Awesome DIY All Natural Gifts for Christmas with Essential Oils!

It's coming faster than I could ever imagine!!! Christmas is only a week away! But no fear you can put these easy but high quality gifts together in no time! Links provided for reference are also affiliate links which means I could earn a little money if you buy from them but it does not cost you any more. (Thank you for your support!)

ALL NATURAL HEATING PAD: For this project you need all natural cotton fabric such as flannel, rice and a sewing machine.

1. Cut cotton fabric to make a pouch.

• for each pad you need to cut 2- 8x20 inch pieces. 
• place two pieces together right side in
• sew three sides shut, leaving one end open for filling
• turn them right side out

2. Add 6 cups rice.
3. Sew end shut.

• If you wish you can divide it up into three parts with 1.5 cups in each part. You would simply add 1.5 cups rice, sew it at 1/3 line, add 1.5 cups, sew at 2/3 line, add the last 1/5 cups and sew it shut. This does make sewing the end a little harder.

4. Include instructions for the receiver: Microwave about a minute to desired temperature (careful it gets hot!) Add a drop of essential oil to the pad then place pad on skin. Enjoy!
5. Include a sample bottle of essential oil and a special note! (I recommend including lavender for relaxing or peppermint for pain)

Sterling Silver Diffuser Necklace:  For this project you need pliers, a chain necklace (I used 20" Sterling Silver), a 3 inch eye pin and 5 lava beads (I used 8mm size).

1. Find the center & cut your necklace in half with wire cutters. It helps to wiggle it when in the cutter.
2. Attach one end of the eye pin to one end of the cut necklace. It helps to open it slightly. Then once on, close it again so it does not slide off.
3. Add 5 lava beads.
4. Curl the end with the jewelers tool, but don't close the loop yet.
5. Add it to your other end of the cut necklace then close the end.
6. Wrap with a sample bottle of your favorite blend and a special note!

Yuletide Reed Diffuser: For this project you need a small bottle with a narrow neck, sunflower oil (or similar thin carrier oil), your choice of essential oils and reeds. (I really liked these wavy reeds which are naturally dried in the sun and not died or bleached.) Note: I found my bottles at Michaels. You want one with a small neck and wide base to limit the evaporation and reduce the chance of it getting knocked over.

1. Wrap a ribbon or jute twine around the 10 reeds for gifting. Add a note with instructions for the receiver: Remove cork and insert reeds in top of bottle. In 24 hours turn reeds over to help oil saturate entire reed. Turn reeds once a week or as desired.
2. Using the funnel, add 1/4 cup oil to the bottle.
3. Add 40-60 drops essential oils. We used equal amounts of pine clove and orange. A second options being abundance and peppermint in equal amounts.
4. Seal bottle well with cork. 
5. Wrap and add tag. 

Bath Truffle: For this project you will need baking soda, citric acid, white kaolin clay, cocoa butter, Shea butter, essential oils, a mold, lavender essential oil, dried lavender buds (optional) and pink Himalayan salt (optional).
1. Measure by weight 4 oz cocoa butter and 2 oz Shea butter into glass jar and put in a double boiler to melt.
2. Prepare mold by adding dried lavender buds, Himalayan sea salt or other top like rose petals to the bottom.
3. Mix in a separate bowl:

• 2 cup baking soda
• 1 cup citric acid
• 1 cup kaolin clay

4. Once oils are melted remove from heat and add 20 drops of lavender & mix.
5. Pour oils over dry mix & mix with spoon. Once mixed kneed with fingers to finish mixing.
6. Press into molds. In my mold it made about 19 cubes.
7. Refrigerate about 30 minutes then remove from mold.
8. Wrap with tag & instructions for receiver:

Drop one bath truffle into your bath as you fill it. Enjoy!

Snow globe Cookies Top: You will need the lid and ring off your mason jar, white paper, hot glue, miniature ornaments or other small decorations, decorative snow, clear plastic ornament.

1. Trace lid onto white paper and cut out.
2. Hot glue white circle to top of lid to form your base. 
3. Hot glue ring to lid. (Lid on bottom).
4. Cut off thread hangers off the miniature ornaments and hot glue them standing up & facing forward onto paper the on lid.
5. Place a small pinch or two of snow in center.
6. Put hot glue on the edge of one half of ornament. Center on lid with hook towards the back.
7. Allow to dry while you fill jar

Snow globe Cookies Jar: You will need a quart mason jar, orange essential oil, measuring cups and the ingredients for the cookies. It also helps to have a jar funnel for this project.

Add ingredients to jar in order, do not over fill or it won't all fit.
1. 1/3cup sugar
2. 10 drops of orange essential oil- you can mix slightly but try to keep it level
3. 1/3 cup brown sugar (pack it in)
4. 3/4 cup flour
5. 1/2 tsp baking powder
6. 1/8 tsp salt
7. 1 cup oats
8. 1 cups cranberries (a little less than 1 cup, do not pack it in the measuring cup. this ingredient is important to not over do it or your chocolate chips will not fit!)
9. 1 cup white chocolate chips (may end up being a little less)
10. add snow globe lid (instructions above), ribbon with cooking instructions.

Instructions to tie to jar:

❄❄Snowglobe Cookies❄❄: Pour cookie mix into a large bowl; stir to combine. Beat in 1/2 cup melted butter, 1 egg and 1 tsp vanilla. Cover and refrigerate for 30 minutes.

Drop by the tablespoonfuls 2 in. apart onto ungreased baking sheets. Bake at 375° for 8-10 minutes or until browned. Remove to wire racks to cool. Yield: 3 dozen.

I hope you have a blessed Christmas and enjoy making these fabulous gifts. For more ideas, see my other posts on Christmas gift ideas here: 2016 Gift ideas and 2015 Gift ideas and 2014 ideas and Men's ideas.

Merry Christmas!

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