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I had to rant about this for a second. I saw these products in my local Safeway, and I had to retreat to the safety of my car to enjoy a very lengthy and creative swearing fit! (Spending time on their website really didn’t help things much. I’ve just woken up the dog with a...
In this Weekend Wonderings post, Brandi and anonymous make this plea: I also would like to know how to make the bubble baths with dls mild or bioterge if you have time. Can you specify which Bioterge you mean? Is it my old favourite, Bioterge 804? To be honest, I really hope that I offer enough...
As I gather information on what you want to know, I thought I’d post a few Christmas present ideas. Creating Christmas presents – bath bombsCreating Christmas presents – bath saltsCreating Christmas presents – whipped buttersLast minute project ideasProjects for those new to bath & body creationsSubstituting when crafting Christmas presents Christmas in Swift’s workshopTeen girl...
Hi everyone! I’m off to teach my lotion making class at Voyageur this morning, so I only have a few minutes to look at your comments. There’ll be more tomorrow morning as I have the whole day off! I can’t believe it! In this initial post on duplicating products, Sherry asks: Do you recommend any...
Sorry for the silence, but I’m exhausted after our International Gaming Day @ library event on Saturday. (Want to see the map? Click here!) We spent almost 8 1/2 hours playing board & card and video games with 73 participants ages 2 to adult! The girls made an astonishing number of cupcakes and cookies, and...