DIY your Christmas gifts

Budući da sam neizlječivi kampanjac, uvijek 5 do dvanaest krenem u kupnju darova ili shvatim da nekome nisam nešto kupila! Tako i ove godine! Što pokloniti, a da se darovi za Božić ne pretvore u kliše; parfemi, čarape, džemperi, bombonjere i mirisini štapići. Zaplovila sam prostranstvom interneta (blagoslovljena tehnoligija) i pronašla pregršt ideja za predivne poklone ispod blagdanskog bora! Međutim postoji kvaka  - morate ih napraviti sami! 

Since I am incurable campaigner, always five to twelve I go to buy gifts, or realize that I did`t buy something! Same story  this year! What to give for  Christmas and not to turn into a cliche: perfumes, socks, sweaters, candy and incense sticks. I sailed vastnes of the Internet (blessed Technologies) and found a handful of ideas for beautiful holiday gifts under the pine! However there is a catch - you have to do them yourself!

Kreativni kolačići i slatkiši; 

* preporuka za sve one koji su vješti u pripremanju istih i koji će uživati u izradi ovih kaloričnih poklončića  

Creative Cookies and sweets; 

* Recommendations for those who are skilled in preparing them and who will enjoy making these calorie gifts

Ukrasi: 

*za sve one koji su vješti sa šivačom mašinom, iglom, crtanjem i bojama

Ornaments: 

* For those who are skilled with a sewing machine, needle, drawing and color

Scrubs:

creating your own body scrub using brown sugar, granulated sugar, oil and a scent of your choice!

 Recipe: Skin-sweet sugar body scrub
1 cup sugar (brown or white sugar)
1/2 cup olive oil (I have tried this recipe with other oils, and olive oil is by far the best choice)
A few drops of scented essential oil
1 glass jar

How to make a Sugar Scrub

1. Pour 3 cups sugar into bowl
2. add 1 cup almond oil
3. Stir until sugar is moist
4. add several drops of scented oil. I like my scrubs pretty smelly, so I add about 20 drops. (I found scented oil at Whole Foods)
5. Scoop into container (make several small ones using baby food jars for group gifts)

Candy Cane Scrub

From Shannon Mariani of Spa & Salon Vdara
You will need:
A lidded jar or flip-top container
Brown sugar
Cooking oil (we used almond)
Peppermint essential oil or fresh peppermint sprigs, ground
Optional decorations: ribbon, gift tags, etc.

I za kraj dekorativno zamatanje darova: 

and  finally decorative wrapping gifts:

Hope u like it!
Love u all, Manuela