Wedding Planning Sneak Peak

Wow, I don’t know what happened… but the time has FLOWN by! Its only about a month before the wedding! A little bit nervous, a lot a bit excited!!! I may have underestimated the difficulty of planning a wedding in New York while living in Florida.  

We decided to do a lot of DIY things for the wedding, which I am loving! Jordan is working on a special project that I know all the guests will LOVE and I have tasked my bridesmaids with a few (don’t know what I would do without them) pinterest/etsy inspired ideas.

Here is a little sneak peak to one of my wedding DIY projects. Salt Scrub Favors!

Once I actually dedicated a day to making all the salt scrubs, and got a system down, it went pretty smoothly. Here is what I used:

• 8oz Mason Jars (I used Kerr and not Ball because Kerr had a smooth spot on the jar for me to stick on a label)
• Motrin Sea Salt
• Sunflower Oil
• Scented Essential Oil
• Martha Stewart Printable Labels (they were on sale at Michaels)
•  Decorative ribbon

I researched pinterest for some good instructions but they all varied a little, so I decided to do my own thing. I didn’t measure anything out, I just used marks on the jars to judge how much I salt/oil I was using.

First, add salt. Duh. I made about 150 so I decided to only fill the jars about half way. If you’re just making a few for gifts (or yourself!), I suggest adding more salt.

I added the essential oils in before I added the sunflower oil. Some were more potent than other so I experimented with how many drops of each scent was needed in order to notice the smell. It really depends on what type/scent of essential oil you are using. In this particular line up, I'm using an Orange scented oil. After the essential oil, add some sunflower oil and mix with a fork. I kept pouring until it just covered the top of the salt. Now this part is all personal preference. If you want a dryer scrub, add less oil… visa versa. Here is what most of mine ended up looking like. It did take a few tries to get the consistency I wanted.

Then cover, add sticker, add ribbon and voila! Perfect gift.

It is pretty simple, hopefully you'll try this recipe out soon! I promise my next post doesn’t take as long to put up as this one did :) 

Now, back to the wedding planning!