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How To Make Cute Lapel Pins

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I remember using shrink plastic to make little charm bracelets as a kid. This super fun material makes it easy to create cute charms!! I found some fun designs and made these trendy and cute lapel pins. This is a super easy project and I love how everything turned out. Here’s how to make cute lapel pins at home:

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Make Your Own | Slow Cooker Ratatouille

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As a White Elephant gift, we received The Southern Slow Cooker Bible that has 365 crockpot recipes by Tammy Algood. One of the recipes that sounded great was the Summer Ratatouille which is what I decided to try out. Of course, being a crock pot recipe, this was very easy to make — here’s a look at our slow cooker ratatouille.

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Make Your Own | Acai Bowl

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There are so many acai bowl recipes out there and so many ways to customize your bowl. I really love this recipe and how easy acai bowls are to make. So if you like acai bowls or smoothies and you’re looking for an acai recipe, check it out:

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Make Your Own | LUSH Christmas

This is so great! I made the Luxury Lush Pud and the Christmas Penguin bubble bars and they look so cute. I love the scents. Make your own Lush-Inspired Christmas bath bombs and bubble bars! Easy recipes to DIY LUSH Luxury Lush Put, The Christmas Penguin, So White, Snowie, and Candy Mountain. MuffinChanel.This post may contain affiliate links; all opinions are my own. See Disclosures here

I’ve posted a lot of DIY recipes for the LUSH Christmas products this year and I wanted to have a  post where you could find them all in one place. If you’re looking to make your own LUSH-Inspired bath bombs and bubble bars, here’s 5 DIY recipes!

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DIY Snowie Bubble Bar | LUSH-Inspired

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The Snowie bubble bar is so cute with its red and blue lightning bolt design. Snowy has a grapefruit, citrus scent and makes silky smooth bubbles for your bath. Here’s another LUSH DIY since I love everything from the LUSH Christmas range so much. This is a DIY Snowie Bubble Bar recipe. My bubble bar didn’t turn out quite as cute as the original, but it smells amazing and it was super fun to make!

Here’s everything you’ll need to make DIY Snowie bubble bar:

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DIY Luxury Lush Pud Bath Bomb | LUSH-Inspired

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I’ve been having a lot of fun recreating some of the LUSH Christmas products this year. This DIY Luxury Lush Pud is super cute and I think my at home version looks pretty similar to the LUSH one. Here’s my LUSH-Inspired Luxury Lush Pud:

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DIY The Christmas Penguin Bubble Bar | LUSH-Inspired

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The Christmas Penguin bubble bar is so adorable; I love it so much. And with a fresh sort of citrus-y scent, it makes a beautiful LUSH bath. All of the LUSH Christmas stuff is so pretty this year. I love everything so much so I wanted to try to re-create some of the Christmas products. This is a DIY The Christmas Penguin Bubble Bar recipe. I think my recreation turned out good and it smells amazing!

Here’s everything you’ll need to make The Christmas Penguin bubble bar:

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DIY Candy Mountain Bubble Bar | LUSH-Inspired

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The LUSH Christmas stuff is so pretty this year. I love everything so much so I wanted to try to re-create some of the Christmas products. This is a DIY Candy Mountain Bubble Bar recipe. Mine didn’t turn out nearly as nice as the LUSH one, but it smells amazing and I had a lot of fun making it.

Here’s everything you’ll need to make this sugary sweet bubble bar:

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Make Your Own | Bath Bombs *LUSH Inspired*

Such a great idea. I love the Bath Bomb DIY; especially the rainbow bath bombs. LUSH bath bombs DIY. Sex Bomb + Yoga Bomb. MuffinChanel
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After making my own Lush-inspired bubble bars, I wanted to try out making other Lush products. I found a bunch of Pinterest pins on how to make DIY bath bombs, so I tried it out and it turned out great! It was super easy and really cool to customize the colors and scents with different essential oils.

