Brought to you by Nuffnang and The Reject Shop
*** THIS GIVEAWAY IS NOW CLOSED***
Congratulations to Jacqui Yuan
If there is one kind of gift I particularly love, it is
something handmade.
Just the idea that someone has gone to the trouble to create
something especially for me - the time, the effort and the thought that has
gone into the gift, I love it all.
Nothing says Mother’s Day like “indulge yourself”, so I
thought I would haul my local The Reject Shop for some bits and bobs to put together a little
indulgence kit, for a special mum this Mother’s Day.
As soon as I spied the rows and rows of glass apothecary
jars, the inspiration hit me – a Salt scrub!
What is more indulgent than a long hot soak in the bath?
At $3.00 each, I threw 2 of those glass babies into my basket
along with a $2.50 twin pack of bath washers, a cute $6.00 wooden box to store
it all in, some tissue paper, ribbon and gift tags and a couple of boxes of
scorched almonds for this special mum to munch on when she is relaxing in the
bath.
A quick stop on the way home to grab a few other supplies
from the local grocery store and we were good to go.
The Salt scrub is so quick and easy to make and the fragrance
combinations you can come up with are limitless. Just make sure you use
essential oils that are safe on the skin. I brought mine from a health food
store, and the sales lady was able to advise me.
The combination I chose was Rosemary, lemon and coconut. The
coconut fragrance came naturally from the coconut oil I used, and I added dried
Rosemary and lemon essential oils.
Lemon oil is detoxifying in nature and is also very calming
so it is perfect to use for reducing fatigue, stress, anxiety and nervousness –
all things that kind of come part and parcel with being a mum right?
Rosemary among many other things, is rich in anti aging
properties, boosts the memory and the immune system, improved circulation in
the body and is also beneficial in reducing stress and improving the mood.
The perfect combo huh!
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Ingredients to make one
enough to fill a 750ml jar
2 ½ cups of course sea salt
1 cup coconut oil
¼ cup of rosemary
8 drops of lemon citrus essential oil.
1 cup coconut oil
¼ cup of rosemary
8 drops of lemon citrus essential oil.
Method: Mix all your
ingredients together to combine and keep in an air tight container.
The Reject Shop had a whole aisle of yummy goodies, so how
could I not fill the spare jar with some kind of special treat?
The Scorched Almonds were perfect because... I mean they just
are - because they're chocolate AND nuts for crying out loud.
Pure perfect indulgence!
I packed all the goodies together into the
wooden box, and handwrote a little message on one of the gift tags and wa-lah -
a handmade gift for Mother’s Day that practically insists the lucky recipient
takes a little time to spoil herself.
The Reject Shop has over 330 stores
in Australia and offers a HUGE variety of goodies including homewares,
cosmetics, kitchenware, personal care products, hardware, snack foods and
confectionery, cards and wrap, cleaning products and even basic furniture – all
at bargain prices.
You can
discover something new every time you visit one of their stores (find your closest store), or you can stay up to date on
what’s new by signing up to become a SavvyShopper here.
To help
you give mum something super special this Mother’s Day at a super savvy price,
the gang at The Reject Shop has given me a $100 voucher to give away.
All you
need to do to enter to win this voucher is leave me a comment telling me;
What
Mother’s Day treat you would like to buy yourself or your mum with the $100
Reject Shop voucher?
The
competition is open now to Australian Residents only and
ends 5:00 pm AEDST on Monday 4 May 2015.
You can view the full terms and conditionshere. Good Luck!
This post has also been featured
on the Local Guide to Mother's
Day, so head on over there for more ideas and articles
for Mother’s Day!
