JoshPrime Makes Stuff

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, 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...

Hey reader! I had done this project a while ago and somehow the pictures for it never made it to my folder for blog writing. This is very sad for many reasons. Full disclosure, this is attempt number 3 and I have already done attempt number 4 at this point. Sorry, that means that you are going to get two bath bomb posts really close together. Also spoiler alert: neither attempt is very successful. That might take some of the heart pounding suspense away from my blog's normally high-stake writing style. I think we will find the power to press on though. You might recall in my last attempt , I used vegetable oil in the recipe. This led to a really oily experience that I wanted to avoid. I read some things that told me I might have more luck using avocado or coconut oil in my recipe. PS. What is up with the love affair with avocado lately. What did we do before discovering this wonder food. Our collective skin must have been so dry. Avocado seems to have worked really hard to...

Hey Reader, I have a bone to pick with you. Have you ever used a bath bomb? See, I am not traditionally that into face masks, facial scrubs or other such bath time products. I looked upon bath bombs with a sense of disdain that should be quite familiar to most folks from New Jersey - we have it about pretty much everything. After being convinced to finally try a bath bomb, I prepared my snarky comments and trademark New Jersey acerbic replies. Then I experienced a bath bomb first hand. It was one of the most magical experiences I have ever had. I was left with a seething rage. These things might seem like they are not reasonable to experience together. Lets start with the magic: my tub turned an amazing green color. We aren't talking a little pale green. No, my tub was straight up Ecto Cooler . I felt like I was swimming in a glass of Hi-C when I was 7. Further, the ball itself fizzed and spun around in the tub, all while making a satisfying hissing noise. It was amazing. I w...