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Homestead Blog Hop 611 – Blackberry Cobbler Recipe and Free Printables

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Welcome to Homestead Blog Hop, a weekly gathering for homesteaders and simple living enthusiasts to share DIY projects, from-scratch recipes, and creative inspiration. This week’s hop features cozy homesteading tips, along with practical ideas that celebrate handmade living and self-sufficiency.

Whether you’re looking for seasonal crafts, homemade treats, or encouragement on your homesteading journey, you’ll find plenty of inspiration to carry into the new year. Grab a cup of tea, explore the featured posts, and join us in sharing your own homestead creations.

Meet Your Homesteading Hosts

We’re Kelly from Simple Life Mom, Liz from The Cape Coop, Natasha from Houseful of Nicholes, and Laurie from Ridgehaven Homestead. Together, we’re passionate about from-scratch living, simple ingredients, frugal habits, and intentional homesteading. We’re delighted to host the Homestead Blog Hop, where you can find fresh inspiration each week for DIY projects, homemade recipes, and practical simple living ideas.

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FEATURED POSTS from the Last Homestead Blog Hop

Each week, we take turns selecting three featured posts from the Homestead Blog Hop. These features are shared across all of our social media platforms, helping spotlight the creativity and hard work of our fellow homesteaders. Here are the featured posts from last week’s hop:

1. Keeping A Nature Notebook from The Once and Future Homestead

2. Free First Day of School Printable Signs (2026-2027 School Year) from Press Print Party

3. Easy Blackberry Cobbler Recipe from Organized Island

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Clarins fans are racing to David Jones for this luxe free gift deal when you spend $120

Clarins fans are racing to David Jones for this luxe free gift deal when you spend $120

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Luxury skincare fans know that a good beauty buy becomes even better when there is a generous gift with purchase attached.

Right now, cult French beauty brand Clarins has launched a limited-time promotion at David Jones that is giving shoppers every reason to refresh their beauty cabinets.

The deal is simple and surprisingly generous.

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Spend $120 or more on Clarins products and you can choose between a Restoring or Firming skincare gift. Spend $220 or more and the offer gets even better, with an additional four-piece beauty gift included.

For anyone already loyal to Clarins’ skincare classics, it is the perfect excuse to stock up on everyday staples while walking away with a little extra luxury.

Clarins has long been known for its plant-powered formulas and spa-inspired skincare rituals.

Clarins has launched a limited time free gift promotion at David Jones for beauty lovers. Credit: Instagram

The brand’s hero products are designed to deliver glowing skin with ingredients sourced from botanicals around the world, and the current lineup available at David Jones includes everything from cult serums to hydrating body care.

Several value sets are currently reduced by around 20 per cent, making the offer even more tempting.

The Honey Glow Lips Petite set, now $52.80 (was $66), is ideal for anyone obsessed with glossy, hydrated lips.

The Mini Makeup Trio, now $39.20 (was $49), is another clever pick for travel bags or everyday makeup routines.

Skincare fans looking to reset their routine may want to look at the My Cleansing Essentials collections, available for different skin types, including normal to dry, combination to oily and all skin types.

These sets are now priced around $68 to $70.40, down from $85 to $88, offering an easy way to build a simple cleansing ritual.

Body care lovers are also covered. The Body Hydration Holiday Collection, now $68 (was $85), brings together hydrating essentials designed to leave skin soft, smooth and lightly scented.

Value gift sets and skincare staples make it easy to reach the Clarins gift with purchase threshold. Credit: Instagram

Meanwhile, the Tonic Ritual Holiday Collection is now $90.40 (was $113), offering a spa-style body routine at home.

Makeup fans have plenty of options, too.

The Fix Make-Up Summer Edition, now $41.60 (was $52), is a lightweight setting spray designed to keep makeup fresh throughout long days.

The brand’s popular Lip Comfort Oil and Water Lip Stain also remain beauty bag favourites for sheer colour with a nourishing finish.

The Honey Glow Lips Petite set is now discounted, making it an easy add to your beauty basket. Credit: David Jones

For those wanting to splurge, Clarins’ premium skincare remains front and centre.

The iconic Double Serum, priced at $250 for the 75mL bottle, continues to be one of the brand’s most talked about products thanks to its dual-phase formula that targets visible signs of ageing.

Pairing a hero serum like this with a few smaller items is an easy way to reach the $220 spend threshold and unlock the extra bonus gift.

New launches are also part of the lineup, including the Double Serum Foundation, a hybrid foundation designed to combine skincare benefits with natural coverage, as well as the Bright Plus Advanced Treatment Essence and Milky Emulsion, both designed to promote brighter, more radiant-looking skin.

Clarins shoppers can score luxury skincare gifts at David Jones when they spend $120 or more on the cult French beauty brand. Credit: Instagram

Between the discounted value sets and the generous gift with purchase offer, the current Clarins promotion at David Jones feels like it just makes financial sense.

A few carefully chosen essentials can easily push your total past the spending threshold, leaving you with a luxury skincare routine and a beauty bonus to match.

For beauty lovers who enjoy the ritual of high-quality skincare, this is exactly the kind of deal that makes a routine top-up feel a little more indulgent.

