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Filed Under: Daily, DIY AND TUTORIALS, HAIR AND FACES

HANDMADE ROASTED PUMPKIN HAIR MASK

I asked my friend Maegan from hand-meyd over to guest post and share one of her amazing creations – I am always in such awe of her creativity and skills, so I thought it was due time you guys were introduced to her awesomeness. Okay, enough with my chatter…

With back-to-school in full force I’m sure the last thing on your mind is taking a minute for yourself, let alone your hair.  But after reading this post I sincerely hope you will.  This hair mask has just four ingredients and is actually a modified version of my avocado hair mask, which I swear by during the summer months.  Pumpkins are ripe with vitamins, minerals and antioxidants that your hair needs to stay strong and healthy…and now that they’re in season, it’s the perfect time to take advantage of this! During my recipe trials I found a handful of additional uses for fresh roasted pumpkin, so you’ll hear me spin that angle a little later.  In the mean time, pamper yourself, warm up to fall and restore some shine and moisture into your much deserving hair.

Handmade Roasted Pumpkin Hair Mask

HANDMADE ROASTED PUMPKIN HAIR MASK

  • 1 sugar pie pumpkin
  • 2 tablespoons plain Greek yogurt
  • 1 tablespoon raw liquid honey
  • 1 egg yolk

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.  Remove the stem, gut the pumpkin and roughly chop into quarters.  Rub with a little olive oil and bake for about 30 minutes or until soft.  Remove from the oven and slice away the outer skin.  Place the pumpkin flesh in a food processor or blender and blend until smooth and creamy.  Set aside 1/2 cup of puree for the mask and refrigerate the remaining puree in a resealable container.  In a small bowl, combine the reserved 1/2 cup of pumpkin puree with the greek yogurt, honey and egg yolk. Stir to thoroughly combine and add a punch of cinnamon and nutmeg for fragrance, if desired. Massage the puree into hair from root to tip. Let the mask sit for 1-15 minutes and thoroughly rinse; follow-up with your regualr shampoo and conditioner. Handmade-Roasted-Pumpkin-Hair-Mask

And for those of you not interested in roasting an entire pumpkin, feel free to use canned pumpkin puree.  However, there are several advantages to going the extra mile with a real pumpkin.  Not only will your house smell amazing, but there are no added chemicals or preservatives when you make it from scratch.  To sweeten the pot, there are number of fantastic uses for your leftover pumpkin puree.  Freeze the paste into ice-cube trays and add as a base to soups, stews and chili.  Even add it to pasta sauce or gravy!  Add some fresh paste to your cookie, scone and cake recipes for added flavor and moisture or mix a spoonful with a little brown sugar to make a facial exfoliating scrub.  Last but not least, spoon some into a mason jar and top with vodka to make your own roasted pumpkin infused vodka…seriously.  Might as well get your mouth in on the pampering!
*Don’t forget to visit Maegan and have a look through her long list of amazing recipes and DIY’s.
Maegan from hand-meyd

September 24, 2014     |     written by Brandy     |     2 Comments



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TINY TODDLER BELT DIY

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Last week I posted a super simple DIY on how to resurrect a sad little toddler belt , and make it something even better. This week, another super duper simple DIY on how to make a belt for your toddler – this one will take you…2 minutes.

SUPPLIES:

  • mom’s old belt. or a new under $5 one, without jazzy top stitching (like this one)
  • glue gun
  • scissors

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  • Place the belt around the little ones waist, or lay it down beside one of thier old belts. Take your trusty scissor and cut the belt to fit the right size. Cut the end on a fancy angle or rounded edge, or just poker straight.
  • Take your handy glue gun and run a thin bead along the new cut edge. I waited a couple moments and used my finger to smooth out the glue. This will prevent the edge from getting all worn and torn from use.
  • I used a corkscrew to drill new holes to fit, or if you want to get all fancy take it to the cobbler they usually have a leather punch (even though this is not even in the leather family).

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February 25, 2013     |     written by Brandy     |     Leave a Comment

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PATTERNED BELT DIY

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A quick little DIY for those little belts that come with dresses and pants – the ones that last only a few wears? You know the ones, since I love to extend the life of even the smallest items – why not those teeny little toddler belts too. I’m sure this would work great for a thin adult sized belt too.

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SUPPLIES:

  • old belt
  • glue gun
  • fabric tape (I used this one)

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  • First spend a couple moments fixing the belt, I used a glue gun to piece this one back together. There was a few tears and rips.
  • Stick the tape to the belt, you can use a thin layer of the glue from the glue gun at the ends to make that area a bit stronger.
  • Poke a small hole for the belt knob (what the heck to you call this thing?), and wrap it around the back. If you like go a head and cover the back of the belt with tape too – totally you to you. I would use super thin layers of glue in high stress areas to keep the tape extra secure.

