I don’t know about you, but I tend to keep designer boxes and bags and even candle jars that are pretty in hopes to use them for something.  In fear that I become a hoarder {bahaha ok not really} I decided to grab a few and do something oh-so-pretty with them.  So this is what I came up with.  Let me show you how to beautifully repurpose empty candle jars and designer shopping bags.

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The Inspiration Behind The Ideas – Fashion Artwork

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I love all the artwork that inspires the kind of designs that I’m sharing today.

How To Beautifully Repurpose Designer Shopping Bags

You gotta know…
When you’re paying for anything “designer”, you’re not just paying more for the high-quality item. You’re also paying for the label, or their name.  So why not keep the packaging and repurpose it?

I have several Chanel bags in my closet, as well as other designer bags and boxes, so I thought I’d put them to good use.

I wanted to do something fun in my blush pink office with a floral arrangement recently. I brought one of my favorite trays out, this luxurious leopard-print tray, and added two smaller glass cylinder vases with pink roses and baby’s breath and then placed them carefully in this Chanel shopping bag.  I thought it looked very chic on a stack of Megan Hess books (especially the Coco Chanel book and Paris book), with a vintage string of pearls and another designer candle.  Isn’t that so pretty?!  The possibilities are endless!  You can really get creative with your vignettes.

I also had a couple of gifts to deliver and wanted to use some bright pink, so I pulled out my Victoria’s Secret bags and Kate Spade bags.  Tiffany bags would be cute too and Louis Vuitton….so many different ideas!

I dropped off some fresh flowers, sparkling cider and rose lemonade to a friend in this Victoria’s Secret shopping bag and she just loved it.  It was so bright and happy and perfectly pink!

Another fun gift idea was delivering some flowers in this Kate Spade gift bag, or shopping bag.  You can put a small glass vase in there with a small amount of water if you want OR you can just wrap the bottom in plastic wrap and tissue paper to keep the bag from getting wet and tearing.

Helpful Tip: If the flowers are going to be out of water for a while (maybe you’re taking it to a restaurant to give to someone or driving a ways), you could put some water in a ziplock bag and put the stems in there and then rubberband around it, to keep the water from leaking.  I’d also add some tissue paper around it.  But it’s a really good ideas because you don’t want your pretty flowers to die that you’re gifting to your friend.

Do you love this idea but you’ve thrown away all your designer shopping bags and gift bags?  Try looking on eBay or Etsy.  Here are a few I found that are available for sale at the time of publishing this post.   Click on the arrows to scroll right and left.

 

How to Beautifully Repurpose Designer Candles

Diptyque Paris Candles are all the rage these days.  I’ve been a fan for several years now.  I have them in the largest sizes, the regular sizes, and I’ve purchased and received several of the mini gift-set sizes as well.  They’re really nice-smelling candles and they are also great to use after they have been burned.  You can use them as vases, like I did above with this large size.

After burning and using all the candle, you can freeze them for several hours and then pull out the wax and clean it out!

 

This empty “Roses” Diptyque candle jar was especially cute to use at Valentine’s Day in my entry as a vase.

This was another cute vignette I made at Valentine’s with this vase but is perfect for year-round decor.  So cute, right?!

It’s cute alone but I especially love it stacked on a beautiful set of fashion books or also beautiful floral books, like these favorites of mine, Dahlias and Vintage Roses, by my dear friend Georgianna Lane.

In the little corner of my butler’s pantry, I used a mini size candle jar from a Diptyque gift set as a vase and created a cute little vignette.

Another darling idea for the empty Diptyque jars in the mini size is to use it in your office to hold little things.  I am using it to hold my jumbo brass paper clips.  Cute, right?!  You can see more of my glam blush pink office HERE.  I made my own “Press for Diet Coke” faux door bell.

I use the standard size empty Diptyque candle jar on my perfume stand on my vanity to hold a few of my favorite lipsticks that I use constantly (and have duplicates of because I can’t live without them).  I like using the large size (this is a rare Roses one I bought off eBay) to put all my Scentbird scents in.  It’s not only practical and functional but it’s also very stylish and chic!  Oh, and it’s environmentally-friendly too so that’s a bonus!

Other fun uses for empty Diptyque Candle Jars can include holding the following:

Cotton rounds

Q-tips

Rings

Other makeup like lipgloss or lip and eye pencils

Nail polishes

Makeup brushes

Pens & Pencils

Matches

Bobby pins or hair clips

Small toiletries

Washi tape

Hot glue gun sticks

Sewing notions (safety pins, etc)

Office supplies

Do you have any other ideas?  What else could you use your empty candle jars for or what DO you use them for?  I’d love to know!

