Exfoliate, hydrate, and nourish your skin in just one step with sugar cubes loaded up with your favorite essential oils.  When I noticed products like this for sale, I set out on a mission to find out how to DIY for less.  Here's my recipe:

You'll need:
- A box of sugar cubes
- Lavender essential oil
- Bergamot essential oil
- Jojoba oil
- Purple dye (optional)

Set some sugar cubes on a tray.  Add 5 drops of lavender essential oil, 5 drops of bergamot essential oil, and 2 drops of jojoba oil to each sugar cube.  If you would like, add 2 drops of purple dye to each cube for a lovely ombré effect.

Let the cubes dry for 8 hours.  Then, store them in a glass jar so the essential oils don't diffuse into your home.

Use a sugar cube on damp skin to exfoliate.  
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I’m designing a little picture featuring my favorite spring blooms made with a variety of embroidery stitches.

I weeded out some old denim when I was doing my spring cleaning.  It makes the perfect indigo backdrop for my growing garden.

​I’m slowly making progress.  I sew in fits and starts.  I rip out stitches that I’ve made, only to resew them.  I halt.  I hesitate.  I go beyond the confines of lines I’ve already delineated.  Somehow, little by little, this project is moving ahead just like spring is.