Butterfly Mobile

This butterfuly mobile can be used in many different ways... to act as a "curtain," to help bring a springtime touch into your home, decorate a little girl's room or brighten up a dreary space.

All you need is some colorful construction paper or felt and string. We have provided inspirational photos and a template. To make your butterflies different sizes, just adjust the size of the butterfly template.

As for the decorative felt balls, click here for instructions. Enjoy!

Soothing Salt Soak

We took this salt bath recipe from Gwenyth Paltrow's GOOP. It's a regular newsletter the actress pulls together with help from a wide variety of experts and features advice and ideas for mental and physical health, places to shop, travel and more. If you're interested in learning more or getting the newsletter yourself, check out goop.com.

The recipe for this salt bath comes from Adele Reising, an expert of Chinese medicine and home remiedies such as this. Adele says this salt bath is a healthy soak - providing minerals your body needs, the orange and lavendar help calm your nerves and release tension and the ginger warms your muscles and relieves pain, and the oil (or milk) acts as an emulsifying agent.

Here's what you need:

1 cup bath sea salt

1 tbsp almond oil or 2 tbsp whole milk

3 drops of sweet orange essential oil

3 drops of lavendar essential oil

1 - 2 drops of ginger essential oil

Mix together all of the ingredients and add to your next bath for a blissful bathing experience.

Easy Wall (or ceiling) Decor

We often have customers come in looking for decorating ideas for their walls. We recently came across this idea and we love it because it is easy and inexpensive. Best of all, you can coordinate this decorating idea into your own decor - it all depends on the fabric you use. Just find or buy embroidery hoops in a variety of sizes and outfit them in your fabrics of choice. We also love the idea of dangling the hoops from the ceiling!

Sign of Spring

Jen just brought in this custom collage to homebodies.... and of course we love it! The sign is perfect for the spring season with its flowers, kite and springtime saying.

The handcrafted board measures 12x12 and is tied with ribbon. It retails for $19.95.

Adorable Door Hang

This handmade item just arrived at homebodies! And it is too cute! This creative door hang comes from one of our crafty crafters. It features 2 parts: 1) the main board with the knob and 2) the interchangeable display. Right now we have a St. Paddy's hat for St. Patrick's Day (March 17) and a colorful carrot for Easter (April 4th). As new seasons and holidays get closer, we'll have new pieces to choose from. Can't wait to see them ourselves. Of course, we'll pass pictures along when the time comes.

Perfect Bag

Homebodies just received these new totes from Lone Elm Studios. We like them because they are big, beautiful, durable and affordable. The totes can hold lots of stuff and feature a front pocket. The bags come in green, tan or white and make a great accessory for spring. They are priced at $11.99 each.

Dated Dresser Mirror Makes Great Headboard

I can't tell you how many times I've come across an old mirror like this... and never gave it a second thought until now. I think this is a great idea! Check out upcoming yard sales or thrift stores and you're sure to find an old dresser/vanity mirror like this. Cover in a fresh coat of paint and you have a chic headboard.

For the Birds

For those of you who love bird watching, we have a variety of beautiful items featuring our feathered friends.... from ceramic decor globes to handmade birdhouses to stunning framed prints. There's more inside homebodies including bird feeders, bird houses, ceramic birds and some made out of mercury glass for a vintage appeal.

Local Artist

One of the best things about homebodies is all of the fascinating people you get to meet, including local artists. There are so many talented people in our area. Just a short while ago Mario, a local sculptor who works with bronze, came into the store with one of his pieces. His work and attention to detail are amazing- my quick snapshots don't do his talent full justice. If you are pondering a bronze sculpture for your home, yard or garden, please let us know. We would be happy to pass along Mario's contact information.

Valentine's Day Cards

homebodies still has a huge selection of Valentine's Cards-- all of them handmade. Cards are always a wonderful gift for Valentine's because it's the perfect opportunity to write a love note to that special someone. And it will last much longer than roses or candy! Our handmade cards include scrapbook-style cards, hand-stamped cards and even funny ones or packages of Hershey's kisses with a handmade note.

Glittered hearts & words 25% off!

Our glittered hearts and words have been marked down 25%. These small embellishments are perfect to place around the house on knobs, picture frames or candlesticks and are the perfect accent to hang on a card, gift or gift bag. Our hearts come in small and large sizes and our words include be mine, xoxo and love. The sale items are priced from .75 cents to $2.25 when the discount is applied.

Fundraiser for Candice Heaps

Help us raise money for Candice Heaps, an Overlake mom and friend to many who is currently battling lymphona. Jen Brooks, our crafter extraordinaire, is making these heartfelt tiles and homebodies is selling them for $15 each. Best of all--all of the money will go to Candice and her family.

The tile says:
Cancer is so limited ...

It cannot cripple love

It cannot shatter hope

It cannot corrode faith

It cannot destroy people

It cannot kill friendship

It cannot suppress courage

It cannot invade the soul

It cannot steal eternal life

It cannot conquer the spirit

Our thoughts and prayers go out to Candice and her family, as well as many others who have battled cancer.

New Stuff

Here's a few new things we just got in... all have a bit of the wild side to them. Actually, the elephant canvas we've had for a while, but all the decorative accessories surrounding it are new and include the faux reptile skin picture frame, the bright yellow geometrical picture frame, the teak votive candle holders, the silver vases and the orange palm candle. Unfortunately, by time time we posted the photo, some of the items have sold. So if there's something here that catches your eye, don't wait!

Smells so Sweet!

Thanks to another one of our dedicated crafters, homebodies has a quality line of candle melts. They're made from soy wax and feature premium oils for long-lasting scent. They come in attractive star shapes (even though they will melt...) and a variety of scents - from floral to fruity to sweet to spicy. The candle melts come in 2 oz. packages and cost $2.