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Addictive little buggers, aren't they?? :P I did the same thing a few months back.....I got an old Scrabble game at a yardsale and turned ALL the tiles into pendants! :oops: ~Becky

Just found this...not sure if anyone has already mentioned it..... 15% off your purchase at AAA Chemicals withthe coupon code: aaa-retailmenot-09 looks like its good thru the end of 2009. Take Care! ~Becky

Not sure how many you're looking for....but for really small quantities...check your local Dollar Tree. I found 3 paks of tims with a clear lid in the wedding favors section. ~Becky

I have been eyballing ProPay for a while now. I'd like to start accepting credit cards for my Fall shows this year. I can't tell you how many sales I have lost due to only taking cash! :shock: I've heard lots of good things about ProPay....but nothing negative.....absolutly nothing. Which...

I am dying to try a soap cake!!! I think I'm gonna have to dig out my silicone baking pans this week-end and give it a go! Those are all gorgeous!!!

I'm not gonna show you what my kitchen looked like after the first time I tried using activated charcoal! :shock:

Here are my girls: Lucy is 10 months old and is a smooth coat pie bald/dapple minie doxie. Alice is 3 months ols and is a smooth coat red mini-doxie. Lucy is my high strung girl....never sits still....she's always into something...trying to intice her sissy into trouble. Alice is my laid...

Now that i've got a semi-decent camera!!! Still working on my photo taking skills! Thanks for looking! ~Becky Oatmeal Milk and Honey: Used ground oats, organic local honey from Arkansas, and goat's milk Daffodil: Used Aloe Vera juice and a yummy daffodil fo...

DO NOT use a BAKING SIFTER to try and sift a cocoa powder line into your soap! :P I have been going stir crazy for the last week. I've had a nasty case of strep AND tonsilitis AND allergies. I finally went to see the doctor on Monday afternoon and he loaded me up on meds (yea!)...

Sooooo....I have had a coworker request a bar of soap without coconut oil. She is highly allergic to coconut and has yet to find a bat of handmade soap that doesn't contain coconut oil. I'd like the bar to have a little bit of cleansing and bubbles....but I'm not having much luck playing around...

:lol: Don't I lnow it! Every year I take a jar of sun burn whip that I make down to the beach with me....and I forget and leave it in my tote. I wind up with more of a balm type product instead of the nice fluffy stuff. Still works wonderfully on my skin....but I'll never learn! :oops:

Thanks petals for the tip about the lids.....I will look into them. I haven't had a jar leak on me yet....but it would be good to head off any potential problems with this! And Tabby....thanks for the info on the dollar store coolers/ice packs! I'm going to have to pop into my local dollar...

Okay....I know that the body butter I make will not withstand high temps (many many vacations with melted butter! :P ). For those of you who sell online, how do you ship your body butters, whipped shea, etc to ensure that your customers rec it intact?? Thanks! ~Becky

Oh boy! There's not much I haven't at least tried!!! :lol: I do sew, crochet, make jewlery, soap making. I have dabbled in wood working, carpentry (same thing???), glass blowing, knitting, quilting, dying fabric, dying yarn, spinning yarn, making custom childrens books, and list goes on and...

I also use the plastic shoe boxes from Wal-mart. My best friend thought I was nuts when I got 'em home and immediatly drilled holes in the sides! They work great, and I got 5 of them for around $4.00. ~Becky

I hope that this is okay to post... Last year I went all out buying jewlery making supplies....I just KNEW that it was going to be my beat all end all craft. Yeah....well....it's not a very enjoyable hobby for me. :oops: On the up side....I did find my 'beat all end all'...

Good to know the stench goes away!!! I made my first beer soap tonight. It looks amazing in the mold.....but it stank so bad, it's now resting in my storage shed to do its gelling. My tiny apartement can't handle that kinda stench!! :P I'll check it again in the morning.

I tried using chlorophyll capsules as a colorant in my first batch of salt bars last year. Used a cucumber melon fragrance that I've used many times with no problems. I also tested a small batch of soap with the chlorophyll with no problems. Now....8 months later, I'm gonna have to throw the...

I have a silly (well...its silly in my mind...but then again I'm functioning on not much sleep right now) question. Now that I have a basic CP recipe that I'm happy with, I want to make a large bucket of a 'master batch' of my oils/butters. I remember someone mentioning this concept a while...

I just recently had my own issues with PayPal. In mid December, someone hacked into my PayPal account (I am assuming) and started making large ($600-$800) instant bank transfers from my bank account to an overseas account. A total of 4 of these transaction!!! My rent check bounced, my daycare...