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If you’re thinking making candles from scratch sounds way too hard, why not start with learning how to make wax melts first? These creamy soy wax melts with dried flowers take just minutes to make!

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How to Make Wax Melts with Dried Flowers How to make wax melts with dried flowers for a wax warmer. You’ll adore making these homemade natural soy wax melts topped with dried flowers! If you’re thinking making candles from scratch sounds way too hard, why not start with candle wax melts? I can tell you learning how to make wax melts is much easier coming from someone who was in your shoes a few years ago. And such a great place to start with candle making! Even if you’re not new to candle making, I’m sure you’ll agree making unique wax melts is fun and rewarding. I ...

How to Use a Flower Press

By FarmhouseChic

How to Use a Flower Press and Tips for Pressing Flowers and Leaves How to use a flower press with tips for collecting, preparing, and pressing flowers and leaves for best results. I can count the years that I’ve watched spring come to life on our hillside. Yellow forsythia star-shaped flowers and cheery daffodils are always the first teases of spring. Followed by pink buds on our redbud trees that remind me of a merry-go-round, at a closer look. Midway up the hill, countless varieties of tiny blue and purple wildflowers cover the ground. My daughter has been bringing ...

DIY Foaming Hand Soap

By FarmhouseChic

Farmhouse DIY Foaming Hand Soap Recipe This DIY foaming hand soap recipe is a breeze to make! It will leave your hands clean and soft with just 3 ingredients. I love making soap bars like my current favorite lemon meringue pie soap, but I prefer to use DIY foaming hand soap in the kitchen. It’s quicker to use than bar soap and takes up less space on the kitchen counter around our farmhouse sink. And all those bubbles just make me feel like I’ve got all the kitchen germs covered. (Speaking of our farmhouse kitchen sink, this is how I keep ours white without smelly ...

Don’t miss these 15 votive candle holders ideas with creative candle decorating ideas for any space!

Votive Candle Holder Ideas

By FarmhouseChic

15 Votive Candle Holder Ideas You’ll Love in Your Modern Farmhouse Too Looking for candle holder ideas? Stop here with these 15 creative candle decorating ideas for any space! I always want our home to look and feel inviting and comfortable. So, I’m often, thinking up new ideas for decorating our modern farmhouse that not only commits to my goal but is also something I can create or repurpose. Candles easily fall into both categories. When soft candlelight greets guests at the door or flickers on the coffee table or kitchen island while you flow into conversation with a friend, how ...

This lemon soap recipe is very similar in smell and appearances to a lemon pie with one exception – it starts with a soap base, not flour and sugar!

Easy Lemon Meringue Pie Soap Recipe

By FarmhouseChic

Farmhouse Chic Easy Lemon Meringue Pie Soap Recipe This easy lemon meringue pie soap recipe mimics mini lemon pies - fresh, bright, and easy to make. They’re the perfect treat for lemon lovers! I love making soap! But, sometimes I find myself so tempted to eat the finished product... Is that crazy? Have you ever tasted a lemon meringue pie? If so, then you know what a real treat it is! A sweet and tangy filling inside a graham cracker crust topped with fluffy meringue (I’m about to drool now). This lemon meringue pie soap is just as delectable ...