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Because life became quite chaotic this week, and because the headache is making me sleep late (for some strange reason), please enjoy this post on what I consider to be the best Christmas card I’ve ever made and join me tomorrow for a post on grapeseed oil! I have a small obsession with chemistry –...
I’ve been suffering from an ongoing headache since August, and it’s flaring up this week. So instead of information on an oil today, I give you a short tutorial on sushi candles!I know I’ve written about making sushi candles in the past, but they were so cute and I made so many for Christmas, I...
This is Swift’s first attempt at the shower jelly challenge… What was the logic of this recipe? I know two things about this product (I haven’t been able to try one from the store, so I’m going on what others say!) – it’s meant to clean and it’s in jelly form. For the cleaning, we...
It’s here! It’s here! My order from the Personal Formulator is here! I’m like a kid on Christmas morning, rifling through the styrofoam bits to see what’s inside the box! As much as I want to pull everything out and take a look, I have to pause for a moment and look at the receipt...
I’m not the best at card making, but I’m certainly enjoying learning how to do it! I’ve come up with a very basic pattern I can follow and make some very basic cards. I’m making 6 x 4 cards so I can include pictures in it easily, but you can use 5.5 by 4 1/4...