pretty as a picture soap

This is one of the inexpensive arrangements I made last week for the party we are throwing for Scotter. Thought I would display it in the bathroom. It's just rose soap petals, in the middle, surrounded by "Celebrate" mini napkins. Each was about one buck. It's cute and practical, the soap, pretty as it is, does work!

coffee ground scrub

I like the relatively inexpensive scrubs at Trader Joe's. But I'm trying to cut back on my beauty routine. I like the idea of being green, too. So I have been reusing my coffee grounds and turning them into scrubs. I just add a little oil and that's it....The grounds feel really great on my skin.

I haven't perfected the scrub to the point where it's comparable to something store bought, but I think it's just as effective as a store bought one when it comes to exfoliating. I have also heard that coffee grounds are good for cellulite.

pretty in pink flowers and dish towels

I have a thing for dish towels. Not sure why because I really don't LOVE doing dishes. I just think they can be very beautiful. I found these at a supermarket of all places. I had been looking all over, even fancy places, but wasn't able to find anything as pretty as these. I wanted to replenish our stack before the April 26 party we are throwing at my house.
I also love pink, which I'm sure isn't a surprise to many of you who have been reading and so I made an arrangement with these roses (paper ones) that I bought at Rite Aide for only $2 dollars. They were originally $4. I wasn't sure what to do with them, but they really spoke to me. The vibrant pink was too pretty to turn down. So I bought them and when I got home I put them in a jar (with black rocks) that I had purchased at a tag sale that Kathy and I went to a few weeks ago!