7 Clairns products worth shopping for

  1. Honey Glow Lips Petite, was $66, now $52.80
  2. Eau Dynamisante Holiday Collection Value Gift Set, was $82, now $65.60
  3. My Cleansing Essentials – Normal to Dry Skin, was $85, now $68
  4. Body Hydration Holiday Collection Value Gift Set, was $85, now $68
  5. Fix Make-Up Summer Edition 50ml, was $52, now $41.60
  6. Tonic Ritual Holiday Collection Value Gift Set, was $113, now $90.40
  7. My Cleansing Essentials – All Skin Types, was $88, now $70.40

Bonus: Spend $220 or more on Clarins to receive an additional 4-piece beauty gift on top of the Restoring or Firming gift.

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Women are more confident in their natural beauty as three quarters go makeup free

Women are more confident in their natural beauty as three quarters go makeup free

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THREE quarters of women are now skin confident and feel comfortable leaving the house make-up free thanks to a generational shift towards natural beauty, a major report has found.

A study of 5,000 females revealed 65 per cent of Gen Z and 52 per cent of Millennials believe they feel more comfortable in their skin than they did five years ago.

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Women are feeling more confident to leave the house makeup-freeCredit: Getty

But it comes after 66 per cent admitted their skin had negatively affected their personal relationships in the past, 19 per cent had skipped social events due to a bad skin day, while 22 per cent had avoided going out at all.

However, 62 per cent said having a skincare routine helps them to feel more confident, with this highest among Gen Z (72 per cent) and Millennials (69 per cent).

It also emerged 63 per cent claimed ‘good skin days’ can now entirely transform their mood for the day ahead.

The insights come from a Liz Earle Beauty Co. report, which polled women on their feelings on their skin, looking at everything from understanding ingredients to confidence, routines and rituals.

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Liz Earle Beauty Co. facialist and lifestyle ambassador, Sarah Carr, said: “Our skin confidence has a big impact on how we feel generally.

“When we do feel good about our skin, it empowers us to be more present and engaged in everyday life.”

The research also found women use three skincare products on average, and 70 per cent described their routine as ‘simple and consistent’.

While 15 per cent confessed theirs contain lots of details and multiple steps, according to the OnePoll.com figures.

When it comes to buying products, price point (48 per cent) reigns supreme as the decider, followed by natural ingredients (41 per cent) and quality ingredient sourcing (30 per cent).

Although scientific backing (27 per cent), sustainability and ethics (17 per cent) and brand heritage and reputation (13 per cent) also influenced purchasing patterns.

However, 17 per cent confessed to feeling overwhelmed and confused (16 per cent) when buying products for their skin.

And 41 per cent admitted they don’t feel confident in their understanding of skincare ingredients and what they do.

While product overwhelm and fast beauty fatigue was rife as 78 per cent think there are too many new skincare products constantly cycling onto the market to keep track of.

Sarah Carr from the beauty brand, added: “We’re seeing a shift towards embracing natural beauty and feeling comfortable going makeup free.

“Taking the time to invest in a skincare routine has become a form of self-care, helping women to ultimately nurture their skin and their wellbeing.

“People clearly benefit from these routines, but they’re steering away from buzz words and hundreds of ‘new’ products cycling onto the market, craving straightforward products with natural, quality ingredients with the scientific backing to produce the results they promise.”

63 percent of women say good skin days make a huge impact on their mental healthCredit: Getty

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Body Studio Skincare ‘restores spirits’ with free facials, wellness shots

Body Studio Skincare ‘restores spirits’ with free facials, wellness shots

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Michelle Vernon, CEO of Body Studio Skincare, performs a facial treatment on a client during the medical spa’s hurricane relief effort initiative earlier this week.

Citing its desire to restore spirits following Hurricane Melissa, Body Studio Skincare this week gave back to Jamaicans affected by the storm by providing free facial treatments and wellness shots valued hundreds of thousands of dollars.

At its medical spa in St Andrew, the company performed over 50 free facials, each valued from J$10,450 to J$13,000, totaling more than J$550,000 in facial treatments.

It also administered over 30 free wellness shots, including glutathione shots, NAD shots, and B12 shots.

The initiative saw the spa welcoming long-time clients, new faces, and even visitors who traveled all the way from hurricane-ravaged St Elizabeth to be a part of the special day of healing.

Body Studio Skincare administered over 30 free wellness shots during its hurricane relief initiative.

“Our community was hurting, and we knew we had a responsibility to show up,” Michelle Vernon, CEO of Body Studio Skincare, said.

“Hurricane Melissa devastated the western region, leaving many without light, water, stability, and even hope,” she continued.” At Body Studio Skincare, we have always believed that wellness goes far beyond beauty; it is about dignity, confidence, and compassion.”

She said the company was grateful for the love, support and community spirit shown during the relief effort, and also expressed gratitude to her dedicated staff whose hard work and commitment made the event possible.

Michelle Vernon (second right), CEO of Body Studio Skincare , with members of her staff. Solar fans, lanterns and power banks were provided to the staff along with care packages that were given days after the hurricane.

“Giving back during this time was not optional — it was necessary. Our staff, clients, and fellow Jamaicans have supported us for over 10 years, and this initiative was our way of serving them in return,” Vernon said. “Providing free facials and wellness shots may seem small, but for many people it offered a moment of relief, a chance to breathe, and a reminder that they are cared for.

“We wanted to restore more than skin — we wanted to help restore spirits. That’s the heart of Body Studio, and that’s why this initiative was so important to us,” she said.

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