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Saturday, June 24, 2017

15 Minute Mom DIY: Baby Toy

We are making a baby toy today!

I have created a new super easy and useful craft for you moms to do! You should be able to do this in under 15 minutes. I wanted to make something for my son. Nothing to hard because lets get real I don't have time for that right now. He loves this one toy that has ribbons on it and he LOVES to chew on them. Not to mention it is easy to hook to a cart with his rings; so it is a good traveling toy. I wanted to make my own version of this toy but better.

What do you need?
-Material
-Ribbon
-Thread
-Sewing Machine
-Pins
-Pencil
-Kitchen Bowl
-Stuffing

What do you need to do?
  • First you need to set your bowl on your material and draw around it to make your pattern. Do this twice so you get 2 circles. Make the lines really dark you have to go over it a couple times. Then cut out the 2 circles.
  • Next you want to cut your ribbons (I had 8) into  2 1/2 inch strips.
  • You will want to put your 2 circles together pretty sides facing each other. Pinch the ribbon in half like in my picture. Insert the ribbon into the circle and pin it in place. I have no idea what words to use to describe what I did, but in my pictures below you can see what I did.
  • Do that all the way around. I would do a green ribbon on one side and switch sides and add another green one opposite to it.
  • Once all of your ribbons are pinned in place start sewing around the edges by one of the ribbons. Make sure to leave a whole between 2 ribbons when you are done to turn it right side out. I had to go reinforce where my ribbons were attached so I suggest going back over it and sewing on top of the ribbon a second time to make sure it is sturdy; remember this will be played with a lot.
  • Now turn it inside out and fill it with stuffing. Once it is full, I got a needle and thread and hand stitched the opening shut. It is a lot prettier to close this with hand stitching. Then give to you favorite baby!


I hope you enjoyed this 15 Minute Mom DIY! Let me know what you think!

Thursday, June 22, 2017

Bringing New Life Back Into my Hair

I have always been able to curl my hair and have beautiful ringlets for about 6 hours before they fall. I love curls. I could sleep in braids or rollers and my hair with look beautiful the next day or two. But then I got pregnant and had baby David. After that I wanted to feel beautiful again and bought new hair rollers and a new curling iron but it did not work! I literally curled my hair and it was flawless used hairspray, but 15 minutes later it was flat as a board. I bought one of the BEST curling irons you can buy on Amazon. I was lost and honestly felt like I was going to be ugly forever.

I am sure many of you have the same problem! I even googled it and found tons of people with the same problem yet no solutions. This killed me. I have never had a problem I couldn't find a solution for. I always search and search and search till I can fix something. That is just my nature and who I am. But if you know me you know I know nothing about hair. I survive in the hair world and I want to thrive. So I followed tons of YouTube Channels, I learned to curl my hair from a girl on Facebook. I became really good at doing hair for me; yet my hair still would not hold a curl.

I finally decided that maybe my hair was too long or too damaged. I had not cut my hair in about 16 months at the point. I know I know that is horrible. But like I said I am not the hair girl. Hair had always been easy for me. So I found myself a brand new stylist and she cut my hair and saved my life from doing this crazy short haircut! Praise God! But she also gave me 2 new products to use. She used them on me that day and I had volume and curls like I hadn't seen in years! I felt so amazing. Better than I even did in high school. So I have to share these two products with you!

The first one is to help your hair hold it's curl: Aquage Working Spray. You put it in before you start curling. Spray all over your head and let it sit a bit. This seriously works! Like I said my curls has started falling flat in about 15 minutes and not just falling down. I mean flat as a board. I was going to do a whole blog on the new rollers I bought and took the before pics and how to roll your hair pics. The next morning took them out and NOTHING. So this product has seriously changed the game for me! My curls stay!


The second product is for giving your hair volume: Joico Hair Shake. I have never had volume. Teasing my hair doesn't work it just creates a rats nest. But this product gave it about a 1/6 of an inch poof! I loved it. I felt like I could actually see my hair rise off my head. I loved feeling beautiful again. This product you spray in before you curl too. Great thing is it lasts all day you just have to keep messing with your hair to push it up again.


Well I hope this helps my fellow flat haired ladies! I want all of you to feel like the beautiful queen you want to be! This has helped me so much gain my confidence. Not to mention these are like the only chemical filled products I have in my bathroom. Let me know if you use these too!







Tuesday, June 6, 2017

Natural Deodorant that SAVED My Life

I am going to be 110% honest with you right now, I stink! I have a sweating problem and I have always smelt bad since probably fifth grade. It has been embarrassing and exhausting. I have tried ALL deodorants and all the clinical strength ones. I even started trying natural ones, nothing worked till I found the one. Now, I know everyone claims natural deodorants work but for those of us with BAD body odor nothing works. It got so bad my clothes only lasted a few months before they started stinking too.

I got to where if I switched deodorant brands all the time I could manage it but that was exhausting always trying to find a new one that worked. Then I learned about the aluminum in deodorants. They have found it in cancer cells and it is linked to breast cancer. Once I heard that I knew I had to go to natural. I mean it did not matter, I was going to stink anyways. I might as well prevent cancer and stink than have cancer and stink.

So a little bit about deodorant and cancer. It has never been proven that deodorant or antiperspirants cause cancer. But they have found traces of parabens and aluminum in breast tumor tissue. So it is a bit concerning. I want to be safe. I do not want cancer and if I find something that works to replace a questionable item I will do! Everything you put on your skin soaks in and has an effect on the body. That is why I try to be so very careful with the products I use.

Back on the topic of this amazing natural deodorant. My sister found it just as I was in the market for a new deodorant. I had been stinking for a few weeks and the 2 natural deodorants I was trying were not cutting it. She has started stinking with pregnancy and nothing worked so she tried this deodorant and it worked! Once my mom found out about it she immediately ordered it for me. If that doesn't show you how bad I naturally stink, I don't know what will.

In 2 days time my Amazon package arrived and I opened it up to my new Primal Pit Paste. It works! I apply it once a day if I stay indoors at home. I apply it again if I leave to house. I also apply it before I go outside or workout. If I do that I rarely stink anymore. I am so happy and thrilled. I am not terrified of lifting my arms up or scared to death that I will be judged for the way I smell. I smell good or at least not nasty. I highly recommend it. It is super inexpensive for natural deodorant.

I hope this helps you and I hope you give it a try. If you do let me know what you think!!!