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 Every year I try and make a batch of Farmhouse on Boone's Organic Peppermint Cocoa lip balm. I didn't get around to it in 2023 so I am very excited to get a new batch going. My last batch filled about 20 tubes and lasted 18 months. This is my husband's favourite and the peppermint cocoa flavour is such a winner. I cut the recipe in half this time and filled nine tubes to the brim. These make great Christmas presents and stocking stuffers or even teacher gifts bundled with a gift card or handwritten letter. Using organic ingredients not only improves the quality of the lip balm but gives you peace of mind that your lip balm is one less thing adding up exposure to questionable ingredients that can irritate skin. Small easy swaps add up over time. I am not that concerned over the plastic tube as beeswax is inert, I opt for BPA free/non toxic and the lip balm has never really melted even in school bags on warm days but paper tubes are a great way to make it even safer. My eld...

I make bookmarks constantly for my own children, at work and for friends and family. Here is exactly how to make a bookmark in Canva AND have it print at the size you actually want a bookmark to be without needing to mess around with settings on multiple devices. Part one is how to make the bookmark. If you already have your bookmark image and just need to print it the right size, scroll down to part 2. Part 1: How to make the bookmark in free Canva You are welcome to use the free bookmark images I have on the "Printables" page. Just click the link above to see them. Log in to Canva with a free account. Type "bookmark" into the search box and choose a template you like. Click Create this template. You will need to edit it significantly if you wish to do anything commercial with it but the free templates are ok for personal use. In the project screen, make changes to the template you chose and/or add a new blank bookmark that is already the correct s...