June 23/18

There was a bath bomb making fail last weekend. My sister-in-law graduated from a course last week so I thought that it would be nice to make some bath bombs for her as a gift. I made the batch in the muffin tin and let them sit in the mold a little too long. I tried tapping on the tin, running a knife around the edge, twisting them and finally, cutting into one. They had become like cement. The fella' is now using them in the bath, dipping them into his bathwater two at a time.

I made a second batch which is on the left. They are not the traditional bath bomb shape because I used my small lunch containers to form them. They are lemon and vanilla so they smell so very yummy! I am taking a soap making class next week which I am very excited about. I know that I could just watch some videos online and make soap that way, but I am keen to learn in person from someone.

Stitching is limping along. Life has just been weird and stressful as of late. I look forward to being stressed out in the usual ways when the Universe decides that I have gone through my share of weirdness. Hope all is well with you!

May 21/18

Here is my first attempt at making bath bombs. I used the usual citric acid, baking soda, cornstarch, olive oil and water. For epsom salts, I used the Body Shop peppermint foot soak that I had in the cupboard and eucalyptus oil. The mold is a muffin tin that I found at the thrift shop the other day when I was doing a shift there. The directions that I found on pinterest were pretty straightforward. The hardest part for me was figuring out how to change the measures of ounces into something that I understood so that I could double the recipe. After packing the mold tight, I left to sit in the mold while I visited with some friends and then left them on the cutting board to dry overnight. They are now in the bathroom for the fella' to try out during his next bath.

I did start stitching the Christmas ornaments for his kids, watching TV and stitching late into the night last night. My project for this evening is to make chocolate chip oatmeal cookies so that we have a treat for this week. I so enjoy making stuff!