Sweet ruffle lamp shade tutorial

Those Crafty Texas Girls come up with the cutest things!  I'm thinking of a more neutral color scheme for my bedroom and these sweet ruffled lampshades are just the thing!  With such a great and simple tutorial on their blog I'm going to have to try this!  I'm hoping to get to this on my day off wednesday since it's supposed to rain :(  I'll post some pics when I get done.

I must I must increase my.....

production! What did you think I was talking about? ;)

I'm busily working away on new items for the up coming holiday season. (Christmas is only 104 days away! Ack!) I can't wait to get some of these items finished and posted! I'm even playing around with wire wrapped rings! Okay that's enough exclamation point excitement for now!!! lol

Oh and did I mention I'm getting some new cute soap molds................

Diaper Cake

Here's my first diaper cake I made for a friend of mine who's baby shower I hosted. It turned out really cute and only took a couple hours. What do you think?

Thrifty Fun!

I love learning new and easy ways to do things! As you can see from my bonanzle site I really like making soaps and have been looking into making some other bath and beauty type products.

I subscribe to a newsletter called thrifty fun which always has some great projects, that are sent in from other readers, that for the most part are pretty easy to do and easy on your wallet. You can also send them things you want to learn and readers will send in tips to help! How cool is that?

Today's tip was how to make bath salts for mother's day. What busy mom wouldn't like a good long soak? But with today's economy this is a luxury item that many of us can no longer afford to buy.

Here's how to make it yourself and for cheap!

Approximate Time: Less than 1 hour
Supplies:
1 cup Epsom salt
1/2 cup baking soda
10 drops essential oil
food coloring
clear bottle with lid
funnel
spoon
small bowl
white card stock
foam or silk flower
pen
scrap piece of ribbon

Instructions:Stir together salt, soda, and oil in a small bowl. Add some food coloring and mix well. (Make several different colors and layer them in a bottle, if desired.) Use a funnel to pour the salt into a clear decorative bottle.

Create a gift card using card stock decorated with a flower.
Attach it to the bottle with ribbon with the following instructions: Pour 2 or 3 tablespoons into running bath water to make skin feel smooth and soft.

By Rachel's Mom from Wilkesboro, NC

I'm totally going to try this! I'll post and let you know how I do. Let me know if you try it!