MLJ

I have sold and used pinecone firestarters for years without problems. No I am not going to contradict a fireman however, like most everything else if you are not compliant....you can have problems. If you leave a candle unattended it could cause a fire, if you don't maintain your fireplace by haveing a chimney sweep clean it you could have a problem etc. etc..

DeAnna, fire starters are great sellers, especially where it is cold and they are neat to use by adding common hoesehold products. like borax, in the wax to change the color of the flames to Green . You can just super scent the cones and make a basket full of the supper scented pine cones.

Check out the site below for many more ideas.

http://pineconelady.com/crafts.html

Mary Lou:grin2:

If you all are serious about trying to make these...there are a few things I can think of doing. You can all make your own mold using store bought dry beans i.e. navy beans or black eyed peas. It really isn't that hard to do you can buy the silcone kits at Home Depot or Lowes. You could also try a pastry bag and drop the wax out on to a cookie sheet. You could also try pouring a layer of wax on a cookie tray then break it up in small pieces, package it up in small bags and see if the concept sells before you invest anymore time and money into it.

I the jelly beans sold...I think I stopped making them because it was too much darn work:D .

Mary Lou

This company: www.duckiescrafts.com

Years ago I use to deal with a company called Craft Express They had some good prices and some nice fragrances but very poor service. They went out of business. For some reasin I think that this Duckies is Craft Express reorganized. Does any one know.

Mary Lou

http://jellostore.archway.com/cgi-bin/cornerstore.storefront

All their molds are 3.50. At Easter time I use the egg mold to make egg soap

put them in egg cups and used them for table decorations and gave them to all my guests.

Mary Lou

I was looking at www.Pouchmart.com yesterday that have 6 bags for $1.99....no camoflage but they do have olive green. You could use some fabric paint and make them camo. Simply place a piece of cardboard into the pouch and spot the bag with some black and brown fabric paint. Voila you will have your own camo organza bags.

HTH

Mary Lou

They look great. Now you have 2 versions of the same soap.

Now tell me about the cinnamon!!!!!!!!!!!

Mary Lou

Kraft is still making the mold:

I hope I attached this picture correctly. If I did not it is on the Kraft site under molds,

Mary Lou:cheesy2:

Several years ago a buch of us were using Kraft Jello Jelly Bean Molds and selling these in little draw draw string bags. The jelly beans were larger that these "beads" but same premise.

Mary Lou:cheesy2:

I have been on several times today without problems.

Mary Lou

You can use Sweet Almond Oil, Macadamia Nut Oil, Hazelnut oils or Avacado OIl these are wonderful oils that are easitly absorbed into the skin. Any carrier oil will do those are just my favorites. I use EO's for massage oils they are wondeful for Aroma Therapy.

Mary Lou

Actually both look great. If you want the two sided look don't let it cool pour as soon as you put in the oatmeal and fragrance if you are using any. You will have a beautiful two sided soap.

I agree if you are using fragrance OMH is awsome in this soap. You

Have Fun:cheesy2: .

Mary Lou

If you are making a "scrubby" soap bar, that is exactly how you want it to be. You want some larger bits to show. A word of caution don't pour hot...your oatmeal will settlle to the bottom of the mold. Even the powdery oatmeal. Pour at about 90-100 degrees. Keep stirring the MP slowly to keep the oatmeal suspended in your pour pot, and to keep a skin from forming.

Now even if all your oatmel goes to the bottom of the mold it is not the end of the world...the soap will look tike you meant it to be that way especially if you are calling it a "scrubby".

HTH

Mary Lou:cool2:

Tested a few fo's with cyclone and they end up settling to the bottom. I use about 8:1 ratio. Got this idea from another member.. Which scents, from where, worked well for you, and with what ratio? Thanks!!

jvfern

I am very dissappointed by some of the responses that you have recieved from this forum. I recently joined this board to improve my craft and possibly be of some help to others as well. After all that is why all of these boards have become so emensly popular....the willingness of all the share, teach and learn.

http://www.soapdishforum.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=14099&hl=miscible

The above post at Soap Dish may be informative to many and an example to some by showing the length that some will go to help.

May I also add that I very much like visiting this board and have personnaly found it to be very informative.

Mary Lou

This is not my recipe but I found one using cyclomethicone and spearmint fo. I have not try it yet, but I plan on it. It is called Dry Oil Silky Spearmint Foot Spray.

Cyclomethicone is a mavelous product to use for, foot sprays, linen sprays, after bath/shower body body sprays because it is a dry oil...what that means is that your EO's and FO's will mix perfectly...and your sprays will not be wet.

• Cyclomethicone is a clear, odorless silicone. It leaves a silky-smooth feel when sprayed on the skin. Ideal for body sprays, lotions creams, bath salts, hair care, linen sprays etc
  
• Cyclomethicone stays completely blended and crystal clear without shaking.

I use it for my foot sprays with peppermint and spearmint EO....it is great.

Alcohol and witch hazel will just dry your feet out.

HTH

Mary Lou

I get mine at Big Lots. $4.99 a case of pint jars. I like this price!!

Me too, and my Big Lots has the 8 oz. jars for 3.99 and I can get them all year long as well.

Mary Lou:wink2:

I've been working on tweaking this recipe by taking out the cocoa butter and subbing other butters. I tried this with sal butter and it wasn't too bad. It was slow to melt and when I would pick up the melt, it would leave some of the butter in the tub that looked like whipped cream (it did eventually all melt) but I loved how my skin felt afterwards. And it didn't leave as much of an oil ring around the tub.

These sound mavelous can't wait to try them:smiley2: . Has anyone tried shea or mango butter? That's what I have available now...no cocoa butter:cry2:.

Mary Lou

I use 1 oz. bees wax to each pound of soy.

Mary Lou

aroma beads works great and you can refresh them when they start to lose their scent

I use corn cobs also

good luck

Tell me something about Aroma Beads:

What are they?

Where do you get them?

Thanks

Mary Lou