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As I’ve mentioned repeatedly (and probably annoyingly) this week, work has been incredibly busy and I’ve had little time to play in the workshop. As a result, I failed in making the two Iron Chemist products this week. I did make one, but I didn’t make a second – but I plan to do that...
I’ve been asked many times to help make an eye cream, so I thought I’d give it a go. I haven’t used eye creams in the past as I find they tend to be greasy and get all over my eye lashes and bug the heck out of me, so I thought I’d figure out...
It’s been a wacky and busy week around my house, so on this last day of work before a week of holiday time to be spent bumming around the house crafting and writing, I give you a few thoughts for Friday… If you get a chance, read this wonderful dialogue between a University of B.C....
Valentine’s Day will soon be upon us, and the best way I know of to tell someone you love them is with loads of chocolate. So why not make your own? It’s easy to make chocolate bark – get something you want to add to the chocolate, like cinnamon hearts, almonds, macadamia nuts and coconut,...
Kukui nut oil is kinda pricey – 30 ml was the same price as 1 litre of soy bean oil – so using at really high levels can be a very expensive proposition. I’ve been trying it at 20% in these products, which I think is a really nice level of usage. Add to the...