Soy wax and cocoa butter candles
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3y ago
After the Choco soap experience, I've decided to try cocoa butter in candles (75% w/w of soy wax and 25% w/w cocoa butter). I thought the color would look amazing and very natural, and the scent of cocoa butter delicate and pleasant. I have tried, for glass jars of the same size, a cotton wick or a wood wick. Couple of remarks: 1) the wax/butter mix takes forever to cool down (very low melting point of cocoa butter) 2) Lot of frosting and shrinking (see pics below) I let the candles set for several days and then proceeded with the burning test. Here you can see pictures tak ..read more
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Card making magazines (Easter Edition)
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3y ago
It happened again! At the beginning of March, I managed to get two card making magazines with plenty of gifts!!! Here you can find the blog post on the bumper packs I got just before winter holidays. But let's go back to the new ones! Bargain number one is the ‘Make amazing cards’ bumper pack which contains: a project magazine, designer papers, decoupage sheets, 15 clear stamps, 2 embossing folders and more. The stamp set is too cute and came in handy for Easter cards :-)  Bargain number two is the ‘Rose and cute bunnies Make Special Cards’ bumper pack which has a 52-pages maga ..read more
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Choco soap
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3y ago
I haven't been making soap in months!!! I thought I wouldn't remember, but it's like riding a bike: you never forget.  The initial plan was to test a recipe with 15% cocoa butter, to make an in-the-pot swirl and some piping on the top. Total oil weight: 800 gr Water as % of oil weight: 28 % Superfat: 7% Water:Lye Ratio 2:1 Fragrance/e.o.: NONE Soaping temperature: Oils @ 62 °C, Lye @ 65 °C Mica: Hot Chocolate (swirl and flowers on the top*) *the flower plan failed, see below :-/ OIL/FATS Olive Oil (pomace) 25 % Palm Oil 25 % Coconut Oil, 76 deg 25 % Cocoa Butter 15 % Castor Oil ..read more
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Card making and papercraft magazines
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3y ago
Last month I had the chance to get, for the first time, a couple of Cardmaking & papercraft magazines: Papercraft Inspirations and Make Christmas card magazine. Papercraft Inspiration December issue had a Christmas window build-a-scene embossing folder and stamp free gift, as well as free festive papers. Make Christmas cards was offering: 2 embossing folder borders, 13 stylish stamps, 32 Christmas papers, 12 découpage sheets, 117 toppers & motifs and 73 festive greetings. Here you have some of the cards and tags I've made with the magazin ..read more
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Festive cards
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3y ago
This is the first batch of festive cards I made! ??  With few exceptions, I went for very simple cards. I used unconventional colors (blue, pink, brown), minimal details (no sentiments, few glitters), and definitely unusual paper themes ? For a touch of originality, I thought about cards with trees entirely made of rhinestones  For the following cards instead, I have mixed and matched the complementary parts of the trees obtained with the Sizzix DECORATIVE TREE thinlits die set Last but not least, here you have classic festive cards with the reds an ..read more
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Halloween dance party card
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3y ago
I made this card for a Halloween contest.  I chose a non-standard size  (20 cm x 20 cm) and  many different materials (craft paper, glitter paper, twine, cardstock, inks, watercolors, alcohol markers and more) I die cut and stamped pumpkins, ghosts and bats with the Die-namics/My Favourite Things Halloween set. Last year, I used this same set to make an explosion box (HERE).  For the black background, I wanted something in stark contrast, but still within the range of classic Halloween colors!  1) I dabbed a gauze onto a white ink pad and then on t ..read more
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A quick guide to candle making ?️
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3y ago
Finally, temperature lowered and I managed to prepare a set of candles for this fall. Candles are great for any occasion! Halloween?, Xmas?, B-days?, romantic dinners? or relaxing nights?. You can keep 'em for yourself or give them to family and friends as gifts! If you've never made candles before, but you're eager to try, here you have 10 basic steps to follow. This is not a comprehensive guide and does not pretend to be a candle-making course. 1) weigh the wax  Do you want to know more about ..read more
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Tea bag holder cards
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3y ago
I liked the idea of creating tea/tisane bag holder cards very much  ??  With the cold season approaching, hot beverages will be a constant presence in my days and I'd love to receive a card like this! You can create the pocket with specific die cuts or, as I did, with the envelope punch board, and close the pocket's flaps with whatever thread, twine or bow you have at home. You can line the inside of the pocket with a nice paper, and add as many decorations as possible ..read more
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Silly string soap
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3y ago
Last time I wrote about soap making, I’ve talked about ‘water discount’ (See HERE) and how reducing the amount of water in the lye solution has solved many of the problems I’ve been facing over the last months (soda ashes, soft soaps etc). This time I’ve used the same water discount as the last time, but I’ve stick-blended the batter a little longer to get something thick enough I could pipe on top of the soap. Total oil weight: 800 gr Water as % of oil weight: 28.17% Superfat: 7% Water:Lye Ratio 2:1 Essential oils: myrtle (23 gr), juniper (5 gr) and rosemary (12 gr) Soaping ..read more
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Another multi-layered square card (details)
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3y ago
I started experimenting with different layers and materials, lately (see also HERE). For this card, I've used card stock, craft paper, sewing threads, glitters, flower brads split pins (corners of the stamped tag) and many other things. I like the look of more complex cards! Close up view of the heart balloons  I've glued each and any of the tartan letters you see in the background  I colored the girl stamp with the TouchFive alcohol markers (see also HERE ..read more
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