TEA TANNING AND COCOA STAINING

. . .otherwise known as, "Pinterest Makes Us Think We Don't Need Wal-Mart anymore."

The Pin:  "Healthy tea tan- steep 4 bags black tea in 2 cups water for 15 minutes. Shower and exfoliate, then spray or sponge mixture onto dry skin. Repeat for darker shades. Lasts 3-4 days."


Alright, let's try that shit.

My pasty ass legs, before

After 2 "coats."  I used a spray bottle to apply.

2 more coats, and another towel, 'cause that first one's pretty much ruined

Okay, so after an hour and some minutes of this junk, there ain't much of a difference in color.  I had a space heater on me the whole time, but still, that crap was COLD.  On the upside, it did even out my skin tone quite a bit, and my legs feel a bit firmer.  I think.

The same pin linked to a blog that also had instructions for a bronzer---mixing cocoa powder with lotion and applying.  That was streaky as hell, buuuuuut

Hey, lookie there---somewhat of a tan!

And you know what?  I SMELL FREAKIN DELICIOUS.

So, if I try this again, I'm using way more tea and the sponge method.  And more towels, because this is a big honkin mess.

UPCYCLED COAT HANGER THINGY

So we had this little 3-hook hangy thing that we never hanged.

And then the kids busted out that middle frame.

But it was too handy to get rid of, so I glued a cute file folder and some pictures onto it and made it into the kids' dropoff station, right by the front door and under a calendar.

I also added some oversized thumbtacks for jackets.  Mama likey.