Grumpy Girl Posted April 9, 2006 Share Posted April 9, 2006 Today was not the day to make bath bombs... So, after the cow patties, I thought I'd try a different recipe, (No alcohol at all) and came up with this one, but I'm still not happy with it. I've never had one "pit" like this before, even if it did stay round. And my coloring... well, we'll not go there right now. I have since fixed my coloring issue.Pfft... maybe tomorrow the BB Gremlins will leave the house. I need to recharge my ipod too. I think that's where I went wrong, it was recharging when I tried both of these. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mei-Mei Posted April 9, 2006 Share Posted April 9, 2006 Girl, you are just too hard on yourself! Too bad about the 'cow pattie' but the second ones don't look all that bad. They remind me of the big bubblegum balls I used to get from a machine when I was a kid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
valleygrls98 Posted April 9, 2006 Share Posted April 9, 2006 Been there !!! still have the occasional day that they come out like that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sherie Posted April 9, 2006 Share Posted April 9, 2006 Well, I like the speckled look of that second BB!!!!! With BB's, there are good days and there are not so good days, lol!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OutlandishLady Posted April 10, 2006 Share Posted April 10, 2006 Ahem, and here I was planning on making you my VP...........MUST HAVE POD AT ALL TIMES I haven't tried bath bombs yet, I'm dying to try a recipe I found over at the 'Dish. I like the speckled look though. Now the patty is a bit unusual. Scrape it all up and use it yourself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CDGM Posted April 10, 2006 Share Posted April 10, 2006 Looks good to me... especially when I am chicken to even try! My "meatballer" is sitting on a shelf in the wrapper still!The second one does look like those textured gum balls in the machine... good marketing ploy maybe! lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grumpy Girl Posted April 10, 2006 Author Share Posted April 10, 2006 Ahem, and here I was planning on making you my VP...........MUST HAVE POD AT ALL TIMES I haven't tried bath bombs yet, I'm dying to try a recipe I found over at the 'Dish. I like the speckled look though. Now the patty is a bit unusual. Scrape it all up and use it yourself. Aww, I still wanna be the VP! Can I have my own parking place and expense account for new earbuds?Yup, One of the "Cow Patties" is goin' in the tub with me tonight. I scented 'em NG's Marti Gras. Love that scent.I'm gearing up to make Rita's recipe here in a bit. Hopefully those will turn out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OutlandishLady Posted April 10, 2006 Share Posted April 10, 2006 That's the recipe I'm going to work on tomorrow (if I can, it's DHs B-day). Suuuuuuuuure, you can have all that stuff. How 'bout I throw in bi-weekly trips to the day spa for massages and pedis too? Gotta have pretty feet for all those Manolo sandals........ (this is, of course, all contingent on my winning the Powerball). I think we need more members... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grumpy Girl Posted April 10, 2006 Author Share Posted April 10, 2006 Okay, I tried Rita's Recipe and so far, so good. With the cow patties they were flat in 30 minutes. It's been awhile now, and these are stable. Cross your fingers and toes ladies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grumpy Girl Posted April 10, 2006 Author Share Posted April 10, 2006 That's the recipe I'm going to work on tomorrow (if I can, it's DHs B-day). Suuuuuuuuure, you can have all that stuff. How 'bout I throw in bi-weekly trips to the day spa for massages and pedis too? Gotta have pretty feet for all those Manolo sandals........ (this is, of course, all contingent on my winning the Powerball). I think we need more members...Can I have a poolboy or cabana boy? Please... please?I'll cut my spa appointments back to once a week if you'll say yes. Yep, that's my problem too... Only thing is, I think I actually have to buy a ticket to win. We do need more members. I keep getting PM's asking me about our "club". There is an interest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaybee23 Posted April 10, 2006 Share Posted April 10, 2006 Wow, those last ones look great girl! I guess I need to go find that recipe to try. Daughter really likes those bath bombs and mine suck. I would keep the others and use 'em for yourself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
candlemakingkid Posted April 10, 2006 Share Posted April 10, 2006 Looks fabulous.Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lindsaycb Posted April 10, 2006 Share Posted April 10, 2006 Are they still beautiful? Hard?Look good to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grumpy Girl Posted April 10, 2006 Author Share Posted April 10, 2006 Ah, they're a tad flat on the bottom, so back to the drawing board. They hardened up nicely though. I made them a bit smaller and used a little less alcohol in the batch I just did. Hopefully these will stay round on the bottoms. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcroome2005 Posted April 10, 2006 Share Posted April 10, 2006 Wow, Gorgeous bottom ones :-) Great job.. :tiptoe: to mailbox to see if you sent me some !!! lolChristina Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
valleygrls98 Posted April 10, 2006 Share Posted April 10, 2006 Ah, they're a tad flat on the bottom, so back to the drawing board. They hardened up nicely though. I made them a bit smaller and used a little less alcohol in the batch I just did. Hopefully these will stay round on the bottoms.I cheat and dry mine on an egg tray I think a muffin tin would work too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lindsaycb Posted April 10, 2006 Share Posted April 10, 2006 If you figure out the technique for no spot bottoms...let me know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grumpy Girl Posted April 10, 2006 Author Share Posted April 10, 2006 I cheat and dry mine on an egg tray I think a muffin tin would work too Good idea. I have them moved into a muffin pan with paper towels cushioning the bottom since they're a little too small for the pan. As soon as my equip. is back out of the dishwasher, I'll give it a shot from the beginning and see how it works. Wouldn't you know, there isn't a egg crate in the house. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lindsaycb Posted April 10, 2006 Share Posted April 10, 2006 If you figure out the technique for no spot bottoms...let me know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sara Posted April 11, 2006 Share Posted April 11, 2006 Maaaan, my bombs pained me so much I put the stuff aside for fear I would lose it with frustration. I feel ya girl. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
valleygrls98 Posted April 11, 2006 Share Posted April 11, 2006 Hey Grumpy I got cow patties tonight too thinking about doing the next batch in Chocolatelovers from SW coloring them brown and throwing them in a crate with some raffia that ought to be a big seller But then if I were trying to get cowpatties think I would get nice hard balls ???? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grumpy Girl Posted April 12, 2006 Author Share Posted April 12, 2006 Whew, okay... my bath bomb experiment is over for the time being. I found a recipe that I can work with and have minimal failure... kinda. Don't look for me to ever get fancy with these. It ain't happening. If anyone around here wants to order these suckers from me, I'm sending them to Beverly down the road in Shreveport.Beige: Honeyed AlmondPeach/Orange: Island MangoBlue: Coast Soap (Type) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OutlandishLady Posted April 12, 2006 Share Posted April 12, 2006 Ohhh I am so jealous. Mine still aren't working. I thought it went OK today then they blew up like some sort of sci-fi alien growth. Think I'm putting my "balls" on hold for a while, lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grumpy Girl Posted April 12, 2006 Author Share Posted April 12, 2006 Girl, it's so funny. I found out that if I built the recipe as quickly as possible and didn't really give a rat's a** what the turnout was gonna be, they seemed to set up rather nicely. If I worried and fussed with the recipe, I had bath cookies, or bath muffins. I'm sure it's just a plot by the Gremlins for total world domination. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnitaG Posted April 12, 2006 Share Posted April 12, 2006 Now those look good. I gave up on making them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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