hello everyone! today i have an exciting post lined up...
a bath bomb diy!! so there are many shops which sell bath bombs but it ends up getting pretty pricey if you use them quite often. so i thought, why not make a tutorial on bath bombs? you'll only need a few ingredients and i'm sure you will have them somewhere in your house. also, these are a great gift idea to use with Celebrate with Avery printables! they sell customisable party bags, stickers, labels, gift tags, basically anything you can think of! all you need to do is use their free online software to create your own label and then print it onto their products! super easy, i'll show you how...
lets get started!
Disclosure: I found the recipe and tutorial on A Beautiful Mess here so full credit goes to Emma and Elsie for it. However, I have modified the recipe to different units and the tutorial is in my own words.
Disclosure: I found the recipe and tutorial on A Beautiful Mess here so full credit goes to Emma and Elsie for it. However, I have modified the recipe to different units and the tutorial is in my own words.
ingredients needed //
1/4 cup of baking soda
2 tablespoons corn starch (or corn flour)
2 tablespoons citric acid
2 tablespoons epsom salt
1 teaspoon of water
1/2 teaspoon essential oil
1/2 teaspoon coconut oil
1-2 drops of food colouring
in a medium sized bowl combine and stir well the baking soda, corn starch, citric acid and epsom salts. If there are any clumps, whisk it thoroughly as we want a smooth mixture. Once you have done this, find a separate bowl to combine the wet ingredients (water, essential oil, coconut oil and food colouring). Make sure your coconut oil is not clumpy and if it is then put it in the microwave until it is melted. Once you have mixed all the wet ingredients together, pour this into the dry mixture (slowly!!!) be careful to not make the mixture start fizzing and if it does make sure you mix it thoroughly. Keep adding your wet ingredients to the dry ingredients. Once finished, put on your gloves and test the mixture- grab a small amount and squeeze it together. it should stick together in a clump. If its too dry and doesn’t stick well then add a little bit more water until it does. IMPORTANT: keep testing your mixture after adding more and more wet ingredients as we don't want it too sticky!
once your mixture is combined and of appropriate texture/stickiness, go ahead and put it in a mould. I simply used a mini cupcake tin and put glad wrap over the holes before scooping the mixture into the tray. compact your mixture into the tin and wait 15-20 minutes before taking it out. once you have removed your mixture (CAREFULLY, i cannot stress this enough!), place it on a tray to dry for a few hours.
after i did this i designed my own label using Avery's free software and printed it. this was actually so much fun as i got to experiment and try different things using their software. i used their party bag kits which you can find here and their round gloss labels which you can also find here. i really love how you are able to customise and create your own labels by layering photos or using text which is super cool for parties or just everyday use if you want something unique.
2 tablespoons corn starch (or corn flour)
2 tablespoons citric acid
2 tablespoons epsom salt
1 teaspoon of water
1/2 teaspoon essential oil
1/2 teaspoon coconut oil
1-2 drops of food colouring
in a medium sized bowl combine and stir well the baking soda, corn starch, citric acid and epsom salts. If there are any clumps, whisk it thoroughly as we want a smooth mixture. Once you have done this, find a separate bowl to combine the wet ingredients (water, essential oil, coconut oil and food colouring). Make sure your coconut oil is not clumpy and if it is then put it in the microwave until it is melted. Once you have mixed all the wet ingredients together, pour this into the dry mixture (slowly!!!) be careful to not make the mixture start fizzing and if it does make sure you mix it thoroughly. Keep adding your wet ingredients to the dry ingredients. Once finished, put on your gloves and test the mixture- grab a small amount and squeeze it together. it should stick together in a clump. If its too dry and doesn’t stick well then add a little bit more water until it does. IMPORTANT: keep testing your mixture after adding more and more wet ingredients as we don't want it too sticky!
once your mixture is combined and of appropriate texture/stickiness, go ahead and put it in a mould. I simply used a mini cupcake tin and put glad wrap over the holes before scooping the mixture into the tray. compact your mixture into the tin and wait 15-20 minutes before taking it out. once you have removed your mixture (CAREFULLY, i cannot stress this enough!), place it on a tray to dry for a few hours.
after i did this i designed my own label using Avery's free software and printed it. this was actually so much fun as i got to experiment and try different things using their software. i used their party bag kits which you can find here and their round gloss labels which you can also find here. i really love how you are able to customise and create your own labels by layering photos or using text which is super cool for parties or just everyday use if you want something unique.
this is the end product of the gloss labels and the party bag kits:
see you next week for another diy! xx
Disclosure: This post was sponsored by Celebrate with Avery and all opinions expressed in this post are exclusively mine and were not influenced by the company whatsoever.
Your DIY projects is so inspiring! I love it :) Thank you for your comment on my blog Of course, I'd love to connect with you! You can also find me on Twitter and Instagram as @fash_chronicles
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