I made a few batches of these bath bombs and I think I’ve found the best recipe out of all the different ones out there & I have some tips to help your bath bombs turn out great the first time!

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Here’s everything you’ll need to make your own Lush-inspired bath bombs:

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Make Your Own | Bubble Bars *LUSH Inspired*

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I love all of Lush Cosmetics’ bath products — bath bombs (make your own Lush-Inspired Bath Bombs), bubbleroons, and of course bubble bars! I’ve been a Lush customer for at least 5 years and I’ve posted all over about my favorite products, my Lush Hauls, the limited edition seasonal products, (hello, Valentine’s Day!) and more.

It’s no secret that I love a nice, long Lush bath — in fact, my go-to Lush favorite is the Comforter Bubble Bar. Love. Love. Love. So, when I recently went in to Lush, I was super sad to see that the price of the Comforter Bubble Bar had gone up again 🙁

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I really love the Comforter, but the value for the price is getting kind of close for me. I cut it up into smaller pieces for my bath, but I thought it was pricey at $9.95, and now that it’s $11.95, I’ve started looking into other options for my bubble bath.

I found this Bubble Bar recipe on Hayley Williams’ YouTube and it was super fun to make. I made a ton of fun Bubble Bars and figured out a few tips for the next time I make these.

Here’s everything you’ll need to make your own Lush-inspired bubble bars:

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Updated * Make Your Own | Starbucks Very Berry Hibiscus Refresher

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I told you I would keep you updated as I found the best Starbucks Refresher recipe, and I think I’ve found it! Since my last post, I’ve done a lot of research about the Berry Hibiscus Refresher and what goes in it. Sources at Starbucks tell me that it’s just “Berry Refresher Juice”, Water, Ice, and Dehydrated Berries. Seems simple enough — but what is in this Refresher Juice?

The first ingredient? WHITE GRAPEFRUIT JUICE! Yes! So, with that in mind, I set off to recreate this summertime (year-round) favorite!

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Make your own | Chipotle style Guacamole

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You know I love Chipotle, I always get a sofritas burrito with fajita peppers, green & corn salsa, sometimes sour cream, and guacamole. Their guacamole is amazing; no wonder they charge $2 extra!

Looking around online, I found a video of how to make Chipotle’s famous guac!

muffinchanel-chipotle-guacamole-ingredients-recipe-1024x768This recipe served 6 – 10 people (or just me for 2 days. lol. I love guacamole!) You’ll need:

  • 6 large ripe avocados – pitted and peeled. (Don’t skimp on the avocado; get the best you can find!)
  • 3 cups fresh cilantro – chopped
  • 1.5 cups red onion – finely chopped
  • 12 large serrano chilies – seeded and finely chopped
  • 12 tsp lime juice (I used 2 limes)
  • 1.5 tsp salt

And that’s it! This recipe is so easy and tastes so perfect.

muffinchanel-avocado-chipotle-guacamole-cut-and-pit-removed-1024x768muffinchanel-chipotle-guacamole-mash-951x1024Combine all your avocado in a large bowl and lightly mash with a fork, large spoon, or a mashed potato press.

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Add your peppers, cilantro, onions, salt, and lime  juice and combine/mash together. I prefer my guac to be a little chunkier so I combine all the ingredients lightly.

muffinchanel-chipotle-guacamole-recipe-finished-1024x768And ta-da! You’re ready to enjoy the best guacamole EVER!

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Make your own | Very Berry Hibiscus Refresher

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If you follow me on Instagram or Twitter, you know I love me some Very Berry Hibiscus Refreshers (with Light Ice!) from Starbucks; my Gold Card proves that. It’s tangy, but sweet; it has green coffee extract for a natural boost of  energy; it’s cool and “refreshing”; it’s pink….you get the idea. It’s amazing! But at $5 a drink (I usually get the Trenta size), I wanted to see what other options were available. Check out my Starbucks Berry Hibiscus Refresher DIY Recipe!