So far for my Christmas Hampers I have made...

Beanietdc · 25 October 2006 at 11:09PM

iwanttosave wrote:

I just found a deep cherry flavour on ebay for soap :drool: I could end up eating them

Thank you so much for the help its been fantastic :T

If I get clear, I can tint it a wee bit, and put some dried flowers in there or something :think: Or glitter for the girls :think:

I do expect to see pictures of your creations once you have done them you know!

:T

iwanttosave_2 · 25 October 2006 at 11:11PM

Beanietdc wrote:

I do expect to see pictures of your creations once you have done them you know! :T

You will have to wait till I get my cellophane from ebay :rotfl:

But I will be posting pics of all my hampers :T I am gonna start doing these every year and start buying them all in the sales to make it even cheaper

Beanietdc · 25 October 2006 at 11:16PM

iwanttosave wrote:

Yeah I thought that too :rotfl: Deffo one for the mother in law

Could also do the same with some bath bombs so that when they disolve, you have a bath full of rose petals :j

I made some bombs with flowers in and gave one to a friend to try out. She said it was lovely to have a soak in a rose petal strewn bath but hell to get out of the plughole afterwards! Another one for the mother in law then!

iwanttosave_2 · 25 October 2006 at 11:17PM

Beanietdc wrote:

Another one for the mother in law then!

I think you may be my new best friend

:rotfl:

scotlass99 · 26 October 2006 at 12:02AM

Hi

I am very impressed with all the great ideas on here, especially regarding soap/bath bomb making. I saw this http://https://www.marthastewart.com/page.jhtml?type=content&id=channel1105&contentGroup=MSL&site=living

it looks really good in the glass jar, may be of use to some of you making your soaps and things..:D

Izzy. · 26 October 2006 at 12:10AM

tine wrote:

Hello? Can we please return to the subject

I believe there is a board called Ebay (etc) on here which might be better suited for discussions about sellers

could you give me a link to the Ebay board please. Thanks

emg · 26 October 2006 at 12:13AM

Beanietdc wrote:

I made some bombs with flowers in and gave one to a friend to try out. She said it was lovely to have a soak in a rose petal strewn bath but hell to get out of the plughole afterwards! Another one for the mother in law then!

I sometimes have this problem with lush bath bombs - the bits get stuck in the plughole. A lady in the shop told me to put the bathbomb in the toe of an old pair of tights or a pop sock. Still dissolves properly but the bits cant escape. Have to admit that I havent actually tried this though!

clarabell1984 · 26 October 2006 at 8:52AM

iwanttosave wrote:

Thats who I ordered off, bought on sunday, not heard anything yet.

iwanttosave, I got my cellophane this morning....eventually! I'd give it till next Monday or Tuesday before you start worrying. As mine wasn't "even a day late" (purchased last Wednesday). :rudolf:

princess_leia_3 · 26 October 2006 at 6:22PM

HI these are the recipes i used for truffles - the choc ones turned out perfect but the Baileys ones need fine tuning as i just added some baileys to 140ml of cream and followed the other recipe and they didnt firm up as much!! so will try the next batch soon - they still taste yummy i have put them in the freezer till they are needed!
I was gonna try ginger chocs and choc brazils too so watch this space lol

Liqueur Truffles

200g dark chocolate (70% cocoa content), broken into pieces
200ml liqueur of your choice
cocoa powder, to dusting
You will need:
Scales, measuring cup, bowl, 2 saucepans, wooden spoon

1. In a bowl suspended over a pan of simmering water, slowly melt the chocolate until smooth and glossy.
2. Heat the liqueur in a saucepan until warm.
3. Pour the warm liqueur onto the melted chocolate and mix well until incorporated. Mix in the liqueur.
4. Place aside to cool and firm-up.
5. Once cooled take teaspoons of the mixture, dust with cocoa powder and roll into even-sized balls.
6. Place aside to set.

Classic Truffles
Ingredients
200g dark chocolate (at least 70% cocoa content), broken into pieces
200ml double cream
chilli powder, to taste (optional) (i used 1/8th tsp and u cannot taste it some recipes say 1/4 tsp)
cocoa powder, for dusting
You will need:
Scales, measuring cup, bowl, 2 saucepans, wooden spoon
Method
1. In a bowl suspended over a pan of simmering water, slowly melt the chocolate until smooth and glossy.
2. Gently heat the cream in a saucepan until warm.
3. Pour the warm cream onto the melted chocolate and mix well until incorporated. Mix in the chilli powder.
4. Place aside to cool and firm up.
5. Once firm, take teaspoons of the mixture, dust with cocoa powder and roll into even-shaped balls, then leave to set.

li'l_p · 26 October 2006 at 6:56PM

Roz_V wrote:

Erm I'm not very good at measuring sizes (comes from being wrongly told for years what 12inches looks like by various men :rotfl: :lipsrseal

The candles are about (and this is a very rough guesstimate) 3in x 3in? Various "flavours" (white chocolate etc) and shapes of cake were available!!

I really want to eat them as they smell so real!

That's fab, thanks for that! I just wasn't sure whether they were little 'tiny' candles - but having said that I'm wondering why they would make tiny weeny candles - it wouldn't be worth lighting them! :rotfl:

There's a Co-op round the corner from my Mum's (...if it's still there???). Will drop in over the weekend and see what they've got!

So far for my Christmas Hampers I have made...

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