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Hey reader, Ok before I get into this newest bath bomb upcycle project. I need to complain about something. You know I am pretty crafty. As such I have an affinity for craft related YouTube accounts. Some of them are great. My newest obsession is Positive Couple . They are a YouTube duo based out of Russia and they make some incredibly gaudy and completely epic desks that I am living for. They aren't the subject of my rant though.  This is a rant about 5 minute crafts . First of all, these people have 52 million subscribers on their channel. Their videos frequently are life hacks rather than crafts, and I can guarantee they will take longer than 5 minutes. Still, I find myself watching, yelling at my monitor, crying alone about how someone is making millions of dollars on the ad revenue. It is a vicious cycle. This recent upload  is inexcusable. I am filled with an unhealthy rage about it. I timestamped it so when you click it will go right to the offending "craft....

Hey Reader! It's that time of week again! This week, I wanted to expand my bath bomb skills a little further and use some new ingredients - namely sprinkles. I have been using the non-lush bath bombs from my local supermarket for a while now and have noticed the decision to include sprinkles.  Are sprinkles appropriate for bathtime now? Maybe it is just something we do to allow us to eat donuts in the tub. I am totally cool with that. In the interest of tub related sugar rushes, I decided to make doughnut bath bombs! Is "donut" acceptable? My spellchecker doesn't think so. I guess to look at it without the Dunkin' context that is really "DO-nut."  I still have my doughnut molds from my FoodStirs experiment a last year . If you have forgotten, FoodStirs is an awesome box subscription service from Sarah Michelle Gellar. Go month to month, or just pick out your favorite thing and try it out. They are having a big sale this week if you use the ...

Hey reader, You know how I love a bath bomb. Well this week I am making cotton candy scented bath bombs and finally using a baking tray I bought nearly a year ago. It is a glorious day. I finally think I have found a bath bomb recipe that I enjoy. I tried using all different kinds of oils and it just made the bath too oily to be enjoyable. However, when I finally discovered witch hazel that changed everything. I had done a plain white test batch a bit ago and am ready to do some colorful bath bombs again! You know all about my cotton candy oil from P&J. A little bit goes a long way, and I went a very very long way with these bath bombs. I had found this super cute silicone mold of paw prints and I knew I wanted to make bath bombs or soap out of it (Spoiler, I am definitely making both). The problem I have found with silicone molds for bath bombs is two fold. First, you don't have a nice finished edge like you do with hard circular molds. These molds have undersides. ...

Hey reader, We only talked about bathbombs two weeks ago, but here we are making another batch. As I said before, that is largely because I forgot to write about the 3rd attempt and didn't notice until I sat down to write up this most recent attempt. My sincere apologies for such a grievous error. I am sure you have been chewing your fingernails to nubs wondering if I have figured it out. This time, you will find a horrific story. Mentally brace yourself for the horror show you are about to witness. Not since Texas Chainsaw Massacre has a recipe gone so badly. See that is funny because in that movie they make food out of people. Wow this blog must be really niche if it combines discussion of cannibalism with bath bombs. Whatever. pictured: not a WB character I have gotten much closer to success, but still I am not making the perfect Lush bombs I want to be making. Each of my attempts has been too powdery or too greasy. My newest suggestion was to try witch hazel. Am I the o...