Chapstick:: Homemade

So random fact about me:: I love making my own products- from deodorant to toothpaste, my own dishwashing soap to my own soft scrub- I have tried them all. I love to do it with affordable and healthy ingredients as well.
For Christmas, I made a ton of homemade chopstick and gave them out as various little gifts. It was SO easy and really fun! Here is how to do it!

Here is what you'll need
2 TBL. (1 oz.) Beeswax
2 TBL. Coconut oil
2 TBL. Shea Butter
essential oil
12 lip balm containers
dropper

1. Melt beeswax in a small pan over low heat. Add coconut oil and shea butter until all ingredients a melted. Add a few drops essential oil if desired.
2. Using a small dropper, pour the melted liquid into your lip balm containers. Add a few extra drops to the top after filling each container as the ingredients will shrink as they cool.
3. Cool completely to harden. Cover with cap and decorate or label as desired.
Here is the coconut oil I use and the shea butter is in a bag right next to it.
I loved using Peppermint oil- I added some tea tree oil in as well.
Finished product!! I got tubes as well as little tins to put the chapstick in. They both work great!

I got the containers, beeswax, and essential oil through a store in Woodward, IA called Prairie Land Herbs
The coconut oil is from Azure Standard
Hope you enjoy!

E and E

This past summer I was blessed to get to know these 2 girls better through photography. 2 Elizabeths. It's funny because that was the name my parents wanted to name me, but with a last name like Alberhasky... it would have been a little too long.
My sister-in-law was one of them, Elsie- for short, who lived with us this summer- and Elizabeth- who had gone to my church. So they came along to various sessions, and at the end of the summer we went out on a session of our own. I didn't tell them, but to make it more interesting I dressed up in my wedding gown- and they dressed up and wore cool glass and such. It was fun and a great way to end our time. Thanks girls!









Elsie, shocked and amazed at the strechiness of these pants.... don't try this at home.. she is a trained professional.