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.
What a week! The pickling cucumbers aren’t at their peak yet, so another week goes by without us making some awesome kosher dills! But we did get to be on the TV (the interview isn’t on the site yet, but I’ll link to it when it is!), and we had a great class with the...
It’s been a great but busy week as I’ve been offering craft groups every day! Yesterday, our local TV station stopped by to interview Raymond and me about our groups, the blog, and my obsession with cosmetic chemistry. Today we had 19 tweens make bubble bath from scratch followed by 26 teens making mud masks,...
We had such a great day on Sunday with all the making of peach salsa with heirloom tomatoes and tomato ketchup with Okanagan sweet tomatoes! I had to share our results! The ketchup recipe is from the book Jam It, Pickle It, Cure It and Other Cooking Projects from Karen Solomon. We used the Okanagan...
Why are you scared to make a lotion, a shampoo bar, a conditioner (and so on)? What’s holding you back from getting into the workshop and trying something new? I know, there’s the chance of wasting supplies, and wasting time, but those wastes will teach you something you can use for your next project, which...
The Presidents of the United States had it right when they sang about peaches – there are indeed million of peaches, peaches for me and Raymond and Wanda and my mom and everyone else I know! (If you have no idea what I’m talking about, click here for the video, which is a good representation of a...