The home of SwiftCraftyMonkey Formulating Inc.! Join Susan as she obsesses about cosmetic chemistry and other things (some possibly related to monkeys). Often strange, occasionally useful, and always worth a stop as a point of interest on your journey through the Intertron.
I did up the tutorials for these in November, but I’ll save you the trouble of mooching through the archived posts. (You’ll notice the picture to the left uses the honeycombed beeswax. We used mostly smooth beeswax, but you can use either type!)Click here for information on beeswax candles, including where to get supplies and...
So you’ve got a whack of presents made, but how do we package them? You can go out and get some cute packaging and put your stuff into it — yeah, not so much hand made, but we’ll make it our own! — or you can print out packaging and customize it!BATH SALTS and CHOCOLATE...
Everybody doesn’t like something, but nobody doesn’t like chocolate! And it’s the perfect gift for Christmas! It’s easy, it’s fun, and if you make a mistake, eat it! MELTING THE CHOCOLATEChoose the chocolate wafers from somewhere like Superstore or Price-Smart – get a lot, you’re going to need it. Do not use a regular chocolate...
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...