DIY Sunscreen Recipe – Easy To Make (and why YOU need it)!

Confession: I have been sitting on this DIY sunscreen recipe post (and not sharing it with all of you) for a loooong time. Whew! I feel better getting that out.  So, just exactly why have I been sitting on this recipe? Well, you know that I keep it real with all of you. So, here goes… I tried my hand …

Smooth Finish DIY Facial Foundation Makeup…With SPF

UPDATE: Due to reader and customer demand, I have posted pictures of this DIY facial foundation being applied. Be sure to look at the end of this post for the link!!! I know that you are probably on a journey to rid your home of toxic products. As such, you are probably looking to do the same with your personal …

Easy One Pot Turkey Noodle Soup Recipe (use turkey breasts or leftover Thanksgiving turkey!) - Scratch Mommy

Easy One-Pot Turkey Noodle Soup

Cold season, flu season, gross, germy season. Try as we might to avoid catching whatever bug is going around, it’s hard to escape the fall and winter without something getting us feeling down. For me it’s eternally laryngitis, an issue that I’ve battled with for years now. Last week my son got a bit of a cold, which I caught …

So, you just bought a pasture raised turkey but you're not sure how to cook it. No worries, here's how to cook a pasture raised turkey so it tastes good!

How to Cook a Pasture Raised Turkey

Thanksgiving is all about family, gratitude, traditions and, of course, a big bird. There are  lot of ways to cook that bird; be it roasting, smoking, frying, grilling, stuffed with duck, done like beer can chicken and many more. (I mean… have you seen the bacon wrapped turkey that’s making it’s rounds on Pinterest?) But, just like there are many …

These little DIY lavender rose bath melts are moisturizing, soothing to muscles, and calming. Drop just one into a hot bath and it melts in about five minutes.

DIY Lavender Rose Bath Melts

Hearts and roses… No, not the ones you got from your special someone this morning, but the hearts and roses from my DIY Lavender Rose Bath Melts. If you ask me they are a perfect compliment to this lovely Valentines Day; because after all don’t many Valentine’s nights conclude in the bath? (If not, they totally should!) So here’s the …

Giveaway – Make Your Own Makeup E-Book

It’s day 4 of the brand new Scratch Mommy and all of us are settling in with our new creation like new moms do… basking in the joy of this AMAZING thing that we made, getting to know all of the detailed intricacies of what makes our “baby” click, and not getting much sleep. We’re having the reverse of a …

Enter to win sample packs of 100% organically grown, NON GMO spirulina algae tablets from ENERGYbits on Scratch Mommy!

Giveaway – ENERGYbits Sample Packs!

I can’t believe we’re already 5 days in to our re-birth celebrations! The craziness is starting to slow down and we’re working through all the kinks to get it running extra smooth. I hope you’ve enjoyed meeting our talented team of contributors so far, as well as all the opportunities to win free stuff! Just in case you’ve missed it… Have …

Giveaway – 2 Sample Packs of Grass-fed Bone Broth from Bare Bones

Holy cow! What a celebration for the re-birth of Scratch Mommy, right? I know we said we were going to host 7 days of giveaways, but we were having so much fun that we decided to tack on one more giveaway! Just in case you missed them, there is still time to enter for: DIY Natural Remedies eBook by Nina …

DIY Skincare Toolbox- Ingredients needed to start making your own skincare products

Let’s Get You Started Creating DIY Natural Skincare Products Do you want to start creating our own skincare, but are unsure of where to start? I don’t blame you! It can be overwhelming. Scratch Mommy is here to help. Skincare is a big deal. Your skin absorbs approximately 60% of what is put on it, so using skin and body care products that are full …

Scratch Mommy DIY Facial Powder

DIY Organic Facial Powder Recipe

Hey friend! It’s Jess, the original Scratch Mommy, here to share another DIY recipe that has had loads of reader requests – DIY Organic Facial Powder. This DIY facial powder recipe has been a long time coming. If only there were more hours in the day (are you saying that with me)!? After publishing the DIY recipe and selling my Facial Foundation …