The Natural Beauty Workshop has a fantastic tutorial on making a cranberry pumpkin scrub on Indie Fixx. If you don’t have all the ingredients listed, they are for sale on the Natural Beauty Workshop site.
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Bath bomb surprise tutorial
This bath bomb surprise tutorial is a great idea for a kid’s birthday party favor. Just find some fun plastic trinkets for the surprise inside!… Read More ...
Villianess Soaps
I’ve mentioned Villainess’s awesome products before, but I just can’t resist raving about them once more now that holiday shopping season is underway. What I am currently in love with right now are the Smooch! scrubs in Pyromania, Dulces en Fuego, and Ginger Snapped; the Whipped in Decadence; and the soaps in Canaan and … Read More ...
Soap paint set contest
Soapylove is holding a contest on her blog for a set of soap paints. All you have to do to enter is click here and let her know what you love and hate about melt and pour soap crafting! Enter by November 20th.… Read More ...
Facial steam recipe
Now that the weather is turning chillier and your skin may be getting drier, try this great recipe for a herbal facial steam. Steaming helps rehydrate your skin, boost circulation and make your skin glow again! The lavender, geranium and calendula ingredients will help tone your skin and instill a sense of calm.
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Seashell soap dish project
Martha Stewart’s website has got a super quick and easy project for making a seashell soap dish. Any local craft store is a great place to pick up beautiful shells if you don’t live near a beach.
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Homemade hair remover recipe
I came across an interesting and easy recipe for a homemade hair remover on bellasugar using ingredients you can easily find in your kitchen. I’m not quite brave enough to try it out myself yet, but if you make it, please let me know how it is!
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Lavender water recipe
Tipnut has a great recipe for making your own lavender water, great for freshening linens, adding to the bath, or helping you sleep.
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Cold Process soap classes
If you’re in the Tucson area and are interested in learning how to make cold process soap, register now for Snowdrift Farm’s day long class. The class will be held January 21, 2009. Register soon because these classes sell out fast! Get the details here.… Read More ...
French General: Home Sewn review
Kaari Meng of French General has put together another great book of projects, this time a collection of designs for the home entitled French General: Home Sewn, published by Chronicle Books. I was interested to see what projects would be included in the book and was excited to see that several of the 30 … Read More ...
Pomegranate Punch Soap recipe
Snowdrift Farms has a CP recipe for a beautiful and festive pomegranate punch soap. Start now and it will be ready in time for holiday gift giving!
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Auckland soap and body classes
If you’re in New Zealand, Aromatics & More, Ltd. in Auckland offers monthly workshops in basic soapmaking, hair care products, cosmetics, skin care products and more. The classes focus on using natural ingredients and botanicals and promoting healthy, beautiful skin. I’d love to be able to take the Herbal Extracts, essential oils & essences … Read More ...
Pumpkin seed exfoliating mask
The Soap Queen has posted another fantastic recipe on her blog, this time for a pumpkin seed exfoliating mask. The mask uses pumpkin seeds, the oil of which helps moisturize skin and erase fine lines.
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Want to be featured?
Do you make bath and body products? Do you sell supplies to soap and other body product makers? If your business is bath and body related and you’d like to be featured here on CraftGossip, join our Flickr pool and add pictures of your products! I visit the photo pool regularly looking for businesses to … Read More ...
Erzulie Cosmetics
I recently got a sweet little package of samples from Erzulie Cosmetics to try out. Lately, I have been wanting to learn more about mineral makeup companies, so I was excited about trying these out.
The first product I used was the mineral make up concealer stick, which I unfortunately needed at the time (sigh). … Read More ...