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She’s not perfect (the belt, Harlow obviously is), but better then before – and when on you don’t see the teeny tiny details that aren’t totally perfect. Fabric tape does the work, Washi tape is far too thin and wrinkles when curved. kids style, make old new, fix an old belt, toddler belts, toddler patterned belt, diy belt, diy patterned belt kids style, make old new, fix an old belt, toddler belts, toddler patterned belt, diy belt, diy patterned belt

I’m now on the hunt for some plain white or black fabric tape – so I can draw my own designs and create a belt (and basically put it on all the things). Quickest little DIY this side of Monday, what do you think?

February 18, 2013     |     written by Brandy     |     4 Comments

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LITTLE GIRL HANDBAG

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My girl loves to carry bags, just like Mommy but also she likes to carry a ton of little toys and collect little treasures along our walks. She has a a little shopping bag, a backpack but no mini handbag – so I figured I might as well make one! I used scrap denim from a pair of old jeans (one of the left over legs from a pair of her bros jeans from a denim>cut off DIY ) and some leather I had from a past project and then I totally hand stitched the whole thing. So if you have limited sewing machine skills this little baby is still doable!READ MORE

October 23, 2012     |     written by Brandy     |     7 Comments

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How To: Little Girl Bang Braid

A few special requests were made (like 2 months ago) for this little how-de-to-do, it’s just taken me far too long to finally get my butt in gear and post it. Without further adieu, here is one of our favorite little hair styles: The Little Girl (get this hair outta my eyes) Bang Braid. little girl hair tutorial, little girl bang braid, get hair outta her eyes Sometimes a little clip just slips way to easily out of her healthy fine hair, and I’m trying not to cut her bangs –  we call this the-get-this-hair-outta-my-eyes-bang-braid, because it works like an adorable charm. little girl hair tutorial, little girl bang braid, get hair outta her eyes READ MORE

October 8, 2012     |     written by Brandy     |     24 Comments

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DIY | Printed Glasses Tee

I used to print or hand paint t-shirts all the time! My husband has a whole shelf of t-shirts I made for him (some really embarrassingly funny), Kingston has a bunch of onesies I printed when he was still in the womb, and some family and friends have a few. It’s been way too long since I have made any tees (last one was for King, when he was still in my belly), so I decided to get back to hand printing some tees (I really love doing this). I thought maybe some of you might be interested in making one too, so here’s a quick little DIY with a download for the stencil.

diy printed kids glasses tee I did a Freezer Paper stencil tutorial a couple months back (and so have about a ca-gillion other blogs), it’s a , if you have never done printing with freezer paper: follow these steps to learn how. Otherwise onward to print a cute little tee!

  • T-Shirt (I used an Old Navy Pocket Tee). But you could use any plain tee, maybe place the glasses so they look like they are hanging over the collar if there is no pocket.
  • Paintbrushes. I like to use a round stencil brush for the main stencil,  a 1/2″ flat brush for larger areas, and a tiny little paintbrush for finishing details (and fixing mistakes).
  • Fabric Paint. In what ever colors you please. I use Dylon or Pebeo, but you can also buy an Acrylic Fabric Medium (which when mixed with any acrylic paint makes it workable on fabric).
  • Freezer Paper. Which you can find in most large grocery stores.
  • Iron. 
  • Self mending mat for cutting. (or an old magazine).
  • Exact-o Knife.  For cutting out the stencil. not pictured
  • Ruler or Rulers. Metal cork back ruler (which is great for cutting), a one to measure the surface our going to print on. 
  • Magazine. This is to put between fabric layers when printing (to prevent bleeding). You can use the same magazine you used for cutting.

diy printed hipster glasses tee Download the glasses image below (I made an adult size and child). Print out  the image and trace onto a piece of freezer paper (the dull side is the right side up). Using your exacto knife (over a self mending mat to protect your table), cut out all the pieces. I cut the glasses arms separate,  but you don’t have too.

Place your stencil (iron it in place), I did the glasses arms first and added a tiny tiny bit of white to the black paint (so it would look less prominent as if it was in the background.

 

If you printed like I did, glasses arms separate. Wait for the paint to dry. Then place the other half of the stencil, don’t forget the inside of the glasses!

 

Paint inside the stencil, I like to use a round stipple brush.Wait for the paint to dry a bit before peeling back the stencil.

 

Once the paint is totally dry, either hand paint the little diamond in the corner of the glasses, or place the glasses cut out as the stencil. If you like you could paint the inside of the glasses here, making them look like sunglasses (maybe use a thin layer of a charcoal grey). And yes, I know I could use a manicure!:)

Let dry, and iron so the paint sets.

 

And voila! Super cute one-of-a-kind little tee, great for a little girl or boy…or mom and dad!

diy printed glasses tee for kids King LOVES his new tee!

DOWNLOADS (for personal use only, please): Kids sized glasses . Adult sized glasses. (click the links below then right click>save as on the image)

What do you think of this tutorial? If you dig it, I will share my stencils for tee printing more often!

February 9, 2012     |     written by Brandy     |     9 Comments

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