Month: December 2012

Christmas crafting idea: Exfoliating fun with sugar and salt scrubs!

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If you are looking to make an awesome gift for someone who likes a little exfoliation, try an emulsified sugar scrub! If it’s winter where you live, they’ll welcome a fluffy and creamy concoction that offers moisturizing and barrier protecting properties! We made some this weekend in Brambleberry’s cream cheese frosting fragrance, and it is...

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Yes, I can be your Santa!

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To answer a question I’ve had posed a few times this week – yes, I can play Santa for you if you donate for an e-book! Just give me the details as when you want it sent (Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, another date), to whom you wish it sent (email and name), and whether you...

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Epic lotion fail!

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I think it has become abundantly clear that I love Ritamulse SCG, and I forgot what a fickle emulsifier this can be! I suffered an epic lotion fail yesterday while making a 1000 gram batch of hand protectant. I switched 8% Ritamulse SCG for the 7% Polawax, removed 1% from the water phase to compensate...

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Melt & pour soap: Aren’t these adorable?

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I’m having a love affair with these little melt & pour soaps this week! I bought the clear, low sweat melt & pour from Voyageur and I can’t believe how adorable these soaps look. I went through almost ten pounds of the clear and white in the groups this week! Be careful, though: Some of...

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I’m in the paper!

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I’m in my local newspaper with some ideas on Christmas crafting, including jewellery making, bath salts, chocolate, and Shrinky Dinks! How exciting is that? Click here and see my stuff on pages 4 though 7! As a quick note, this is the craziest week of the year for me with the Yarrow and Chilliwack youth crafting...

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