 

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Remember the saying, “Calgon, take me away!” I feel like I still say that often. There’s nothing like a hot bubble bath for relaxing and unwinding after a long day. I’ve always loved the way I feel when I go to a spa for a massage, saunas, steam rooms, and in the hot spas and aromatic showers. We may not have the luxury of doing that as often as we’d like, or at all for some. BUT, you can certainly turn your home bath into a pampering session and I’m going to share with you how to create the perfect bath experience at home with a few easy tips.

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I can’t believe we’ve been in our home for almost 6 months now. I recently shared our master bath reveal HERE and you can read that post for all the details and sources.

I love our view of the wetland and tall trees behind our home and the farm next to us with beautiful horses running around all day.

I can sit here in this tub and watch the sunset at night and it’s quite magical and relaxing. If you are designing and building your home, be mindful of the location of your master bath and the direction it’s facing for the ultimate experience. We also love our large windows with no blinds. It allows a lot of natural light to flow in and also allows us to watch the sunsets. Our old apartment had little to no design aspect to it. Plus, the lights constantly flickered at one point in time. Of course, we fixed it by calling a local electrician (like the one you’ll find when you click here). But now, we have the best bath anyone can design!

Having a bath caddy is a MUST! You can put your favorite bath essentials there.

I have body oil and rosewater spray on mine but you can put lotions and bubble bath soap on there too. Some people use cannabis creams and oil to make a relaxing bath. You can also Buy CBD oil: https://blessedcbd.co.uk or check similar online stores as Blessed CBD. The anti-inflammatory effects of CBD can rejuvenate your skin wonderfully.

It can hold your cotton balls and Q-tips, decor, rolled towels, candles, and more!

Bath salts are a MUST for baths. Once or twice a week I will have a “detox bath” with spearmint & eucalyptus epsom salts and baking soda. Read more about that in THIS POST. It also has magnesium which is so good for you and so your body just soaks it up. Another plus is that it has such a lovely and relaxing aromatic effect, just as a day spa would.

I also love having this tufted ottoman next to my bathtub so that I can set my phone there or a tray of something cold to drink.

I also have a towel and robe and any lotions or perfumes ready to go.

Whilst I love love love a good bubble bath, I also love bath bombs. I found something similar the other day at Michaels (random) and they are bath flowers. It was such a pretty set and smelled good so I grabbed them. Anything like that really makes the bath feel more special and relaxing. As I love bath bombs so much, I have thought about buying some wholesale bath bombs and maybe creating my own bath bomb business one day. Who knows what the future might hold! For now, I’m just relaxing with bath bombs.

Putting them on top of my bath bubbles of a pink bubble bath just looked perfectly delightful and inviting!

Of course, a luxurious bath isn’t complete without a fabulous-smelling candle that just makes you melt into the bubbles.

The only thing missing is music BUT I have lots of relaxing music on my phone under “Bath Playlist”. I still have Enya on my playlist because 25 years later I still think it’s the perfect bath relaxation music. Soft R&B hits, ballads, classical music, meditation music…they’re all good ideas as well. I may have some songs that sound especially good with my master bath acoustics and I belt them out at the top of my lungs. In my head, I sound like Kelly Clarkson but I know my family might beg to differ….haha!

When the sun goes down this is the perfect place to be, as I can see it through these windows. You might also spot some deer, jack rabbits, coyotes and other wildlife. It’s spectacular!

While I love robes and own many that I adore, I also love a bath towel wrap with velcro. If I know I’m getting ready for the day right and just took a bath after going to the gym and I’m still feeling a little hot, I like to put this on to stay nice and cool and get ready so that I’m not sweating in a robe. Pretty slippers are a MUST as well and I have quite the collection because I wear them all at different times of the year and with different robes. I love feeling pretty in a robe and slippers and fresh after a bath. That’s a LUXURY all on its own! I’m sure every mom knows what I mean!

My new bath mat showed up today and I’m thrilled to add a bit more blush to our master bath. And it never hurts to have a sweet greeting like this one as you’re entering (or exiting) the bath.

You may only see the bottom of this robe but it’s one of my favorites and you can see more of it in THIS POST where Brooklyn and I have matching robes (back in our Dallas home).

A pretty chandelier like this one is always the icing on a cake. It helps create a feeling of luxury and makes you feel like a queen!

No matter what kind of master bathroom you have, even if you have the tiniest little bath, you can certainly implement some of my tips to help you feel more relaxed and to have a more luxurious and spa-like experience right your very own home.

Below are some items from this post and other suggested items, for your shopping convenience!

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Candles

Bath Caddies & Bathtub Caddies

Bath Mats

Towels

Slippers & Robes

Other Bath Accessories & Luxuries

Don’t forget, friends….

MAKE TIME FOR YOURSELF!

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