Is it just me or are you ready for a nice sun kissed glow? I am tired of my wintertime shade of skin. If you are looking for a way to get the springtime glow during the winter blues check this out! 

These bronzing lotion sticks are the answer. These homemade lotion sticks provide extreme moisture for dry winter skin and add a beautiful sun-kissed glow without the harmful rays of the sun. Similar to our moisturizing lotion bars, these lotion sticks melt with the heat of your skin and are mess-free when stored in this convenient container. 

Ingredients: 

• cup beeswax
• ¼ cup shea butter
• 2 tablespoons cocoa butter
• 2 tablespoons grapeseed oil
• 1 teaspoon vitamin E
• 20 drops of your favorite essential oil
  1 teaspoon ground cinnamon, for bronzer (you could also use 1 teaspoon unsweetened cocoa powder) 

Note: This recipe makes approximately four ounces of lotion. I would suggest doubling the recipe because all your girlfriends are going to ask where you...

In celebration of all things Fall, I wanted to take a moment to focus on the amazing oil that is Cinnamon Bark.  This oil is used for a healthy metabolic function and immune system!  It repels insects, flavors food, and smells wonderful.  

Cinnamon is used in many culinary dishes from desserts, to the main course, to hot beverages.  Check out one of my favorite cinnamon recipes below.

Cinnamon Apple Chips

Ingredients:

• 7–8 medium sized apples
• 1 tablespoon sugar or sweetener of choice
• 6 drops Cinnamon Bark essential oil  

Instructions:

1. Preheat oven to 225° F.
2. Put parchment paper onto two baking sheets.
3. Combine sugar and Cinnamon Bark oil in small bowl. Stir to combine.
4. Slice apples into thin slices.
5. Place apples onto parchment paper covered baking sheet in single layer.
6. Sprinkle apple slices with cinnamon essential oil sugar mixture.
7. Place baking sheets in preheated oven for 45 minutes. Halfway through, flip apples over.
8. When edges of apples are...

Ahh, it's finally here. Fall, one of my most favorite seasons of all. I feel especially grateful for it this year because, well, 2020. 

Now, I know that we should appreciate each season and not try to rush the season too quickly, but I can't help it, y'all when I think of fall and I think of pumpkins then I immediately start thinking of Christmas and holidays and cold winter nights spent with those I love most on the couch cuddled under blankets while the sweet fragrance of spice fills the air. 

So what the heck, let's just dive right into fall and the holidays because, if nothing else, we deserve it after the year we've had so far. 

Nothing says fall more to me than this first recipe. I love the way it fills my house.

Fall Freshner

• 6 drops wild orange essential oil
• 1 drop patchouli essential oil
• 1 drop ginger essential oil

Combine oils in a 4-ounce spritzer bottle. Fill the bottle with water. Spray around the house. 

Mason Jar Candles

• Lamp wicks (usually can...