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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,...
After much work, I’ve finally put together all the posts on this blog relating to lotion making in the Lotionmaking 101 e-book! It runs 305 pages and 95,647 words, and you’ll find everything I know about the basics of lotion making, chemistry of lotions, all the ingredients we use, information on anti-oxidants and preservatives, and...
We had great fun last night making Christmas cards at the library. I worried we’d have a low turn-out due to the ice and snow, but we had 23 youth in the meeting room making all kinds of lovely cards! We also had fun in Yarrow on Tuesday making cards, and on Monday at the...
Thanks to everyone who has been voting in the Aviva competition – 2 days left, so if you have votes left, please use them – and buying the e-books, Back to Basics and the Hair Care Products: Shampoos & Conditioners! You have no idea what your contributions mean to our groups! Your donations make it...
Thank you to everyone who bought the e-book, Back to Basics, to help me raise money for my youth groups! I hope you’re enjoying the book, and I’d love to hear your suggestions for future books, including ways I could improve the e-books (like making them a smaller file size – which I’ve done with...