WRINKLES

Marcia Norwood
America's STORYTELLER
Telling Untold Stories in Photographs, Prose and Public Speaking

Worried about wrinkles? 

 

"All of these lines across my face 

tell you the story of who I am...

But these stories don't mean anything 

when you have no one to tell them to..."

Brandi Carlile

Thank you for listening to my stories.

Today,  I'm sharing something for wrinkled skin and wrinkled souls.

Let's set the mood with music, 
and listen to one of my favorite songs:   

  The Story

Brandi Carlile

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COPY and PASTE the link 
to your browser:

 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h5c4ARb5ORw 

Something For Wrinkled Skin:

R E C I P E

Homemade Body Lotion

It's simple to make.

It's inexpensive to make.

It's messier to make than you think....

     but it makes the most wonderful gifts!

 

Copyright 2012 Marcia Norwood

Ingredients:

2 Jars Store-Brand Vitamin E Cream
2 Store-Brand Baby Lotion Bottles
1 Jar Store-Brand Vaseline Petroleum Jelly  
(Save money and purchase all items at dollar stores.)

Dump all ingredients into a large mixing bowl.

(Get a BIGGER mixing bowl than you think you will need. 

(Cut apart the baby lotion bottles to get more out.)

Mix.
(I used an electric mixer on low speed.  Don't overheat mixer.)

Spoon lotion into little jars.  You might want to reuse Vitamin E cream  or Vaseline jars, or antique or fancy jars.  RECYCLE:  I clean and use glass Shatto milk bottles,  and other glass bottles and jars. 

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Yes!  It's that easy! 

Now - go make some.

Think of a name for your line of bath and body products.

Optional:  Add essential oils for fragrance.

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I found glass jars at Hobby Lobby, and  Hy-Vee grocery store, and online at Specialty Bottle.

http://www.specialtybottle.com/clearfrenchsquaresmi.aspx  

  

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 It's fun to decorate jars with shells, charms, glass and cording.







 

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I created labels in Microsoft Publisher and printed them on photo paper on my Kodak 5300 Easyshare printer.






 Something For Wrinkled Souls:
      

 "People grow old only by deserting their ideals.

Years may wrinkle the skin,

but to give up interest wrinkles the soul."

"You are as young as your faith,

as old as your doubt;

as young as your self-confidence,

as old as your fear;

as young as your hope,

as old as your despair."

"In the central place of every heart

there is a recording chamber.

So long as it receives messages

of beauty, hope, cheer and courage,

so long you are young."

"When your heart is covered with the

snows of pessimism and 

the ice of cynicism, then,

and then only,

are you grown old.

And then, indeed as the ballad says,

you just fade away."

Douglas MacArthur

(1880-1964)

American General who commanded the Southwest Pacificin World War II   

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Thanks for stopping by!

Come back often, and bring a friend!

Marcia & Sarah

Marcia Norwood

America's STORYTELLER

Telling Untold Stories in Photographs, Prose and Public Speaking

Look for more of my recipes for homemade soap, bath salts, lip gloss, and perfume in upcoming blogs.

Homemade Christmas Gifts 2012:  Copyright 2012 Marcia Norwood

   

Homemade Cream and Bath Salts:  Copyright 2012 Marcia Norwood