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We followed up the well attended mineral make-up group last Thursday – 41 kids, which is a record! – with 19 kids at the Yarrow groups happily making bubble bath and fragrance sprays yesterday. (That’s also a record!) I’m preparing for the tween and teen groups tomorrow in which we’ll be enjoying polymer clay! As...
I’m getting a lot of people lately wanting to make products for the first time from a recipe they’ve created. They’re writing to me to help them write it, figure out ratios, and so on. If you’re new to making bath & body products, please choose a recipe from a reputable site and try that...
sfs asked in this post, Susan, please, I MUST have that Han Solo mold!! What is the name of the comic shop? I bought this at Central City Comics in Surrey, B.C., but I don’t think they do online sales. I found it at Amazon – don’t get it from amazon.ca because they are charging $29 for...
It’s summer, so just a quick reminder that you might want to store things like coconut oil 76 (meaning it melts at 76˚F) or virgin coconut oil in the fridge or freezer because they might melt in your workshop. It hasn’t been that warm around here, but I found my virgin coconut oil was getting...
Julie was embarrassed to use her name when she asked the question – what happens if our recipe totals more than 100%? – because she felt it was a stupid question. ‘Twas not a stupid question, Julie. It was a great one that hadn’t been addressed before. Stay curious! Ask questions! The only stupid question...