Mother's Day Tutorials

Brock is just starting to get to the age that he enjoys making things for others.  So I wanted to make Mother's Day special this year by giving handmade gifts.  I found this great tutorial on pinterest.  You can link to the original tutorial here.  Here is our tutorial:

You will need:

*White Tissue Paper

*Permanent Markers

*White Candles

*Blow Dryer or Heat Gun

*Wax Paper (not pictured)

*Two Cute Helpers (Optional)

First, cut tissue paper into strips a little shorter than your candle height.  You can make the wrap all the way around or just do the front...whatever you choose.  Then tape them to a piece of paper because the marker will bleed through the tissue paper.

Next have your cute helper color on the strips of tissue paper.  I wrote We Love You! Love, Brock and Emma.  Brock drew what he was calling butterflies.

Cut out the drawing as close to the drawing as possible.  You want to eliminate as much of the tissue paper as you can.

Place the drawing on the candle and wrap wax paper over the drawing.  This helps hold the drawing in place.

Now use your blow dryer or a heat gun to melt the tissue paper onto the candle.  The length of time this will take depends on how hot your heating device is.  My blow dryer doesn't get super hot, but hot enough for this to work.  Please watch your fingers!  Take the wax paper off and if the tissue paper is still obvious, wrap the wax paper back around your candle and blast it again.

When you are done, you shouldn't be able to see much if any of the tissue paper. 

My gift to my Moms is Vanilla and Brown Sugar Sugar Scrub.  I let Brock help me though.

Supplies Needed:

*1 Cup of Sugar

*2 Cups of Brown Sugar

*1/2 Cup of Extra Virgin Olive Oil

*1 Tablespoon of Honey

*1 Tablespoon of Vanilla

And of course the optional cute helper!

Mix together the two sugars until well blended.  Then add your EVOO.  Mix that in until the sugar is wet.  Lastly, mix in your honey and vanilla.  I don't have any step by step pictures...sorry.  I think it's pretty easy though.

Here is a picture of it being mixed.

Tie a pretty bow around it and you've got a great Mother's Day present.  Great to help your mom or grandma relax on her special day.

Ta-Da! Easy Mother's Day presents.