DIY Sea Salt Beachy Hair Spray & How-To Style Tutorial
I love the look of beach waves, but to buy a bottle of sea salt beach hair spray can cost upwards of $12. This tutorial will cost you only a couple of dollars, works just as well, and will smell even better!
What You’ll Need:
- Plastic spray bottle (you can grab these at the dollar store)
- 1 tsp sea salt (NOT table salt!)
- 8 oz water
- 1/2 tsp coconut oil, olive oil or light conditioner (coconut oil is the best and smells most beachy!)
- 3 drops essential oil of your choice
- Lemon juice (optional)
Directions:
- Remove the top from the spray bottle. Pour water into the plastic spray bottle.
- Add sea salt to the bottle. The more salt you add, the more “crunchy,” textured and beachy your hair will feel, but dryer as well.
- Add moisturizer to combat the drying factor of the salt. Use coconut oil, olive oil or light conditioner. Avoid adding more than a teaspoon because it can weigh down your hair instead of adding wavy volume.
- Add essential oil for fragrance and additional benefits of your choice. For example, rose essential oil aids hydration and peppermint helps with headaches. Choose your favorite oil based on scent and healing properties.
- Close the top of the bottle tightly and shake the bottle’s ingredients vigorously for ingredients to mix. If you don’t shake the bottle VERY HARD, the oil will remain on the surface and the salt on the bottom.
- Spray all over hair until it becomes very damp. Scrunch your damp locks with your fingers to accentuate its natural wave. Let your hair air dry. Note: If your hair is naturally straight, twist your locks to achieve better results. Twist locks of your hair into buns. Pin them on your head with hair pins. When your hair is almost dry, unwrap your locks and let them out of the buns gently. Let air dry fully.
- Style as you’d like or leave as is. Spray with a layer of hairspray for extra support.
- Store the spray bottle and mixture in the fridge when not in use. Shake very hard before each use.
Simple Upcycled T-Shirt Produce Bag Tutorial
Going to the local farmer’s market is a great way to get fresh produce and support local growers, but you definitely need produce bags to keep your food safe. Instead of pay $5 or more per bag, create your own using old t-shirts and very little sewing. All you need is a t-shirt, scissors, a sewing machine, and a pen.
This amazing and simple tutorial comes from Delias Creates. She has a visual, step-by-step tutorial for extra help if you need it.
- Turn an old, clean t-shirt inside out, then draw a shape for the bad you like – square or round – and as large as you want it. You can make 2 out of one t-shirt if you make them small, or a large one out of a whole t-shirt.
- Sew the 2 sides together using either a straight stitch or narrow zig-zag going around the edges, leaving 1 side open.
- Flip it right side out, then finish the seams by straight stitching around the edges again.
- Now, draw lines sporadically across the bag in lines about 2-3″ long, spaced at least an inch between each line both sideways and on top and bottom apart.
- Draw the shape of a hole for your handle at the top of the fabric.
- Now, cut the lines and handle through the 2 layers. Be careful to not cut too far and combine 2 cuts together.
- Now, stretch the fabric out and it’s ready to use! So simple!
Recipe: Cauliflower Buffalo Bites
Buffalo wings are super popular for parties, but they’re so greasy and high in calories. Here is another option for a gluten-free and low-calorie snack that is delicious! Thanks to Good Dinner Mom for the recipe!
Ingredients:
- 1 large head cauliflower, cut into bite-size florets
- Olive oil to drizzle
- 2 teaspoons garlic powder
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ⅛ teaspoon pepper
- 1 tablespoon melted butter (optional)
- ½ to 3/4 cup Frank’s Buffalo Wing Style hot sauce or other hot wing sauce of choice
- 1 gallon or larger size plastic bag
Directions:
- Preheat oven to 450F degrees
- Place cauliflower florets into plastic bag. Drizzle olive oil over florets to barely coat. Add garlic powder, salt and pepper. Close bag and toss ingredients around so all florets are coated.
- Place on ungreased cookie sheet or baking pan and bake on middle rack for 15 minutes, turning florets once during baking. Check them at the 10 minute mark for desired tenderness. You don’t want them to be soggy!
- Remove florets from oven. Melt butter in medium glass bowl. Add hot sauce to butter. Toss cauliflower and stir to cover all florets with hot sauce.
- Return to oven and cook for additional 5 minutes.
- Serve with any dip you like, ranch dressing or Blue Cheese dip. ENJOY!
Homemade Air Freshener Gel
This homemade air freshener gel is so easy to make and would make a great gift!
What You’ll Need:
- 3-4 jars, capable of holding 1/2-cup of fluid each (this site used 4 baby food jars which hold 1/2 cup of mixture)
- Food Coloring
- Essential Oil or Room Fragrance drops
- 2 cups of water, divided into two 1 cup amounts
- 4 envelopes of unflavored gelatin
- 1 tablespoon of salt
- Kitchen equipment: whisk, a pan to boil water, funnel, and spoons
Directions:
- Pour a few drops of food coloring into each jar.
- Pour 1 teaspoon (minimum) of essential oil into each jar. The more you pour, the stronger the scent.
- Bring 1 cup of water to a rapid boil.
- Add all 4 of the gelatin to the water and whisk until fully dissolved (about 1 minute).
- Add the other cup of water to the pan and the salt. Stir to dissolve the salt.
- Remove the pan from the heat. Pour the mixture into the jars within a couple of minutes of removing from the heat.
- Use a funnel to pour an equal amount into each jar.
- Stir the mixture quickly before it solidifies.
- Let cool and solidify for at least 24 hours. The gel air freshener should last between 4-6 weeks and you can do it again!
Thanks to Instructables for the awesome idea and instructions!
Recipe: Easy Jello Rainbow Cookies
These Jell-O rainbow cookies are such a hit with kids! The cookie will take and become the flavor and color of the Jell-O you choose. Fun as a party snack and would be great for a party favor, too! Here is the super simple recipe.
Ingredients:
- 3/4 c butter
- 1/2 c sugar
- pack of any flavor Jell-o or store brand gelatin
- 2 eggs
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 2 1/2 c flour
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp salt
Directions:
- Preheat oven to 350° F.
- Mix together the butter, sugar, gelatin powder and eggs until creamy.
- Mix in rest of ingredients until fully blended.
- Roll dough into balls, place on a greased cookie sheet, and flatten balls with a fork.
- Bake for 6-8 min and enjoy!