have to leave our house and go get it (and we are lazy a lot and don’t want to make the trip). See totally makes sense… to us it does anyway.

This ice cream is way too yummy not to make and keep around. So sorry hubs this is going to have to be a staple this summer!! By the way it was 90 something degrees today. Sad to say I think spring is way behind us now and horribly hot souther Illinois summers have arrived!

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Coconut Strawberry Ice Cream (DF & Vegan)

This is a delicious and creamy vegan ice cream that is perfect for the summer!

Ingredients

2 cans original unsweetened coconut milk (full fat)
½ cup brown sugar
½ tsp vanilla extract
dash of salt
½ cup mashed strawberries

Instructions

In a bowl, mix together coconut milk, brown sugar, dash of salt, and vanilla extract until the sugar has dissolved. Place mixture in the fridge to cool for at least one hour. Rinse and cut off the tops of the strawberries. Smash strawberries in a separate bowl with potato masher or in a blender. Following the directions of your ice cream maker, slowly add your coconut milk mixture into the ice cream maker until it doubles in size (around 20 minutes). Add in mashed strawberries until well combined. Eat right away or freeze for later (if it lasts that long).

I could barely stop myself from eating the entire container of this yummy ice cream! My husband even loved it and doesn’t like the taste of coconut! Score!

Yummmm! What is your favorite sweet treat during the summer?

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Frugal Crafty Home Blog Hop #27

June 9, 2013

Thank you for joining me and the other blog hop ladies: Jordan from Lily White. Designs, and Sara from Sneaky Spoons, and Carrie from Carrie This Home! Are you ready for this week’s link up? Link up your crafts, frugal finds, recipes, DIY projects, clothing, happenings around the house, homemaking…. anything made by you! The posts can be [...]

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Fashion: Mint Jeans!

June 7, 2013

Ok so this style trend is nothing new! I’m always just a little behind! I remember when this whole color jeans thing came into style and I just wasn’t sure how I felt about it… Well now I am in love! Especially with Lauren Conrad’s collection at Kohl’s! Seriously, these pants feel like they were [...]

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DIY Hydrating Face and Body Cream

June 6, 2013

This cream/lotion is super easy to make and very hydrating! The hardest part about it is waiting for it to be ready! My skin has been really dry lately (probably due to the crazy weather here in southern Illinois)! Making my own natural products is important to me, but lotion just seemed scary and way [...]

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I Finally Cut My Hair… How Much You Ask?

June 4, 2013

Yesterday I did something crazy… I cut my hair! Not just a little hair, no no 10 inches!! See here’s what happened. Last year sometime I told the hubs I really wanted to donate my hair, but wanted to wait till after October, because I was in my friends wedding! Well October came and passed, [...]

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Frugal Crafty Home Blog Hop #26

June 2, 2013

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Fashion Trends: Skirts

May 28, 2013

I usually hate wearing skirts! I am pretty short and always feel really awkward shorter skirts (they do not flatter my figure). Obviously, short people look great in skirts I’m just weird (this girl has skirt issues). That was until I got this amazing long skirt from Kohls (from the shopping trip I talked about [...]