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Category Archives: Craftiness
A Back-to-School Melt and Pour Soap
I made this crayons soap using a silicone molding putty to make the custom crayon mold. I suggest removing the paper first, which I knew I should have done, but for some reason didn’t. Here’s why. The paper came out … Continue reading
Why I Should Be on Bramble Berry’s SOAP Panel
My favorite soap making product supplier, Bramble Berry, is putting together a Soap Opinion (Awesome) Panel and I am here to tell you why they should pick me! If you have read any of my soap making (and other bath … Continue reading
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Coffee Cold Process Soap
A friend of mine suggested I make some coffee soap, using real coffee grounds. I thought that might be fun, so I did a little searching and found a coffee soap recipe from About.com: Candle & Soap Making, one of … Continue reading
When Life Hands You Lemons (Or a Split Loaf)…
This post originally appeared in June of 2008. The other day, I set out to make a great loaf of multi-layered soap. I carefully melted, scented, colored, and poured each layer. I gently textured the top as it hardened. I … Continue reading
Lip-Smackingly Delicious Summer Lip Gloss
I know I just posted about making homemade lip balm last month, but I had to share this lip-smackingly delicious lip gloss recipe that I made recently. This recipe uses equal parts beeswax, coconut oil, and sweet almond oil. Because … Continue reading
Lemon Meringue Glycerin Soap
I first made this lemon meringue-inspired soap over a year ago, when I bought a bottle of Bramble Berry’s Hello Sweet Thang fragrance oil. It smells all lemony and sugary and yummy. The thing about this loaf is that it … Continue reading
Cinco de Mayo Links
I have been having pain in the tendon in my wrist for the past couple of days, making it difficult to type, so I don’t have a tutorial for you today. I do, however, have some tasty Cinco de Mayo … Continue reading
LED Tissue Paper Flowers
I figured it was high time I combined crafting with a little geek. So, allow me to introduce: LED tissue paper flowers. For each flower, you will need: 5 rectangles of tissue paper, 2.5 x 5 inches each a foam … Continue reading
Making Beeswax Lip Balm
I love making homemade lip balm using beeswax. There are many recipes out there and you really need to experiment with the wax to oil ratios and the different types of oils in order to find the one that works … Continue reading
Happy Easter!
I hope you all had a wonderful Easter! My Easter started out with me remembering that I forgot to boil the eggs for coloring, so I got right out of bed and got to work. While I was in the … Continue reading