A Totally DIY Pampering

Posted on March 8, 2012 by Kelly Diamond

I’ve always been a DIY fan, and with the recent Pinterest hype, finding DIY activities is now easier than ever. Some of the easiest (and most beneficial) DIY items are beauty products. Who ever thought that you would be able to fully stock your medicine cabinet with DIY items from teeth whitening to lip gloss? Well, you can. Here are a few to get you started on the totally DIY pampering:

EASY AT HOME TEETH WHITENING from The Budget Diet

DIY HONEY FACIAL from Petit Elefant

HOMEMADE SUGAR SCRUB from Homemade Ginger

10 HOMEMADE SHAMPOO RECIPES from Scoochmaroo at Instructables

HOMEMADE KISS GLOSS from Cheeky Kitchen

Like I said. It’s never been easier! Give these few items a try and you’ll more than likely be begging for more. Let me know with a comment below, a like, or a tweet and another post like this will come to you shortly! You can also find more penny saving ideas on our Pinterest board. Pamper on!

What are your favorite pampering activities?
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Is that a drumstick or a cookie?

Posted on February 20, 2012 by Kelly Diamond

If you follow Social Grocery on Pinterest, you know that we’re all about cute — and funny — foods. This is among many other things like crafts, how-to’s, DIY projects, etc., but Pinterest is just full of the cutest foods you’ve ever seen, especially when it comes to desserts and treats. For instance, when I saw this KFC bucket full of drumstick-inspired decorated cookies, I couldn’t help but give in to my urge to post it:

If you are wondering how to create this insanely amazing and hilarious cookies, here is the post from Bake at 350. They refer to these cookies as “desserts for dudes.” Love it!

To complete this post – what, you thought that was it? – I have found two other sets of decorated cookies that are along the same “dude food” theme .. or just fantastic in general.

S’MORES from Glorious Treats

BEER & HOT DOGS from Bake at 350 (Can’t get enough!)

What is it about decorated cookies that has us captivated? Is it the humor? The skills? The realistic art? And that’s not even including the TASTE. Whatever the reason is, keep ‘em coming!

Have you ever taken a stab at decorating cookies?
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Put on your game face! It’s Super Bowl XLVI time.

Posted on January 31, 2012 by Kelly Diamond

It’s Super Bowl time!

As many of you already know, our Social Grocery office is located in beautiful Vermont. HOWEVER, due to our geographical location, we are a battle zone when it comes to football team loyalties. While Vermont is technically part of New England (Patriots Nation), we also share a long border with New York (Giants turf). Because of this, Vermonters are a mixed breed when it comes to the pigskin. And when our two teams go head-to-head, Super Bowl parties are taken a bit more seriously than most!

Because the air around here is so thick with competition, we thought the least we can do is create a great list of Super Bowl party ideas for everyone to enjoy — Patriots fans, Giants fans and others alike! We give you our “TOUCHDOWN!” list (on Pinterest):

We’ve been searching the Internet far and wide to find the best Super Bowl recipes, decorating tips and entertaining ideas for you to noodle. We’ll be updating this list all week, so make sure you stop by again! You can also follow our Twitter feed for some helpful links.

Who will you be rooting for this Sunday?
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