Homemade | Police Thin Blue Line Ornaments

Christmas has come and passed, along with NYE, so I finally  have a chance to sit down and blog this!

These were the Christmas gifts to my boyfriends platoon this year. I had a blast making them, even though it was extremely tedious and time consuming. I think taping them and waiting for the paint to dry was the most nerve wracking! 

But the officers LOVED them, and for that very reason I am very proud of them, and myself. 

Once painting was done, I filled them with fake snow and a handfulll of .22 bullets. 

I'm already planning next years gift, and I'm hoping to get an earlier start! 

💙tlee

Homemade | Brown Sugar lip scrub

I am cursed with constant chapped lip syndrome. Winter, spring, summer, fall.. It doesn't matter what season! It probably also doesn't help that I'm a lip biter. Nervous, happy, whatever I'm biting my lips.

I'm trying hard to find natural remedies for such things. I had came across sugar lip scrubs and how beneficial they were for your sensitive lips. The scrub exfoliates the surface layers of your lips and removes the dead outer layer leaving behind beautiful, soft, smooth and (my favorite) kissable lips! Used once a week, twice during the winter will really help keep your lips healthy.

Here's the recipe I use after figuring out what I needed/wanted from my lip scrub:

1c. Brown sugar

1/2c. Coconut oil organic

1/2c. Honey

Mix well, then store in air tight container (I've found the 4oz jelly jars work great!). 

Enjoy your luscious lips!

Personal | hashtags and other sorts

I completely skipped an entire month of blogging. Although the excuse is legit, I don't like excuses.

I recently (late August) got a new job. I went from accounting/bookkeeping to... Ready for it? 911 communications officer. I have been in training pretty much since day one, which let me just throw it out there, is stressful. I was released on the phones Monday Oct 27th. So until I begin police radio training, which will probably take place in a few weeks, I've been able to catch up on some projects. 

We have periods of downtime during the 12-hour midnight shift, so I'm using that downtime wisely, between reviewing work related stuff and getting my projects out of the way (such as this beauty)...

And since starting this job, I'm home during the day, which is a totally new experience for me. Between catching up on sleep I've also managed to work on some of my "at home" projects. 

Here are a few I've been able to accomplish...

I bedazzled some acorns (super cute)

We carved some pumpkins

I made my sons werewolf Halloween costume

I made some cute and warm ear warmers 

I made a tiny hippo

I painted pumpkins 

I created a Halloween wreath out of ribbons

I made a baseball leather key ring for my sons fall ball baseball coach

I started to play with Christmas gift ideas for my boyfriends platoon

Needless to say I've been busy..

I also just opened up my new (and always improving) Etsy store:

https://www.etsy.com/shop/fiveohlove

Right now I just have a few things listed but will add upon that once I see an interest. 

Also, if you are on Instagram, look for the following hashtags to find either of my pages and follow me...

#craftingadhd

#loveyourpopo

#firefliesandsweettea

And that's about it for now. I'll probably be doing another DIY project with coconut oil and essential oils for a Christmas gift giveaway and/or the sugar scrubs. I might also be doing one for the gifts I end up making for my LEO's platoon for Christmas. Last year it was an Officers Survival Kit, which I think ill do again this year along with a nice ornament, but we'll see.

For now, goodnight and good morning.

 <3tlee

Homemade | DIY Whipped coconut oil body butter

It's not even truly autumn yet and already I'm hearing people complain about dry, itchy skin. I started doing some research on a natural solution, and looking for something I could make with what oils and natural stuff I have and decided on a whipped coconut oil body butter that was super easy and quick to make!

I'll admit it smells more like Christmas but I'm going to make another batch with a more "autumn" like scent.

Here we go:

1c, extra virgin coconut oil
20 drops peppermint essential oil
20 drops argan oil (or jojoba)

Take your coconut oil in a medium size bowl and mix with electric mixer fit about 8-10min, until whipped and forming peaks.
Add your essential oil and argan and mix for about another 2min.
Store in a glass container with a tight lid,  and refrigerate until solid.
Afterwards, store at 75 degrees or cooler.
Use a large popsicle stick to get body butter out as to not contaminate the whole jar.

Enjoy!!!

♡tlee