Lemon Mint Sugar Scrub

 There is an END in sight! My craft table has been stacked with unfinished projects and supplies for the past month, but is now almost completely stacked with FINISHED projects! They all look so pretty! I still have some things to work on like fleece blankets for my grandmother and Derrick's. I've been bringing them in the truck with me when I pick up Dallin from school, and I work on blanket stitching the edges while I wait in the child pick-up line :) They're coming along really nicely!

Here is a project that a friend shared with me on Coastie Chicks (a Coast Guard Wives Forum). She found the link here at Under the Table and Dreaming. What a fun and easy project. I made a bunch for gifts this year.

Now I need to make a jar for myself. It really does make your hands feel smooth. I get major winter hands,  so maybe this will help!

2 1/2 c. sugar

1 c. extra virgin olive oil

 few drops of essential oil

Originally I used lemon juice, but it didn't give it much scent so I tried essential oil which helped with more scent, but when I added the mint essential oil with the lemon I was in love! So I added mint to the rest of the ones that I made from that point on.

Mix together and fill jars. I made a double batch and it filled 7 half pint jars.
Store in the refrigerator and use on dry hands to avoid contamination.

I found the tags here (gotta love Google Images!). They were blank, so I used my paint program and added the names and labels.

(Lemon Mint pictured below with wooden craft spoons for applying.)

The jars are little canning jars. I love this style. They are more pricey than the regular half pint canning jars, but for little gifts like these it is worth it. That being said, it was still only $4 for 4 jars. I found them at Walmart, but grocery stores sell them as well.