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Continuing with the idea of a wonderful handmade Christmas, may I suggest making your own bath & body products? They’re cute, they’re smelly, and people like to bathe (well, most of the people I know like to bathe!) BATH BOMBSThese are super easy if you follow the instructions properly. Bath bombs are made with citric...
Sewing presents can be a little time consuming — especially if you’re like me and you hand sew and are picky about how you cut things out — but you can make wonderful pouches and wallets for your loved ones with nothing more than a piece of fabric, a printed pattern, a needle, and thread....
Eat this cake, become invincible! So we had fun last night decorating cookies and cupcakes, despite the disgusting cherry filling mix (I won’t try to freeze cream cheese and cherry pie filling again, I promise!) Can you believe I’ve never ever decorated cookies before? So I know what project I’m doing before the holiday season!...
We’ve learned a lot in craft group in the last few years, and Christmas is the best time to show off your mad crafting skills! Although you can’t knit an iPod or create a DS game, you can make some beautiful presents that will make your giftees happy and create a less stressed out holiday...
Black amber lavender fizzing bath cupcakes What’s not to love about fizzing bath bomb cupcakes? They smell nice, they look adorable, and they fizz. But they are not edible. As I always say, “If you eat this and you die, I’ll be sad. But it’s not my fault.” If you are interested in learning how...