If you've got some flowers left over from Valentine's Day or a recent birthday celebration (or even if you just like having fresh flowers around!), don't throw them away. Try using them differently by making an easy rose & coffee sugar scrub!

This scrub is SO easy and affordable to make. I didn't even have to go to the store for any extra ingredients. Simply  use the petals of a flower (I used a rose), some baby oil (you could also use olive oil), some sugar, and a little bit of ground coffee for that extra kick of caffeine (to kick cellulite's butt!). 

Yes! The recipe is easy to customize, so use what suits you best. It's a great combination of smoothing and exfoliating (thanks to the baby oil and the sugar), and it smells nice to boot. Next time you're stuck inside on a rainy day, 

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Ever picture the perfect setup, only to realize you didn’t have everything you needed? I do that all the time; after all, I’m a newlywed, and we’re still working on stocking our house.

In light of my husband’s birthday earlier this week, I whipped up some key lime cupcakes with cream cheese frosting — his favorite. I wanted to arrange them nicely on a cake stand on the coffee table so he’d see them when he got home. There was only one problem: We don’t have a cake stand.

It’s one of those things that you just don’t need…until you need it.

So I did a bit of rummaging, and I realized I could easily create a clever cupcake display simply by using what I already had. I took a serving platter, three of our Mason jar glasses (a wedding gift more affectionately known as “redneck wine glasses”), and turned them upside down. They were a nice height and the perfect size for holding a some sweet baby cakes.

It’s easy to get caught up in wanting more things — like a cake plate, for instance. But you know what’s even better than finally getting those things? Living simply by learning how to use what you have creatively.

Now if you’ll excuse me, it’s time for a cupcake.